All you need is love - free printable

I created this printable a while ago and found it again today while searching for something else.

So I decided to share it...

I made it in 4 colors and don't know which one I prefer, so here they all are.

Print your favorite and use it as a card or to decorate your home...

Enjoy!

Lovely Cards

This weekend I attended a fun workshop at a friend's house.

It has been a while that we did something like that, and I really enjoyed it!

We made these awesome cards, demonstrated by Penny.

You really have to check out her blog Stamps'N'Smiles, she is so talented and creative!

Not only did we make cards,

we also made this cute little box that holds some chocolates.

Loving all of it!

Flower canvas wall art - a tutorial

A few days ago I tackled this project.

It had been on my to do list for a while, 

and when my husband was out of town this weekend, 

I parked the kids at the table with a craft,

and joined them with my own project...

I have seen a similar project with petals cut out of fabric,

but I decided to use scrapbook paper.

I loved how easy and quick it was!

Here is a list of materials needed:

* Canvas

* Craft Paint (background)

* Mod Podge

* 5 coordinating scrapbook papers

Tools: 

* Foam paint brush

* Scissors

 Begin by squirting some paint on your canvas.

Use the foam brush to spread it evenly.

Let dry and repeat if necessary.

(Since I used a dark color, it took 2 layers.)

Don't forget the sides.

Then, cut petal shapes from the patterned paper.

No need to be precise, I just freehanded them.

This is a very simple, basic shape, and that is why the project comes together so quickly.

Lay the petals on the canvas.

I liked to start somewhere off-center, and let some of the petals run off the canvas.

One petal at a time, glue the petals onto the canvas with Mod Podge.

I just glued the petals onto the sides too, I always like it when the print of a canvas continues on the sides...

Trim off extra pieces on the back.

That's it!

Simple, right?!

The whole time I was working on it, I thought I would put it up vertically.

But I like it this way, too...

I linked up to Positively Splendid.

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Some random projects: crochet baby cardigan, ruffle scarf and vinyl snowflakes

Here are a few projects that I've done recently:

A little crochet cardigan for our baby girl for this spring:

Trying to decide if I like it better with or without the flower. 

For a bigger child, I would just attach a pin and make it so that I could take it off, but don't want to do that for a baby...

I love how fast it came together...

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For myself, I made this ruffled scarf:

Using elastic in the back, I shirred it. 

In the picture below you can see the elastic on the back side.

So easy, just sew straight lines with elastic instead of regular thread on your bobbin.

There may be more of these in my future...

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And this is something I did a while ago already:

I made vinyl snowflakes with the Silhouette Cameo.

They looked almost out of place with the weather we had for the last couple months,

but last week, it finally started to look right:

Love the intricate design of the snowflakes.

And decided they'll stay a little longer, even though the snow is gone again.

Who knows, the snow might be back?!

You are a-MAZE-ing: free Valentine Printable note cards

This year, we are making these Valentines:

Miniature heart-shaped mazes, attached to a card with the text

"You are a-MAZE-ing"

I didn't come up with the idea myself, I saw it here.

When I happened to see little heart-shaped mazes at the Dollar Tree, I just had to have them :)

Fortunately, my daughter liked the idea, too...

I made little cards to go with them in Word.
We printed them on textured card stock.

We used adhesive tape to attach the hearts to the little card.

We rounded the corners with a corner punch, and added the adhesive. 
In the picture below you can see a strip of adhesive if you look well...
The hearts can simply be put on it, the mazes stay in place, but can be taken off without glue sticking on the back of them.

Simple and cute...

It took me some time to figure out how to line them all up so that all cards would be exactly the same size (I am kinda compulsive that way, they just all HAVE to be exactly the same). 

I decided to share the document in case someone out there wants to use it, too.

Click on the following link to download the free PDF document
FREE "You are a-MAZE-ing" DOWNLOAD

Nine small cards print on a 8.5 by 11 size sheet.

Make sure you change the print settings in Adobe Reader where it says "Page Scaling" to "None".

The backs can be personalized. (Before the hearts are attached.)

The small cards could also be glued to a bigger sized card.

Enjoy!

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I linked up to Sugar Bee Crafts

Heart Tree Tutorial

It's no secret that I love quick, cheap and easy projects.

Here is another one.

It adds some instant color to our living room and is perfect for Valentine's day.

I took some pictures as I was making it...

Ready to make your own?

First, I cut a bunch of hearts out of cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo. I love how easy it is, just let the machine do its job...

No need to use a machine, though, you could cut them by hand, too. There are so many options: you could use cardstock, scrapbook papers, gift wrap, fabric, you could glitter it up with glitter glue, etc. If you like the lace look, you could cut heart shapes out of lace doilies for example. 

Other supplies you will need:

* Branches, look for ones with lots of little side branches 

* A vase or pot to put your branches in

* A stabilizer (to stick the branches in, you could use floral foam, or even newspapers would do)

* Thread to hang the hearts with

*Something to cover up the stabilizer (I used red yarn, you could use moss, raffia, Easter grass etc.)

Put the stabilizer in your pot.

Arrange the branches

Cover up the ugly stuff...

Attach strings to hearts. I punched holes in the ones that didn't have an opening of some kind, you could use a needle or pushpin to create a hole if needed. Pull the string through, and tie the ends.

Lots of them...

Put them in your tree.

And find a spot to display your heart tree!

Shared at  Delightful Order, Craft-O-Maniac, Thirty Handmade Days  and You Seriously Made That.

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About birds and green pigs...

Today we made these birds and pigs, to create our own game.

My girls were SO excited to make this, and I was surprised how patiently they made their pom poms. 

It was a super simple project!

I had already seen it on some blog a while back, when my kids weren't infected by the bird-bug yet.

So today, while my oldest had to stay home from school with a bad cold, this seemed the perfect craft to tackle.

I had all materials on hand, just some yarn, felt, googly eyes and cups.

The kids did good making the pom poms, and I handled the hot glue gun to glue it all together.

At first I had them make the pom poms with a single strand of yarn, but I found out it was quicker and easier to just "fold" the yarn so that they wrapped their disks with four strands at once.

And after we were done creating, they could start playing.

This made for some happy little girls!

I linked up to It's our long story.

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