Fun & Function...Win Win!

This is what I asked for for Christmas this year & I couldn't have been happier. No matter what pot holders have found their way into my kitchen over the last 20 or so years the only ones I use are the ones the kids made for me when they were little. The kids are adults now & as you can see from the photo below my old potholders are ready for retirement. Callan made a couple for her apartment, she made me one, I made a bunch & even Joseph couldn't resist and made one.

Marbleized Ornaments

Another fun & easy holiday project. All you need is plain glass ornaments, we got ours from Michaels art & craft store, acrylic paint & a few little dixi cups. We removed the top of the ornament, poured a little of each color we wanted to use in the neck of the ornament & swirled it around. Once we got the look & coverage we wanted then turn it upside down in a little dixi cup to drain the excess paint. After the paint is dry re-insert the top piece & your done! Easy Peasy!

Crafty Christmas with Callan

The day Callan was born I received a gift that lasts a lifetime. She moved into her first apartment in Manhattan this year so it's been an adjustment not having her around, she's so smart & sweet & incredibly talented but most of all she's still willing to be crafty with me! She came "home" for a few days to play with me so that was the best present this year, aside from the potholder loom & giant bag of loops but thats for another day! Here are the ready made porcelain ornaments from Michaels that we painted with paint markers, soooooo much fun to do!

Orange you glad......

This is my holiday card, I think it sums up the kind of year it's been!

Pysanky Christmas Past

The kids & I had great fun making these, I don't remember what year it was exactly but they were young. There were candles & hot wax & blowing eggs out involved & of coarse dye, breaking eggs, making a mess & lots of laughs, oh how I miss having little crafters around! I have to say I love all the eggs but I actually do have a favorite, the dollar sign one my son made, it really captured his personality at the time.

Shrinky Dink Christmas

The first time we made shrink art ornaments was in 1991 when Callan was 6 & Joe 4. In 1999 I came across some sheets of the plastic so we did it again. These are amongst my most treasured belongings!

Callan 1991

Callan 1991

Joe 1991

Callan 1999

Joe 1999