Fun With Family- D

A dear friend of ours is in the hospital with a bone infection. So we decided during our visit we would do that letter of the day- which is wonderful glorious D!!!

Today's D Craft is Dinosaurs except this one is special- heart triceratops.

Materials: paper , crayons, glue , and scissors


Directions:
Click on the pattern to enlarge and print it off.
Color and then cut out the template pieces.


Glue pieces together:
Glue the large heart onto the body.
Glue the face onto the large heart.
Glue the horns onto the head.

Today's D recipe is Soft Pretzel Dinosaurs (makes about 12)

Ingredients

1 cup warm water

1 package dry active yeast

1 1/2 cups flour

2 tbs. vegetable oil

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/4 cup flour

4 cups water

2 tbs. baking soda

2 tbs. coarse salt

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let stand for 10 minutes.

Add the vegetable oil, salt and 1 1/2 cups flour.

Stir together until thoroughly combined.

Add remaining flour and knead dough for 5 minutes.

Let the dough rest for 1 hour.

Divide the dough into 12 equal shapes and reform them into small balls.

Let them rest for 15 minutes.

Roll them into 18" lengths and form them into dinosaur shapes

Preheat oven to 475 degrees.

In a large pot, place the baking soda and water to a boil.

Let the pretzels rise for a 1/2 hour.

Add the pretzels to the boiling water for 1 minute.

Remove and place on a greased sheet pan.

Sprinkle with coarse salt and bake for 12 minutes.

Yum!!

Tomorrow morning the results will be listed from the $50 Ebook bundle from You Can Make This- have you signed up yet?

Family with Family ---

Hi everyone - I just wanted to post a quick note that Fun with Family - letter D will be published later tonight. Late last night we received a phone call that a dear family friend- 10 year old Olivia- is in the hospital with a bone infection. So after the Valentine's Day parties at my son's school - we are driving to the hospital to visit. She always enjoys doing crafts with us- so today we are going to bring them to her.

So please check back later tonight! Thank you

Guitar Reverse Applique tutorial

Guitar Reverse Applique Tutorial

I am so excited that this tutorial was chosen

to be featured on favecrafts.com -

please click here to get all the instruction.

Heart shaped aromatheraphy Eye pillows

Here is a quick last minute gift idea that you can put together for teacher gifts , coworkers, friends, etc! It took less than 30 minutes to stitch together 6 of these. They are big enough that they cover both eyes. Also you could attach elastic to make a mask to stay on.

1) Click on heart pattern to enlarge and print out.

Cut out pattern.

2) Take fabric of your choice and fold over so that wrong sides are touching.

3) Pin cutout onto both layers of fabric pinning thru all 3 layers. Cut out about 1/8 inch from paper cutout with pinking shears.

4) Sew 2 pieces of fabric together with wrong sides touching 1/8 inch from edge. ( Leave a 2 inch opening on one of the straight sides. Back stitch at beginning and end of sewing.

5) Pour rice in a sandwich size Ziploc bag and mix in aromatherapy oils. (I used a combination of chamomile, lavender, and peppermint. ) 1 eye pillow will take about about 1/2 to 1 cup of rice. Scent rice with amount of oil to your preference. Close baggie and shake well.

6) Take a funnel and insert small end into opening on eye pillow. Pour rice in. Fill so that it is full about 1/4 inch thick when laying flat.

7) Go back to the sewing machine and push rice to closed side and stitch close the 2 inch opening.
Your eye pillow are almost done! Print off a cute saying like the following and attach:

For Valentine's Day I made you this gift,
Because every once in awhile we all need a lift!

Place this aromatherapy pillow on your eyes,
and watch your headaches and tired eyes go Bye bye!

I would recommend storing the eye pillow in a zip lock bag while not being used to help keep the oils stronger.

So relax and enjoy! Make sure to make yourself one too!

Make an Easy no sew Heart Applique Shirt !

This adorable heart applique is so easy to make and requires no sewing.

You can make one quickly for Valentine's parties!

First click on the pattern pictures to enlarge and print out.

Next get out your Ultra Heat no Sew fusible bond.

Place fusible bond on top of paper pattern with smooth side up and trace pattern.

If you have difficulty see lines- try holding up to a window and tracing.

Cut out 2 coordinating fabric squares larger than the hearts.

Next iron fusible bonding with rough side onto wrong side of fabrics.

(follow manufactuers details on packaging if you have questions on how to use the bonding)

Cut out the small heart with regular scissors.

Peel back paper off small heart and place fabric heart in center of chest on shirt.

Iron on heart.

Hold iron in place about 20-30 to make sure secure.

Next carefully cut out the large heart with pinking shears on the inside and outside lines.

You should end up with a heart outline with the center gone.

Peel back the white backing and carefully center the heart over the top of the small heart already fused on the shirt to cover all exposed edges.

Iron large heart onto place using same directions as above.

Since you used the pinking shears on the outside heart- the edges will be zig zag.

However if you would like a different look- you can use fabric paint around the edges.

Since you used no sew ultra bond- your shirt is ready to go!!

Featured product from the $50 YCMT bundle you could win!

The $50 You Can Make This bundle giveaway ends on midnight Friday Feb 13th. Each day until then I am going to feature some of the great ebooks that are included in the bundle.

Today is the darling reversible patchwork bucket hat! I also shown the boys romper available for purchase on You Can Make This by Baby Kay's .

What a little stinker!! My baby Ellis!

Quick & Easy Coffee Cozy Sleeves

Here is a Quick and Easy Coffee Cozy tutorial that can be stitched up less than 30 minutes and would make great gifts for Valentine's Day or any other holiday.

1)First print out the pattern and cut along the dark lines. Click on pattern to enlarge and print off.




2)Place right side up of cotton fabric on coordinating flannel.

3) Pin cut out pattern piece in place.

4)Cut about 1/8 inch away from dotted lines with pinking shears. Cut thru all 3 layers .

5)Pin your cut out cotton and flannel together.

6) Sew a straight line edge about 1/8" away from the edge around all 4 sides.
7) Take the sewn fabric and iron on low heat to get out any wrinkles and make smooth.

8) Fold short sides together with right side of fabric touching on the inside. Make sure to line up edges properly.



9) Sew a straight line down the edge that you have just matched up.

10) Turn right side out and decorate with coordinating buttons , self stick scrapbooking embellishments, or whatever else tickles your fancy!

Sit back and admire your work- your done!

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Exciting news today!

I wanted to share some exciting news with you all .

Remember the Reversible Apron pattern that I designed- well- I heard back from You Can Make This and I have passed the first step to get my apron ebook submitted!! I know that it is not a guarantee - but I am so excited. I would love to be an author on YCMT. So now I need to finish my book up.

Plus today ( thanks to my mom) I got an embroidery machine!!!! I am tickled pink. Once I get used to it- I will show pics on my blog.

I hope you all like the new blog look and check back tomorrow for
"Monday at the Market" - I have some wonderful Etsy coupons exclusively for us!!

Oh- since I have had a home of sick kids all week- I have decided to extend the "You Can Make This $50 bundle giveaway" until Feb. Friday 13th. I will make some of the great items in the bundle this week so you can see how darling they are.

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See you tomorrow!

Fun With Family Friday- "C"

Today's Fun With Family Friday letter is C !! Cheers!

First we will start with the food-Cucumber Yogurt Dip
You will need
1/4 cup shredded, seedless cucumber
1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
Fresh dill
Salt n Pepper to Taste

Instructions:
In a mixing bowl, stir the cucumber into the yogurt. Add chopped fresh dill, then salt and pepper to taste.
Serve immediately with your child's favorite veggies or pack in a sealable plastic container and store in the refrigerator for future snacking.

For right now- put the dip in the fridge so it can get cold while we work on the craft.

The C Craft is Cereal Box Cars

First gather your supplies:
toilet paper rolls
Cereal box or other cardboard container
Tape
Glue
Construction paper or scrapbooking paper
Markers
Decorations


Take the cardboard box and tape the ends all shut.
Next mark on the front of the box a square with a marker about 1 inch from all sides and only half way up the box. Cut the box out.




Next cut 1 inch slits on each side of the box to fold up to make the windshield.


As a Side note- we attached straws to the bottom of the car with tape- we later used these to put our tires on and fold underneath the car. However this step could be avoided if you would like.

Cover the sides, top, and bottom with construction paper or scrapbooking paper. We used glue to hold it on and then clear packing tape around it all to make it more secure. We also put a small piece on the windshield.








Next we made the tires. Cut the toilet paper rolls in half and cover with black construction paper. Then tape the tires to the bottom of the cars in the appropriate positions.


Next decorate with headlights, license plates, car doors, hood, rear lights, or whatever other decorations you want!

Next comes the snack time. We made 2 cars and found a bowl to fit into each of the car interior. Fill one bowl with chips, pretzils, fresh veggies , or whatever you want. Fill the other bowl with the dip we made earlier.

Now snack time!!

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