Entries for the 'Holiday Crafts' Category

I always enjoy being crafty at Christmas, but this year it's a requirement.  To help my $ go further, I am making what I can.  Please email me (Martha@FortSmithMoms.com) some ideas and instructions and I'll post them here for all the moms to see.  Together we can make some great gifts and conserve our cash. 

My little boy and I made these pinecone turkeys this morning.  So easy!  We used what we happened to have in our craft box--construction paper, a few feathers, and pipe cleaners.  Consider using glitter, ribbons, buttons, paint, etc.  Send pics of your creations to Martha@FortSmithMoms.com.  I'll post 'em. 

 When you are taking photos of an event that you want to scrapbook later, don’t forget the details. To a five year old, the most important detail of Halloween would most likely be the candy. Take an extra second or two and snap a photo that can serve as a focal point for one of your pages about Halloween.

I had a lot of pictures of my daughter this past Halloween and wanted to document the cute way she’d hold up her princess bucket and say, “trick – o – treat” at every door. Yes, you read that right…she’d say trick “o” treat, not trick or treat. Personally, I thought it was one of the cutest things ever. When we got back home, after about an hour of “trick – o – treating” her bucket was overflowing with candy. I asked her to stop at the door and show me how she asked for her treats. Being the scrapbooking, paparazzi mom that I am, I just snapped away of course. Blinding her temporarily from my camera flash, I’m sure. As she went to her room to change out of her costume, I snapped a quick photo of her stash…after I snuck a few chocolates out for myself.
What? You don’t do that too?

I wanted this layout to be quick and simple. Actually, I’d like all of my layouts to be quick and simple, but that is beside the point here. After trimming just a little bit off of each photo, I was able to fit five photos onto a single page. Score! I love it when I can fit lots of photos on to a page. The focus of this layout was the candy, of course, and I wanted to mat that photo with a separate patterned paper. The problem – I didn’t have a separate paper that looked good with my background paper. What is a girl to do? Well, I’ll tell you what I did. I trimmed the background sheet of my stickers and used that. Oh yes, I used the packaging. Why not? We mostly throw it all in the trash anyway and it was the perfect compliment to the busy background paper I was using. I added a few stickers to help tell the story, journaled about how cute she was; and then I was done. Easy, easy!

Supplies used:
Patterned paper: Basic Grey (background), Making Memories stickers packaging (spider webs)
Stickers: Making Memories, Deja Views (candy)
Pen: Staedtler

Submitted by Julie Jones

Supplies needed:
1 large hollow craft pumpkin
rubon letters
craft knife

Step 1: Carve the top off of the pumpkin
Step 2: Spell out “treats” with rub on letters. Most rub on letters come with their own applicator stick. A regular craft stick (popsicle stick) works just as well. Simply remove the backing of the letter and put the letter onto the pumpkin surface. Rub with the applicator stick over the top sheet of the rub on letter. It should come off easily!
Step 3: Fill the “bowl” with treats for guests!

You could also use alphabet stamps or stickers for this craft. Also, a real pumpkin that has been scooped out could work well, although I haven’t tested this craft with a real pumpkin. Rub on letters work well on most surfaces, so I think they would adhere to a real pumpkin just as well as a craft pumpkin. Happy crafting!

Submitted by Julie Jones

Here's a great project for the kiddos.  Get a paint can at a home improvement store and let your kids paint it up.  It will provide a great trick-or-treat pail.