Summer Pinterest Challenge!

**I've completed a few of my challenge pins! I think I'm running out of summer! :D The running joke on Pinterest is that you spend most of your time "pinning" and less of your time actually doing all the cool things you have pinned! This summer I am putting out a challenge to actually DO some of those AWSOME ideas we've pinned on Pinterest! If you need an invitation please feel free to message me and I can invite you to join Pinterest, also check out my boards and follow me! So here is how the challenge is going to work: Choose 10 boards Choose 2 topics from each board to complete over the summer. My suggestion would be to balance your projects, choose a few large ones, several medium...

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Privacy Door Hanger

We live in a great neighborhood. I like all my neighbors and all of our kids play together. However, my kids are the youngest in our group of houses an they still need rests in the afternoon. Sometimes the older kids ring the door bell right in the middle of nap time!! ACK! Here is a new idea that I am sharing with you! It's s printable door hanger that you can use to let kids know that it is play time or not! Now that school is out the kids are just raring to go! You can print it off on an 8.5x11 piece of card stock, cut out the hole (once folded trace and cut the hole on the second side) and laminate! I have to say this idea wasn't original to me, I saw it on Pinterest. But sadly when...

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Knitted Finger Puppets

Here is a cute little tutorial that I posted on Crafster several years ago. I just pulled these little guys out of my diaper bag today before I threw it in the wash. They have held up quite well and the kids love using them in the car.  All were made with worsted weight yarn from my scrap stash. Knitted on size 3mm Double Pointed Kneedles. Cast on 15 stitches and divide btw 3 needles. Knit in the round for about 20-25 rows. Decrease row: K2tog, knit 1 K2tog. Knit 1 row. Next decrease row: K2tog, knit 1. Knit 1 row. Break yarn and draw through all sts.  Instructions for individual animals are after each picture. All the animals: Zebra: Knit 3 rows of white, 1 row black. repeat...

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Mini Plant Hanger

I wanted some tiny hanging pots for my little shepherds hook in my front yard. After searching at some local green houses and stores I couldn't find anything that was small enough or very colorful. I decided to purchase some small plastic pots and make my own hangers! Check out The Skinny Laminx.com for the original inspiration. What you'll need: 1 metal ring (circular or D rings, I just used what I had in my craft stash). twine or string 6 40-60 inch lengths (use a more plastic type string for outside use if you want it to last a while). 1 light weight plastic flower pots.  Here is how I did it! Measure and but the string, fold in half and insert the loop into the ring. Then...

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Clothespin Apron

*edit* Here is a great summer sewing project! I've been using this apron since last year and I LOVE IT! It makes hanging clothes on the line that much easier! I love using my clothesline! It is frugal, it gets me outside and it is almost calming in it's own methodical way! For years I've carried my pins around in a plastic container or bucket, it's kind of a pain. We have a stationary clothesline that is 4 lines across. So I have to move my bucket with me every time I move down the line and it is a given that I drop about 10 clothespins every time! I've been wanting to make one of these aprons for a while and finally got around to it last week! Here's how I did it! What you'll need: 2...

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