We made the 7 and a half hour drive in a little over 9 hours, stopping every 60-90 minutes. I spent most of the ride trying to convince children that, no, they had to stay buckled up while I then simultaneously crawled all over the back of the van doling out snacks and picking up [...]
Filed under: The Ramblings on November 25th, 2009 | No Comments »
Yes, I know Craft Day was over two days ago.
I was busy.
Here’s how I made the mask.
First I measured Olivia’s face. Because this is for Benjamin, mind you. And their heads are similar.
Then I made paper masks to those measurements. One is the outer mask, one the inner. It’s layered.
Then I traced it onto the [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on November 20th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Most of the previous tips seems to be focusing on bad behavior. And when all I focus on is bad behavior, my child seems to give me more and more to focus on.
Is it because his self-esteem has dropped so low he thinks that is all he has to offer?
Is it because he is so [...]
Filed under: Motherhood, The Toddlerhood, Tips to a Better Toddler on November 20th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On days when my attention and priorities are not on my children, they act out more.
It is their life’s mission to receive love, attention, and approval from me, their parent. But when push comes to shove, they’ll settle for one out of the three. Attention. And they learn at an early age that though they [...]
Filed under: Motherhood, The Toddlerhood, Tips to a Better Toddler on November 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
While I was rummaging through my craft box, I saw I had kept the triangles I had cut out while making Olivia’s crown.
I started playing with them, to see how easy it would be to make a little quilt out of them.
But before I knew it, I had these sitting in front of me:
Which is [...]
Filed under: The Craftiness on November 18th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Now for the fun part. And as it’s 2 a.m., my creative juices are flowing. It reminds me an awful lot of college.
I printed out a large (600 pt), bold, Century Gothic ‘B’. I was flipping through the fonts, saw “Century Gothic”, thought “Batman” and what do you know? Success!
(Also, if you right click and [...]
Filed under: The Craftiness on November 18th, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This thing took me ALL.DAY (and into the next day - I didn’t go to bed til 2!) to make. Once I got the hemming done, it was easy as cake and even fun. But THE HEMMING.
*shudder*
I started by drawing a semi-circle on the fabric. I used Benjamin’s height from shoulders to ankles, plus an [...]
Filed under: The Craftiness on November 18th, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s a tad taller than I’d hoped for (and I say “hoped” because I never can do math well enough to be sure that it’ll work out just like I planned…), but it’s a crown, and it’s a cute one, at that!
I think it kinda looks like a pirate crown.
A pirate princess crown.
Anyway, I top stitched [...]
Filed under: The Craftiness on November 17th, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Well, I survived the sewing machine thus far! It hasn’t all been perfect, but I think it’s turning out okay regardless…
I sewed the inner crown together - just on the top, leaving the sides open. Then I had the fun task of pulling it all right-side out. I used closed scissors to poke all the [...]
Filed under: The Craftiness on November 17th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to Craft Day! Today is a day I’ve set aside to make some homemade Christmas presents for my children! You can play along, too! Do you have some crafts you’ve been meaning to get done? Use today as the motivation you’ve been lacking! Come and craft with me!
That’s a lot of exclamation points!
Can you [...]
Filed under: The Craftiness on November 17th, 2009 | No Comments »
