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How do I make the lampshade?
Step 1: Tie the end of thread to the armature inside the shade.
Step 2: Wrap string repeatedly around shade in any desired pattern.
Step 3: Tie off end to lampshade armature.
Step 4: Apply any details if desired. (We used yellow feathers.)
Created by Dane Holweger
Post by Sara Westbrook & Brittany Egbert for One Charming Party
If you need some Halloween flower arrangement ideas, I have some cute ones to show you today.
Using black and white flowers and incorporating hues of grey, you’re sure to instantly set a frightfully fun mood. And you don’t need to splurge on vases for these spooky decorations. Pull out your cans from the recycle bin and spray paint the cans black or leave them plain. You can even glue two cans on top of each other, just hide the seam with some ribbon (only the top can is used for flowers and water, but it gives the illusion of a taller vase). Then add feathers, mini signs, moss or painted branches to add interest to your Halloween floral arrangements. But most of all, have fun with it.
Here is a list of the flowers used in these arrangements: ranunculus, dusty miller, gerbera daisies, berzelia, scabiosa (with the centers painted black with acrylic paint), rudbeckia seed heads, football mums, spanish moss, and a manzanita branch. 
Find more Halloween decorations to style your space at The Land of Nod.
Post by Sara Westbrook & Brittany Egbert for One Charming Party: onecharmingparty.com. Floral Design by Megan Dunford of Persimmon Floral. Photos by Nicole Hill Gerulat : www.nicolephoto.com
This simple pumpkin bread is the perfect comfort food for a cool fall day. It’s moist and sweet with just the right amount of spice. The recipe makes two loaves, so you can serve one as a homemade treat for the family and wrap up the other as a seasonal hostess gift. Done and done!
Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9×5 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.
3. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
4. Bake for about 1 hour in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Post by Aimee and Bettijo of www.supermomments.com
With Halloween days away, I just finished making another batch of our Scared Silly Halloween Snack Mix. I find this treat not only frightfully delicious but a great last-minute hostess, teacher or neighbor gift as well. Simply combine your favorite seasonal treats (My favorites are listed below) in a large bowl, pour into glass jars (or cellophane bags), label and deliver.
To make it even easier, download our free Scared Silly Snack Mix label.
Cheese-it crackers
Chocolate or yogurt-dipped pretzels
White chocolate chips
Pretzel sticks
Candy Corn
Candy pumpkins
Candied orange slices (I found sugar-coated Halloween gummy bats at our local health food store.)
Reese’s pieces
Whoppers (I used a specialty orange-colored pumpkin variety.)
Peanuts
Post by Aimee and Bettijo of www.supermomments.com
I learned about salty watercolors from this post in the Artful Parent's archives (wow, there's a wealth of information over there) and I have to say this was one of my favorite kid projects EVER. First of all, the mess factor isn't too bad. Second of all, set up is relatively easy.
And, finally, the project occupied the girls for long periods of time with very little parental involvement (YAY!!). If I had a ratings system, I'd give it the highest rating.
Here's the scoop: Materials – Liquid watercolors (or food coloring), Elmers glue (or an equivalent), table salt, a pan or platter (to pour the salt over), and thick paper or cardboard (ordinary paper will buckle from the salt).
1. First the girls drew pictures with glue on watercolor paper. 2. Then we poured salt over the still-wet glue. We used the pan to shake off the salt that didn't stick. 3. Finally the girls touched watercolor-dipped paintbrushes onto the still-wet glue/salt designs. The color slowly traveled through their designs, which was really fun to watch. 
If you've ever wondered what the toddler does during craft-time usually he sleeps. But sometimes he doesn't. I probably should let him paint with real paint but it's just so messy, so for now I've tricked him into painting with water. And that works for awhile (until he realizes that his pictures don't look like the girls' pictures). 
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Post by Destri of www.themotherhuddle.com
It’s the time of year when pumpkins are filling up the produce section at the market, and the birds are in need of a little help to get ready for the winter. Perfect excuse to make a pumpkin bird feeder. They are cute, easy, and you don’t have to store anything for next year! My kids helped me with this project too, and loved sitting in the window to see what birds came to dig in.
Supplies:
Cut off the top portion of the pumpkin. If you are using a squash, cut low enough to make sure the dish is not too deep. Now clean out the seeds, this is where the kids can help. I used a little paring knife to make the holes for the dowels by twisting through the side. But you could pull out a drill if you are feeling like using a power tool ;). Make two holes across from each other and then make two more a little lower so that one dowel will cross over the top.
Wrap the wire around the dowels a few times and then once at the top to join them. Fill with birdseed.
To hang mine I slid off two of the wires and strung over a branch, then just slid the wire back over the dowel ends.
Cute and easy! It would be fun to hang from a garden hook too, or maybe a few hanging from the hooks where your flower baskets were hanging this summer.
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Post by Sara Westbrook & Brittany Egbert for One Charming Party: onecharmingparty.com
Throw a spook-tacular party this Halloween that’s easy and fun. Set up a simple table with a donut tree, a lollipop stand and some ghostly apple juice (just add some dry ice) for guests to eat at their leisure.
And for the party games, turn household ingredients into their spooky alter egos with large jars, some imagination, and a blindfold. Try cornstarch and water for goo, boiled spaghetti noodles for brains, and long pretzel sticks for dried up bones.
For the donut tree you’ll need: 24” Styrofoam cone, 12 ounce bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips, a basting brush, 45-50 donuts, and some toothpicks.
Directions: Melt the chocolate chips in a bowl in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Once the chocolate is melted, apply it to the styrofoam cone using a basting brush.
Once the whole cone is covered in chocolate, carefully smooth the chocolate with your fingers (make sure your fingers are clean). If you have freezer space, store the chocolate covered cone in your freezer until you are ready to attach the donuts.
Starting at the bottom, use 2 toothpicks per donut to securely attach each donut to the cone. Work your way up the cone until the whole cone is covered in donuts and your donut tree is complete. You’ll need about 45 donuts, depending on their size. Secure any donuts that need a little extra support with additional toothpicks.
Find more fabulous Halloween decorations at The Land of Nod.
Post by Sara Westbrook & Brittany Egbert for One Charming Party: onecharmingparty.com. Photos by Nicole Hill Gerulat: www.nicolephoto.com
Post by Aimee and Bettijo at www.supermomments.com
Download our free pattern and directions. If you want a little more help, the directions below include pictures.
Supplies you’ll need:
:: Black shirt
:: White knit fabric
:: Black knit fabric
:: Orange knit fabric scraps
:: Fusible webbing (such as Pellon Wonder Under)
:: Black thread
:: White thread
:: Scissors
:: Iron
:: Sewing machine
:: Mummy pattern
1 :: Wash and dry the shirt and fabric.
2 :: Cut out a white circle, black stripes and black circles. Also, cut yourself a large black square to appliqué the face onto.
3 :: Cut out a circle of fusible webbing just smaller than the white mummy face circle. According to manufacturer directions, adhere the white circle to the black square.
4 :: Layer all the mummy stripe pieces onto the white circle, as pictured. The stripes should hang off the edge of the white circle. (You’ll trim those in step 7.) Pin carefully to hold stripes in place as you sew.
5 :: Using a tight straight stitch, sew down the middle of each black stripe beginning and ending on the edge of the white fabric. Be sure to double stitch the ends carefully, as you don’t want to accidentally sew the stripes onto the black background fabric.
6 :: Add the eyes and mouth stripes. Straight-stitch large zig zags across the eyes for added texture.
7 :: Once all the pieces are sewn onto the mummy face, carefully trim the black stripes to match the white circle. Also, trim the black square into a circle about ½” larger than the mummy’s face, all around.
8 :: From the fusible webbing, cut a circle just smaller than the black circle the mummy’s face has been appliquéd onto. Follow manufacturer directions to adhere entire mummy face to shirt. Using your white thread, sew 3 circles around the mummy’s face. The first circle should be on the white portion of the face, work your way out onto the black fabric for the remaining circles.
9 :: Using orange fabric scraps and your black thread, straight-stitch large zig-zags across the orange fabric to adhere it to the shirt. Repeat on the back center of the shirt, just under the neckline.
10 :: Carefully clip all the loose threads. Wear.
Post by Aimee and Bettijo at www.supermomments.com
Post by Christina Williams of justcallmechris.blogspot.com
If you’re anything like us, some of your best buddies live waaay across town. Chances are pretty good that most of Hudson’s friends won’t be knocking on our door on Halloween night. So we’re taking the fun to them.
Hudson picked out all the tricks: colorful fangs, spider rings, spooky tattoos, and erasers. And what good is a trick without a few treats? If you want to make goody bags of your own, go here to download the bag toppers.
Next fill up some cellophane bags (mine are 5 x 11.5″) with all your favorite stuff. Cut off the excess cellophane from the top of the bag and staple the topper on each side. For more Halloween decorations, visit The Land of Nod.
Happy Haunting!
Post by Christina Williams of justcallmechris.blogspot.com
Last week we tested a classic macaroni and cheese recipe, trying out different roux methods that work best for folks who have to or prefer to eat gluten-free (like us). And we didn't want the macaroni and cheese making method to change, so that an easy substitution could be made within any recipe — AP flour for non-traditional (gluten-free) flours.
Although our main test focused on a roux for thickening the cheese sauce, we couldn't rule out the slurry as a possible winner. A slurry is a mixture of starch (usually cornstarch) and liquid, that when added to a recipe and brought to boiling, thickens the liquid in the recipe (think Chinese takeout sauces).
While the slurry in our tests produced a thick cheese sauce, we weren't excited about the glossy appearance, which made the cheese look like plastic; not to mention the slippery, slimy texture it left in our mouths. We quickly abandoned the slurry and went back to our regularly scheduled roux tests, using a traditional method with non-traditional (gluten-free) flours.
A traditional roux begins with equal parts of fat and all-purpose flour; typically 2 tablespoons of flour and fat will thicken 1 cup of liquid. The fat is heated, aromatics are sauteed within the fat, and then the flour is whisked in. The flour and fat form a paste (a roux), which is briefly cooked to remove the "raw" flour taste. The longer the roux is cooked, the darker and more caramelized it becomes. Rouxs range from white (barely cooked) to black, or cajun (the dark roux for dishes like gumbo). Liquid is then added to the roux and brought to boiling to form a thick sauce. When milk is added, the roux is called a "white sauce" or "Bechamel;" when broth is added, it's a "veloute."
Using the basic roux technique, we tested straight up arrowroot and tapioca flours, which worked like a dream, but the 1:1 ratios changed due to their more powerful thickening abilities — we were looking for a perfect 1:1 substitution. Potato flour also worked well as a thickener, but it made the cheese sauce taste like can of stew missing the beef.
We then turned to our go-to gluten-free flour mix: King Arthur Multi-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour. With this brand, we were able to swap out exact measurements, using a traditional roux method to achieve perfectly creamy cheese sauce without an ounce of gluten, and without changing ratios in the ingredient list — it was a straight 1:1 substitution.
We like King Arthur because this particular GF flour blend doesn't contain soy or bean flours. If you have a favorite GF brand or ratio you mix yourself, tell us about it in the comments section below.
Gluten-Free Classic Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Allergy info: soy-free, gluten-free, wheat-free; contains dairy
For the mac and cheese:
1 lb. GF elbow macaroni
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 small onion, minced
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons King Arthur Multi-Purpose GF Flour
1/2 cup GF pale ale
1/2 cup chicken broth or stock
1 cup whole milk
1 1/2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
1/4 grated Parmesan
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste
For the topping:
3 tablespoons olive oil or butter
1 garlic clove, smashed
GF bread crumbs (we use yucca cheese bread – recipe coming soon!)
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
In a medium saucepan heat olive oil to over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion; cook, stirring until translucent, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat. Stir in garlic, thyme and butter. When butter has melted, stir in flour – this will create a paste (a roux) that will thicken the cheese sauce. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Whisk in ale and stock – this will loosen the roux. Add milk, bring to boiling. Remove from heat; add cheeses, stir until smooth. Stir in cream and nutmeg, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside, covered. Keep warm.
Preheat broiler. Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain well; add to cheese sauce and stir until well mixed. Transfer macaroni to a baking dish; set aside.
For the topping, in a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook, stirring occasionally until caramelized, about 4 minutes. Remove garlic clove. Add bread crumbs. Cook, stirring until toasted, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle seasoned bread crumbs evenly over macaroni and cheese.
Place baking dish under the broiler 3 minutes or until the macaroni and cheese is golden brown. Remove dish from oven, let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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SUPPLIES:
– Box/Vase/Cart to use as Centerpiece Base
-Floral Foam (Found at the Dollar Store)
-Spanish Moss (Found at the Dollar Store)
-Skewers
-Paint
-Foam Brush
-Scrapbook Paper
-Hot Glue
-Embellishments
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Begin by picking out your Halloween Paper (BEWARE: there are so many stinkin’ cute ones at the Scrapbook stores right now!!), and cut TWO 12 inch strips that are 1 inch – 2.5 inches wide (per accordion flower).
2. Put two strips together and fold back and forth until you are all the way through. Then, hot glue the two ends together as well as the other ends so it makes a circle.
3. Push edges of strips IN to make an accordion flower. Hot glue center and hold, and do the same on back. For another tutorial on these flowers, I used one HERE.
4. Paint skewers desired color you’d like and let dry. I stuck mine into the floral foam to dry.
5. I wanted to add a little something to the skewers, so I cut out .2 inch white strips of vinyl and twisted them along the skewer. My hubby is super smart and suggested I stick them in his drill, turn it on, and let the drill do the twisting. It takes seconds (isn’t he smart?).
6. Add buttons or other embellishments to your flowers. I used some of these FREE vintage Halloween Prints from Matthew Mead found HERE.
7. Hot glue skewers to backs of flowers. Set aside.
8. Add floral foam and moss to your centerpiece base. I got my Halloween Box at Hobby Lobby for $7. Not too bad. 🙂
9. Stick skewers through the moss and foam into your base and arrange as desired.
So fun, huh? Plus, it’s easy to make, unique, and could be made very inexpensively! What more could you ask for? 🙂
Post by Kristyn of lilluna.com
A friend was recently hospitalized for a brief stay and put on bed rest for a number of weeks. Instead of the traditional flowers, I decided I'd cheer her up with a care package. Since she'll be stuck at home in bed, I decided to bring the entertainment to her with a few classic chick flicks, some kettle corn, gummy bears and chocolates. For a friend with the flu, include retro bottles of ginger ale {I'm partial to Boylan}, saltine crackers and a thermos of chicken soup.
Post by Becca : www.cakeeventsblog.com
Yesterday I shared a brief (and somewhat darkish) video on my Facebook Page of the kids room as it stands right now. I was cleaning their room Monday morning and as I shifted furniture around I was struck with the impulse to pull a quick rearrange before Ryan got home for lunch.
Oliver and Hazel loved getting to ride across the room on Oliver’s bed and, like most kids would be, were giddy to run around their room and it’s new spaces.
Anyway, all that time spent in their room reminded me that there was something in there that I’d been meaning to show y’all. Just a simple necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention idea that I thought might be nice to pass along.
I’ve been working over the past year or so to collect cool prints and frame favorite pictures for in their bedroom. Just a collection of things about them that make me glad. I wanted it to feel eclectic and sort of pulled together over time (which it was), and not have the uniform feeling that our stairway wall has.
So, There are lots of colors and different wood shades and various yard sale finds all nailed up on the wall.
And since I wanted large frames (but didn’t want them to be filled to the edges with photos), I needed mats. But white mats would feel too uniform (and would also cost money!). (Yes, this is all my crazy thought process…) I wanted color and texture and before I knew it, I was digging through the baskets in my sewing room to find it.
Fabric! Why had I not thought of this before!
I started pulling out colors and patterns I loved – some of which were already repeated in other places in the room. And I was suddenly very pleased.
I even managed to take Oliver’s letters (which once sat on a shelf above his crib when he was a baby) and tack them into a yellow-painted shadow box with a favorite fabric as the background. So much more interesting that a solid color!
And one frame was just the wrong size for the photo I wanted to put in it, so a little (now out of print) Cathedral in Dusk did the trick perfectly. (Secret: since I loved that fabric so much and didn’t want to part with 11″x14″ of it, I just cut two strips to fill the gaps down the sides. Don’t tell the framing police!)
And that is my little solution to framing photos and adding color and interest.
See, I told you I could give you a fabric project that didn’t involve sewing!
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Let’s face it, the leaves are changing and before we know it we will be wrapping presents for the holiday season. And to gear those munchkins up for toys, toys and more toys, just show them this fabulous holiday book. Here is a sneak peek of what they will see… 
Plush Animals are here for the holidays! And, to commemorate the joyous occasion, we asked all 63 of our cute and squishy friends to pose for a family portrait! This was a tough shot…you tell me when the last time you had this many family members together at once. Our plush assortment this holiday season ranges from three inches to three feet in height! And there is certainly a character out there for everyone. But please…don’t pick on the Zebra. It’s not his fault he blinked!
And who would have thought that your two year old was the hardest person in your life to shop for? Well not anymore. We have expanded our baby gifts to accommodate everyone; no matter what your budget is. From the hilarious Sunday Driver to our Jumbo Baby Gift Bag, there is even a gift for the baby who just happens to have everything!
And check out our great big assortment of imaginary play. There is something here for any child, no matter their cup of tea. Tea you say? The kettle is on the kitchenette. Please keep reading while I run to the market to buy some sugar. Oh shucks…they are closed for the season. Maybe Mrs. Brown has some at her cabin? Well, if worse comes to worse you can always ask the puppeteer, right?
Please note that objects in the catalog are larger than they appear.
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Post by Christina Williams of justcallmechris.blogspot.com
I love to make handmade gifts for friends and family, and since I’m not the best seamstress in town, I’ve had to come up with some other ideas for baby gifts. These yarn-wrapped letters are so quick and easy. I made this one for my new niece, Audrey. It will be the perfect addition to the bookshelf in her bedroom. Ready to get started?
Step One: Grab your supplies…
Start wrapping the closed-off areas of the letter. You’ll have to take a length of yarn and cut it from the skien, so you can wrap through the opening of the letter. Secure the ends of the yarn with hot glue and keep wrapping till the area is covered.
Step Two: Pick another spot and keep wrapping. The open “legs” of the letters are super easy, because you can leave the yarn attached to the skien and just wrap like crazy. The main purpose of this layer is to make sure the side-parts of the letter are fully covered.
Step Three: Keep wrapping. I had a few bald spots, so I cut little pieces of yarn and glued them into those areas. I knew I’d be wrapping another layer, so I didn’t stress too much about it being totally perfect.
Step Four: Keep adding layers until you like it. The first one I made, I didn’t like at all, so I simply cut the yarn off and started over. Also, the thicker the yarn, the quicker the coverage. I finished it off by cutting a little flower out of felt and gluing it onto the leg. Ta-Da! Quick, inexpensive, custom decoration!
Post by Christina Williams of justcallmechris.blogspot.com
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The girls are into playing dress-up these days. They especially like being animals – cats and rabbits are favorites in our house.
Materials:
Cardboard
Felt
Scrap material
Elastic
Pen
Scissors
Glue and brush
Needle and thread
Step 1: Draw and cut animal shapes out of cardboard. To make the masks their own, let your child draw their own animal – Kira made a cat and Nola made a rabbit.
Step 2: Hold the mask up to your child and mark the eye holes. Cut out the eye holes.
Step 3: Paint the glue onto the cardboard mask and attach it to the felt.
Step 4: Cut the felt around the outside of the cardboard.
Step 5: Decorate with scrap material.
Step 6: Hold the mask up to your child so they can see through the eye holes. Mark where the elastic should fit. Make two slits in the cardboard and thread the elastic through the slits.
Step 7: Make sure the elastic is comfortable around your child’s head and finish off the elastic by stitching a little cross.
To Make the Tails…
For the cat: cut out and sew a tail shape from scrap material, stuff and attach to ribbon.
For the rabbit: Make a large pom pom, tie a piece of ribbon around the middle of the pom pom that is long enough to tie around your child…
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Make sure to use 2-3 paper towels under the wax paper and over it. The shavings kind of seeped through and I wouldn’t want your iron to look like mine. Melt the crayons for a few seconds. Here is what we came up with:
Post by Taylor Urban of www.itstaylormade.com
I am totally back in the groove in the kitchen these days. In my earliest weeks (okay months) of pregnancy, cooking was a struggle. I’m sure you noticed. But I promised you if you’d just hold on, I would eventually make it up to you. And now week by week, meal by meal, I am trying to do just that.
I apologize to those of you who live in climates where you are still wearing shorts and sundresses. Fall has arrived in Seattle and I just can’t help myself. Maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s nesting – either way, all I want to make are hearty meals that can be eaten on the couch under my favorite fuzzy blanket. I encourage you to do the same.
Ingredients: (makes 8 servings)
Instructions: In order to make a proper chili, you’ll need to use a heavy-bottomed pot. Add onions to the pot with a bit of olive oil, and sauté for 5 minutes until beginning to soften. Add carrots and sweet potatoes, and continue to sauté and stir until partially cooked.
After allowing the vegetables to cook for about 15 minutes, add the jalapeno pepper. If you like a more spicy chili, you might want to consider adding an extra pepper as well.
Next add your tomatoes. Try to find a variety that is fire roasted or has a bit of extra flavor and kick. Don’t drain, just open and dump.
Finally, add the lentils, broth, and spices. Make sure to use green French lentils. Red lentils will turn to mush!
Bring chili up to a simmer and then turn the heat down to low and cover. Simmer for 45 minutes to an hour, until lentils are fully cooked and chili has thickened. If it becomes to thick (or you prefer a less hearty soup), you can also add an extra cup of water.
Season to taste with (lots of) salt. Serve piping hot in your favorite mug.
I made some delicious (gluten-free!) cornbread to go along with this soup too, but that recipe will have to wait until later in the week – still needs a bit of tweaking.
Note to my slow-cooker friends, I definitely think this recipe could be made in a crock-pot too! Just add all the ingredients and cook until flavors have developed and lentils have softened.
I told you guys I wasn’t kidding about being totally in fall mode now. This hearty lentil chili is so simple and tasty, and I’m sure the leftovers are even better. I can’t wait to pull them out of the freezer on a cool November day, when my baby is screaming and an easy, simple meal is more than needed.
I hope you like it as much as I do – enjoy!
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When Cassie from The Crafty Crow asked me to participate in her A Book A Craft series, I knew right away what I was going to make. This felt board, inspired by the book Flotsam, had been brewing in my head.
Flotsam, by David Weisner, is a wordless picture book that tells a fantastical story as captured by an old underwater camera. A boy, who finds the camera washed ashore, develops the film and is amazed by what he sees…
This feltboard is a surprisingly simple project that can produce beautiful result
To make the underwater creatures:
1. Draw (or trace) the images onto paper,
2. Pin and cut out the designs out of felt
3. Sew or glue the pieces together
To make the felt board:
1. Cut two pieces of felt 11”x8.5” and 10”x7.5”
2. Pin and sew 3 sides – leave the top side open to create a pocket to put the pieces in when not being used.
This summer we created our own seashore adventures during a much anticipated drive up the California coast. And during the plane and car rides, my girls used their new felt boards to invent all kinds of stories.
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