Tiny Houses
Several months ago, I asked my Dad if he could use his woodworking skills to make a dollhouse/playmobil storage case for my girls. We needed something that wasn’t too big so that it would fit in our new home easily. … Continue reading →
Melinda Prince
Fairy Garden Tea Party
While mom was buying plants for her garden at a local flower stand, the flower lady showed her the cutest little plants that are perfect for making fairy gardens. This gave her a fun idea for making a centerpiece for my … Continue reading →
Easter Twinsies and Custom Jewelry
My girls are at the ages where they still get excited to dress alike. So when I started making a dress for My Princess and decided to use some of the fabric for a coordinating outfit for Miss Tickles, they … Continue reading →
DLP 2014 Challenge Wrap-up #2
Jan showed you her last three DLP pages in another post. Now Melinda will show you what she did for her last few pages. The challenge for week 51 was: Arrows. For the arrow page, I used magazines and cardstock … Continue reading →
Last-Minute Christmas Cards with a Magazine
Christmas is 2 days away! Do you have any last-minute things you need to get done? I did! I wanted to make some cards for some family members for Christmas. If you have any magazines laying around, you can make … Continue reading →
Making Crayons New Again
Over the years we have accumulated many crayons, and over time, they inevitably get broken. As I am sure you know, it is way more fun to color with fresh new crayons than broken ones. So these poor lonely crayons … Continue reading →
Creative Kids, Giotto Di Bondone, and Learning to Paint With Them
I pulled out a book for my kids that we got a long time ago but hadn’t looked at much. The books is The Usborne Book of Famous Artists. I thought we could read about an artist then do some … Continue reading →
Fall Crafter–Laura White with Pleache’t Technique
We have one more crafter to share with you from our visit to the Harvest Festival. As we wandered around the booths at Silver Dollar City, some beautiful and unique rugs caught our attention. This particular one was 65 years … Continue reading →
Our First Expo November 15, 2014
Mom got back from New York, and we got busy right away preparing for in a Tickle’s first craft show/expo. We will be going to Kansas City Saturday, November 15, 2014. If you are in the area, we would love for … Continue reading →
Fall Crafter–Julie Hume with Encaustic Painting
It can be easy after you have seen several booths of paintings to look for a minute then move on, but when we stopped by Julie Hume’s booth at the Silver Dollar City Harvest Festival, our interest was piqued more as … Continue reading →