I was sure we could make one, but didn’t have all the supplies on hand.

So yesterday we went to a dollar store, picked up a few supplies and played.

We had fun giggling,

Kacie had fun modeling,

and she’s got some great hair accessories to prove it!

Now we want to make more!

I think these would make awesome gifts too.

Keep Kraftin’

Kandra

To get started we chose some Razorback themed fabric and cut  them into 1″ x 7.5″  We had started with 1″x15″ but those were just too long, so we cut them in half.

Then take an old wire hanger and shape it into a circle.  WARNING:Do not try to shape it into a razorback – it will make some people laugh hysterically for a couple of hours. 

Take your fabric strips and start tying them onto the wire hanger using knots.  We grouped the colors together, but you can do it in any pattern (or randomly for that matter) if ya wanna…

Keep tying knots!  This would be a great time to catch up on some tv shows or movies you’d like to watch.  It’s also a great way to get out of doing the dishes (“Can you do it hunny?  I’m trying to tie all these knots for Christmas presents…”  Ok – so it might NOT work.)

When you get it all the way around it should be full with no wire showing on the circle part.

Then we turned the hanger part of the hanger (geez-what do you call it?!?!)  toward itself so you make a nice loop on top.  Then take some coordinating ribbon and cover it and fabultize it! I totally just made that word up – but I like it!

Next hang your wreath on the wall and just sit back and admire!

Hope you enjoy (and we hope that the recipients of this gift love it).  We’ll be back to post even more crafts from our awesome weekend later

Kandra

Children pick up our behavior so quickly, without us adults even really noticing until it’s pretty apparent that we have created our own little mini-me.  Sometimes it’s adorable and sometimes it’s annoying, at least in my opinion, but what amazing potential these children have!  I try my hardest to expose Katie to anything and everything she seems interested in, I don’t ever want to deprive her from expanding her mind or her creativity.  She came to me on Sunday about her dad’s birthday present and mentioned she wanted to make him something herself and mentioned something that he could take with him hunting.  I told her that if she wanted to make it then she would need to think of an idea and present that to me.  Katie decided the perfect gift would be a fleece camouflage neck pillow…and the sewing project began!

Katie drew out her own pattern and pinned the fabrics in place all by herself

Taking the time to smile for mom

All done with sewing and trimming, time to turn it right side out

As Katie calls it “filling the pillow with cotton candy”

Finally finished…must try it out!

Of course having a seven year old daughter you begin to expect lipstick on your truck windows when it’s your birthday =)

Justin  had a wonderful birthday – Katie and I were exhausted!

- Renee