Birthday Board Here ya go - - a Tutorial on how to make a Birthday Board! I guess it's about time I do a craft post for ya - I've enjoyed the break but am ready to show you some things that I've been up to - and I'm sure you're ready to read actual craft posts, since this is a craft blog and all :) I made this Birthday Board for Trevor's mom - Trevor is one of 9 kids, so there's a lot of them! Instead of doing the whole family's birthdays, I just did the grandkids and great-grandkids. The way it works is each disk represents a child. I originally pinned this idea from a link on etsy, and HERE's the Link!! You can search google or pinterest for "birthday board" and come up with lots of different ideas and variations. I liked the one with the wooden circle disks, and I found them in a bulk pack at Michaels - here's the package bag in case you go to look for them. There are tons of ideas on how to hook everything together. So go ahead and grab a discarded board and whip yourself up a birthday board.
Radical Autumn Sign Re-do (with Mod Podge action!) Home » $5 and Under, Decor, Headline, Tutorials 21 September 2009 15,163 views 21 Comments by Amy Note from Heather: Welcome to Amy from Mod Podge Rocks, who is working up a series of amazing tutorials for us! This is Amy from Mod Podge Rocks, and let me start by saying that I am now obsessed with the dollar store. This sign will only take you a few hours at most, and I encourage you to use what you have on hand. Project Estimate: Leaf Sign, $1Acrylic paint colors - 2 coordinating, $2 or on handScrapbook paper - 1 sheet, on handAutumn stickers and embellishments, on handOutdoor Mod Podge, on handCraft glue, on handPaint brush, on handPencil or pen, on handTool set or small pliers, on handSandpaper, on hand Total cost: $3 and up Time Needed: 2 hours To Make: Start out with an unfinished sign. Remove the wires with pliers or whatever tool works best for you. Sand the pieces with a medium grit sandpaper. Flip the leaf over face down and trace on the BACK of the paper you are going to use.
Make a Sea Glass Pendant Home » $5 and Under, Accessories, Gifts to Make, Headline, Wearable Crafts, Weddings 15 May 2009 48,279 views 8 Comments by heather Gail at Can't Stop Making Things posted instructions for making these pretty sea glass pendants. How fun would these be for a wedding favor, wine glass charms, or as a bridesmaid gift? Gail even found her "sea glass" in the flower arranging section at the dollar store. If you don't already have them, you can find wire cutters and needle nose pliers at some dollar stores (they're in the craft section of my local store). Project Estimate: Beach glass, $116 gauge wire, $1-224 gauge wire, $1-2Metal charm (optional), $1Gel super glue, on handWire cutters & needle nose pliers, on hand Total: $3 and up Disclosure: this article may contain affiliate links or other forms of sponsored content.
Make Oversized Faux Cupcakes Home » $10 and Beyond, Decor, From Our Readers, Headline 13 August 2009 15,567 views 2 Comments by heather Who doesn't need a giant faux cupcake? You'll need to visit your local home improvement store to find Great Stuff, which is an expanding foam in a can. Project Estimate: Plastic tub (paper paint bucket will work too), $1Plastic plate to fit top of tub, $1Swimming "noodle", $1Red rubber ball from a paddle ball set, $1Wooden skewer, on hand or $1Kraft paper, on hand or $1Great Stuff, about $6.50 a canWax paper, on handGlue gun, on handSerrated bread knife, on hand
Valentine's I finally made a craft! It's been a while, since I'm now a working mom. But I needed something new for my front door for Valentine's month! So I created a simple heart-shaped wreath from 3/4 yard of fabric and 2 old wire hangers. Wanna make one? Here's what you'll need: -2 wire hangers -3 (1/4 yard pieces) of fabric in coordinating colors -Heavy-duty wire cutter/plyers -Sewing scissors or rotary cutter Preparing the Wire Heart: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Preparing the Fabric Strips: 1. 2. 3 . Putting it Together: 1. 2 . 3. Happy Valentine's Day!! Pin It
The importance of Weekly Play Dates with your Child We all know how important having a one-on-one date night with our significant other can be. Yay for Valentines Date Night coming up! But we often forget to make the time to spend that crucial one-on-one date time with our children. As a counselor specializing in children and parent relationships, I have one favorite assignment that I like to assign parents right away. It is what I like to call: “You & Me Time” or “Special Play Dates.” It involves setting a 20-30 minute weekly parent-child play date with each of your little ones. This is a moment where cell phones, laptops, TV’s, and video games are all powered off, and a sign is hung on the door to avoid interruptions. To get started: Collect a variety of toys and art supplies and place them in a bin. Curious on how I made this little door hanger? Step 1: Gather supplies: Wooden Door Hanger, Scrap booking Paper, Scissors, Glue, Ribbon, Rub on Words, Sand Paper, and Glitter Hearts. Step 2. Step 4: Glue Ribbon. xo Like This Post?
Free Teacher Appreciation Printables School is coming! Remember these?… Once again, chickabug has pulled off an adorable FREE printable set, exclusively for HowDoesShe readers. The best part,… this little mini-pendant! Sometimes a simple note is the best gift a teacher can get. These printable circles can be used for so many different things. Make sure to take the time to thank the wonderful teachers in our children’s lives. Where are your exclusive free Teacher Appreciation Printables? We send an e-mail once a week updating you on our creative posts. We are so grateful to have chickabug on our team. Lastly, thank YOU for supporting HowDoesShe! Shelley is one of the three founding editors of How Does She. Like This Post?
eighteen25 hello! and we are beyond thrilled to be posting over here on the awesome blog how does she! we’d like to share an idea for the first day of school. just a little gift for the teachers. your kids will be getting an A+ before they are even asked to pick up a pencil! what you’ll need: a chinese take out box. fortune cookies. a 4″ scalloped circle. a sheet of tissue paper. ribbon. optional: milk chocolate melts and sprinkles/jimmies. now all you need to do is: print your label and cut it out. glue the label to the scalloped circle and attach to the front of the box. add the sheet of tissue paper to the bottom of the box. and fill it up with fortune cookies. tie a bow on the handle. it’s as simple as that… now if you want to earn extra credit: follow the instructions on the bag for melting the chocolate. dip half of the cookie in the chocolate and then set it on some wax paper. while the chocolate is still wet. sprinkle on some sprinkles or jimmies. for the next two weeks, thanks for having us! Like This Post?
GIfts for Teachers School is in or almost in…I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. Do you remember Amber from the birthday wreath post and birthday board? She called me and wanted something to give to her teachers as a welcome back to school present. I thought it was more like a brown nose present, but whatever…I made some for my kid’s teachers too! It doesn’t hurt to get started in a positive direction and teachers work hard so we can all justify a little spoiling to these awesome teachers! Items needed: 1x6x8 board1x3x4.5 board (We used quarter inch mdf, but you can use 1×4 too…if I didn’t have a scrap of mdf around then we would have used the 1×4)Scrapbook paperVinyl…Oh yay! Mod podge your paper on the front of the big board and both sides of the smaller board. Apply your vinyl (if you need help with vinyl see the bottom of the post). The “Mr. The “school’s in” and “school’s out” measures 4 inches wide and 1.5 inches tall. Drill two holes at the top of the bigger board and tie on a handle.
Wonders of Silhouette You know how much we love the Silhouette Machine here at HowDoesShe?! Did you know that it can help you design custom scrapbook pages, cards, apparel, vinyl decor, etch glass, sketch designs, temporary tattoos, stencils, and more?! If you don’t have a cutter, you can use a pre-cut vinyl company to recreate most of these projects. Because we’re visual people we wanted to SHOW you a little picture preview of what we’ve made with it! We just finished our 44th project with it and are working on more as we speak! Stay tuned! Left to Right, Top to Bottom: T-shirt Stencil, Temporary Tattoos/Kid’s Emergency Numbers, ABC Wall Blocks, Drum Set, Christmas Mugs, Bucket O’ Chalk, Window Decals, Friend Board, Etched Glass/Pencil Holder, Halloween Advent Calendar, Personalized Towels, Recipe Box, Child’s Growth Chart, Magnet Board Count-down, Laundry Room Sign, Teacher Soap Dispenser, Christmas Countdown Plate, Personalized Floating Frame and MORE! Hello! Like This Post?