Happy Valentine's Day

William and I took a day to make some holiday crafts during our days stuck inside from the cold & snow. For each grandparents, William printed his hands:

William got his feet messy with our family Valentines. We sent these to his grandparents & aunts and uncles. He thought it was so funny to make his footprint into a truck!

Next up, making Valentines for his friends at daycare & in our neighborhood. He switched between his left and right hands for helping write his Valentines. I did hand-over-hand to help him write the names on his Valentines, but let him attempt his "W"s by himself. We practiced on other paper the "down, up, down, up" motion. Thank goodness for an easy first letter! He loved doing this for himself, as you can see with his cheesy smile :)

So proud he wrote his own "W"!!

No Sew Quiet Book

Put away the sewing machine and get your hot glue guns ready! I am not a sewer; I can get a button on, but beyond that, I'm useless. My middle school FACS teacher would be highly disappointed. But that didn't stop me from wanting to create a quite book for my niece (and any future siblings she might have).

First, I scoured Pinterest and other blogs for ideas to make plans for my book.

Then, I headed to Walmart for supplies. I spend under $25 for the whole book. I did have some thread and sewing needles at home already. But I only used them to loop sew the pages together.

I used a yarn needle to bind the book together when it was finished. I am so excited to give the quiet book to my niece for her 18-month birthday! Hope she loves it!!

It won't turn the right way! :(

Make a Felt Christmas Tree!

I got this great idea from Magnolia Creative to make a felt tree for my sweet niece, Mila. Here is my end product:

I bought 3/4 yard of green felt for the tree and plenty left over that I gave it too a friend to make her own tree. I folded the felt over and used a sharpie to outline the tree.

 

  

Next, I made some ornaments and gifts for the tree.