Friday

Some Summer Fun

Summer is finally here. The kids got out of school a bit late because of snow make-up days. But, now that they are home all day, we are filling some of our days with crafting. Here are a few things I've done these past couple weeks.


Made a bubble container I saw HERE. We bought some big bubble wands at Target (in the dollar section), and needed to be able to fill up the trays. This is a great way to store homemade bubble solution while still being able to dispense it without too much mess. They can even refill little bubble bottles. I didn't know where to easily buy glycerin, so I used a recipe for bubble solution that uses liquid dish soap, water and corn syrup, because I already had those things on hand.
I made my own label to go on it. You can have my label to print if you want it (photo is clickable). It is about 3in high and 9in wide. I ran it through my Xyron sticker maker to attach it to my plastic jug. It could also be easily attached with clear tape.
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Made some cute hair bows and clips for a friends baby shower. I used various free tutorials I found around the web.
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Yoyo flowers: http://theadventuresofroryandjess.blogspot.com/2010/04/yo-yo-clip-tutorial.html
Bows and Covered alligator clips: http://www.girlythingsbows.com/
Felt flowers: no tut, just layered some flower shapes and hot glued
Ribbon rosette: http://www.cuteasafox.com/2010/03/no-sew-ribbon-rosette-tutorial.html
Tiny felt flower (unseen in this photo, sorry): http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/03/baby-hair-accessories-wool-felt.html

A quick pillowcase dress I made for my younger daughter. I found this cute pillowcase at a local thrift store. After a thorough washing I used THIS tutorial.
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