Relive the exciting game of Super Mario brothers by using it as the theme for your child’s birthday. The cute characters of Mario will thrill the kids at the party. A wonderful way to let your guests know about the special occasion would be to send across Super Mario birthday invitations. After all, the invitations will give your guests the first impression of how the celebration is going to be.
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Fantastic Super Mario Birthday Invitations for a Celebration to Remember
Pull out your scrapbook supplies to create cute, simple valentines for all your loved ones. These ideas are so easy, your kids can make them, too!
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Simple Scrapbook Ideas for Creating Cupid-Worthy Valentines
Cereal – one of North America’s favorite breakfast food. There are many creative things to do and ways you and your kids can play with this common food.
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Creative Uses for Cereal
Originally posted 2007-11-30 09:25:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
You probably think the word “diaper” refers to something babies wear, but it doesn’t. They are called diapers because the fabric often used for them had diaper patterns woven into it.
Diaper patterns are geometric patterns which have regular repeats in both diagonal directions. They also generally have regular repeats horizontally and vertically as well. But the diagonal repeat is what is critical here. So a stripe isn’t a diaper pattern (no diagonal repeat), but a check might be.
Many kinds of stitches, think of a block of Scotch Stitches, are diapered by nature. But in order to be a diaper pattern there needs to be come contrast in color as well. A background of Scotch in one color is not a diaper, but coloring the same block of stitches to look like gingham fabric does make a diaper.
The repetition is, I think, what makes diapers so lovely and compelling. Most diaper patterns are small, so that you can really see the repeat. I think the prettiest ones alternate two of more different repeats in a regular pattern.
In general diapers are usually small patterns and are abstract (though they don’t have to be).
Once you learn to recognize diaper patterns, you’ll start seeing them everywhere.
Oh and the baby diapers, the fabric often used for them was a pattern called Birds-eye, which has diamond units repeated all over. In fact when my kids were little 20+ years ago you could still buy cloth diapers with this pattern. Since it’s been awhile since I needed to do this, I don’t know if they still do.
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What is a Diaper Pattern?
There are a lot of things that you can do for fun on your own or with your kids. Crafts are fun ways to keep busy, satisfy a creative urge, and spend some great moments with friend or with your kids. Some crafts are messier than others, and some can last a long time.
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Fun With Sculpting Clay
More than once I’ve come downstairs to my craft area to see little fingerprints on the cardstock and a few missing stickers. I’ve found that by scrapbooking with my kids, I can teach them skills and techniques appropriate for their age level, and steer them towards the supplies that are perfect for little ones (in other words, NOT the three-dollars-a-sheet patterned paper!). Here are five mini-album projects perfect for a first-time scrapbook apprentice.
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Scrapbooking With Kids: Five Easy Scrapbook Mini-Album Projects
Although August is a month when most of us are consumed with vacations, staving off the heat, and getting the kids back to school or off to college, there are plenty of new needlepoint products out there.
DebBee’s Designs has added Turquiose and Kunzite (pale pink) to her Glitz & Glamor series. These projects are monochromatic in glorious shades inspired by gems. The charted projects use a variety of threads and stitches.
If you have ever wanted to try Or Nue (patterned couching over metallic), Brenda Kocher has a small beginner’s project available. The Or Nue butterfly is a perfect way to learn this technique with a small, stash-busting charted project.
dede Ogden has added a wonderful tropical blossom to her flowers series
dede also has some great new bags available. And (stash alert) Canvases Be Gone has a huge selection of dede’s designs that are being discontinued. It’s a great opportunity to buy these. I should know, I’ve gotten a bunch.
CBK Needlepoint Collections has added the charming artwork of Shari Beaubien to their line. These whimsical pieces (often of elephants on bright backgrounds) are on 13 mesh canvas. Canvas Candy has added a sub sandwich to their line, it comes with a blown glass sandwich, both including the pickle on top. They also have an adorable taco as well as many other items, all with ornaments.
Ashley Bradley has a wonderful New York City skyline sized to fit into a Lee’s Needle Arts bag. MAP Designs has a new line of frame weights, long and lean, the two I saw were and adorable striped cat and a cute dog with flowers. These could also be great stash busting projects. There are eight in all, including colorful hearts and funky flowers
Susan Roberts Designs had added a new shape to their 3-D ornaments — bells. There are 10 available and they join the domes and balls.
Fern Ridge Collections has a pre-finished purse flap that is inspired by puzzle pieces. It comes in a kit with Sullivan’s floss, specialty beads, and instructions. All you need to do is stitch. The finished purse fits Kindles, Nooks, or iPads.
Colonial Needle has added several new pieces to the Lee’s Needle Arts leather goods. There is a leather ebook reader, a gorgeous leather business tote (if I had that kind of life, I’d buy it in a second), a wonderful leather pillows.
Nordic Needle has mesh bags with mesh big enough for stitching. The mesh is white and is available in three sizes. You also have your choice of trim colors.
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New Needlepoint Products – August 2010
Here are five great photography ideas to help you take one of a kind photos of your children this summer. Round up the kids, break out your camera and have some summertime fun. Here are 5 idea that will make your summer photos shine.
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5 Ideas For Great Summer Photos of Your Children
