You and Me: A Family Book

I can't take credit for this idea. A fellow book-loving-maniac showed me hers and I copied it with only minor changes.

We covered the characters in the book with pictures of ourselves and wrote all kinds of lovey-dovey messages in it. Then, we gave it to Daddy, followed by a candlelit dinner.

I know there are lots of mushy books out there you could use. This book, You and Me by Martine Kindermans, works well because the simple color scheme is used throughout the book.

It was a fun project. Bubs and Welly didn't even realize they were practicing their writing and spelling.   ;)

Craft Tutorial: Ribbon and Pearl Necklace

I saw a necklace similar to this ribbon and pearl one at American Eagle. The only difference is that their necklace was much chunkier, and thus, more casual.

This is going to be tricky to explain, so bear with me, okay?

You'll need some black thread, nearly 3 yards of black satin ribbon, and a bag of faux pearls. (We tried a sheer ribbon but didn't like it as much.)

1. To start, cut ribbon in half. Hang the pieces around your neck (leaving plenty of room behind to tie a bow), and decide where you want the pearl beads to start.

2. Double up your thread on the needle and tie a knot at the end. Poke your needle through both ribbons at the point you decided on in step one.

3. Place a pearl on your thread.

4. As in the following pictures, place the thread through one of the ribbons, just above the pearl.

5. Allow the ribbon you went through, to fall over the pearl.



6. Add another pearl.

7. Repeat the process with the other ribbon.

8. Repeat process, alternating ribbons after each bead. Continue until your beads are centered on your ribbon.

9. Tie a knot close to the ribbon and cut the excess.

10. Tie the ribbon ends into a bow.


Clear as mud? I hope not.

Craft Love

I obviously haven't been crafting a whole lot since Why-Why was born, but I did make a scarf and hairclips this week for a little girl's birthday.

Have you used knifty knitters? I LOVE these things. You can make a hat or scarf or blanket or whatever in an evening while watching a movie. The white scarf I made was so quick. Basically, I went back and forth between two basic stitches I learned on Youtube. I didn't want to count rows, so I didn't. I just switched stitches whenever I felt like it. Then at the end, I added a fringe. I think I learned that from Youtube, too.

The clips are as simple as they look. I cut out felt hearts and hot glued them to buttons and hair clips. Honestly, they took less than five minutes.

It was nice to use some creative skills again!