Before my twins were born I cross stitched a cute little design on a bib for each of them... Not much time for craftiness after they came along!!

Posted by Christine  on  08/08  at  12:08 PM

I hand sewed (I don't have a sewing machine) a matching poodle skirts for my daughter and I for Halloween

Posted by ana l  on  08/08  at  12:18 PM

I hand painted alphabet artwork for my daughter's alphabet themed nursery - S is for Snail; F is for Fish, etc. - so that we could have one with V is for Vegas (the pug) with a painting of Vegas.

Posted by Cat  on  08/08  at  12:33 PM

I painted letters for both of my chidren's rooms that spelled out their names. I love handmade things but I'm not terribly crafty myself.

Posted by Alice Stephenson  on  08/08  at  12:54 PM

I have made several blankets fro my kids

Posted by Sharold Friedrich  on  08/08  at  01:22 PM

I painted my baby's nursery and a matching toybox with an animal theme.

Posted by Megan  on  08/08  at  01:52 PM

I hand made christmas stockings for each of my children by hand sewing on beads to spell out their names

Posted by kim p  on  08/08  at  02:03 PM

making t-shirts with iron-on letters or baking crazy looking cakes...

Posted by Naomi  on  08/08  at  02:06 PM

I homeschooled my kids so there was a lot of cute things but one of my favorites was using seeds and beans to make halloween pictures by gluing them on felt backdrops.

Posted by valerie mabrey  on  08/08  at  02:12 PM

We have a hidden play space under the stairs to the basement. I'm in the process of painting all my boys favorite things on the walls in there, pirate ships, fish, cars and the like.

Posted by Heather  on  08/08  at  02:24 PM

The craftiest thing that I've done as a mom is get the GIANT ART JAR from Alex Toys and do a craft a day with my 3 year old son. He LOVES craft time!

Posted by Kimberly Coleman  on  08/08  at  02:53 PM

I made my own pouch sling to carry the second little one around and wished I had one for the first.

I made "spin skirts" and capes for the first and all her cousins.

I was on a craft kick for awhile. It has slowed down know though.

Posted by lace  on  08/08  at  03:38 PM

I bought plain canvas Christmas stockings and sewed decorative holiday buttons in cute designs on them and made each member of my family a personalized stocking.

Posted by Ashley  on  08/08  at  04:01 PM

-bibs for my son's first christmas out of material from his great grandmother's sewing.
-painted letters spelling out his name to hang above his crib- then made our own 'wallies' to coordinate and decopaged lions, giraffes & elephants onto them. *they look like mod bubbles floating on his walls*

Posted by Jet'set  on  08/08  at  04:40 PM

The craft I've loved doing most with kids is a paper plate cut into a fish shape (fins and tails in the ruffled/corrugated part of the plate) sprayed with liquid water color from a squirt bottle, then decorated with sequins and spangles when dry.

Posted by geekbearinggifts  on  08/08  at  05:36 PM

I made a Big Bird pinata for my DD's 2nd birthday out of poster board,construction paper, and feathers.

Posted by fakereadhed  on  08/08  at  07:12 PM

I have helped with school projects with my ideas and I even carved out of wood and painted a fred flinestone for one of their projects.

Posted by Nora Scott-Platt  on  08/08  at  07:27 PM

I made jewelry to match my daughter's first communion dress. She loves jewelry, just like me!

Posted by Josette Dubois  on  08/08  at  07:31 PM

while i am always crafting for my son and his cousins...the most craftiest was most likely his spider costume i made for his first halloween. it was constructed from my tights and polyfil and shaped and bent to resemble real spider legs and then attached to his back.
i knit things for him, applique, make stuffies and we craft all the time together. he is keenly aware even though still 1 of his mama's love for craft and often points to my yarn and sewing machine and says 'knittin' and 'sew'
love that

Posted by Nancy Cook  on  08/08  at  07:37 PM

The night before Christmas break, I threw together holiday goodie bags for my 4 year old's 16 classmates with handmade candies, fabric kleenex holders, and snowpeople. Crafty goodness, under pressure!!

Posted by oona baker  on  08/08  at  07:45 PM

I guess the most crafts at one time/place would have to be for my 2 year old's 2nd birthday party, which was pony-themed. I designed, printed and glitter-glued 40 invitations, and made all the favors... little felt lollipop covers in the shapes of hobby horses. They were a huge hit, worth all the sleepless nights!

Posted by Michelle  on  08/08  at  07:51 PM

decorating crazy cookies for the holidays and making jewelry as gifts.

Posted by Dealia  on  08/08  at  09:44 PM

My son is only 6 weeks old so we haven't done any "crafts" yet but I'd like to do everything from making play dough with him to playing in the sand!

Posted by Caryn  on  08/08  at  10:35 PM

I sewed my daughter scrubs and even made her matching scrunchies. : )

Posted by Myrna  on  08/08  at  10:36 PM

I made boobie cupcakes and crowning cupcakes for my baby shower. Hot tamale nipples, frosting vulva. Delicious.

Posted by susan  on  08/08  at  10:48 PM

I knitted and crocheted sweaters in a couple of colors and sizes before my daughter was born. Have not knitted since then.

Posted by Noreen  on  08/08  at  11:15 PM

Took white shelf paper and washable paints and made Christmas wrapping paper. The kids put their hands in the pant and then put their prints on the shelf paper. The grandparents loved it! Of the course the wrapping paper was opened very carefully and saved by them.

Posted by Crystal G  on  08/09  at  12:06 AM

"My Little Angel Of Love"

I gave life to a precious angel just a few short days ago
I love her more than life itself but I loved her enough to let her go
For two short days I held her close in a warm loving embrace
Those beautiful moments in which we bonded my mind will never erase
God gave me a Christian couple that can take care of her every need
But my eyes will always be streaked with tears; my heart will forever bleed
If I could have just one wish our paths will cross again
But I will hold her close in my heart and love her in silence until then
I know I did the right thing. I'm at peace with the Lord above
And I know He will always be watching over "My Little Angel Of Love"

Posted by Tonya Keener  on  08/09  at  06:58 AM

I made a bread basket out of bread dough. After weaving the dough into a basket, it was baked, then shellaced several times after drying each time. It came out so great, and was used for years for special and everyday use!

Posted by Marilyn  on  08/09  at  07:21 AM

I have 3 grown children now and as they was growing up I saved everything they did or made little things and as each one finished high school and went out on there own I made them a keepsake book with all kind of stuff in it about them and the family. They loved it..

Posted by Donna Fincher  on  08/09  at  07:51 AM

For my sons 4th birthday we created a dinosaur carnival. Bowling - 2 liter bottles painted as dinosaurs, obstacle course - jump from foot print to foot print, cross a bridge over fire, run through a cave. Dinosaur pinata. Any much more. The kids did not want to leave.

Posted by Kathy Scott  on  08/09  at  07:56 AM

I've made a couple of burp clothes for my son - using regular, white cloth diapers I added strips of fabric to personalize them. It's a pretty easy project and I get tons of questions of where I've "bought" them from other mommies in our Mommy & Me classes.

Posted by Nancy  on  08/09  at  10:47 AM

I was pretty crafty before I was a mom, but I would say that I made a custom sewing toy for my daughter with a sheet of foam, a hole punch and yarn. She practiced for hours and I didn't have to buy some store template!

Posted by Shawna  on  08/09  at  11:30 AM

I love doing crafts! I have a long hallway in my house with no windows, so when my kids are restless I hang a roll of brown mailing paper on the wall and let the kids color on it, they don't color on the walls and it keeps them occupied for a few hours.

Posted by Melissa B.  on  08/09  at  12:15 PM

Cross-stitched 8 disney figures for my baby girl's room...and then never used them!

Posted by Barbara Fox  on  08/09  at  02:10 PM

I'm not crafty at all...Took pictures of my toddler boy with all his girlfriends from daycare and gave them the picture for Valentine's Day...Maybe I should learn a new skill...

Posted by belay_on  on  08/09  at  02:25 PM

I HAVE GOTTEN TWO EMAILS SAYING I HAD COMMENTS AT WEB BLOG ON MY POEM "LITTLE ANGEL OF LOVE" BUT I CAN'T FIND THE COMMENTS TO MY POEM ON THIS SITE.
IF ANYONE HAS COMMENT ON POEM BELOW PLEASE EMAIL ME AT

"My Little Angel Of Love"

I gave life to a precious angel just a few short days ago
I love her more than life itself but I loved her enough to let her go
For two short days I held her close in a warm loving embrace
Those beautiful moments in which we bonded my mind will never erase
God gave me a Christian couple that can take care of her every need
But my eyes will always be streaked with tears; my heart will forever bleed
If I could have just one wish our paths will cross again
But I will hold her close in my heart and love her in silence until then
I know I did the right thing. I'm at peace with the Lord above
And I know He will always be watching over "My Little Angel Of Love"

Posted by Tonya Keener  on  08/09  at  03:22 PM

"Forever & Ever, Amen"

Over fifty years of marriage. Together till the end.
A type of love these new generations just don't understand
His I.V. died over ten years ago. God gave her wings to fly
With a tear he often spoke of missing her .His love for her would never die
He asked for years to see her again but it wasn't his time to go
So his loyal son checked on him often. Oh how they loved each other so
He finally got his wish today; he's waltzing with his true love
Holding her close in his arms on a cloud way up above
The preacher went to see him just a couple of months ago
He said "your Father will be calling soon. Are you ready to go"
Earnest said "yes preacher. I am ready to meet my God above
But most of all my tears of happiness flow because I will see my only love
She'll be standing there with open arms; a big smile upon her face
I will pick her up and hold her close in a warm and loving embrace"
Now they will never have to worry about being apart again
They have each other enormous love "Forever and Ever; Amen"

Posted by Tonya Keener  on  08/09  at  03:25 PM

"The Rising Of The Sun"

Gazing out across the water as the sun begins to die
The orange ball that once gave light is slowly fading from the sky
The sound of humans have quieted and the waters motion is slow
The crickets have begun their chirping as the wind just lightly blows
The sun has finally vanished now; completing its job for the day
The stars begin to form above the trees that slightly sway
Another day has come and gone. The evening has just begun
But it won't be long till once again "The Rising Of The Sun"

Posted by Tonya Keener  on  08/09  at  03:32 PM

When my daughter was little I made her pink (her favorite color)
pillowcases with "I love you" embroidered on them; they were the last words she saw at night and the first she opened her eyes to in the morning.

Posted by Patricia Nieh  on  08/09  at  03:53 PM

My FIL made a house out of cardboard and I covered it with christmas material/decorations and I cotton on the roof for snow.

Posted by Barbara W  on  08/09  at  04:29 PM

I cross stitched their name using a Peter Rabbit themed alphabet. Each one is different, but they are all really pretty. I do one for each of our neices and nephews so I always have at least one going these days!! I knit too, but am not as good as that yet.

Posted by Katherine  on  08/09  at  06:10 PM

MY DAUGHTER WAS SIX WEEKS OLD, I TOOK MY TO DAYCARE AND WENT TO WORK. AFTER LEAVING WORK, I WENT HOME. IT OCCURED TO ME, AS I PARKED IN THEW DRIVEWAY, THAT I HAD LEFT HER AT THE DAYCARE. I FELT SO STUPID. I HAD NEVER HAD A BABY BEFORE AND WAS NOT USED TO THE DAYCARE DROP OFF/PICKUP DAILY ROUTINE.

Posted by JENNIFER C MACK  on  08/09  at  08:06 PM

When my son was three, he was cast as Blitzen in his pre-school's Christmas pageant. I rigged up a brown felt footed jumpsuit for him, and then combed the wooded areas around our home for stick "antlers." He looked adorable and I was so proud! When I got to the school for the performance, I saw another seven kids in brown felt jumpsuits -- and sticks tied to their heads as antlers!! Well, the performance was wonderful, and no one got an "antler" stick in the eye after all!

Posted by Tanta  on  08/09  at  09:24 PM

I painted my son's crib. Does that count?

Posted by artsweets  on  08/09  at  11:40 PM

Hmmm...right now I'm sewing little adorable lined tote bags from Amy Karol's new book for party favors for my daughter's 2nd bday. For our twins who died we started a book cart at the hospital where they were born, and at the party to collect books we had a table for other babies who had died with origami ribbon fish on decorative wire stands for each, felt hearts with each baby's name embroidered on them, and books to add to the library in their honor.

Posted by Kirstin  on  08/09  at  11:51 PM

I made my own mei tai to carry my son. I was surprised that I was able to do it as I usually have a hard time following directions. I also felt that it was secure enough to carry my precious son in!

Posted by Victoria  on  08/10  at  12:43 AM

I made my daughter an adorable crib bumper with scalloped edges. Of course she never used her crib - family bed all the way - but the crib was a beautiful spot to store stuffed animals. I also made several flannel baby blankets with vintage-style fabric.

Posted by VenturaMom  on  08/10  at  01:21 AM

I made my first ever baby quilt for my now three year old son just before he was born.

Posted by Deb  on  08/10  at  01:41 AM

My daughter is little and clothes that are appropriate for her age are too big. I use a barrette to hold the shoulder straps on outfits that are too big.

Posted by Jen  on  08/10  at  10:58 AM

I became a Girl Scout leader. I used Family Fun magazine and familyfun.com for almost everything! We made great wreaths out of paper and used hand prints dipped in paint, glitter and bows, we made Christmas ornaments out of Borax, maracas out of paper mache, so many fun things!

Posted by Kirsten  on  08/10  at  01:05 PM

what fun!!!! hmmm, well, i am constantly crafting so i can't say what is the craftiest... but i do make alot of handmade notebooks with cute illustrations on them.... and i make handmade invitations for orders, WHILE caring for my baby girl and my toddler son... heck, i even blogged about it at 3am cuz it was NOT easy but nonetheless, quite the accomplished feat!!! just being able to complete custom jobs while having a 4month old and a 3yr old is a feat in itself haha!

thanks for the oppurtunity to enter!

Posted by greenbeanbaby  on  08/10  at  05:20 PM

I made some adorable pjs for my little ones, including matching shirts.

Posted by Stacy  on  08/10  at  05:22 PM

I have made some blankets for my kids

Posted by Susan Smith  on  08/10  at  06:16 PM

HELLO

Posted by Donna Coughlin  on  08/10  at  07:59 PM

I took an old purple colored denim skirt and pink belt that I had from the 80's and made a personalized bag for my daughter. I decorated it with a painting of a small girl, buttons, rhinestones and her name.

Posted by Mary Beth Isaac  on  08/10  at  10:06 PM

I used duct tape to hold my son's diaper on.

Posted by lisa  on  08/10  at  11:18 PM

The craftiest thing I made for my kids was "superhero" capes for "Superhero Thursday". We hit a local fabric store and rummaged for remmants and left with a lovley neon green(to be superheroish I added stars) and pale pink fabric(I added pompom fringe)

Posted by nicole  on  08/10  at  11:55 PM

Before my son was born, I made a matching crib bumper & comforter for his room along with a matching stick pony leaning in the corner.I've made Halloween costumes,pinatas,and all things that go into a themed party.I was the crafty mom.

Posted by Teresa  on  08/11  at  03:23 AM

I made pillow from some of their older,and favorite clothing. Simply put stuffing in and sewed opening closed...so they will have these for life...now are in their bedrooms, with fond memories

Posted by Sharon Jones  on  08/11  at  05:36 AM

I just did a room makeover for my 19 month old daughter. It is done in polka dots. I made my own wall sticker polka dots in all the colors i wanted instead of paying 20 bucks for a sheet of stickers. She adores her room now!

Posted by Ashley  on  08/11  at  08:17 AM

The craftiest thing I have ever done is to make Kraft Mac N Cheese! Let's just say I am not known for my crafting skills.

Posted by bargainsmarts  on  08/11  at  09:47 AM

I held a tie-dye party for both of my children when they were in Middle school.Everyone took home a no-longer white T. Swirls galore, 3-4 colors per shirt. All had fun.

Posted by MamaElf  on  08/11  at  12:24 PM

painted a castle on my daughters wall. She loves being a princess with her castle.

Posted by erin g  on  08/11  at  12:41 PM

Quit my job in the medical field and I started my own online shop. I am now free to be with my daughter during the day whenever she needs me. I specialize in handcrafted crochet art. Freeform dessert theme items, sweet treat jewelry and kitchen playsets for kids.

Posted by April  on  08/11  at  01:19 PM

Love it! I'm not terribly crafty, but my 3 yr old is absolutely convinced that I can make anything out of a cardboard box and construction paper. He makes me be at least a little crafty!

cathy

Posted by Cathy  on  08/11  at  04:26 PM

I made a macrame, jute and wooden beads plant hanger that was lovely.

Posted by Betsy Pauzauskie  on  08/11  at  05:05 PM

I made my daughter's first grade class a huge Halloween pinata out of crepe paper and paper mache. Do NOT try this yourself! Bad idea.

Posted by Andrea Chiles  on  08/11  at  06:54 PM

I took my daughter's artwork- a long roll of paper, and used it as Christmas wrapping paper. Family and friends loved seeing her art!

Posted by Trisha McKee  on  08/11  at  10:58 PM

i pieced, sewed, and quilted a baby quilt for my son. it's nice and cozy, and gets lots of snuggly use.

Posted by Albie B  on  08/12  at  11:34 AM

Crafted our own baby books and bound them by hand.

Posted by Margery Yeager  on  08/12  at  02:17 PM

We made homemade Play-doh.

Posted by merryl  on  08/12  at  03:52 PM

I made Barbie furniture out of plastic canvas for my daughter

Posted by Rita E  on  08/12  at  04:52 PM

My sons and I followed recipes and made 3 different paints the other day. We then experimented with painting with them and all sorts of other things, like chocolate pudding!

Posted by Julie P  on  08/12  at  06:05 PM

My daughter loves saying the alphabet. So I sewed a felt 'E' letter onto a t-shirt. She loved it. Nothing fancy but cute nonetheless.

Posted by Ree  on  08/12  at  07:47 PM

my most creative effort was putting together a modern nursery for my new daughter. i kind of obsessed about it, but it turned out awesome!

Posted by sherry  on  08/12  at  11:04 PM

Last Halloween I created a pattern and sewed a Mel the dog costume for my wee one who is a Huge Jacks Big Music Show fan.

Posted by Dayna  on  08/13  at  09:34 AM

For my son's 4th birthday, he was into super heroes. So I called the moms of the kids who were coming to his party and asked what their child's favorite color was. Then I made superhero capes for each kid out of their favorite color. I still have moms tell me their kids wear their capes (my son is 7 now).

Posted by Angie  on  08/13  at  12:49 PM

I make murals with brown craft paper and crayons that my kids color in of underwater scenes or castles, etc.

Posted by Kim  on  08/13  at  01:34 PM

The craftiest? I suppose a freehand crib bumper when I was a new mom at 21 years old-although I also did some great needlepoint ornaments that year.....
All of 27 year ago....

Posted by Paula  on  08/13  at  01:39 PM

we justs made a beaded trinket box.......came out beautiful.

Posted by Jules  on  08/13  at  02:08 PM

i have taken my 3 kids baby blankets and made quilts out of them. i am hoping to give them to my grandchildren when i become a grandmother.

Posted by patty  on  08/13  at  03:34 PM

I'm lacking in the craft department. I think the "craftiest" thing I have done in the last year was . . . I made a digital photo album of a family trip we took. We had over 1,000 photos and while it's not exactly a craft . . . it required creativity and took a long itme!

Posted by Laura  on  08/14  at  10:49 AM

I am SO not crafty, but I'm trying. This summer I took so many pictures that I'm working with my middle daughter on a wooden scraphouse/dollhouse to highlite all of our photos with souvenirs from our summer all around.

Posted by Brooke  on  08/14  at  12:45 PM

i am 3 and a half months pregnant and the stack of things i am making/have made for my bebe grows everyday - burping cloths out of vintage cottons, embroidered onsies, an amigurumi rattle, a faux fur patchwork quilt lined with flannel on which fortune cookies read "your future is bright." i have decided to not surround my child with plastic toys - wood, metal, fabric only - and am determined to have most of them made by family and friends so each toy has history and a slice of love from each important person in my child's life.

Posted by Allison Murphy  on  08/14  at  05:04 PM

I am not very crafty, but I make sure that we all scrapbook our memories. It is a great place to store memories of good times.

Posted by Lisa J  on  08/14  at  07:46 PM

MY SON OUTGREW HIS MOST FAVORITE KEN GRIFFEY, JR. T-SHIRT. INSTEAD OF THROWING IT OUT I MADE A PILLOW FOR HIS BED WITH IT.

Posted by JONI CHADWELL  on  08/14  at  07:49 PM

When DD wanted a VERY expensive Princess Headboard, I just whipped out the MDF and some paint and made her one that was better than any one you would find in that mouse store!

Posted by Angela Palmer  on  08/14  at  08:38 PM

The craftiest thing I've done as a mom was my daughter's third birthday--Jungle themed. I made elephant-head invitations, lion, monkey and zebra cupcakes, and my daughter and eye made a leopard spot print and printed it on plain lunch bags for the goodie bags. I also did animal face painting on all of the guests.

Posted by plainbellied  on  08/14  at  10:55 PM

The craftiest thing I have done for my daughter is two large murals depicting horses for her bedroom.

Posted by Veronica Garrett  on  08/14  at  11:07 PM

I made hooded bath towels for my son from a hand towel & regular towel. I also made all his birth announcements & 1st Birthday Invites with co-ordinating loot bags, decor, favour tins & of course B-day Cake!

Posted by Dxotc1  on  08/14  at  11:51 PM

One thing huh... goodness that's hard as I've done a lot fo crafty things.


I do recall one Halloween though that I made my oldest daughter costume of a camera... she was about 3 or 4 at the time... I know sounds weird.. but it was soo cute.

I took a small cardboard box and sprayed it with black paint, turned it with open end down, took an aluminum pie pan and mounted that to the front of the box, and just so happens that I had a red spray paint lid that I used as the shutter button. I freehanded the word NIKON onto the box, attached a black piece of cord as a strap on one side. I cut holes in the side of the box for my daughter's arms to come out and the hole in the top (old bottom) of the box for her to put her head through. She wore a black sweat suit with. She was totally cute!! I have a picture of her in it I think.

Posted by Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings  on  08/15  at  12:11 AM

I went to my kids preschool class and taught them all how to spin yarn. I learned as a child from my grandmother. I made little hooks and gave each child some wool and showed them how to make yarn themselves.

Posted by Kobi Hendrix  on  08/15  at  12:37 AM

I sewed a crib set for my first son because I didn't like any of the ones in the store. My next pregnancy was twins, and I just wasn't up for making a matched set. sigh...

Posted by Shama-Lama Mama  on  08/15  at  12:56 AM

Took photos each month until they turned 1 with a sign. It was fun to look back and she how they've changed.

Posted by Deborah  on  08/15  at  02:14 AM

I make lampwork bead jewelry for my nieces

Posted by wadiefong  on  08/15  at  03:20 AM

This is an awesome contest!

Posted by Alyson  on  08/15  at  06:28 AM

I made Mickey Mouse quilts form my kids

Posted by Charlene Kuser  on  08/15  at  06:52 AM

My daughters love butterflies. I found a spring clothes pin, a sandwich bag and scrap colored tissue paper. They colored the pin, drew some eyes, filled the sandwich bag with the scrap tissue paper, crimped the middle of the sandwich bag in between the clothespin, spread the "wings" and voila a butterfly...they played for a whole hour with it.

Posted by nani  on  08/15  at  06:53 AM

I duct taped a dishtowel to my kid as a diaper

Posted by lisa  on  08/15  at  06:56 AM

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