Animated gifs have been around for a long time, most of them silly and tacky. But lately we’ve all seen a lot of really pretty ones (like this and this by super talented photographer Jamie Beck on Cup of Jo, this on Design Sponge, etc). Perhaps like some of you, I’ve been totally entranced by […]
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6.23.11
DIY: Striped and Geometric Tote Bags
I have two DIY decorated tote tutorials to share with you today on Momtastic: The first is this red stripey tote above. I know it may seem like I say this for every tutorial, but this one really does take just 5 minutes to make. With no stencil making involved. See the full instructions here […]
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6.22.11
Paper Airport
With a huge roll of craft paper you can do exactly four bazillion fun projects with kids. Yesterday afternoon we worked on this giant airport and runway for his growing collection of planes. Of course we had to incorporate both his animals and cars We made some winding roads around a lake and cut up […]
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6.20.11
DIY: Making Marbleized Paper
Henry and I tried our hand at making marbleized paper and the results were really pretty. I might frame them in Henry’s art gallery. Find the instructions here on Momtastic