52 Weeks of Creativity

My mom and I are having a little fun with crafting, to encourage us to stay creative and make time for crafting.  We started a year of crafting last Monday with weekly themes.  We have from Monday morning until Sunday night to create something with that material or following that theme.  We can make it in any amount of time, so long as it is complete before bed on each Sunday night.  Here is our list:

1. Buttons
2. Diamonds
3. Butterflies
4. Faux Flowers
5. Ribbon
6. Pipe cleaners
7. Rainbows
8. Squares
9. Circles
10. Foam
11. Pumpkins
12. Spiders
13. Felt
14. Coffee mug
15. Turkey
16. Stockings
17. Toad
18. Lights
19. Santa
20. Penguin
21. Snow
22. Wine glasses
23. Lottery
24. Top hat
25. Magic
26. Cherubs
27. Hearts
28. Speakers
29. Tie dye
30. Sneakers
31. Matchbox
32. Leprechauns
33. Nails
34. Chalk
35. Mud
36. Doilies
37. Daisy
38. Coins
39. Triangle
40. Farm Animals
41. Portrait
42. Pickle
43. Monkey
44. Umbrella
45. Poodle
46. Waves
47. Cylinder
48. Star
49. Rose
50. Goose
51. Giggle
52. Basket

I can't wait to see what kind of ideas we come up with.  I am going to try to post each week with my creations.

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Creating throughout the year...

I am going to TRY and have one theme per month and to complete at least two projects each month.  All projects will be gifts, or for my Etsy account.

January:  I am making making a Smurf themed diaper cake, and crocheting a Cthulhu bearded hat for my hubby!

February:  Scratch card coupons for the hubby.

March:  Leprechaun evidence for when those little creatures come and trash our house.  Also, April Fool's Day fun!

April:  Dyeing Easter Eggs with homemade dyes, from beets, berries, etc.  US lapbooks for the girls.  Gifts for the teachers at the Homeschool enrichment program Goose attends, Monkey is too young.

May:  Birthday party decorations for the girls' combined party!!  Something Piratey for Monkey's small birthday gift for her special day.

June:  Father's Day surprises, maybe tie cupcakes for the hubby to share at work, photo shirt for Daddy, chess set for my Dad.

July:  Place-mats and accesories for Goose's tea set as a small birthday gift for her special day.

August:  Back to school decor, more lapbooks; maybe real life fun themes like, princesses and pirates (if we liked the states one).  Back to school teacher gifts for Homeschool enrichment teachers.

September:  More lapbooks, maybe countries, states.  Fall decor

October:  Halloween decor, Plants vs. Zombies yard set

November:  Thanksgiving decor

December:  Xmas decor, ornaments

Ongoing projects; crocheted stockings, tree skirt, large granny square afghan for our bed, diaper cakes for business, and jewelry for Etsy.  I would like to find some craft fairs for the girls (if possible) and I to sell at this year.  It would be a great learning experience for them; or just Goose, since she is the crafter and has started her own little business line.

New jewelry

A dear friend of mine always wants jewelry and never receives any.  Since her birthday is coming up, I thought I would take the time and make her some.  Here goes...

I sure hope she enjoys wearing them as much as I did making them.

I bought some beads and made these, I will be starting an Etsy account soon.

At the beginning of the year, some friends and I decided to do a pay-it-forward and make handmade items for 5 people.  Here is what I came up with.

These are things I have made for myself and my daughters.  The bracelet is made for myself out of several old jewelry items that I would not wear again (several from my childhood, lockets, class ring, old earrings, necklace charms, etc.)  It is my life story of jewelry in one bracelet!!

For my Princess...

For my Pirate...

First attempt at a ring...

Baking Soda Air Freshener

Take a jar, punch several holes in the lid.  Fill 1/3 - 2/3 of jar with baking soda.  Add 40 - 60 drops essential oil of your choice.  Shake.  Then you can shake whenever the room needs a little freshened.  Cheap and easy to replace.

Gelatin Air Fresheners

Do to our epileptic dog, we can not have lit candles in the house.  So I found a home-made alternative!!

Take unflavored (plain) gelatin mix.  Boil enough water to prepare (all water listed, no need to add the cold water).  Add 1 Tablespoon salt (to prevent molding) to 4 cups boiling water.  Add gelatin powder.  Stir until dissolved.  In glass bowls or votive, add 2-3 drops food coloring.  Pour in gelatin mixture.  Add 20-30 drops of essential oils of your choice to each container.  Refrigerate until set.

30 Days of Creativity...cancelled

We have gotten some bad news and have a family emergency where we need to head to Michigan sooner than anticipated.  I will start crafting again after we get settled back in at home.  I have a week to have a birthday party, pack my family of 4, pack for the dog, prep the house for our house-sitter for two weeks, plan for the frog for the time after the first two weeks, and make sure we have enough cat supplies for a month.

My husband is close to useless when it comes to getting things ready for a trip (he does all the driving and works up until we leave, I just can not leave the packing and prepping to him)...that reminds me, I have to get the car aligned this week too.  Plus, put a hold on our mail.  And RE-plan our school schedule as we were supposed to start on the 5th of July.

As you can see, there is not enough time to do what I need to get done, and crafting must be put on hold for a while.

Day 22

Day 22 is neon...

My supplies; plain flip-flops, neon buttons, and tacky glue (I didn't use the neon puff paint...well tried but was shaking too much).

I squeezed tacky glue across the band of the flip-flops...

Then added the buttons...

I made a matching set, I can't wait to wear them tomorrow to a crafter gathering!!