Winter Craftting 101 : #2

We are into a whole bunch of arts and crafts things lately so here is one of the things that are doing.
Wax Valentines Day Hearts

All the supplies.

Mom chopping the wax

Once we melted the wax it sort of looked like Honey.

The I tied the loops.Hannah pouring the wax.

Bekah and I then placed the loops id the wax.

Drying

Bekah trying to get hers out.

The finished product.

Bekah loves it.

How To Do This
You will need,
One block of bees wax,
Twine,
Heart molds,
Canning jar,

Sauce pan,
Watter.

First, you need to cut the bees wax in cubs small enough to fit in the canning jar. Fill the sauce pan with watter and turn on high. Once the watter is boiling, place the canning jar in and wait till melted. While waiting, cut the twine into 4 in" pieces ( as many as you have molds ) and tie into loops. Now that the wax is melted, pour into the molds and let sit until film is seen on the wax. Make a hole in the wax with a tooth pick, DO NOT GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH! Stick the end of the loop in the hole and gently press with finger, in order to seal the hole. Then let dry completely. Now getting the bees wax out of the mold can bee kind of tricky. You can try and pull on the edges hard and then bag it upside down on a hard surface. If that does not work boil 3 in" of watter in a sauce pan ( to make less dishes you can use the same one from earlier ). Pick up the mold with tongues and place in watter. Make sure not to drop it or submerge it in the watter. Take it out in and repeat the pulling and baning until it popped out. Walla!!!

Bekah's Play Time

Bakah and I decided to make silly faces!

Bakah and I were up in my room and she decided to do a whole bunch of different things.

Above is here kicking.

Her jumping.

Here I am tickling her.

Hope this made your day a little better! And sorry for the vids being side-ways.

Winter Craftting 101 : #1

We are into a whole bunch of arts and crafts things lately so here is one of the things that are doing.

Pine Cone Bird FeedersHere is Hannah covering her pine cone with bird seed.
Bekah peanut buttering hers.

Deklin peanut buttering his.

Here I am helping him.

Once we finished then we went out side to hang them up. Here's Hannah and Bekah with there pine cones. ( It was quite chilly out and that's why hannah appears to have no neck ).

The beautiful finished product.

Now for the last step, Clean up , hahahahaha. Well not so funny since I did the dishes.



How To Do This

You will need,

Pine cones

Peanut butter

Assorted bird seed

Yarn or string

A butter knife

Bowls

and a rimmed cookie sheet.

Note: the last three items are just for presenting it to the child.

Spread peanut butter on pine cone so that it is completely covered ( this prosses must include getting your fingers sticky ). Then sprinkle or role your pine cone with the bird seed . Then tie the end of the pine cone with string and the other end into a loop. Go outside and hang your wonderful creation on a tree in front of your window and get ready to admire the birds who come to get a snack.

Shannon And My Artrwork

OUR ARTWORK

OUR FAVORITE SONGS

Homemade Mac and Cheese

YUM!YUM!YUM! This recipe is so good yet so easy. So i'm going to right it out easy. Ready?

INGREDIENTS

1 box of mac

5 cups of milk

1 3/4 cup of cheese ( any kind you like )

1 tsp of salt

DIRECTIONS

Pour Mac into pot. Add milk. Add salt. Boil. Sir wile boiling for 9 minutes. Add cheese. Scoop into bowl.

:) ENJOY (:

Mystery Crafting

Crafting has become a very big hobie in our house, expesally after a homemade christmass. Now we are all busy with more crafts..............any guesses?

Have a good day!

BIG News and A Giveaway!

OMG! You will never guess what happened...... . Guessing, Guessing, Guessing, Nope? Well, there's a little store " Grandmas Attic " in Bartlet , just a little way from my house, and they want to sell my handmade cards!!!!!!! I just need to make the cards and then find a way to display them( including a name ). Isn't it awesome?! Well my dilemma is that I need a name for my self, and I can't think of any thing! So that's were the Giveaway comes in. The person who comes up with the Cutest, Quaintest, Little shop name will win an assortment of three handmade cards.

Just leave a comment with the name and your e-mail ( you can comment more than once ) and.......

I will check comments on the 17th and post it. The winner will also be contacted via e-mail. If the winner does not reply with in 48 hours the card will be awarded to no one.