Keiki Gifts, Crafts & Activities

Welcome to the July 8, 2009 edition of Crafts Carnival.  Thanks once again for contributing your craft ideas to the 8th edition of my Crafts Carnival!  Read on and enjoy!

Kerry Fletcher presents How to archive your children’s art posted at Houston Interior Decorating Examiner.  Kerry says…”Anyone who has kids probably has stacks of artwork.  So, how do you archive the artwork in an organized way after it has spent some time on display?”  Find out here…

Kate Hudson presents Spinning my own Yarn posted at Strawberry Moonbeam.  Share Kate’s experience with yarn spinning.  She writes…”At the weekend I got my drop spindle out and had a go at spinning. I’m very new to spinning, I’ve only tried a couple of times before. I had a batt of corriedale cross which I wanted to spin up into a bulky yarn, about 5 or 6 wpi.”  Read more…

Darcy presents My Paper-Covered File Cabinet posted at Smart-Bottom Enterprises, saying, “I made this and I just think it’s great! Anyone can do it!”  I must say that this project came out really, really nice and I think “George” is happy with his make-over.  Who is George? Well, you need to read the full story here!

Wendy Piersall presents Camp Crafts: God’s Eyes posted at Craft Jr. This is a great tutorial with photos on how to make a God’s Eyes craft that can be used as decoration or even as fun necklace pendants.  Everyone needs to try this craft!  For instructions, go here.

Condo Blues presents Make a Garden Border Out of Old Bricks! posted at Condo Blues.  Here is a quote from this post…”Something I recommend by the way – always try to get someone else to do the dirty digging work.”  To see the finished project and great instructions, read the full article.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of crafts carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Hurray…this is Crafts Carnival #6 and I am so glad that crafters out there are continuing to submit posts so we all can share in your wonderful work! Your tutorials give me so much inspiration to get out my stash of craft materials and do something new or forgotten. Your one of a kind displays of creativity and hard work allow us to marvel in your talent. Thanks so much everyone for submitting your posts and contributing to this monthly Crafts Carnival!!

Here goes…

Quirky submitted this cool project called Keeping Quirky Dolls Out of Trouble. These Quirky Dolls keep you company and actually help you out by holding your pins while you sew! I bet you could talk with your Quirky Doll while you’re working…it’s always nice to have an approving smile once while you mend and sew. You need to take a look at this post at Bonding Moms & Daughters To Navigate Our Crazy World ……….Oh Yeah AND Crafts!!!.

Cyndi has compiled her favorite collage and art quilt techniques and you can see it at Collage and quilt techniques posted at Mixed Media Artist. Cyndi shares her a bunch of techniques to make incredible collages and provides handy links to teach you collage methods that she has worked on over the years. There are packing tape transfer collages, organic collages, digital collages and more. Please stop on by Collage and quilt techniques.

Heather has conceived a clutch to store and protect all the necessities and tools of knitting. At How to: The Knitting Clutch QUiD essential posted at QUiD essential, Heather shares a step by step tutorial on making your own knitting clutch. The tutorial includes terrific photos and simple instructions so you too can make your own clutch. I’m sure this clutch would be great storage and handy carry-along for many of your fine projects such as beading, sewing, etc.

Lyndsey did a phenomenal job of turning a vintage t-shirt into a stylish baby onesie. At Baby Vintage Reconstruction posted at Life of Lyndsey, Using fabric from recycled t-shirts. Lyndsey creates fantastic baby clothing out of a pattern that she has designed herself. Wishing you much success on your custom made venture!

I love this next project because it’s easy, inexpensive and I can do it with my kids and teach other kids how to do it as well. Wendy Piersall shows us her Tissue Paper Flower Topiary posted at Craft Jr and demonstrates the steps she took to make her fabulous topiary. Just add a personal note onto the topiary and present it as a sweet Mother’s day gift.

Welcome Michele all the way from Finland where the weather is brrrr….cold. Michele presents an outstanding Bangle wristwarmer tutorial at A House Called Nut - Life in the backwoods of Finland. She teaches teaches us how to make a set of funky, knit bangles that are great for yarn leftovers. For those of us living with warmer weather, this will be an excellent time to start on winter gifts for friends far and near!

I’ve always enjoyed making clothing for dolls/stuffed animals but I’ve never managed making loafers for dolls. But now Tarja Simpanen provides a superb tutorial at Loafers for Agnes Dreary on Fashion Doll Shoes that is tempting me to make a go at this fine project. I wonder if making these a little bigger would work for little human feet to toddle around the house?

Well this concludes the 6th edition of the Crafts Carnival and I hope you have had a good time. Thank you once again stopping by and for submitting your enjoyable blog articles for all to read. If you would like to participate in the next edition of crafts carnival, please use the carnival submission form to send your articles. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Have an amazing day!

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Black Friday has come and gone and Cyber Monday followed right along but all around the clock you’ll see, little elves working hard for you and me. Have a peek of what is going on with our crafty and creative elves right here in the December 3rd edition of The Christmas Crafts Carnival! Thank you elves for sharing your projects and ideas!

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