I have been so busy lately with the kiddles and my return to study, I have been totally neglecting my crafty urges. So with Easter fast approaching I thought I had better get a wiggle on...
Here's what I have been playing with this week...
Aren't these so adorable! I love my nanny crafts hahaha.
Here's the link if you want to try out. Don't worry they are SUPER easy!
http://own-two-hands.livejournal.com/46859.html
I also found this one at http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/knotty-rabbit-660672/
This reminds me of the Cami Teething toy. You could make this with either a large flannel or one of those microfibre cleaning cloths.
I have also been obsessively making tissue paper flowers this week. They are everywhere in my house at the moment and I LOVE 'EM!
Here's the link to the tutorial http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/tissue-paper-pom-poms-how-to#slide_4
and here's what the finished product looks like....
Beautiful!
Much Much Much to do today. These next few months are HECTIC and I am slowly preparing for the big 1st Birthday Party for my little man. So exciting : )
We are planning a Very Hungry Caterpillar Party for our little man. I'm so excited to share our plans and with any hope I can pull off a smashing party.
Now get outside and enjoy the sunshine...if only while hanging out the washing ;p
I have been fighting an endless war with school yard dirt for over 6 years now.
Before this week I believed that Napisan was working in conjunction with the school to extort money from parents by creating a thin film of black dust, infesting white school socks everywhere. (Seriously why white school socks? White in general should not be used for children's school uniforms!!!!)
Anyway peeps....I have found the magic solution! Yippeeeeeeeeeeee
I road tested homemade washing powder this week and I am a changed woman. Its remarkable. Get stains out and makes everything shiny white and soft like using a fabric softener.
Here is the recipe, try it you will be very surprised : )
1 cup Borax
1 cup Washing Soda (not bicarb!)
2 x Sunlight Soap Bars grated
Mix it all together and voila!
Use 1 small scoop per wash. It also works as a soaker (dried fingerpaint on clothes...worked a treat!)
The ingrediants are found hidden amongst the washing powders aisle in supermarkets. It cost me roughly $7 to make 2 x small old Napisan containers of powder.
Lets face it, its not the cheapest method, but it actually cleans the clothes better than regular washing powders and another bonus is it doesn't have super strong perfume, which irritates my skin. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Let me know if you try it : )
