My Pet Bluebird {Little Lolas paper mache doll} SOLD

I finished this paper mache sculpture just today. Here she is , isn't she cute?! I Like her a lot! Check her out in my Etsy shop. SOLD. please visit my shop, Little Lolas, for more sculptures in the future!

a gift for my little sis

I have been on a beading kick lately and my little sister is turning fourteen in a few weeks, so I decided I needed to celebrate by making her some jewelry. I think I had as much fun packaging them as I did making them. (I can get away with posting the photos this soon because she is going to be on the road for a while and then romping around Disneyland! NOT FAIR!) :)

Chalkboard paint on the dining room table

Our table was black before this, but not nearly so exciting. I foresee a lot of fun homeschooling going on at this table.

origami boxes with wallpaper?

No really, I folded these boxes out of old wallpaper I got at the thrift store! Want to make these too? Check out my tutorial video here.

Since I used the entire width of the roll these boxes ended up pretty big.
I think they're about 8in x 8in.

I originally bought the wallpaper to be wrapping paper. I was staring at the roll wishing I had boxes to wrap and that's when I realized that the wallpaper was thick enough to make origami boxes! {Bonus! These wallpaper rolls come with way more paper than wrapping paper rolls do!}

I put little dividers inside to separate the chocolate nest treats I made for Easter. Maybe I'll put home made peeps in another box. You could use these boxes for cupcakes as well since they're tall enough. The possibilities are endless really.

As you can see from all the photos, I had a lot of fun decorating them too. I think I am in love with packaging and wrapping! (And, I'm more than a little obsessed with origami boxes!)

Happy Easter everyone!

DIY recycled rosette: girls hooded jacket

To make the rosettes on this hoodie I used the same technique as I did on my cardigan. The sweater was a hand-me-down from cousins an it came with a matching skirt. I cut up the skirt to make the rosettes. I also used the sewing machine to sew leaves on before attaching the roses.

crepes

If your hens start laying 8 new eggs a day, and you can't think what to do with them, make crepes!
Lots and lots of crepes!


Then stuff them full of scrambled eggs, sausage, and maple syrup. Yummmm!
What a great week to have too many eggs. Our Easter baskets will be full of eggs!

Easter is coming

Found these little Easter ornaments at the thrift store and I just had to photograph them.

Alphabet fash cards

I drew them and my 5 year old painted them

a typical day in my home school preschool

At our house we are doing home school preschool, this week's letter is E. We learned the sounds it makes and how to write it; and today we learned about electricity because that starts with E! One of the things we did that I don't have photos of was the demonstration of a static balloon lighting up a florescent light bulb. The kids loved that!

Above: my daughter drew a picture of electric wires and how we should never touch them. If you look hard you can see other pictures she drew about lightning and not touching outlets. Safety was a big part of this lesson as well as how some things are powered by electricity.

We even ate lightning shaped lunch!

Above: my son is coloring a worksheet I made.
If you want to use it too, go ahead!

gift giving

There are a lot of newborns in our neighborhood this month. I thought it appropriate to congratulate the mothers with mini cupcakes! The frosting is home made chocolate ganache! Yum!!

Recycled birthday party in neutral

A fun way to decorate for a party is to use a neutral palette in your decorations and party favors. Re-purposing items in your home can be fun. I used book paper, mini cup cake papers, and white streamers to make these simple party decorations. Some of the favors are origami boxes made using paper grocery bags, and the others are just white paper bags with book paper name tags. Go with the things you already have around the house and you will be surprised at the unique and creative things you come up with!