Frame A Smile

Welcome back to more ideas to create and share for

A Happy Valentines!

 Frame a Smile!

Especially CUTE for BABY, CHILDREN'S ROOM or NURSERY!

This is where the Frames started

 Frames are simple,

A plain, 2-3 inch flat frame surface works best.

I found my frames at Marshall's, they vary in price from $3.00 to $6.99.

(I still need to finish the large one)

This is what the frames looked BEFORE the DECOR-

Materials used: Mod Podge, Heavy Weight Textured Card Stock, Tulle,

Pearl Beads, straight pins, glue sticks and Ribbon.

You can find directions and endless ideas for adorable flowers HERE .

You can also see a Fabric Flower TUTORIAL UTUBE video HERE.

The Red Frames are great for Valentines!

I added red pins to the center of my handmade fabric flowers.

My Frame is covered with textured glittered red card stock paper.

You can make the Tulle flowers the same way as the fabric flowers, they are especially cute

with frilly pink paper!

I made small green leaves to accent the flowers, I made them on my sewing machine.

Place two green fabrics right sides together, start sewing a leaf pattern, trim and turn.

Pinch the leaf together and glue into place.

Paper from La Creme Stack (Premium Stacks) DCWV

I love the heavy texture of the paper.

I added a small doily with the handmade fabric flowers, along with

a tiny trim of black rick rack and printed ribbon that reads:

Cherish, Love, Joy.

I must say, they are addicting, the possibilities are endless when it comes to

coordinating patterns and colors!

CHERISH the one's you LOVE!

For Cupcake Recipe, see previous posts.

Enjoy!

Gone Fishing!

TEACH "Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to fish and you feed them for a lifetime". (confucius).

Today, we caught several super groovy fish!

I plan to use thesse fun little fish and fishing poles for my Nursery kids(18 months-3 years). I have to say this is a big thumbs up for entertaining children. Even, my older boys joined in on catching a few fish!

Super easy to make, great use of fabric scraps! A fun project to make with your kids!
We made 12-14 fish with washers that can easily be caught. Here's a simple tutorial.

Let's get started!

Materials:

Scraps of fabrics approx. 6 X 6 depending on the size of fish you desire.

batting/stuffing

washers (you will find all different sizes at Lowes or Home Depot-I like medium size)

round magnets (walmart-craft isle foam sticky tape on back)

dowel sticks (walmart craft isle)

yarn and ribbon

1. Make yourself a fish pattern on heavy card stock paper.
2. Place your fish on the fold of your fabric.

3. Pin and cut

4. place ribbon inside of washer, set aside.
5. place fish right sides together

6. place washer and ribbon between fish,

7. sew completely around fish, reinforce over ribbon/washer.

8. leave small opening for turning.


9. The use of fabrics, patterns and colors are endless.

10. stuff fish

11. sew opening by hand

Fishing Pole:

I tied yarn to the dowel and attached two round sticky magnets between the yarn on each fishing pole. I made several poles so every child in my nursery class will have a pole. I like the dowels at Walmart since they are short-(safer for small kids).

You can also drill a tiny hole in your dowel for the yarn.

Place fish on blue ocean like fabric. Go Fish!

PS. I love Nursery!