OK, so I apologize for the fact that this photo is so small–it’s all that the source had to offer–but holy moly, is this a cute gnome costume or what? My Paper Crane linked to the tutorial teaching you how to make this hilarious gnome-on-toadstool getup on FamilyFun. Look at the little fake legs crossed […]
I love the look of Oliver and S patterns–the illustrations are especially lovely–and The Purl Bee shows how beautifully they work up in real life. Read their latest blog post to hear about making the Sunday Brunch jacket pattern. Related: • HOW TO – Lazy Days Skirt
Make and Takes posts this clever idea for a fun book you can make with your kids. Have your kids run around the house taking 3 pictures each of 3 different things–each in the same color family. Then you can slip the photos into a photo album, turning the pics into an educational book that […]
BurdaStyle has a new children’s pattern for little girls, the Sofia play set. The free pattern is for ages 2-5 yrs and is an adorable top with ruffled bloomer-styled pants.
Dot from Dabbled, no stranger to cool robot cakes herself, spotted this Dabbled robot-inspired cake at Baby Toolkit. Adrienne provides some helpful information for customizing your own cake with homemade fondant. Related HOW TO – Make a Robot Cake
Mollie of Wild Olive has some cute printable pencil toppers available for download as a PDF. Get Dull Pencil (shown above) and nd four phrase pencils, “This is Dull” (perfect for using in meetings), “Stay Sharp”, “Never #2”, and “I’m a Pen”. Cute for kids as they get back into those books!
World Preschool Mom has a great project for younger kids with her self-connecting paper chains tutorial that require no staples or glue. [ via Folding Trees ]
