Melty beads

Got this idea off Pinterest. 

Take all of those leftover pony beads that you still haven't used and make magnets. 

Pony beads

Put them into a metal container and bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees in the oven. 

When it comes out of the oven let it sit for about 5 minutes while it hardens up completely. Then I put the metal bowl in a container of ice water to help release to bead creation. 

After I pulled it out of the metal bowl and let it cool completely I put two magnets of the back and it was finished. 

We also made these two others for Christmas gifts. 

Minnie Mouse

Mario one up

Early Christmas

Starting Christmas early. This is for my wonderful youngest niece, Sophia. It is a linen handkerchief embroidered with her picture and name. 

Happy 40th

My brother in law turns 40 on Tuesday. We are having a surprise party for him tonight so I decided to make him a shirt to show off his new age.

I have the idea all laid out and it's being worked on by the wonderful machine. 

Yes that is a florescent yellow tshirt 

The finished product

 

Finally he gets to wear the shirt, and of course he loves it!

Towel poncho

Made this for my 3 year old niece. She is in live with Minnie. 

This is super easy to make. I didn't do step by step photos on this one. 

Take a regular size bath towel and fold it in half. Measure and cut a hole that is big enough for your child's head. I stitched around the slit to make the head hole. 

I used a hand towel that already had Minnie on it to make the pocket (I cut the pocket just enough to are the embroidery.) attached it with a straight stitch and added snaps. On each side. Now she is ready to go to the beach. 

Tickets

What a great way to show off all those ticket stubs from all the great times you've had. 

What you need:

1 shadow box (I used an 8x10 from Joann fabrics)

1 piece of scrapbook paper for the background

1 package of letters (had them left over from the spoon project)

And all those loose ticket stubs

This is the shadow box

Cut the background paper to fit into your shadow box

Use the scrapbook letters to title your box. I went simple and just said "TICKETS" 

Finally add your tickets and display. 

I have seen these on other sites made with a slit in the top so you can add tickets as you get them. I didn't do that since this will only be opened 2 or 3 times a year to add things to it. 

Happy crafting