Cute Little Tiles and Plaques

I just love these tidy little tile and plaque projects! Another chance to one of my fav's, decoupage'! The Thanksgiving one was on wood with our Thankful Lists, and the peppermint striped little tiles started out as coasters, but we turned them into coffeetable art!

You Are Gonna Need It!

My big girls made this Chic Leopard and Pink cozy for the ever essential Germ-X bottle! Divine!

One of My Fav's!!

I originally designed this project when my DD was in kindergarten. Now, she taught this to her K-1 class! I made this hot pad out of wooly fabric and brown canvas. They printed their handprint in brown paint, added details, and TaaDaa! A Darling Turkey HotPad for Thanksgiving! The special secret is to add cinnamon, spice & herbs inside before sewing it closed so it add a delightful aroma when it holds a hot dish!
Fun memory...when I did these in kindergarten for my DD, I looked around the room after we finished and was shocked that every child had a brown smudge on their face! I realized they had been sitting there smelling the hotpad until the cinnamon had dusted through and covered their faces! Precious!

Even More New Updates!

Last week my Big Girl Divas made this Glam Mirror with nifty air dry clay and sparkly jewels! They were quietly immersed in their work until I had to tell them the moms were waiting outside for pick up! I love it when they love the process!

Project Updates!

We made this pretty Pumpkin necklace with original artwork, beads and glass marbles!
So pretty for Fall, Thanksgiving, and cool weather dressing. The art was drawn on old pages of a thrift store book. The wool backing was from a felted sweater. Sweet!

Ghostly Cute Halloween Projects!

The Little ones made this darling Ghost Halloween knot top! I made the black gingham knot top and they painted the face and added the bow. Scary Cute!
The big girls made a houndstooth tank with a Glitter Ghost! Glitter, Glitter Everywhere! (Pic Soon)
The next week we all made these Funky Fraidy Cat Stuffies! Soo Fun!!
We Love Halloween!

Early Halloween Crafting and a Literary Statement

OK, these are last weeks projects. I am a little behind on posting...
The Little Bitties made these cute embellished hair combs to get ready for Halloween Wear! The Bigger Divas made a Literary Necklace, paper beads made from both decorative paper and pages from and old novel gleaned from the throw away pile at the thrift store. One of my Divas asked..."Queen La Diva, Were you SUPPOSED to cut up that book?" Yes, I stressed the importance of not cutting up valid books, and it did take me a while to get the nerve to cut this one, but it was destined to the trash, and I figured it could have a new life to be used in several of our projects. Actually one of my favorite hobbies is reading old thrown away books I dig out of discard piles. Some of my fav stories are from these unwanted treasures! Good Carline reading!