Canvas Art

I have several plain white canvases that have been sitting around my house for awhile and I finally got some paints out and spent the evening having a little fun.

This image has been floating around Pinterest and I had it on one of my boards to make. I love the colors and the simple message.

Here's my recreation:

I did something a little different with the "berries?" and still probably need to add a little more to cover up the right side a little more, but I really like how it turned out. Painting words takes a lot of concentration and work, especially when doing it free hand. I think I need to invest in buying some stencils to make the process a little easier. Any thoughts?

Easy Felt Flower Pins

The night before Aidan last day of schoolI was scrambling to come up with ideas for Christmas gifts for his teachers. I had planned on baking something, but decided last minute to rummage through my craft stuff and see what I could come up with. I remembered this tutorial I pinned on Pinterest. It was very quick and really easy. Mine didn't turn out quite the same, but I think I needed to adjust the size of my petals. I still liked them and the teachers were pleased.

The picture isn't so great because I shot it quickly while I was getting everyone ready to leave for preschool. I don't know why I always do things so last minute, but that's my life right now I guess.

Felt Christmas Tree

So I got this idea from Pinterest and thought it would be a fun way to let the littlest one in our family help decorate a tree. She actually really does like it and it was super easy to make. The only problem I have is that she keeps trying to pull the tree down. :)

Pattern making

I found this hat pattern on Pinterest awhile back and wanted to  see if I could recreate it for Nora.

Here's my version:

It was fairly simple and I really liked how it turned out. The picture isn't great because I had poor lighting and it washed out the dark brown, but the colors are almost exactly like the ones in the above picture. I wanted to get a picture of Nora wearing this, but as she is battling a month long ear infection and the weather has been far from cold enough to wear a hat, she has refused several times to cooperate as a model. When I do get the chance, I will take a better picture, hopefully with an agreeable model. 

Edit: My model finally complied!

Would anyone be interested if I wrote out the pattern?