I have been busy!

So, here are the projects I have finished recently.  First, my niece had a huge birthday party and I made a dozen robes for her and her friends.  Unfortunately the only picture I got was with my phone and I can't figure out how to get it from my phone to the computer :(  (technologically challenged!)

Right after I finished the robes for my niece's birthday, it was time to get ready for my brother's party.  He chose a Robin Hood theme so my husband made 10 bows and 60ish arrows using the tutorial from here: http://www.ikatbag.com/2012/09/archery-party-scenes-from-shooting-range.html

I also used her tutorial for making quivers.  Then I made Robin Hood hats and costumes as well.  It was a lot of work, but SO worth it!

This is some of the boys figuring out how to shoot their bows and arrows.

After all of that, I have been deep cleaning and moving stuff around in my house, so I haven't really done anything crafty for a few days.  I am hoping that after I get my craft stuff moved into their new area I can work on some more quiet book pages.

Happy Easter!

Here are the Pinterest inspired Easter projects I did this year.

For our Easter egg hunt this year I didn't want to overload my kids with candy so I made these cute bunnies and lamb finger puppets to go in some of the eggs.

  I also made these adorable goldfish "carrots" for my boys for Easter.  They love goldfish more than candy!  I got the goldfish on sale and then just improvised and used items I had on hand to make them. 

Here is one of my precious little Easter bunnies with his carrot!

We had a fabulous Easter!  I hope you did too!  HE IS RISEN!!!!

Easter Paint Fun

I was looking for a fun "artsy" activity to do with my boys today and came across Marble Painting & Painting Easter Eggs with q-tips.  I had all the stuff on hand so I sat them down and let them paint.  Little did I know how much they would LOVE this activity.  They literally sat and painted for two hours solid.  Guess I should do art for school more often!

I love his face in this picture - lol!

He is making "Aslan" from Narnia :)

Wasn't as much cleanup as I thought it would be!  Don't let paint scare you off - it's a perfect rainy day activity!

Picture Tutorial on Installing a Grommet

I got a comment on my Wheels on the Bus page asking if I could give directions on installing a grommet.  Since I personally am a visual learner I thought I would put up a picture tutorial on how to install a grommet.

Hopefully this makes sense and is easy to follow!  I picked up this package of about 20 grommets and the top and bottom nail piece at my local Joann Fabric store for like three dollars.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Organizing Lego Instructions

Legos are a big deal in my house.  A very big deal.  My boys may be below the recommended age for most Lego sets, but their enthusiasm rivals the most ardent collector's.
As such, we have already collected (thanks to gifts, Ebay, garage sales, friends, and their Dad's childhood) quite a few Lego sets.  I am still working on the best way to organize Legos and still have them available for easy play.  Right now we have a couple large plastic tubs - one for smaller pieces and one for bigger.  It works for now.
The instruction manuals are another matter though.  My boys like to follow the instructions and build and rebuild their sets in addition to free play.  However, the flimsy paper manuals, especially from the older sets have seen much better days :(
This is my solution.  I got a three ring binder and my trusty laminator (This is the one I have - it was twenty bucks at Costco).  I carefully took apart each one of their Lego manuals and laminated them, punched holes, and added them to the binder.  Now all their Lego instructions are in one place, lay flat, and won't get ruined.