Feel like you should do something to help? Go bid on some handmade goods at the Indie Fixx Haiti Relief Fundraiser. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross International Response Fund. Thanks to Jen for creating this important fundraiser.
Note: Please see the comments below. There are many charitable options out there, so please do some research and find the option that’s right for you.
If you live in or near Atlanta, be sure to check out the Indie Craft Experience Holiday Shopping Spectacular this Saturday from 11am – 6pm at Ambient + Studio. Click here to see a list of the vendors.
I got one of these cool wood-burning tools so made this little guy to go with a gift for a four-year-old. I did some painting on it as well, but I think it would be nice to make a set of little dolls with no color. I’ve also been thinking of making music boxes for the girls and it would be nice to burn a design on the top. This is a super easy tool to use.
It’s play dough! I made some homemade play dough with my four-year-old today from this recipe. We even added some iridescent glitter and fragrance to it. Even though my daughter knew it wasn’t real, when she first saw it scooped into the tea cup she asked if she could eat some. I know, tempting. Luckily we had some actual ice cream in the freezer. So we enjoyed pretend eating and playing ice cream parlour.
I think this would be a fun craft for an ice cream themed birthday party (for children old enough to know not to eat it). You could make plain play dough and have the children add color and fragrance to make their own flavor, then you could scoop it into a jar for them to take home. Oh, and you could make little labels for the jars. Could be really cute.
Arrrr! Saturday is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Do you want to celebrate this curious holiday? Check out my post for Alpha Mom to see how we made this hat, spy scope and eye patch with mostly found materials (and some electrical tape).
