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Not sure this little performer will make it until midnight but we still made her a crown for New Years Eve. It’s so easy, we made it with pipe cleaners and glitter card stock. I basically started with two pipe cleaners and twisted two end together. I then measured the size of her head and twisted …
We began transforming the Banister house for Christmas and in the midst of changing the boys sheets for wintery flannel ones the girls (Amelia and her cousin Ava) and I broke into an impromptu wand making session followed by lots of merriment and bed jumping (when the boys are away….). To make the wands I …
We had such fun at our sleeping doll slumber party shoot. Miss M was such a good party host and care taker of all these dollies. I’m hoping to have a handful of these oversized craft-along dolls (and maybe even a few sleeping bags) made specifically for Christmas orders soon. But in the mean time …
This year for trunk-or-treating she’s going as a llama, but for tricks-and-treats come Halloween night, well she insisted on being a fairy. And being a huge fan of make-up (I mean really this girl is all out obsessed with all things pigment) we played around with some deer face painting (she was over the moon thrilled – not …
We made a little witchy poo doll from our oversized craft-along doll pattern just in time for Halloween. I’m working on getting a pattern together as well as a number of dolls for you for this holiday season. In the mean time I’m still take a few more custom doll orders so email me at merrileelidddiard at …
We did a couple of shoots for the Playful Fair Maiden in my book PLAYFUL: Fun Projects to Make With and For Kids and this particular shoot was one of my favorites but didn’t make the book. So I’m excited to share more of it with you now. I loved this field that we shot in and the …
I’ve been working on a few custom craft-along rag doll orders and it’s been such fun! I wanted to share that for a very limited time only I’ll be taking a few more custom orders so if you’re interested please email me. These sweet oversize dolls are perfect for little ones to cuddle and older kids love …
You guys this is my favorite time of year! I love the end of Sept. which ushers in the beginning of fall while still being a warm with hints of colder weather on the horizon. I love prepping for Halloween but mostly I LOVE dressing up & creating costumes. Of all the costumes I’ve created I have to …
Little Miss M’s birthday is coming up, and fast! She’ll be three!! My baby. Wasn’t it just yesterday when this day happened? Last year we had a little house theme birthday party for her with just a few family members. But this year I think we’ll have an official party for her with guests and …
We have a collection of animal figurines (we have a tradition of acquiring one for each kid based wherever we go on vacation-read more about it here) and last week we decided to make a little habitat for some of them using play-dough, scavenged leaves, twigs, etc. This activity is great for toddlers and preschoolers but when my older boys …