Showing posts with label blog inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog inspiration. Show all posts

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Fall leaf mobile - and a blog to check out

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Inspired by the mobile in this post of "Enjoying the small things",
I decided to copy her idea.


Super easy, but I really like the results.


 I cut out some leaves out of colorful cardstock.
I used my Big Shot, but you could also draw and cut them by hand,
or trace a template or real leaves.

Then I poked some holes in the leaves, and used a needle and some crochet thread to connect the leaves, and tied them to a branch. 


And, since this month I am blogging to raise awareness for Down syndrome,
I might as well point out that the blog where I found my inspiration for this mobile,
"Enjoying the small things", is a blog that was very encouraging to me 
when we had just found out that the little girl we were expecting had Down syndrome.
Just reading about the life of this family, and how this mom had also feared that things would never be 'normal' again, 
and seeing how they simply kept 'enjoying the small things' was just what I needed.

If you're new to her blog, Nella's birth story is probably the first thing I would recommend you to read. 

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Cutest Quiet Book Ever!

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I have so many things that I would like to make some day ...
This definitely is one of them, but I wonder if I'd ever find the time and patience to finish it. 
Check out this link to see the other pages of this awesome baby book!
(Picture from thecraftingchicks.com. )

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Make your own rose stamp

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I was amazed to see how Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade had her children use celery (yes, celery!) to stamp pretty roses. I have seen people use potatoes for stamping before, but never this! And apparently you can also use bunches of leafy lettuce. So clever!

This is one of the pictures from her blog:
Go here to read more about it!

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Valentine inspiration

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I got inspiration for a couple Valentine crafts that I'd like to share, from a blog called Family Chic. I like how she uses yarn to make these nice decorations.  The following 2 pictures come from this blog:


Aren't they pretty?

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