Jesse Tree Activity 
A great Advent Activity for your family! Order my Jesse Tree Ornament Tutorial today and create your own holiday tradition. Find out more here.
Sew this hood style animal hat to keep your child warm this winter. Purchase pattern here.
Easy to make mermaid costume pattern for American Girl Dolls or 15" Bamboletta. Purchase pattern here.
Sew this beautiful ruffled tote bag for yourself or a friend. It's sure to bring compliments. Purchase pattern here. |
By Alanna George, on October 23rd, 2013 
Earlier this year we went on a Disney cruise. It was a blast and I highly recommend it, but this post is about how to sew your own Jake and the Never Land Pirates costume. I will have to tell you all about the cruise later, but they had a pirate night and we all dressed as pirates. My older son didn’t fit into any of the store bought Jake costume sizes, which seemed to only go up to size 3T, so I decided to make him a costume. Same for my daughter who wanted to be Izzy. No costumes for girls her age. Keep reading for instructions on making your own Jake and the Never Land Pirates costume! (My son on the left is wearing a store bought Jake costume…) Continue reading How To | Jake and the Never Land Pirates Costume
By Alanna George, on October 23rd, 2013 
Halloween is approaching quickly! Do you remember the Five Little Pumpkins Song? Each of my kids has learned it in Preschool. I thought it would be fun to make our own miniature fences for 5 little pumpkins to sit on. Each of us made our fences completely different and we had so much fun. Read on to see how to make your own fence. Continue reading How To | Little Pumpkins Fence
By Alanna George, on October 8th, 2013 
Girls love to make their own jewelry and these bracelets are no exception! These are fun to make because you can choose your own colors to coordinate with any outfit. Bracelets like these are a perfect craft for a birthday party or girl scout meeting!
Continue reading How To | Floss Wrapped Bracelet
By Alanna George, on October 1st, 2013 
Look at these cute animals made from such simple supplies! What started as making a bunny using a toilet paper tube, sparked creativity in all the kids and they came up with their own animals to create. Continue reading How To | TP Tube Yarn Animals
By Alanna George, on September 30th, 2013 
These are my kids. We are now one of THOSE families, the ones with the window decals on the back of our vehicle portraying the members of our family. See how one of my kids is Chewbacca and one is R2D2? That’s right we have a Wookie and a robot in our family. You’re jealous, right? Keep reading so you can enter in the 12 Weeks to Christmas Giveaway for your chance to win an Anakin to Darth action figure! Continue reading Giveaway | Anakin to Darth Action Figure
By Alanna George, on September 24th, 2013 
The end of summer sort of got away from me and here we are in Fall already! During one of our camping trips this summer I made this keepsake ornament craft with all the kids. We were up in the Northern part of Michigan where fossil rocks are abundant, so I decided to help them make a keepsake ornament with their favorite rock, a cork and some wire.
Continue reading How To | Cork Ornament Keepsake
By Alanna George, on September 17th, 2013 
My son is double-dipping on his birthday treats this year! His birthday fell on the first day of school this Fall, but at the end of last school year you might remember that I posted about making worm brownies for him to take to school for summer birthdays! He is still in love with space (and brownies) and we came up with these fun Solar System Brownies that are created easily by adding a few toppings. Continue reading Recipe | Solar System Brownie Treats
By Alanna George, on August 20th, 2013 
Emily from The Benson Street is our Summer Day Camp Instructor this week. This is our final week of the day camp series and we have all had so much fun sharing our summer craft project ideas with all of you. Thank you so much for being a reader of my site!
A little about Emily – After graduating from college and working for a couple of years, she needed to find an outlet for her creative juices and a way to learn new things. Not only is it an outlet for her, it is motivation. Blogging helps her to get her projects done, share ideas and connect with friends.
Head over to The Benson Street and check out her full instructions for making these fun stained glass paintings. You can find the full instructions by clicking here.
Again, thanks so much for following my Summer Day Camp series!
By Alanna George, on August 13th, 2013 
Hi everyone! My name is Cindy and I blog at Skip to my Lou. I love to blog about simple crafts, sewing, crochet and recipes. I hope you will come visit me if you are looking for more fun crafts and activities.
School is getting ready to start, but we are trying to have just a few more days of summer fun! I love a super quick activity that will keep the kids entertained. These DIY Bubble Blowers are made with items found right in your home and are sure to bring on loads of laughter! Making bubble snakes would be a great after school activity too! Continue reading Summer Day Camp | DIY Bubble Blowers
By Alanna George, on August 6th, 2013 
Wow, summer is winding down here. Luckily in Michigan school doesn’t start until after Labor Day, so we have a few more weeks of keeping the kids busy and enjoying lazy summer days. How is your summer going?
Our camp instructor for this week is Sarah from LimeMade Designs. Sarah is a natural crafter and a truly talented sewer. She has an Etsy shop featuring an amazing array of sewn items. On her blog you don’t want to miss Insta Fridays!
This week Sarah is showing us how to make Sand Candles. You can find detailed instructions with lots of great photographs on how she made these fantastic candles by visiting her blog at LimeMade Designs.
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 I was a Design Manager in the scrapbooking industry until the birth of my first child. I then turned freelance designer, crafter and stay-at-home mom. I reside in MI with my husband and our four kids. Find out more about me here.
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