play creatively
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 made (yes another) set of wings for the nativity this year. I think it definitely has been the year of the wings for us. ;). This time we didn’t do cardboard but instead went for a pair of pillow wings. Perfect for her dress wardrobe gift this year. Merry Christmas friends!
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 …
I’ve been working on my series of oversized craft-along dolls and have been having lots of fun! I’m planning on three different hair styles, starting with this two bun version – so we’ll see how it goes. Each face is hand painted, so each are different, and I’ve loved getting to know these dolls in the process. I …
For the longest time I’ve wanted to create a doll (or softie) that was large enough for kids to make crafts for not – so not only could they they make say cardboard wings for themselves for for their little friend as well! Last year I made a cloth doll for Miss M’s birthday and played around …
I’ve been working on a things for some Christmas bazars, such as Bijou, and made a bunch of trapeze dolls from my book Playful. I think it would be so cute to have one or two of these hanging from the tree come Christmas morning along with the book Playful! So sweet right?! I’m working on having a …
A little while ago my designer friend Meta and I went antique shopping (one of my favorite things to do with her! I love the hunt and that girl can find hidden wonders most people miss) and she spotted this fabulous vintage rocking elephant. We talked about how it was perfectly Playful French Industrial and that I couldn’t live …
We love to make stamps out of simple shapes – you can see our first go at making geo stamps in this post here. Recently we made another set with the idea of making silly faces out of them. And we’ve been having a whole lot of fun with them ever since! To make these …
I found this simple vintage dollhouse a number of years ago when my boys were younger and we lived in california (another lady really wanted it for her nativity but I had made a claim on it already…but I have always felt I needed to do it justice as I was the one who took …
So many of the crafts and toys we make are played with loved and…well consequentially thrashed (R.I.P dear little tea box train, you were loved). I of course want my kids to play with and enjoy the crafts and toys we make together. However I’ve began keeping a few of them on shelf with the hopes that …