pine cone garland

i gathered these pretty little pine cones while at a playground with 

the boys in the summer and i knew they would come in handy.....

and the garland is actually pretty easy to make, just 

wrap the twine around the pine cone and tighten.

a nature's treasures wreath

willow, spruce, silver spruce, pine cones and some rose hips 

...all gathered from the surroundings of our home :)

fun with rr tracks

- wooden rr tracks

                         - foam paper or construction paper

 - double sided tape

flower charm necklace....

welcome to kv barn :).....but this time, i don't mean my blog.

i have not been very active here for quite a while. well, this is one of the reasons.....

i opened an etsy shop!!!

i never realized how much work it is to put together a shop. i mean, it's nice to make things you want to sell, but when you have your own shop, i found out that the preparation is huge! and it doesn't end there!
the actual sales part scares me a bit - before i get the hang of how everything works. but i love how etsy is international and i'm looking forward to reaching out to people around the world :)

if you are interested, come and visit :)

♥

p.s. i'm hoping to add some new crafts with/for my boys soon ;)

fun with mail :)

add a fun/funny title to the name of the addressee - even for internet orders ;)!
it makes getting the package even better!

i ordered a monthly children's magazine for Ji a while ago and it always makes
his eyes light up when he reads:

wonderful kid
jindra ......
.......

all ears snack time!

my boys love their veggies, but little rabbits and bears and other creatures love them even more ;)!

 just one piece of construction paper and tape (we used washi tape ;)

optional - coloring the ears or even drawing some eyes on the headband

.....but trust me, even plain, uncolored ears are loads of fun!

 yes, even animals like to play with their food :)!

...a growling bear!!!

cheerios box dragon wings II

i made a "fancier" pair of wings for St for the upcoming carnival...

same ol' cheerios box only...

attached tail to wings,

glued felt to both sides, 

attached elastic bands 

and

made a pair of ears to go with

(headband, green bias tape, 

felt glued ch. box triangles) 

satisfaction gaurunteed! :)

my little dear looking for deer :)

veselé vánoce.....merry christmas!

 

m e r r y   c h r i s t m a s  !

 

 

p.s. did you know that you can draw with colored pencils on

frosted glass?(...and ALSO! erase with eraser and/or soapy water!)

cheerios box dragon wings

our favorite movie at the moment is "how to train a dragon"

..........so we had to make some dragon wings!

take apart a cereal box and...

we made St's tail using the side flap, but Ji wanted the bottom part of the tail(top part on the photo)  wider than the flap was, and he wanted the crease, so we made it on the crease. 

...we left the outside plain(cheerios cover), since the wings stay pretty much open and the boys didn't mind, but you could also glue some construction paper on to hide the cover.

to attach:

wings: make 2 holes on each side of the middle piece(...first photo) and thread some string or ribbon through the holes, or you can cut short incisions on the ends of the creases and just latch the string/ribbon in place. then tie around the arms.

tail: i just folded the tail into the waistband of their pants and that way it stands out a bit instead of laying flat. you can secure it with masking tape, or you could also tape it to the bottom of the wings.

little dragons in action :)

update - here is a link to a fancier pair of wings we made ;)