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Author: Merrilee

Dress Up Reindeer

Create Play December 15, 2021December 20, 2021 by Merrilee

🦌 Whether it’s Dasher or Dancer or our pal Rudolph, dressing up our reindeer printable is loads of simple holiday fun. Find this antlered friend in the shop HERE. Have fun using and repurposing old fabric, sweaters, trimmings, yarn, wool, felt balls and more. Take a look at of what you might already have around …

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Paper Angels

Illustration Create Play November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 by Merrilee

Meet our littlest paper angels, sweetly singing o’er the plains, or at your craft table, on your tree, adorning gifts to bring good cheer to others and more! These guardian angels are giving me all the Christmas feels and I hope they can bring you some good tidings as well. We’ve fallen for all our …

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Moth Art Dolls are Here!

Dolls July 26, 2021October 7, 2021 by Merrilee

We had so much fun with National moth week last week we just had to keep these beauties coming. And this time in doll form! The cutest limited edition of moth art dolls are here! These dolls have actually been in the making for over a year and I’m so happy to finally release them …

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Dress Up Dad: DIY Father’s Day Portraits

Create June 16, 2021October 7, 2021 by Merrilee

We’re having fun dressing up dad with our latest printable, just in time for Father’s Day! And we made several skin tones and clothing/hair options so you can do the same. You can use the templates we have for hair and clothing or create your own funny dad do’s for this printable using yarn, wool, …

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Paper Honey Bee Printable

Illustration Create June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 by Merrilee

Buzz Buzz! We made a little honey bee friend today and have been buzzing around with him since. 🐝 bzzzzzz. We had grand plans to plant a few flowers this year to attract more of his bee friends (of the non-paper variety). It might be a tad late and rather hot but we’re still going to give …

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Cardboard Bird Head

Illustration Create Play May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 by Merrilee

We have had so many birdies flitting around our house this spring, and we wanted to join in on all the fun! So we created this cardboard bird head and wing to fly about with them. 🌿 We’ve added a template to the shop if you’re interested in making one as well. Find it HERE. …

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Easter Egg Holders

Celebrate Illustration Food March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 by Merrilee

I wanted to put together an easy and festive way to dress up our Easter eggs this year. So I illustrated these little spring scenes with bunnies and flowers to wrap around each egg. It turned out so fun and they are so simple to put together. Just download the template from my shop HERE, …

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Rabbit Tube Printable

Celebrate Illustration Create Play March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by Merrilee

Playing with paper and cardboard tubes again (remember our cats?). This time with rabbit friends! Available in www.merrileeliddiardshop.com. Just print, assemble and decorate! We added little cotton ball tails too! Can’t wait to see the bunny friends you create with these!

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Cardboard Rabbit Mask

Illustration Celebrate Create Play March 7, 2021March 15, 2021 by Merrilee

 Hippity Hoppity, this little rabbit friend came to visit us today! 🐇We had loads of fun making our printable rabbit friend into a cardboard creation today. 🐰 and Miss M’s been hopping around ever since. We created a template for you in www.merrileeliddiardshop.com if you’re interested in having some bunny fun as well!   Tag …

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Onion Skin Dyed Easter Eggs

Food Celebrate Illustration Create March 6, 2021March 15, 2021 by Merrilee

Feeling in the mood for all things Spring and Easter? We are! So we tried our hand at onion skin 🧅 dying for our eggs. The kids loved seeing how the foliage collected from the yard (even dandelion leaves) transformed on the eggs after dipping them into the hot onion skin water. So pretty and …

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