Very cute homemade memory card game made from fabric scraps seen on Inchmark. Baby Hank isn’t quite old enough for this, but I think I might take a stab at it anyway. Weekday nights get monotonous ’round these parts.
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2.19.09
Project: Making Toddler Crayons
Winter makes me want-er- need to create something colorful. Do you know how often I think of this rainbow cake? If only I had an occasion to make it soon. Yesterday some friends came over with their kids and we made a bunch of toddler crayons made from small pieces of old crayons. We broke […]
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2.17.09
Magnetic Chalkboard Done!
I started with this $7 mirror from the thrift store: I spray painted the frame white ($3) and then added four coats of magnetic paint (kind of expensive, a quart was $20) straight onto the mirror. Then I sprayed two coats of chalkboard paint ($5) on top of the magnetic paint. That’s it! It’s not […]
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2.16.09
Stencil Project: Hoboken View of Manhattan
I stenciled a view of the Manhattan skyline as seen from our old beloved home in Hoboken that wraps around the side of the shirt. I made matching shirts for Henry and Jared for Valentines Day. I know this is similar to screen printing. We have a screen printer, but I don’t know how to […]