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Hayley, Maddie, and Ellie

I spent a few hours babysitting my "Ohio Nieces" today. They are such crafty little girls. In honor of Valentine's Day we created a strand of garland to hang in their house. We used scrap paper I found in my stash in pinks and reds and fun prints and a long piece of pink ribbon. I showed them what I was thinking and they started creating. It was so fun to watch them take an idea and make it their own. When Mom came to pick them up they were so excited o share what they made.... I hear it is going to be the door decoration!

Happy Valentine's Day

I was reading one of my favorite blogs, Your Home Based Mom, few weeks ago and I found a great tutorial for felting sweaters and creating cute hearts. I decided I would try my hand at "felting". It took me two tries to purposefully shrink three wool sweaters I had been storing in a box in my basement. I followed most of the blog instructions. I decided I would hand stitch the hearts together. I don't have a good track record with my sewing machine. Maybe next time! Here are my finished products.