Letter Decorations for Kid's Rooms

I made these for the girl's rooms, and then made an additional one for my cousin. They are very easy, and cute.

• I used Microsoft Word to print out the template for the letter.
• Then I cut it out and my husband traced it to pine, and cut it out.
• He sanded it and then it was primed and painted.

• You can also buy the letters from Walmart or Michaels. Michaels has a 50% off coupon right now.
• Then I used scrapbook paper and pasted it on one side, and decorated with embellished raised stickers and ribbon. This way, you can change out the stickers as the kids grow.
• You can sit them on a shelf, or attach them to the door with the 3M adhesive COMMAND strips.

Threading Beads

Bead threading is very good for dexterity and fine motor development. This project can be very  inexpensive if you save beads from broken necklaces,  or pilfer some beads from old costume jewellery that you do not use anymore.

I needed some larger beads for my daughter, so I bought just a package of wooden beads with the pre-drilled holes from Wal-mart. Then I used pipe cleaners, because they are easier to thread when the kids are younger.
The bracelet in the picture is one that my daughter made.

DIY Easter Wreath

Spring is in the air!!!!

Last week, I started looking around for Easter wreaths for my front door. Pottery Barn has a nice one,  but I don't want to spend $250.  Etsy also has some for about  $45 US plus shipping.  The only problem is that I have double doors at the front, which means double the cost! Needless to say,  I decided to make my own.

• The grapevine wreath base was $3.99 with 40% off at Michael's  Total cost approx = $5
• Egg stems from the dollar store were $1.25 each and I used 6 per wreath = $17
• Beaded stems were $1 each, and I used 3 per wreath = $7
• I also added some metal butterflies and flowers from the dollar store for about $2

Voila. A beautiful wreath for Easter and for only $15!

Cooking Apron

I made this little apron for one of my daughter's friends.
My daughter received something similar awhile back from
her great aunt, and she loves it. Now when I make dinner,
she stands on a chair and helps with her apron on.
It makes dinner prep so much easier!
She can stir, mix, add ingredients, and measure.
We have a lot of fun.