Category: Arts & Crafts
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DIY: Wee Mouse in Tin House
how to get your ex back This is the cutest toy and so nifty the way it can be closed and carried everywhere. I so want to make this for the girls. If you are also smitten, you can buy the pattern on Etsy right here! zp8497586rq
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Kids’ Drawings Recreated as Photos
What a creative and charming project by amazing Korean artist, Yeondoo Jung entitled, “Wonderland”. He has taken drawings from various kids and very carefully recreated them as photos with painstaking detail. I am having fun comparing the original to the narrative! To see them all, visit his website.
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Painted Rocks Craft Project – Instructions Included
We finally got around to doing our painted rock project after blogging about some other gorgeous painted rocks here quite a while ago. The girls and I made these together and they are having so much fun swapping the bodies and heads around. The “before” photo is below just in case you can’t imagine just how…
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DIY Friday! Awesome Free Printable Landscape for Kids
We found this super printable the other day and the girls and I have adored playing around with it. What I love about it is that you interpret it yourself! The papers are stunning and can be used for lots of other craft projects. Endless possibilities. To see full tutorial and free printables, go to…
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"Exquisite Papers" – Vintage Paper Scrapbooks by Isabelle Rey
I had such an emotional reaction when I came upon these compilations and works by Toulouse artist, Isabelle Rey. Something so ephemeral and French and poetic. Hard to explain. But feels like something about connecting with the innocence and picturebooks and imagery of my childhood. Isabelle is a portraitist of interiors, and has painted the…
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DIY Love Bug Valentines
What neat and unusual Valentines especially for the boys to hand out! The full tutorial is on the wonderful Dandee blog. Complete with downloadable printables. I think we might try these out ourselves!
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Everyday Life Coloring Book – A.P.C & Apartamento Collaboration
Everyday Life is the collaboration between super-cool French fashion label A.P.C. and equally cool, Apartamento magazine! Apartamento, which edited the project, asked artists and designers — starting with Reg Mombassa, Matt Leines, and Geoff McFetridge for now— to reimagine the classic coloring book. The result: a revisiting of the ol’ paper and crayons (or marking pens)…
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Spoonflower Custom Designs
We are in love with Spoonflower – a company specializing in fabric printing that makes it easy to make your own designs wearable. You can submit a drawing or even a photo (see below) and they make it all happen. They offer a range of 11 fabrics from organic cottons to silk crepe de…
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A Little Art on a Friday!
I thought that I would share some of our current fave pieces of art by Oona. Nothing like art on a Friday! Have a great weekend everyone! xox, jeanne