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Easy Spider Craft

October 15, 2009 By Michelle Barneck 3 Comments

I wanted to do a little craft that my little guy could play with. I also needed a little something for my spooky banner. I thought a spider might be easy and I was right!

All you need is:

Chenille type yarn
Furry yarn
Scissors

I got my yarn at Big Lots for a total $3.

Start by cutting 4 equal length pieces of the Chenille yarn. (Big spider-6 inches, Small spider-4 inches)
Grab all the pieces and tie them all in a knot.
For the big spider, wrap the knot with chenille yard until it looks like a round body and tuck the end piece in. For the small spider, skip this step.
Wrap the knot/body with the furry yarn until desired furriness and then wrap then end around itself and pull tight. This will make the web string.

That’s it! Your ready to play with your creepy new spider. Make a bunch and hang them around the house from furniture and banners for a spooky touch!

I think it adds a nice touch to my banner.

This is what the small spider looks like. A bit more realistic.

I think he approves of the spider craft!

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Finger Painting Fall Handprint Tree

October 11, 2009 By Michelle Barneck 13 Comments

I want to share a super simple little project to do with the kiddos that was inspired by those radiant fall colors, let’s call it Finger painting fall. I love a good alliteration. I love fall. It is my favorite season! The crisp air, the crunching leaves, the wardrobe change. I love the smells, the sounds, and the colors. Oh, the colors!!!

So here we go…

Supplies needed for you Kid’s fall handprint tree art project:

12 x 12 cardstock (mine was a very light grey)
Craft paints (Red, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Green)
Foam brush
Disposable plastic plate
Hands (we all have a couple of those hanging around)

1. Start by squirting some brown paint on the plate and using the foam brush to paint the non-hairy side your little ones hand and arm brown. Then, place it with the hand spread wide in the middle of the page for form the trunk and the branches of your tree. Wipe arm and hand clean.

2. Choose your next color and squirt it directly over the brown. Mix it a little to give it a somewhat swirly look and paint just the hand this time. Stamp on two to three “leaves” pointing the fingers outward.

3. Repeat with remaining paint colors continuing to squirt and mix the paint and use the hands to stamp. We alternated hands and I wiped them off between each color to minimize the mess.

4. Once the tree has the fullness and coloring you like, dip just a fingertip in the paint to make leaves on the ground beneath the tree.

That’s it!! You’re done!

We loved ours so much that I framed it with a cheap wood frame I got from the craft store and painted black. Now our fall art project is proudly displayed in our kitchen for everyone to see.

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Feature Friday-Everyday Mom Ideas

October 9, 2009 By Michelle Barneck 5 Comments

Today’s Feature Friday is Julia from

I found Julia through a comment here on A Little Tipsy and immediately fell in love with her blog. She has such creative ideas and the digital scrapbooking designs, oh all the wonderful FREE digiscrap elements. But, we will of course get to that a little later! First let’s get to know our friend Julia a little better with the one-minute interview:

What is your favorite crafting tool or secret weapon? That would be paint shop pro. I do just about everything with it. From family home evening handouts to digital website design. Just about any scrapbooking program can be used in a wide range of crafts.

If you were a super hero what would you want your super power to be? Instead of wonder woman I would pick Miss congeniality woman… I would be able to influence everyone around me with good and positive feelings and I would also be able to avoid awkward situations. I think good social skill is an incredible power to have. But also one that I lack. I seem to get myself into a lot of foot in mouth situations. I should be censored by a panel before I speak. Social situations are not my forte.

What is your favorite free digiscrap resource besides your cute freebies? www.digiscrapdepot.com It well organized and FREE!

What is your favorite fall activity with the kids? Halloween Crafts! I have two little boys and they think bloody and scary craft are the best. Right now we have been making Paper Mache Body Parts out of card board boxes. And man are they gruesome!

If they were making a movie of your life story, which actress would you want to play you? A lot of my favorite actresses are way to short to play my 5 foot 10 inch self but I would probably have to pick Kate Winslet. I think she is fierce but can be fun and romantic. Plus, She is not stick thin and doesn’t want to be. I couldn’t have some size 2 woman play me, it would just feel wrong with me being a size 14 and all. But if any one asks I’m a size 12 okay!

Let’s start out with some thing for the kids. She has a free placemat coloring printable. It is adorable and how fun would it be to make it life size, laminate it, and use it as a real place mat where the kiddos can color it over and over each day while they wait for dinner! Or you could update one each day to say what is on the menu. Too fun!
And now a little craft for the adults. Wanna make some easy paper stars? She’ll give you a tutorial so you can get them started early for the holidays. Or heck, use them for what you will they are dang cute and budget friendly!

Not only does she design her own scrapbooking supplies, she paints her own wall murals!! Hello, this is amazing! Ok, so here’s the kicker, she designs digital scrapbooking supplies and let’s us use them FOR FREE! I feel the love, I really do! I mean check out her latest design. Too, too cute!

And last but not least, a handy dandy list of home cleaning tricks.

Great tips Julia! You are now entered in the Hall of Fame as tipster of the week!

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Feature Friday-Green Jello With Carrots

October 2, 2009 By Michelle Barneck 1 Comment

In honor of General Conference weekend, we are going to have a fun LDS feature today! They are Melissa and Melanie the cute Mother/Daughter team from Green Jello With Carrots.

These ladies have mad illustration skills and offer a variety of super fun religious products, but we’ll get to that after the one-minute interview.

What is your favorite crafting tool or secret weapon?

Photoshop – without it we’d be lost. (Also we’re pretty handy with a good old fashioned pencil!)

Where do you get your inspiration for your drawings?

Melissa: I get my inspiration from my kids. They’re crazy and cute and huge guinea pigs for all our products.

Melanie: Church callings mostly. Being in the Primary and Young Women programs helps to know what’s needed.

What was your favorite cartoon as a kid?

Melissa: I have always like things in phases – currently my favorite artists are Sandra Boynton and David Shannon.

Melanie: The Flinstones (despite Melissa’s disgust with their three-toed characters – honestly, who can remain properly balanced on just three toes? Now, four toes….that’s better.)

Who is your favorite General Conference speaker?

Melissa: I miss hearing President Hinckley.

Melanie: President Monson and the way he relates to people.

Now for the faves…we’ll start with Melanie and Melissa’s and then I will share mine.

Our favorite products are the Dress Up Girl and Boy file folder games. I like to “help” my kids put them together in Sacrament Meeting, while completely paying full attention to the speakers and not the silliness of combining cowgirl hair with a princess dress, of course.

There are sooo many cute Dress ups! You will have to see it to believe it!

Also, the “I Can Draw Books” are awesome. I think people get a bit confused about them. They have progressive steps on how to draw things from the different topics (Noah and the Ark, Joseph Smith, etc.). My 6 and 4 year old love using them.

Ok, now for a few of my faves. How do I choose? Well we’ll start with the free stuff, of course. I am a sucker for the free stuff. There is a whole sections of fun freebies. Oh and did I mention Freebie Fridays? Every Friday on their blog they have one free item. That way you can see how fun their stuff is and become addicted like me.

I am really in to file folder games lately. Maybe because I am desperately trying to find anything to keep my almost two year old busy for more than two minutes. They also have a General Conference Packet with some fun activities for the kiddos.

Garden of Eden File Folder Game

General Conference Packet

I love their picture of Jesus. He is so happy and gleaming with the “Pure love of Christ.” So precious with the kids loving Him. I get a kick out of the Relief Society sisters. They are too cute!

Jesus and Me

Relief Society Women

This new baby clip art is adorable. Perfect for a baby book or a baby shower card. Ugh, it makes me want another one. Is the Love Everyone poster not the sweetest? Too, too cute!

New Baby Line

Love Everyone Poster