It's All About The Crafts

My housecleaning, cooking and other chores have been shoved aside by all these fun crafts! I set the kids up with crafts (Grant mostly just cuts everything) of their own and we spend hours having so much fun.

I saw this on pinterest and just had to make them. The only bad thing is that I could only use what I already had at home.  I used an old shirt for the cut outs. I found templates on google and printed those for the tie and the turkey. The stretchy shirt fabric was horrible to sew and the hot glue shows through, but I did the best with what I had and it turned out pretty cute. I can't wait to make them again and this time use some better fabric. 

I used this tutorial for the base bow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVNSxHBgB1g I then made the ribbon spikes using this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQKZtwVsh7Q To top it off I made a loopy bow using this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS_QQuqh2rg I made a 1 inch bottlecap image as a centerpiece and I got that tutorial here http://folie-du-jour.blogspot.fr/search/label/Tutorial

Bee bow tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k_e1yO5Iek  .   Flower tutorial 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS_QQuqh2rg&spfreload=10

I used theribbonretreat.com for supplies and the tutorial on youtube  super easy and way cute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTc0zJF43m4

Now that you have some super good tutorials to work from, you can make all kinds of super fun bows.


The next two bows do not have a base bow. It is just 5 inch spikes with a boutique bow on top. I love to add the mini bows. That tutorial is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRtu0c5Ugk8

Stacie's wonderful work of art. She is so talented!

Another one of Stacies drawings

Grants masterpiece

 I literally have to make myself do one chore and then I reward myself by being able to craft a little. For example
Dishes done = two  bows
Vacuum = one bow
Put kids in the tub = whatever you can get done before they escape get out.
I have had people ask me how I make my bows. I have practiced and tried many many different ways and I think I have finally found the perfect tutorials.

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Halloween Fun!

We were so excited to be able to spend Halloween with family. We went to the pumpkin patch, carved pumpkins, went to a trunk or treat, and went trick or treating. It was a great Halloween.