Super Easy Bunny Ears

Pipe cleaner bunny ears. Super easy & pretty cute.

All you need to make one set of bunny ears, are 6 pipe cleaners. 

First, take two pipe cleaners and measure around your child's head, then attached them together creating a small crown.  Then take two more pipe cleaners and twist them together to create the shape of an ear. Then twist one end around the crown to secure it on. Do the same thing with the last two pipe cleaners.

You can always make the bunny ears smaller by using one pipe cleaner instead of two.

You can leave them just like that, or if you want to reinforce the headband, you can wrap it with strips of fabric (pictured below). 

 Total time to make = 5mins. Amount of time my girls wore them = 5mins. I call that a successful craft!

Finally! The closet is completed.

It took a heck of a lot longer than I had imagined, but I am happy to announce, that right in the nick of time, my walk in closet/office is finally complete. Like I mentioned in a previous post {here} I have been dreaming about having a walk in closet for a long time. What I didn't mention was that my closet was going to be photographed for a local magazine, Kingston Life. Nothing fancy, just one picture of me in my favourite room of the house - that's right - my non-existing walk in closet! Start the clock!

I had 2 weeks to get the old nursery transformed into the walk in closet of my dreams.  2 weeks seems like a long time, but when you are relying in tradesmen to do the work, 2 weeks felt like one day!  In that one room, I had to cover an old and peeling popcorn ceiling, cover all the cracks in the old plaster walls, paint, and the hang all the fixtures.  The only job I tackled was the painting, oh - and the decorating of course.

I wanted my space to be a true reflection of me.  Eclectic, edgy, girly, fun. Using different, colours, patterns and textures, my walk in closet/office has turned into a wonderful and inspiring place.  Just like when I shop for clothing, I looked for items that had character, were unique, and had a touch of whimsy.

In the end, I am thrilled with how it turned out and even more relieved to have completed the finishing touches right before the photographer came. Phew!  Now I can't wait to see the images.

I used galvanised steel pipes for the closet rods.

Simple L-shaped brackets are used to hold my fashion books. 

A middle curtain rod acts as a scarf and belt holder as well as provides privacy from any curious onlookers!

The piece of pine board is an old board taken from our kitchen when we did the renovations. It now serves as an earring holder and a height chart for my girls.

I will post the final shot from the magazine when it comes out this Summer!  Stay tuned.

Valentine's Day Love Bugs

I wanted to find an easy craft (duh!), one that Ryan could help me do, one that kids would love and that didn't involve chocolate or candy!  Then I found this awesome Valentine craft from 

dandee designs. I know right?! Super cute.

If you are limited on time, you can use the free printable of the jars from her site. Then all you have to do is cut them out and add your bug of choice.  I opted to make my own jars & went to a trusty ol' dollar store to pick up these squishy little spiders.  

Place them in a see through bag, and there you have a super easy and cute Valentine.

Pom-pom Garland

If you have 5 minutes, then you have time to do this super easy and colourful craft.  All you need are some pom-poms (mine were purchased at Michael's), a large darning needle, and some yarn.

Thread the needle with the yarn and start creating your very own pom-pom garland. It really is that easy.

 I made one for Andy's room.

And one for Ryan's room.

The girls love them. Now I want to make one for every room in the house!

My favorite Fashion DIY blogs

When it comes to design, decorating, fashion & accessories, nothing saves money (or requires patience) like doing-it-yourself. You can spend hours scouring the web for DIY bloggers or perusing boards on Pinterest, - trust me, I have done that! - but now, you don't have to.  To help you save some time, I have compiled a short list of top fashion DIY blogs.  So, if you have the some spare time, a fair bit of patience and a little know-how, you too can be on your way to creating some one of a kind fashions.

a pair & a spare

Glitter 'N Glue

Stripes & Sequins

Studs and Pearls

P.S. -  I made this...

Welcoming the winter fairies

In a previous post {here} I mentioned how much my girls love the Tinker Bell movies. So much so that we created fairy houses to put in our garden. With the release of the latest of the fairy movies, The Secret of The Wings, we set out to create houses for our new friends, the winter fairies.

Just like the last post, these bird houses were purchased from the dollar store, along with the blue snowflakes. The rest of the stuff we had on hand.

 My girls were able to hold onto their excitement just long enough to paint the houses. Once that was done, they were off and on the the next thing.  

When the houses were dry, I used a glue gun to add the little trinkets.

Simple. Fun. Magical.

Can't get enough

Confessions: I love colour and I love accessories. In both fashion and home decor. I don't feel quite like myself unless I am surrounded by colour. And, as far as accessories go, they can liven up a room or change the look and feel of an outfit. So, of course, I am a bit of an accessory nut!

One of my favourite home accessories are pillows. No matter what store I go to, I always find myself looking at the pillows. The trend these days seem to be animal silhouettes like a deer head, and fun sayings or words. 

That was my inspiration for the pillows that I made.  

I went online to find a silhouette, then printed it out. What I like is that this was actually supposed to be a girl with an Afro, but it looks like a child's head once I sewed it to my pillow!

This fabric was from a large floor pillow I purchased. The price was right and of course I LOVED the pattern on in. I knew that I was going to use it to make smaller pillows for our living room.

I mixed the fabrics so that there would be some cohesiveness to the pillows.

Little pops of colours and a touch of whimsy to dress up a well worn couch.

Easy Fabric Headbands

I am back with yet another super easy, inexpensive, mess free craft! Yay!

For those of you who don't know yet, I am a lover of DIY that takes minimal time and effort. You know, the kinds of simple projects for the laziest and most inept of crafters - ME.

So, if you have 10 mins, some scraps of fabric, a few buttons, needle & thread and are able to do a braid, then this craft is for you!

Cut an old t-shirt or scraps of fabric into 3 even strips. Make sure that it will be long enough to be tied around your head. 

Then simply start braiding the pieces.

Leave room at the either end of the headband, and either with a sewing machine or by hand, sew the ends together so it won't unravel.  

Then sew on any buttons, or flowers or other scraps of fabric to the the braid.

And there you have it! 

The true test; the girls love them and I was able to get them done while they sat and had their afternoon snack! 

Hallowe'en Mummy Craft

This is a super easy and relatively mess free craft to do with kids.  

Easy + mess free = 1 happy Mummy! 

All you need are popsicle sticks (or coffee stir sticks), plastic or wooden spoons, glue & strips of fabric.

Glue the popsicle sticks to the handle of the spoon for the legs and one across for the arms.

 While you are waiting for the glue to dry, find an old t-shirt to rip in strips.  This was a great activity for the girls. It kept them amused and away from the glue! 

 Once the glue has dried, start wrapping the mummy. I found it easiest to start with the head and finish with the arms.

 Draw on some eyes, and Ta-Da! You have a mummy!

This one happens to be my favorite.