Spring Flowers

http://www.alphamom.com/holiday/2009/05/spring_flower_pinwheel_craft.php

Little Purse

http://theobjectproject.typepad.com/the_object_project/2009/05/kid-flick-girls-purse-tutorial.html

I am a WEINER!! (winner :D )

Here is the craft contest thing I won 2nd place in... just bragging myself up a bit. :) PLAID ONLINE Spring contest. Thanks Laura for emailing me about the contest!

You can see the other winning entries. I am just waiting for my big box of goodies to come in the mail - it was so fun to have $50 to spend in their online store. I could have spent $200!

Paintings

These could be for any ages of kids!
http://tutusandturtles.blogspot.com/2008/05/fingerpaint-wall-art.html

Free Motion Quilting

Long tutorial, but I've always wanted to give this a try.
http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2009/03/quilt-along-14-freemotion-quilting.html

Geoboard

Didn't we have one of these when we were little? It looks like something we could make and use at this house...
http://www.rookiemoms.com/montessori-geoboard/

Button Up Shirt to Toddler Dress!

How to turn a men's button up shirt into an adorable dress:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=170402.0

Bear Lake Bag Anyone?

http://houseonhillroad.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/the-everyday-tote.html

Bear Lake and Lava, here we come!

Twirly Things

One version of a twirl skirt:
http://houseonhillroad.typepad.com/photos/twirly_skirt/




Tiered Skirt Tutorial:
http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2006/07/tiered-skirt-tutorial.html


And I loved it in dress form, but I would attach it to a different bodice w/ sleeves so she doesn't have to worry about an undershirt "bugging" her. :O)

This link is to a pattern to buy, but I think we could make it up, and hook it on any bodice we want!!

So cute!!!

http://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/featured-products/Ellies-Twirl-Dress-Any-Size.htm




Another tutorial and an easy way to calculate how long, etc.:
http://home.earthlink.net/~cornpatchcreations/twirlyskirt.htm

Stuffed Animals

I'm loving this site. This giraffe would be so fun to chew on! (for a baby of course)

***Lightbulb moment*** Maybe I should have Liz draw and design her own stuffed animal. Where did I see that idea? We all know how attached she is to her sleeping buddies....

http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/04/stuffed-animal-part-ii.html

Crayon Roll

http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/01/crayon-roll.html

Fabric Yo Yo

The tutorial is a click through one...one step on each page.



http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/photos/how_to_make_a_yoyo/hbyoyotutorial1.html

Cloth Baby Rings

http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/03/cloth-baby-rings.html

Reusable Snack Bags

PDF File: http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=1077997&da=y

http://wewilsons.blogspot.com/2009/02/reusable-snack-bag-tutorial.html

Easy Flower Arrangement

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/05/04/mommy-wants-flowers-for-mothers-day/

You could do this easy with real or silk flowers. I liked how simple and pretty it was! I would put it in a prettier pot, though. Her site tells how to assemble it.

some photography thingies...

lots of textures for photo overlays - http://designreviver.com/freebies/300-vintage-style-textures-and-photoshop-brushes/

Bodie Brower's cool photoshop tutorials - http://www.bodwa.com/photoshoptutorials/ (see creative photo texturing link tute for how to use above textures for overlays...)

Photoshop actions - http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2008/04/actions/

Pioneer woman photo site: http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/