I think one of Ellen’s favourite shapes is a love heart. And as we have learned from our Edwardian advent calendar almost anything can be hung in a Christmas tree as an ornament. First I thought I just let Ellen cut a bunch of yellow love hearts, as to her they mean friendship and love, but somehow that … Continue reading
I like Instagram, I like how you use images to show what keeps you busy. I also like to browse other peoples images. You come across so many great ideas and people. It is easy to drop a line, pay a compliment or something else. It was on one of my browsing sessions I found an … Continue reading
Halloween is upon us and is slowly starting to conker Australia. The kids in the neighbourhood are starting to get excited and Ellen is one of them. She has no idea what it is all about, but the enthusiasm of the others is contagious. Crafts in our house are all about Halloween at the moment. Ellen … Continue reading
Ellen and I have been to a “Lanternen Fest” before and made our own lantern. It was 2 years ago and Ellen had broken her elbow so we had to keep our design simple. Here is what you need: Plastic bottle Scissors Foam stickers Colourful ribbon Glue Stick Cut the plastic bottle in half after … Continue reading
I had an ambitious plan; 10 Australia Day crafts before 26 January. And now I found that this weekend it is Australia Day already. So I failed to share all the ideas I had with you, but I will share some more things we made the past couple of weeks, These Australian stars could be … Continue reading
Australia Day is the next holiday on our calendar Down Under. As I am not a born and bred Australian, but my children are, I resorted to the web to find some craft ideas for Australia Day. I was a bit disappointed with the choice and am still wondering if I did a wrong search. … Continue reading
Yeeeeeeh it is hard for me to get back on track, after the holidays. I am blaming the heat. Hopefully we are totally back now. The crafts have not stopped, but first something we made on holidays. On holidays craft materials are always more limited than at home, but if you bring some basics you … Continue reading
“Mama what day is it today?” “It is Monday, Ellen.” “Ask me what day it is mama.” “Ellen what day is it today?” “It is flowery day!” This conversation can be repeated for the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, several times a day. So husband decides to ask Ellen “What day is it tomorrow?” Ellen’s reply: “I want … Continue reading
When you own your own house you regularly spend time at the DIY store. Ours is called Bunnings. The other day we were there with the whole family. Husband had some questions, but we had to wait our turn. Ellen got bored. Luckily we were standing close to some cleaning brushes. I picked one up, pretending … Continue reading
I have a new toy, that is what I call my craft tools. Ellen is fascinated of course, but she has to wait. I bought it for a design I made for Reverse Garbage upcoming Paper Cut exhibit. It turned out that what I wanted to do didn’t work so I now I could let … Continue reading
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