Craft of the Week-5

Eggshell Flowerpots

Young gardeners can use eggshells as pots to start seeds and coffee-stirrer tags to foretell what will pop up where! All you need is egg shells, dirt, seeds and eager little hands!

1. Plant seeds according to package instructions, and nestle planters in an egg carton on a sunny window sill where they can be watered easily.

2. The first leaves to sprout will be the cotyledons or "seed leaves" which supply nutrients to the young plant until the first true leaves (resembling those of the parent plant) appear.

3. When plants have grown to about 3 inches and have at least two sets of true leaves, they are ready to be transplanted to the garden. (remove them from the eggshells first!)

Craft of the Week-4 Modern Art

This craft I saw on a CBC show called "Artzooka" which I really like! They have really neat ideas and the host is kind of cute.... :) So this is a craft that is kid friendly and when its done you will have your own modern art piece to proudly hang on the wall!

Modern Art

what you will need:

- empty chip bags(rinsed out)

- duct tape

- cardboard box (cereal box works)

- scissors

A variety of different coloured bags is best

cut the bags into long strips, about an inch thick. This is Emma cutting and pulling pieces apart. (you can have some thinner or thicker. It will give it a nice effect)

Cut your box so that it resembles a "lid" keeping the sides intact. Cover the sides with duct tape (any colour is fine)

Cut the middle of the box out and fold strips of duct tape and tape them across the box to make a frame

Next weave your strips of chip bags inbetween the duct tape frame. Across first, then up and down.

She enjoyed herself a bit more then it looks like in this picture!

Trim off the excess and duct tape the sides to give it a nice finished edge

Craft of the Week-3

So the craft of the week this week comes from the wise and slightly evil Martha. I get e-news from her regularly and I LOVED this craft so I had to show you!! I would have taken pictures of myself doing this but their pictures are much prettier.

Hardware Handbag (be aware that the stuff in brackets is my own opinion;)

Tools and Materials:

- four small hinges

- canvas bag with handles(find fun canvas material to make it prettier)

- needle and thread to match

- pencil or pen

- masking tape

- craft knife(like an exacto)

- fabric glue

skinny belt(I found mine at superstore!)

- small lock (dollarama baby!)

spray paint (optional)

How-To

1. Open hinges and stitch each to bag, directly below where each handle end is secured. Reinforce by going through hinge holes several times with thread.

2. Turn bag inside out. Mark two points on each side of bag: 3 inches from top of bag and 1 inch from each side of seam. Place a piece of masking tape over each point. With a craft knife, cut iniform Xs over each point, with the height of each X slightly taller than the width of the belt you intend to use.

3. Fold back the points created by each X, and glue to the inside of bag with fabric glue.

4. Loop belt through the four holes, and buckle. Attach lock to belt. (Tip: if you want to, you can spray paint your lock a fun color to match)

Now, if this is confusing to you, or you're like me and need visuals, feel free to go on the marthastewart.com website and search "hardware handbag" to watch a video of how to make this. I will be posting pictures of the one that I made ASAP. Hope it inspires you!