CHRISTMAS TREE BAUBLES

CRAFTS TO DO WITH KIDS

 First buy a big box of pyssla in IKEA

 then form all kinds of ice crystals, stars and christmas baubles,...

 

 or a christmas bauble with an opening so you can make a real ball...

ELECTION COASTERS

THE ELECTION COASTERS

perfect to use when there are elections going on

 First you cut black squares

 Then you stitch red circles on the black squares

With a black marker you write a check-mark in the red circle

And then it is time to put the glasses on the coasters

BIRTHDAY CARD WITH CROCHETED FLOWERS

CARD WITH CROCHETED FLOWER

birthday card for my niece's 4th birthday

First crochet the flowers, make as many flowers as you need

 

Take some sticks

 and wool or something alike

 Then fix the flowers and weave the wool,... in between the sticks

As a final touch I made a "4" with some wooden ladybirds 

SEWING A DRAUGHT STOPPER

It's getting cold again!!! A draught stopper would be the perfect solution to stop winter entering our home;-) 

I looked in my recycle boxes to find the right shaped article of clothing. I found a long, woolen jumper/dress.

Make a pattern with the right measurements of the door width.  I used 34 x 94 cm.

Pin the pattern on the jumper/dress and be sure that you cut the two layers.

Keep the sleeves, and stuff them with old, worn socks etc. Later on we'll put those stuffed sausages into the draught stopper.

You 'll need an extra couple of sleeves to fill the whole draught stopper. I stuffed 4 sleeves.

Sew the ends of the sleeves

Cut 2 circles with the same perimeter as the width of your pattern (34 cm in this case). Sew all the ends including the circles, and make sure you stopple all the edges, so they won't unravel.

In the middle of the draught stopper I put some press buttons.

This way you can open and close the draught stopper to put the stuffed sleeves in and out. This way you can easily wash the cover  ;-)