Design Girls Fashion Studio

FUN TIMES....FUN TIMES indeed!

Ok, I am sure that you can tell by now that we are big ol' craft lovin' peeps around here. (Well, everyone except the hubby!) He doesn't seem to share the same crafty gene as me or the kiddos.

We love cutting, painting, coloring and especially working with GLUE and GLITTER!

Can you just imagine the excitement here at the "H" house when we received Kobold Toys DESIGN GIRLS FASHION STUDIO?? OH MY! This is awesome.

You can create your very own paper doll's wardrobe with this kit. It includes everything you will need like : scissors, pre-cut patterns, assorted fabrics, pipe cleaners, trims, craft glue glitter, glue, adhesive-backed magnets, ribbon, roses, colored pencils, feathers, sequins, spangles, and stickers.

Two cardboard "fashionable paper dolls" are also included as well as instructions for putting everything together.

We had a blast making clothing for our dolls. It was so simple. All you do is trace your clothing design out using the special patterns. Then you decorate the article of clothing with various sequins and trims and attach it to your doll with magnets that are also included in the kit.

I must say that when we were done our dolls were definately dressed to the nines!

Both of my daughters enjoyed working on this crafty project.....almost as much as their momma! hee hee

Design Girls Fashion Studio is best suited for ages 7 and up.

Retail value: $24.99

You can purchase this product via Kobold Toys.

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Backwards RENNID

RENNID = DINNER

I thought this was pretty cool so I just had to feature it today!!

Gourmet Mom on the Go has some pretty cool ideas brewing over on her blog. So, if you haven't already been over there .....GO!

She came up with the idea on a "Backwards" Dinner!

CLICK HERE to see all the Yummy ideas.

Another handmade gift idea

Hot Cocoa buckets from Creative Holiday Gift Ideas

YUM!

Handmade Holidays

In the coming weeks, I will be sharing some creative gift ideas. I will be giving handmade goodies to friends and family this year and hope you will do the same!

Here is a couple of ideas for the kiddies:

Homemade chalk from Little Window Shoppe

Easy to make and my kids love writing with this stuff.

Homemade crayons from Simply Heidi

I <3 (heart) creative people !

Creative peeps ROCK!

This tutorial from Little Birdie Secrets makes me wanna go out and buy tons of socks just so I can create something fun for my girlies.

Make your own leg warmers and arm warmers:

Welcoming November

I hope everyone had a great Halloween !!

Can you believe November is already upon us? Time sure does fly.
We are about to get into my favorite times of the year.....

Thanksgiving and Christmas!!

I have some wonderful holiday crafts and recipes to share in the coming days but by all means if you come across something that would be a great feature please send it my way :

lholland78@ att . net

I would love to feature your crafty ideas!

For starters, Here is a yummy cupcake idea from Hello, Cupcake!