{"id":1660,"date":"2009-06-16T01:00:55","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2009-06-15T21:41:38","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T04:41:38","slug":"crafty-tuesday-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=1660","title":{"rendered":"Crafty Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you ready for some craaaafts? (That doesn’t quite work with one syllable words, does it?)<\/p>\n

Well, we have some stuff to show you today. Let me tell you, there hasn’t been any slacking around here this week.<\/p>\n

Let me also tell you how excited I am that more of my faithful readers are joining in our crafting extravaganzas. It is inspiring and I’m stealing<\/span> finding good ideas left and right! Last week Blueberry and the Bean posted a cool paper craft<\/a> idea that I promptly recognized as perfect for all of the crazy scrapbook paper scraps I have lying around. So we made flowers for all of the teachers. Addie’s were delivered last week, Em’s are getting delivered on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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I also got the awesome idea from Hip Momma<\/a> for the rest of the teacher gifts. I picked up some of these frames<\/a> and we doodled on the first page (only!) and put in a sunflower photo.<\/p>\n

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So thanks, Ladies for the timely help!<\/p>\n

After the teacher gifts, I moved onto the stack of birthday cards that I had to make. We have so many birthday peeps coming up.<\/p>\n

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and some more…<\/p>\n

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They are kinda dark pics, but you get the idea. And the best thing about all of the cards (besides the fact that they are cheap to make)? I used only scraps from my scrap stash! Recycling and crafty all-in-one, gotta love it.<\/p>\n

One of the birthdays we have coming up is my sweet niece, Madey who will be turning 6! I was planning on making her a little summer sundress, so I took the munchkins to the fabric store to help me pick out a fun fabric.<\/p>\n

Yeah. Apparently I temporarily forgot that my two diva-liscious girls LOVE the fabric store. We walked out with not only a dress for Madey, but one for Emma, one for Addie, and even enough for a wee dress for Bear. I have a hard enough time controlling my own fabric urges, it is downright impossible times three.<\/p>\n

Next time, they must stay home.<\/p>\n

So while we were waiting for Madey’s measurements, I put together Em’s… (The skirt is tiny little red and black ladybugs…of course.)<\/p>\n

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And Addie’s with a matching one for Bear…all fabric and ribbon picked out by the girls, remember. Not what I would have picked, but they turned out okay.<\/p>\n

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Totally simple little dresses<\/a>, that anyone can make. And Addie’s fabric was on the clearance rack (it is all shirred on the top already even!) So we got the fabric for $2.96! Add in the ribbon and I made her dress (and Bear’s!) for less than $5. They may be impossibly stylish, but at least they can also find good deals!<\/p>\n

We also started the Chore and Behavior chart today (well, yesterday) complete with tickets and prizes!<\/p>\n

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And I made these little ticket holders (more recycles! Mocha tins and scrap paper!)…<\/p>\n

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They each earned nine tickets today. I know it is new…but wow! It really did work.<\/p>\n

Well, almost. Notice Emma did not get a stamp for No Whining<\/strong>, and Addie did not get one for Listening to Mommy<\/strong>. But the determination to get it right tomorrow is there. They are pumped. We’ll see what happens in the next few months. Yeah, we’ll see.<\/p>\n

And our Summer School Project ‘O9<\/strong><\/a> kicks off next Monday! I have been making flash cards for our first installment (ocean creatures) and Addie and I are going to create our ocean tomorrow morning. I must say that I have been having so much fun drawing the creatures and scouring the ‘net for crafts and fun activities. I hope the girls have even half as much fun and then I know it will be totally worth it. Mmm…and maybe learn a thing or two, as well. Here are a few of my favorites…<\/p>\n

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And just a little fyi – it is VERY difficult to come up with recognizable creatures for every letter of the alphabet. But I managed to do it with the ocean creatures. I’m working on Bugs and Butterflies now…and it might be impossible. We may have to take a different tact. But let me know if you need help or want to see them – or just want the flashcards, I’m happy to share.<\/p>\n

And hit me with what you’ve got this week. Keep me on a roll throughout the summer with some crafty goodness!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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