Crafty Poppa

I found this blog after I had flipped through Kirsty, a daily fascination, which slid me down a slope to The Mother Huddle because they had a fun post about business cards (another ephemeral obsession) which then swooshed me through a worm hole over to Say Yes to Hoboken where there were just TOO many ridiculously fun posts to even begin to discuss here...

SO...so I finally rolled up on Made By Joel written by an artist who likes to do little crafty projects with his kids. Last time I checked, Dads + crafts + kids = awesome.




Paper animal finger puppets:

Stuffed dolls & animals:

Sleeping bags for your little frogs, I mean, little frogs to nap too, right?:

And THIS!

A ZOO blanket!

You've got some lucky kids Joel!

Table Decor, Martha style

Check out these 2 fabulous and simple projects from http://www.marthstewart.com/ ! What an easy way to personalize any event.

Fire and Water

photo credit marthastewart.com

Simply take a small candle holder (pillar or votive) and place it inside a larger one. Fill the space between the 2 holders with water (tinted with food coloring) and you can create a centerpiece to match any decor.

For complete instructions, click here: http://tinyurl.com/6aavet

Festive Drink Umbrella

photo credit marthastewart.com

And what is a summer party or ocean side wedding without a cocktail umbrella? Thursdays "Craft of the Day" on http://www.marthastewart.com/ shows you how to make your own Festive Drink Umbrella out of origami paper. Think about all the possibilities...what about printing the bride and grooms name for a wedding or, better yet, using them as place cards? What about printing little fortunes on each for an Asian dinner party? What about printing titles of One Hit Wonders from the 80's that your guests will have to sing, after a few cocktails of course!

For complete instructions click here: http://tinyurl.com/6legkn

Sign up for Martha's craft of the day here:

http://tinyurl.com/652ust

How will you use your creativity to make these projects your own?