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Paper Craft- City Scene

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We are using the book 365 Things to do with Paper and Cardboard we borrowed from the library to find inspiration while using paper. We have drawn cats and now we are doing a city scene

We are using things from around the house- scrapbooking paper, magazine and plain white paper.

We stuck 3 A4 pages together and using the the book as inspiration we started cutting, sticking and drawing.

cutting house shapes

our houses

I made a few houses and an apple tree and Master B made a banana tree (adorable)

banana tree with bird house

train and tunnel

It was fun creating a city scene and the great thing about using a magazine is you have so many options for text images it makes for interesting building colours and patterns. These have been great quiet activities and wonderful watching Master B's imagination grow!

Rainbow stripe quilt is done!

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The Rainbow Stripe quilt has come together and is now complete. After many hours of sewing and hand stitching, all the decision making on colour arrangements this rainbow quilt now has a new home. Home now to one very precious and much loved little girl.

30+ meters of fabric 2 1/2 inches wide

hand stitching in cream

I am so thankful this quilt has a new home. A rainbow quilt for a rainbow baby girl.

Photo Friday

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needle books

So excited I made it to Felt's 2012 Gift Guide- Gifts for Crafty & Creative Types. Happy Friday!

Paper Crafts- Colour by numbers

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I came across this E is for Elephant activity page in Google Reader the other day from a blogger I follow and thought it would be perfect as a quiet activity for the boys to do together. The great thing was it's something that allows Master B to read and work by numbers and great for encouraging Master W that he can also participate and complete a task like his big brother.

We printed out two copies and also found a Elmer in the snow book from the op shop for 25c!

E is for Elephant pdf here

It was really enjoyable for me watching, helping and encouraging the boys finding all the numbers they need.There were also a few nice moments of the boys sharing colouring pencils and telling each other how nice Elmer was looking.

They were both very concentrated

They both have such adorable little hands

They are nearly complete

inspecting the finished product

Master B's masterpiece

Master W's Masterpiece

They both did so well! Elmer was such a fun elephant to colour in!

Christmas Card time

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We are having a handmade Christmas this year. Its time to start thinking about getting all our Christmas Cards in the post. I do really like the cards I have made this year and even more exciting I have matching gift tags.