I want to create!

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Last day of school Teacher Gift 2016

My kids helped me paint canvases for a final thank you their teachers.

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Captain America Party

Although birthday parties are a lot of work, it is fun putting all this fun stuff together. Then watching my kids and their party guests smiling and laughing makes it all worth while. We were lucky enough to have good weather and held his party at a park. This party was for my 6 year old, who currently loves Captain America.

Party Shirt:

I started off making a Captan America shirt for the birthday boy.

Party Masks:

I used heat and bond on felt and cut using my silhouette. Then I pressed them together and stitched all the edges.

Frisbee Shields:

I found some full sized red frisbees at Walmart. I removed the painted design and added blue and white vinyl to make the shield.

Refreshments:

I served pizza, strawberries and red and blue Koolaids (and of course cupcakes) but also did some personalized water bottles for each party guest.

Games:

One game was to use water guns and shoot each other, using the frisbees to defend ourselves.

Another game was to knock the bad guys using the Captan America Shields.

End of Party Favors:

So the party guests got to take home a frisbee, mask, and personalized water bottle, but I also put together one more little goodie bag.

Cake:

I forgot to get a picture of the cupcakes, but they were all red, white and blue. We also had a cake later with our family, this one a Captain America shield using white frosting and red and blue sugar sheets.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Envelope Pillow Cases

My mom got me hooked on making these cute changeable pillowcases. They are super easy to make.

One 17 inch square (front)

Two 17 x 11 inch rectangles (back)

Make a nice seam on the back pieces. (17 inch end). Now overlap back pieces to make a 17 inch square. Place right sides together on large square and serge outer edges together.