Flower Power

It has been a long time since I have posted on here! I am hoping to get better about that. Life has been busy and now I might have a little time to do some fun things. Here is a flower shirt I made today. I love it. It looks a little high on the neck, but it really isn't. I found this http://katiedid.squarespace.com/katie-did-journal/2009/5/1/tutorial-flower-collar.html and just had to make my own version!

Tie-shirt

I have been wanting to make a tie shirt for my little man. I am not quite sure what I think about it. I was using some leftover fabric, so maybe it is the fabric I am not sure about. But, who doesn't love anything modeled by my little Colemanator!

chicks

Well, I have been slacking on my blog, but for good reason. I have been out of town. So, when I got back in town I found out that it was Chloe's turn to bring snacks to school. I wanted to do something Easterish, but couldn't think of anything. I saw on a blog to make some chicks. Mine are quite different and not nearly as cute. I would post a link, but can't remember where

I saw them. I just used candy melts to pipe out the figures and added the flowers for eyes. I put them in a muffin, b/c her school asks for healthy snacks. I thought they turned out okay, at least Chloe loved them.

Letter of the Week: S

LETTER OF THE WEEK: S

We have been working on the letter S this week. I thought we would make a snake, but Chloe was insistent on making a swan. She knew all on her own that Swan begins with a S!

Tracing our name

I have been trying to get Chloe to write her name. I thought maybe I would try this approach she did copy it once. I guess that is a good start! I put her name both upper and lower case on a piece of paper and then put wax paper on top. I let her use a sharpie (a rare moment) to trace on the wax paper. Luckily our clothing was sharpie free!

PRODUCT REVIEW: MASCARA

PRODUCT REVIEW: MASCARA

I have always felt like I have had the punies eyelashes! I remember one time in high school one of my best friends told me I really should start using mascara, and I told her I was wearing it. That is how short my eyelashes are people! So, I am always looking for the latest and greatest mascara out there. Sorry for the blurry picture this was taken with my phone.
I will start with the red tube, LOREAL Double Extend. This is a two step process and works great. I felt like my lashes were lengthened. The only problem was taking it off. I did not read the directions and tried to take it off with vaseline (how I normally remove my mascara). I was so freaked out b/c I thought my eyelashes were coming off. Really, they were little tubes of mascara. I had to stop using this b/c I never felt like I could get all the tubes off and felt like they got in my eyes.
The second container is Maybelline's Intense XXL. I use this one. I like it. I don't feel like my lashes look like they could grace the cover of a magazine, but they do feel a little longer. It is much easier to clean off as well!
So, there you have it! If you know of a great mascara let me know!

Eggs and E

EGGS AND E

My friend Cheyenne suggested that I teach lowercase letters with the uppercase ones so here is

my first attempt at that.

Supplies: cleaned out egg shells, glue, construction paper, paintbrush.

I put the glue down and told Chloe to paint within the lines.

Then she added the crushed up shells.

Our final result. I thought this project might get a little messy, but it wasn't at all! I am hoping that she will learn both the lowercase and uppercase at the same time!