Interchangeable Watches

As I stated in the post below, I have been wanting to make those interchangeable watches. So, I decided I would just jump right in and figure it out. It turned out that they were not hard AT ALL (and yet they cost SO much to order them on-line...I thought about just ordering some but since they turned out to be so easy, I am glad I didn't waste my money).

And now, I am now officially ADDICTED to beading watches. In fact, when I brought home a big bag of beads from hobby lobby the other day, my hubbie asked, "what's that?"(he is always leery of extra junk in the house). "My new thing" I replied. To which he replied "what about the 20 old things in the basement you still need to finish?"(He is such a cynic...so what if I may have a few wooden blocks that need painting and piles of fabric that need to made into adorable matching skirts and vinyl lettering waiting to find just the right wall and more scrapbook paper than I could ever count! :)

Oh well, for now, I am a beading fool (in fact, I am getting together with a couple pf girl friends tomorrow to make more. YAY! I will try to post a full tutorial after we are done)

Here is a few of the different bands we made

Here is a close up of one. This shows the lobster claw that are used to attach the band to the watch face.

A few different watch faces I ordered. You need to order the ribbon faces for this project.

I ordered my watches from this website and I really liked their selections:
http://www.thevirtualtouch.com/

This site did have more inexpensive watch faces however if you want to try to stay on a budget but still get cute faces:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/search.asp?skw=watch+faces&Constraint=1u&Shop_Page=1&x=0&y=

And, if you want to start immediately (and I cant blame you if you do) there is a tutorial already on here that I used to make mine: http://itssoverycheri.blogspot.com/2009/11/give-way-watch-tutorial-frugile.html

SEW DANG CUTE

I saw these super cute playhouses on Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/missprettypretty) and I now WANT to make one for my girls. They are made of fabric and fit over a card table so you can fold it all up when they are done playing...LOVE IT!!!! She does sell the patter for them on Etsy so now all I have to do is decide whether I want to order the patter or try to come up with the ideas on my own. Either way....I think I feel a trip to the fabric store coming on!

Some ideas:
http://craftychicmommy.blogspot.com/2010/03/felt-play-house.html
http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/search/label/Felt%20House%20Along
http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2009/10/felt-playhouse.html
http://angieasplund.blogspot.com/2008/12/card-table-playhouse.html
http://sewmuchado.blogspot.com/2009/02/card-table-playhouse-tutorialette.html
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=331509.0
http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/02/fort-table-cover.html
http://ikatbag.blogspot.com/2009/05/princess-pavillion-tent.html
http://melissagoodsell.typepad.com/day_to_day/2007/09/fabric-cubby-ho.html

Resurrection Easter Rolls

I found this recipe online so I decided to try it this year for Easter morning. It was just me and the kids I home since Daddy had to work, so, I figured this would be a good way to try to bring in the true meaning of Easter (and have a fun time with my kids at the same time.) Overall, it went well, there was some extra marshmallow goo on the pan (thank goodness for pampered chef stoneware and it's non-stick surface) so next time I may cut the marshmallow in half first.


Resurrection Easter Rolls:
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees

Ingredients:
Crescent rolls
Melted butter
Large marshmallows
Cinnamon
Sugar

Give each child a triangle of crescent rolls. The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.

Read Matthew 27:57-61

1. Give each child a marshmallow. This represents Jesus.
2. Have him/her dip the marshmallow in melted butter. This represents the oils of embalming.
3. Now dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar which represents the spices used to anoint the body.
4. Then wrap up the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll (not like a typical crescent roll up, but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside.) This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after death.
5. Place in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. (The oven represents the tomb - pretend like it was three days!)
6. Let the rolls cool slightly. The children can open their rolls (cloth) and discover that Jesus is no longer there, HE IS RISEN!!!! (The marshmallow melts and the crescent roll is puffed up, but empty.)

Now read Matthew 28:5-8