Crafty Mom category

  • Project: Frozen Princess Dress

    I recently had my own private Project Project Runway challenge where I designed and sewed a Frozen Elsa dress in less than 24 hours. (4 hours in total) You can see the Sing Along event we went to here...
    Apr 29, 2014 7 Comments

  • Project: Bell Jar Base

    Awhile back I bought myself a bell jar (or cloche) to use for displaying things around the house. It was a steal at Michael’s. Thing was I never using it because I wasn’t happy with how it...
    Apr 16, 2014 2 Comments

  • Goldie Blox and the Parade Float

    (In an effort to craft with my 5 year old daughter, and turn off the TV, we do a lot of projects. We are running a series of posts about the kits that we did in our house. I’ll tell you all abou...
    Mar 31, 2014 No Comments

  • Project: Fairy Terrarium

    With a 5-year old in the house, it is no surprise that we are big Disney fans. As we ride the Frozen wave over here, there is a new Disney Fairies movie on the horizon: The Pirate Fairy is due out on...
    Mar 27, 2014 1 Comment

  • Frozen-Sing-A-Long

    Frozen seems to have captured the world’s attention. Or, maybe it is just OUR world. A Mommy friend shot me a note about the Frozen Sing-a-long that was coming to the Castro Theater, and I knew...
    Mar 24, 2014 3 Comments

  • Hummingbird Stain Glass Window Kit

    (In an effort to craft with my 5 year old daughter, and turn off the TV, we do a lot of projects. We are running a series of posts about the kits that we did in our house. I’ll tell you all abou...
    Mar 19, 2014 No Comments

  • Three Button Sweater Progress

    I am knitting a sweater for my daughter. It will be a replacement for her favorite sweater right now. I feel like I am in a race against time, so see if I can finish it before she is too big to wear ...
    Mar 06, 2014 2 Comments

  • Recycled Paper Beads Kit

    From time to time I buy crafts kits to do with my 5 year old daughter. I’m sure many of you parents and grandparents do the same thing. Since it is hard to know which kits are good, and which ar...
    Mar 05, 2014 4 Comments

  • The Girl Makes Paper Dresses

    No fewer than 4 friends sent me this link. It is too good not to share with you. There is a little 4 year old that has started making paper dresses with her Mom. It’s a great craft project. What...
    Feb 27, 2014 1 Comment

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge 4 – Valentine’s Box

    If you have a kid, in elementary school, Valentines Day is a super big deal. Even if it is not your personal favorite holiday, you cannot let it slide by. Our assignment, (yes, an assignment) was to ...
    Feb 25, 2014 No Comments