Beaded Binky Clip Tutorial

Let me just start by saying crafting for twin baby girls has been so much fun.  I am a bit of a girly girl...I like all shades of pink, little girl dresses, bows...so when you take all of that and times it by two it's just over the top cute!

 You will need 

seed beads

.45 mm or 3 mm wire

clips

crimping beads

beads of various sizes

lobster clasp and jump ring(if attaching to a newborn binky)

wire cutters 

needle nose pliers 

Start by cutting two feet of your wire then string on about 12-15 seed beads(the tiny ones)

Don't forget to thread on your clip like I did in this image. Now thread both ends of your wire into a crimping bead.

Cinch it up tight and crimp your crimping bead down flat with the needle nose pliers.

Figure out what arrangement of beads you like and start threading them on to both wires.

Once you get it to the length you like thread a crimping bead and a jump ring onto one of the wires.

Now thread your wire back down through your crimping bead and into your other beads as far as you can, making sure it is nice and snug but leaving enough room for your jump ring to have some wiggle room. 

Now trim this extra wire that is hanging out as close as you can to the bead so it won't poke out.

 

 After you trim your excess wire that didn't get fed back through the beads you should have something that looks similar to this.

 Now thread about 15 to 20 seed beads onto the other wire and end with a crimping bead and lobster clasp.  Now thread the wire back down through the crimping bead and through the other beads like you did before.  Crimp the crimping bead down with needle nose pliers and trim excess wire and you're done!

Enjoy your new binky clip!

Fancy Cardboard House

The weather this spring has been less than ideal...it has been pretty awful!  My kids and I needed some inside stuff to keep us busy while the wind was blowing 100 miles an hour for about 3 weeks argh.

We recently bought a new stove and used the huge box to make a cardboard house which the kids really enjoyed. When I stumbled upon A Girl And A Glue Guns post about painting a cardboard house and making it stinkin cute...I first thought who would spend that much time on a cardboard house?  Then I saw the bucket of yellow paint we never used and our little plain cardboard house already built...so I guess I am someone who would spend that much time on a cardboard house!

 

We added some cardboard shingles and painted them pink

 

The kids had fun helping me paint cereal boxes for window boxes

And we used a hot chocolate box for a mail box

We just trimmed them down to the size we wanted and painted away

More cardboard for paned windows and baby blue shutters

I think the kids favorite part was filling the window boxes up with Popsicle stick flowers.

And of course every house needs a mailbox especially a pink polka dot mailbox

Peek a boo door with pink trim

This was a really fun project for the kids and I to do together and great for those really hot days to keep the sun off their little faces a bit.

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Simple Homemade Present For Dad

My husband celebrated his Birthday this week, we won't get into details, just know that I am four years younger, at his age Birthdays are becoming less fun! 

 (now he sounds really old)

I wanted the kids to each make something for him, in my search for ideas I stumbled across this idea...

                 

This was a winner in my opinion so we asked all the questions and ours turned out like this.

 

I had a hard time putting words over their faces so I left some space in between. 

This would make a great gift for Father's day or you could change it up a bit and make it for Grandpa, Grandma or Mom.  The answers little ones come up with can be pretty cute and funny, we laughed a lot while asking the questions.

I made mine at www.picmonkey.com

Questions

What is Dad's name?

How old is Dad?

How tall is Dad?

What color is Dad's hair?

What color are Dad's eyes?

How much does Dad weigh?

Where did you meet?

What's your favorite thing to do with Dad?

What is Dad's favorite food?

What is Dad's favorite food and drink?

What does Dad like to do for fun?

What do you love about Dad?

What's your favorite thing about Dad?

Why is Dad the best?

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Polka Dot Baby Shoes

I am in love with the way these turned out!  

They were originally supposed to be bright pink with ribbons to match but I was out of pink paint and pink ribbon so I went with purple and made a little felt flower to match.  

My brother and his wife are expecting twin girls,  I think some polka dot shoes and a matching circle skirt like this one would be stinkin cute!

 

I'll be back soon with the pink shoes and a tutorial...and maybe some little skirts.

Sock Curls

I have a new favorite vlog, actually it's the first vlog I've ever liked...but it is awesome and has so many fabulous ideas that I just had to share. 

The sock curls have changed my life!  They are sooo easy and you don't have to buy a thing...

We wake up in the morning pull the socks out and spritz with a little bit of hairspray and she's on her way.

Here's the video for sock curls

There are tons of great ideas on their site so check them out on you tube, Cute Girl's Hairstyles.

Diy American Girl Doll Dress

With four little kids at home the majority of projects on my list are for them and I don't mind, it just doesn't give my little blog much variety.   This is what we made yesterday...my girl's have been wanting to get matching clothes for them and their doll's.  They see all the fancy outfits in the American Girl Magazine and they are a little out of our price range so we came up with this.

We made this red gingham dress a couple years ago for my little girl after she had been watching Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and loved the dress Milly wore at the Barn Raising...you know! Oh you don't, well it's only the best show ever and my very favorite growing up.

This was my favorite part!

So now she and her doll can dress up like Milly and go on all kinds of adventures together.

 

We added a little bow just to give it a little extra somethin, somethin!

It went together fairly quickly considering it was the first doll dress I have ever sewn.

If you are interested in making one for yourself click on Read More for the Tutorial.

How To Make Your Own Eye Makeup Remover

I have been using just straight olive oil for about a year now and it has worked well...this recipe with a little baby soap and water works even better.  This is a really easy way to save some money and it works just as well as the stuff you buy at the store.

RECIPE

1 cup water

 1/2 Tsp Tear Free Baby Shampoo

1 Tbs Olive Oil

Mix all ingredients and pour into container, shake before use.
(These measurements don't have to be exact you can try it out and make it to your liking.)

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