inspiration where you least expect it

I have been doing a lot of research lately and dreaming about future projects. I wasn’t expecting much when I requested this book from the library, but was very surprised when I opened it and saw these gorgeous colour plates.

quiet moments

I have a little 4 (almost 5) year old home sick with me. We made crayon cakes with her old crayons that have been sitting around for years. They were a bit hit, except for her hurting herself cutting the crayons (see the bandaid).

These little cakes are great for making big messy fun drawings. I think [...]

Downloadable Christmas Ornaments

I’ve made some little Christmas Ornaments you can download and colour. Just print them on some card stock (if you have it, regular paper is fine too), cut them out and use a hole punch to hang them up with some yarn or thread of your choice. Have fun!
You can download it by clicking on [...]

Make Your Own Mini Photo Album

I often find Sosi tucked away in her room alone leafing through the 1 photo album she has. Since I rarely print up pictures from my computer,  the only pictures she has are random ones my mom has sent us over the years.

I figured it might be time to make her some albums of her [...]

Wax Paper Leaf Book

We went for a “nature walk” the other day. We came home with such a lovely collection of leaves I wanted to somehow extend their lifespan. I remember having a wonderful afternoon with my mom when I was about Sosi’s age, pressing leaves between wax paper.  I’ve always had it in the back of mind [...]