Spring Time Crafting

Happy Spring!

Spring is finally here, at least according to the

calendar it is.  But here in the Buffalo, NY area,

you never know when the weather will

decide to turn wintery.
I hope you are having beautiful weather

where ever you are.

Today I have some spring crafts to show you,

that my granddaughter, Marie, did.

This is the picture she made for her Daddy for

St. Patrick's Day.  She is 3 yrs old, so she didn't 

draw all of it or do the writing, but she did the painting

herself.  I think it's quite the masterpiece.

This is the front window that my daughter in law,

Sara, did for Easter.

Marie wanted to make her own decorations like

Mommy's, so Sara drew it and Marie added all 

the color.

Even Daddy gets in on the act with

crafting.  Here is Jaryd painting a 
"truck" with Marie.

It's actually a wood VW Bug,

but Marie calls it a truck.

She wanted to paint it for Daddy's truck.

I wish I had a picture of it, but I don't.

Thanks for stopping in today to see what

has been happening with me.

Come for another visit soon,

until then,

encourage creativity in a child.

 

Easter Fun with Marie

Hi! 

 It's time to make some Easter crafts.

I made these with my granddaughter as little

Ester gifts for those who we had Easter dinner with in 2022

They are so simple to make, just use some 

craft paint to make the foot prints.

An eraser works well for the "cheeks" and nose

and a finger print makes a great tail.

She was only 2.5 at the time, so I had to help with 

the little details, but they were very simple and 

a lot of fun.

Here they are all lined up ready to have their eyes put on.

Googly eyes on and ready to go.

Here is the other one that she made.

Carrots are always fun too.

Everyone that got them was happy to

have a Marie original.

Thanks for spending some time with here,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

try crafting with a little one.

 

Fun Easter Egg Hunt

Hello everyone!

For the last few years my son and daughter in law

have hosted Easter dinner.  They started a tradition of

having an inside Easter egg hunt.
Everyone gets to participate in searching for 

those little plastic eggs that can be filled.

They put numbers in the eggs 

whatever number you find, is the number of the cup you

get.  You punch through the tissue paper on top to 

get your prize.

You never know what you will find in the cup,

it could be a little tiny jar of Nutella

Or some magnetic clips

Or maybe a cute little pizza hand sanitizer.

Or the cup could be filled with shaving cream or whipped topping

or maybe even jello.

For our 2022 hunt, they took Marie, then 2.5 yrs old, and went shopping

at the Dollar Tree.  She picked some pretty interesting

prizes.
We always have a lot of fun when we play this and sometimes

it's hard to find all the eggs, as Jaryd and Sara forget where they hid them.

No matter who wins what, we have a great time 

and I look forward to this year's hunt

Do you do Easter egg hunts with your family?

Maybe you'll want to give this a try and see how they 

like it.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you enjoyed your time here

and will come again soon.

Until then,

make some fun Easter plans.

 

Baby Boy Asher

Hello and Welcome!

I hope you are having a wonderful day.

My last post was a layout of my granddaughter,

so I thought I'd share one of my grandson today.

Asher was born June 24, 2022 and we were all

totally in love with this boy from the start.
Marie is a wonderful big sister and loves

her baby brother with all her heart.

Marie and Asher are almost exactly the same

difference in age as our kids,

Kelsie and Jaryd are.

Jaryd is Marie and Asher's Daddy.

If how they are now with each other is any

indications, Marie and Asher will be 

closest friends for life just like 

Daddy and Auntie Kelsie.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope

you have enjoyed your moments here and were

inspired in some way.

Come again soon.

Until then,

tell someone you love them.

 

Summer 2022 with Marie

Hello everyone!

Today I have a layout to share with y'all.

My granddaughter, Marie, is always a joy to spend

time with.  Last summer we had so much fun together.

These pictures all have a little special meaning to them.

She has some special toys at our house that she plays with more

than others.  Her huge "Mama Bear and Daddy Bear" are

by far her favorite stuffies.  She has a wonderful imagination

and lugs them around the house and onto the deck and 

acts like they are real and her best friends.
The outfit she is wearing with the pink and orange stripes

was an outfit that was my daughter's when she was little.

There were select clothes of  Kelsie's and Jaryd's that we 

kept and now the grands are wearing them.
The picture on the right just radiates her 

sweetness and beauty.

Can't tell that she is my heart, can you?

Thanks for coming by to see what I've been creating.
I hope you will come by again soon.

Until then,

see the beauty in a child.

 

Our Annual Family Easter Egg Competition 2022

Hello everyone.
Easter is fast approaching and I realized that I never

posted about our 
Annual Easter Egg Coloring Contest 2022,

so I thought now would be a good time.

We started in 2021 with our family competition and

like our Christmas Cookie Decorating Contest,

there is no prize except bragging rights for the year.

I post the pictures on facebook and our family and friends

vote for their favorites.

Here are the eggs from 2022

Dots and Lines by Brad 6 votes

Pray for Peace by Kristie 17 votes

Dinosaur by Jaryd 9 votes

Dino Friends by Marie (age 2.5) 12 votes

Dino-corn by Sara 18 votes

Bunny by Zoe 18 votes

And last by certainly not least,

the clear winner

Flowers by Kelsie 43 votes.

I'm glad you came by today and I hope

you are inspired in some way. 
Maybe you'll even have a friendly little

competition of your own this year.

After Easter I'll post the entries and results

of the 2023 contest.

Until then,

decorate some eggs!

 

Elephant Hat

Hello! 

I hope you are having a lovely day.

Today I have a layout to show you.
I made this elephant hat for my grandson.
Unfortunately, I made it just a little too small,

so he couldn't really wear it for more than the photos.

But he looked so darn cute.

I did change up the pattern a little bit, but only to

leave off the ties.  I had so much fun making the

hat and the layout of it.

If you are interested, 

I linked the post for the pattern above.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon.

Until then,

make something that makes you smile.

 

Card with Tag

Hello crafty people!

Today I have a card to share with you.

I was trying to use up some pieces that I had started

or made a while ago that were in my stash and

I came across this tag.

Don't have a clue when I made it or why,

probably just messing around.  

I thought it would be nice on a card

so I grabbed my stash of background pieces that

I had made and chose the orange one.

I thought it matched nicely with that washi tape

at the bottom of the tag.
The background piece was made with alcohol inks on

a glossy card stock.
I added the best wishes sentiment to the tag and

adhered it to the front of the card.

Done, easy peasy.

The inside, I left blank, so I could add a 

personal note or stamp it at a later time.

I appreciate that you stopped to spend a little time

with me today.
I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

use some of your stash and make something

unexpected.