DIY Valentine Cards: Monsters & dinosaurs

     The Valentines Day is around the corner! And if you are like myself tend to do holiday shopping the last minute, you might find these colorful and easy to do cards a real savior. They are great as a V-Day gift to your kid friends/classmates or teachers. 

     Of course Pinterest is full of different ideas and templates but these two were the must for our monster/dinosaur loving family :D

{Monsters}

Supplies: 

1.Template from wonderful Amy{The Idea Room} here

I have printed all templates at my local Fedex on 60lb paper.

2.EOS lip balms of your choice

3.Sharp scissors to cut inside circles

4.That's it, can you imagine !!

 Unwrap the balms and cut the circles in templates for noses.

Fixing noses.  Little twists are so easy for little hands. Fun too!

 These will go to teachers. Shall we continue with some for classmates :)

{Dinosaurs}

 Supplies:

1. Printable template from Alice&Lois blog here

2. Mini dinosaurs from Amazon

3. Glue gun to attach to the cards

Finished!

Didn't I tell you, we've got massive snowfall the day before, so we continued outside. Playing with wooden sticks from Home Goods and our new friends for friends :)

 {At the end of the day all you need is Love}

 The trio

Happy Valentines Day !
xoxo

December Magic

Winter holidays are always special. Since I was a kid - anticipation of a miracle, that magic in the air never left. This year we didn't do much of house decoration as such because the first floor of it is still under remodeling. But my girl's room was a perfect place to add some holiday touches. 

Started with cute Christmas tree from Home Goods. Made some ornaments of carton animals.

 

This little birdie also came to us from Home Goods.They always have the cutest decor. The knit hat with pom poms took my heart.

 

The winter issue of Better Homes was full of Christmas DIY. We picked this mittens garland and it looked great over her name shelf. We do call it a name shelf :)

 

Running, jumping, pretending ballerina is all the part of the process )))

                                                      These guys got their festive outwear too.

May your 2017 be Healthy and Happy ! xoxo

Crayola + Pumpkin = Fun

   

We love color here ! Thus seeing this project on Pinterest was a no-brainer - We Had To Do It ! There are plenty of tutorials and supplies are simple - "white" pumpkin, crayola, glue and blow dryer. Add some trash bags to cover the surface because it can get messy. 

Find step-by-step instructions here: DIY Cozy Home  

 

{Part1} Taking paper off pencils. This was probably the hardest part for little hands. 

But excitement over final result kept us going.  

{Part 2} Placing the pencils.

{Part 3} Melting and watching and watching and watching :)

{Part 4 } Hide from camera :p   

Isn't it pretty ?!

Back to School when you are 16 months old

    September is a first school month here in NY. But not for all... not if you are just 16 months old *sigh*. Then all you entitled is saying daily byes and waving to your older sister who goes to that magic yet unreachable place - school. 

    It was one of those days when his sis left for school, then came {as usual} a bucket of tears. He wanted to join her so badly. And so we decided to play. I had this nerd costume, bought long ago, got some books and gave him his favorite red apple, tears were gone :)

Because after all 

“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” ... {Peter Pan} 

He surely enjoyed the moment:

                                                                                         

Fall Collection {Glamlayers}

“Fall colors are funny. They’re so bright and intense and beautiful. It’s like nature is trying to fill you up with color, to saturate you so you can stockpile it before winter turns everything muted and dreary.” 

― Siobhan Vivian, Same Difference

    

    How not to agree with Vivian. I love Fall, it's been my favorite season of all. As a woman I am attracted to the beautiful changes in nature, oversized sweaters and boots of all styles, as a mom I can not wait taking kids on farm trips, fall festivals and cooking with seasonal veggies. Those apple pies and pumpkin soups along with warm apple cider. Yum! 

    As a fiber artist and prop maker I get a chance to play with color and have no guilt. I can use as much of brown, green, yellow, red, orange dye and just watch how the wool absorbs all those beautiful hues. The only problem i encounter is lack of patience, who can wait for all that wool to dry to see the final result, seriously :) Once it dries up it goes right to my wheel - to become a one of a kind yarn i use for creating my layers. Lets see some of them, aren't they so Fall-y? 

{See the end of this post for details on a sale date}.

1.Sweet September

2.Forest Tale

3. Pumpkin Patch

Want to see some photos is use? Here is a beautiful work by amazing Susan Scott Photography. She used similar layer to add some color, nailed it as always! 

4. Russet Leaf

Jennifer from Jennifer Rittenberry Photography does beautiful monochromatic set ups. Her collection of purples is stunning. Here is a similar layer she used and #5 does have those shades of purple/mauve.

5.Golden Plum

Interested in adding these to your prop stash? 

     Due to the volume of orders and juggling the life with two little ones, I participate in one and only RTS {ready to ship} Sale. If you haven't heard of it yet, you definitely should take a look. Allure RTS Sale hosted by Leah Michele Creations. The sale takes place once a month and the company I am in, I just could not wish for better. So many talented designers and best quality props, take my word on this one ;)
The best part - one is coming next week! 18th of August. For more updates check my facebook page. Hope to see you All and Thank You for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of summer and get ready for the amazing season! Ah Pumpkin Spice Latte I am so waiting for you :)