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Friday, January 8, 2010

My Finished Quiet Book

I've been working on this for a while - just a little bit here and a little bit there. But, I really wanted to get it done finally so I decided to give myself a deadline. I gave this to my son for Christmas, so it's finally finished!
For the cover, I found this quilted fabric at Walmart. I sewed these felt letters to the front as well as some buttons. Then, I ironed-on interfacing to the back to give it some strength. I used the same fabric for the inside of the cover. I punched holes in it where I wanted the rings to go to hold my pages in - and I put grommets in the holes to reinforce them. And then I sewed the two pieces together and put some button holes in. It was really pretty easy. The hole punching was the most difficult part.Page 1 is a clock. The hands can move around because they have grommets in them and they are attached to the clock by using a brad. So you can put them on what time it is.

Page 2 & 3 are a stop light and a map. There is a pocket holding the stop light colors so you match them to the right color on the light.
There is also a pocket holding some little button cars attached to the page by ribbons so they don't get lost. You can drive them around the map. I wanted to use micro machines but I couldn't find any...
Page 4 & 5 are Noah's Ark and a rainbow. The ark has a zipper at the top and inside are all these finger puppets.
This page took the longest to make - by far! Those finger puppets took a long time to make. But they turned out really well, I think.
The rainbow colors are pockets so you can arrange the animals two by two.


Page 6 & 7 are a money bag and a counting page.
There are coins in the bag and the number page has velcro on it, so you can attach the coins. There's also a little envelope to put the 10th coin in.
Page 8 & 9 are a missionary page and Jonah and the whale. The missionary tags are from Deseret Book and they say "Missionary in Training" on them. They are a pin kids can wear.
The whale has a zipper mouth so Jonah can be swallowed by the whale.
Page 10 & 11 are a letter and a mailbox. The envelope has crayons, a note pad and some envelopes in it.
And once the letters are written they can be put in the mailbox which has a pocket on the front.
Page 12 is baby Moses in a basket.
The basket strings are un attached so you have to weave them together to make a basket. And that's the end. We've used it once at church and it helped a little bit. My son's still too young to understand a lot of these activities, but I think he'll be able to use it for a long time. I remember using mine when I was a little girl and for that reason it was really fun to make and to give to him.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Snowman Party

Cute idea for a party for all ages from {Homemaking Fun}. They watched Frosty the Snowman, although The Snowman would be a great movie choice, too. And then ate snowman food: mini oreos

carrots

fudge striped cookies with mini reeses on top

pretzels

doughnut holes


And the take home gift: Snowman Soup Mix. (a hot cocoa packet, a bag of mini marshmallows, a few Hershey kisses and a candy cane) with this poem:


Snowman Soup

When the snowmenget real chilly,

they makea yummy brew.

Here's their secret

snowman soup mix.

You can make some too!

Pour the Cocoa.

Add hot water.

Stirwith the peppermint stick.

Toss in kisses

and marshmallows.

It's sure to do the trick.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Winter Accessory

A great way to help a room transition from season to season is to use the perfect throw - as this picture says.
This room looks like it would be perfect during the summer - it has the breezy fabrics and light colors that you want to surround yourself with during those hot months. However, it might feel a little chilly in the winter. But you don't want to have to redecorate the entire space just to undo it all in a few months.
A great way to warm up the room is with one of these. A fur throw is best. They add so much warmth and texture and they work in so many different spaces!
Take the throw out of this room and it feels like summer again, but leave it there and you add so much warmth during those cold months.




Doesn't it just make you want to cuddle up for a few hours!?

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Great Quiet Book Ideas

{Nap Time Journal} has some great Quiet Book pages. I like how she suggests looking at Coloring Books to give you ideas for how to set up your pages.
My favorite idea was this one - all kids love tic tac toe!! So cute! And {here} are all her pages in a nutshell.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Peppermint Party

I LOVE peppermint. So when I saw this amazing creation at {Kara's Party Ideas} I immediately started salivating.Such a cute party theme!! I love the way it all looks.

Little brownie balls on a bed of peppermints...


My favorite: peppermint bark...



These glasses are cute - the candycanes hanging off the rim which is covered in peppermint pieces...


Cute cupcakes...


I like this idea of melting little peppermints to fit on top of these brownies, but I think it would be a bit much. I'd probably just put peppermint bits on the top...



Little peppermint wands:


And this peppermint cake is adorable!!







Cute party!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Kitchen Transformation

Every once in a while I find a home renovation that amazes me. I literally didn't think this was the same room! But, after looking closer, I realized it was. {V and Co} did such a good job!



Before this is a kitchen and dining area. I'm guessing the "kitchen" is behind the photographer.

And here's what it looked like afterwards. You may have to look back and forth a few times to believe it. I still do.

It's amazing. Looks like they added French doors where a window used to be and stuck an island in the middle of the room. They painted the fireplace and walls, added some cute furniture and accessories, and it looks like a whole new room. Amazing.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

More Quiet Book Pages

{Sew Can Do} is responsible for making these awesome Quiet Book pages. They are so creative! Unlike anything else I've seen out there.
Snap on the seasons: a sun, cloud, leaf, and a snowman.

For those flower arrangers out there:

The flowers are sewn to pipe cleaners...and that's a vase to put them in.

Feed the fish and help them swim to the top. She goes into detail on how to make these pages, too, so check out the link at the top of this post.

And {here} is another post from her showing more pages.
Making a sandwich.

Counting - you move the buttons across the page as you count. Love this idea!


So cute, huh?

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Snowman Treats

Spotted at {The Crafter's File Box}. Just put candycorns in the middle of powdered doughnuts and use black tube icing for the eyes and mouth! Cute!

Monday, December 28, 2009

"Mom I'm Bored" Holiday Activities

Saw these ideas on {Skip to my Lou}

"Mom I'm Bored" Activities for the Holidays
Try out these printable crafts
Give everyone manicure & pedicures
Push the furniture back and dance
Play a game
Make Christmas ornaments
Make hot chocolate and read stories
Make a simple pine cone bird feeder
Play cards
Make a paper ring garland
Cut snowflakes for the windows
Make and hang beautiful wrapping paper stars
Make a holiday craft
Roast marshmallows in the fireplace
Make gift tags and wrapping paper
Make decorated sugar cookies
Make super simple sugar cookies
Play in the snow, build a snowman
Make snow paint
Make homemade stickers
Make some slime
Make homemade playdough

Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas!


Merry Christmas. Don't forget what it's all about.
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