This is a picture of the finished bear my daughter made from a Build A Bear kit at her birthday party. We purchased the kits from Joann’s. The kits come complete, including the stuffing, needle and thread, so there is no need to purchase anything extra.
Here’s a closer view of the [...]
Crafts
“What,” I said, “is a ‘Zutter‘?”
While making the Build-A-Bear kits with the kids last weekend, we decided it would have made a more tight, secure seam to have the pre-punched holes a little closer together (although that would have meant more stitching for the kids, and honestly, they were reaching their limits by [...]
My FIRST WEEKLY CHALLENGE!!
This is my first of what I am hoping will be regular weekly challenges!
CHALLENGE #1:
1. To attempt to make my first ever ICE CREAM CAKE for my daughter’s birthday party this upcoming weekend. (She has requested a rainbow-type sherbet and cookies-and-cream ice cream to be in the cake. We’ll see…)
2. AND, [...]
Paperbag books are easy and fun to make – as simple or as creatively embellished as you like.

