Blog Swappin' with Craft Edition

The fabulously talented Mandy is here today from Sugar Been Craft Edition. Check out her blog where I am taking over for the day too.

Hi, I'm Mandy from Sugar Bee Craft Edition over at http://www.craftedition.blogspot.com/ - I am excited to be here on Fun to Craft and swap spots with Stacey for a day. I love staying home with my 4 kids and all the fun that comes with it - I also love heading up my craft blog. I do crafts (obviously!) with tutorials, give photography tips, try out recipes - I've got it all! I feel like if I can do something, you can too. I have a link party on tuesdays, so be sure to pop on over for Take-A-Look Tuesday to check out some fabulous projects shared by the readers.

For you today I wanted to share a quick and easy sewing project - this would be a fun one for a beginning sewer, or even to teach a child to sew this summer to fill some of those "I'm bored" moments.

It's an Apron Dress-up Skirt - let's get started:

Cut a rectangle of fabric as the base. Mine is that cheap satin - it's kind of hard to work with but has a fun sheen. Cut it the size you'd like - anything will work. Since this is just to play in, I serged around the 3 edges (leave the top) - you can hem it for a nicer finish.

Then you cut several pieces of tulle (the fine netting stuff) that are slightly longer and about 6 -10 inches wider than your base fabric. Once again, this is for dress-up, so I wan't aiming for perfection.

Sew all the tulle to the skirt at the top on the right side. As you do this, kind of wrinkle up the tulle - this will give it some poof. It's the lazy way to gather. You can see in how I did it in the picture below:

I used my serger again, so I didn't need to finish that edge either. But if you use a regular sewing machine, either wrap a ribbon or bias tape around the top edge, or turn it under, so it looks nice.

Then I cut 4 strips of tulle, layered them 2 and 2, and sewed each to a side of the waist of the apron. I zigzagged it on for additional strength.

That's it - sewing can be quick and easy! I enjoy how it ties in the back, for easy in-and-out dressing up.

I made another Dress-Up Apron using a tie-on strip method and my model wanted to wear that one as a veil - I guess that's the fun of dressing up!

Thanks for letting my share my project with you. Hope to see you over on Sugar Bee Craft Edition!

Thanks again for the cute dress up idea Mandy. Just love your blog and all that you have on there. I always look forward to your posts! Thanks for swappin'. Go check out Mandy and leave her some comment love. She has some great ideas!!

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Blog Swappin' with Le Chateau des Fleurs

So happy to have Frenchy here today from Le Chateau des Fleurs. She is too cute and I love her French twist on things. Go check out her blog too!

Hello everyone! My Nickname is Frenchy. I was born in Paris France and grew up there. I met my husband visiting Utah and stayed here. I have been in the States for 13 years. You can take the girl out of Paris but you cannot take Paris out of the girl. My blog is about my life, family and crafts...I would say...with a French twist.
I love building fun memories for my family and have a blast doing it!

My blog is Le Chateau des Fleurs
Thank you Stacey for my fun visit here today!

I have a Garden craft for you. My kids love it, my friends copied it and it makes me happy.

This is a very cute idea if you want a Fairy garden but don't have your yard finished like me. It is in a pot...

I planted strawberries and pansies as a base for the planting...

The other plants change has they die or stop flowering. You can keep the plants in their pots also if you want and plant them in your yard when they stop flowering like Perennials...

I made this cute sign years ago and attached it to a garden mini trellis...

I used acrylic paints.

The sign is a wood plaque from the craft store i printed the words i wanted in a pretty font....Copied it on transfer paper

Painted the rest...

I plant one tall plant behind.....Smaller in front...

The Mums went bad so i replaced them...I replaced the tulips too...

Great plants next...Changing with the season...

Here they are now...

Happy gardening week!

Thanks to Frenchy. Love her beautiful flowers and sign. She has some really fun ideas and always has some great things she does with her kiddos too. Go check out her blog Le Chateau des Fleurs.

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Blog Swappin' with Crystal's Craft Spot

So excited to have Crystal from Crystal's Craft Spot here swappin' with me. I am over at her spot featuring some fave projects of mine. Go check them out and all of her fun craftiness!!

Hi Everyone! I am so excited to blog swap with Stacey today. I just love her cute blog and great craft ideas.

I am Crystal from Crystal's Craft Spot. Its my little spot to share my current craft projects, tutorials, recipes, and ideas I want to use in the future. I have also started a craft challenge every Wednesday and Feature yourself Friday that I would love for you to join. I try to post something new almost everyday and I enjoy a variety of crafts. It is my way to relax and take a break from a busy day. Here's a little more about me: I've been married for 5 1/2 years to the greatest guy ever.

I am a stay at home mom of two adorable little girls (4 and almost 2). They keep me very busy. When they are awake we spend our time playing, learning, making messes, and occasionally cleaning.

I teach my daughter preschool at home and we post our fun activities and crafts on our preschool blog.

I love to read, watch Lost, and movies

I love Blogs! I love looking at others for crafty inspiration, I love staying in touch with old friends and making new friends (I show up as the Harris family if I comment or follow your blog-sorry for any confusion)

Here are some of my favorite projects you will find on my blog:

Family Motto

Easy Wall Art

fabric high chair

My bedroom furniture

Sweet Baby Plates

Pink Desk Makeover

Come by Crystal's Craft Spot anytime for more crafts and tutorial. Thanks again for letting me stop by. Its been a lot of fun!

Love all of the cute projects she has created. What fun stuff!! Go check out her blog and be amazed!!

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Blog Swappin' with All Thingz Related

I am excited to have Bridgette and Rebekah over here from All Thingz Related. They are the dynamic duo that can really craft it up!! Go check out their blog today, I have a fun new project for you over there!!

We are Bridgette and Rebekah from All Thingz Related! We are thrilled to be visiting here at Fun to Craft! Thank you, Stacey, for having us!

If you've never stopped by All Thingz Related, we encourage you to do so! We've both been crafting and creating for a while and together we decided to start our own blog, even though we live over 700 miles apart! Our first post was back in January and we've been loving every minute of blogging!

We thought that we would showcase a few of each other's favorite projects!

{REBEKAH} Some of my favorite projects that Bridgette has made are

her Wooden Pears on a Plank. She cut and stained that board herself!

A gorgeous handmade Candle Lantern

and her beautiful $8 Rusted Clock, also handmade!

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{BRIDGETTE} Rebekah has so many inspires me all the time, some projects that are my favorites are her Magnetic Recipe Stand. She gave me one for Christmas and I am so PROUD to look at it everyday!

Her most recent post, Over Sized Spool of Thread Book Ends has me ALL giddy! They are AWESOME!

Another recent post, her Simple Boxwood Wreaths! They might be simple but they will wow you when they are done! And don't they look just PERFECT on her pantry doors?

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Creating is our joy and passion and we hope that you can see that each and every time you visit us!

And be sure you do come visit! We host an Anything Related Blog Party, every Tuesday, where you link up YOUR projects and we highlight Our Favorite Thingz that you have made!

Come over and say "hi"!

Those are some awesome projects they have. I have those same pears and I really need to get crackin' on those. They turned out so cute! Thanks again for stopping by today and swappin' with me. You guys are awesome!!

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Blog Swappin' with I Heart Naptime

Alright Fun to Craft Readers, welcome the darling Jamielyn today from I Heart Naptime. Go check out her blog too. I am over there today.

Hey! I'm Jamielyn from I ♥ naptime w/ chocolate sundaes!

I’m so excited to be guest blogging on Fun To Craft! I love the name...because I've been seriously addicted lately, it's SO fun!

I'm going to share with you a few of my favorite posts today. Click the link to find the tutorials.

Mini Cheesecakes

An awesome chandelier makeover

Modpodged Ribbon Holder - you won't believe the before shots...

A desk I found on craiglist for 30 bucks...

Which I turned into this beautiful craft desk!

Memory Board

Picture Display

& our kitchen makeover we just finished! I am LOVING the white cabinets! Come check out the whole process. It was a TON of work, but SOO worth it!

Thanks Stacey for having me, I had fun swapping with you! I'd love for all of you to come on by I♥naptime and say hello. :)

Also join us Sat-Mon for a weekend wrap up party to show off all YOUR fun projects!

Thanks so much to Jamielyn for being here today. She is truly amazing...and pretty darn cute too!! Go check out her blog and her awesome projects!

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Blog Swappin' with Scraps N' Strings

SO excited to have Ruth and Sammy from Scraps N' Strings over here blog swappin' today. They have such a cute and fun blog. I just love all of their stuff. Go check out their blog too...I am over there for the day.

Hello Fun to Craft readers! This is Ruth and Sammy from Scraps N' Strings and we are so excited to be swapping blogs with Stacey. We figure we had better introduce ourselves a bit before we start.

I'm Ruth and I am a stay at home mommy of 2 (3 and 1) and a part-time photographer, you can see my work here. I enjoy making "stuff" and taking pictures of them! I especially love to sew and like to break out the Modge Podge. I love anything that is quick and simple! After I got married, I started crafting with my sister-in-law Sammy as a way to make our homes cute without spending a lot of money.

My name is Sammy and I have 2 darling little boys, 2 and 9 months. I'm a stay at home mom and I like to spend my zero amount of free time trying to be crafty and beautifying my home. One of the first things my husband said to me when we bought our home was, "You want to put crafts up, don't you?" So that's what I've done. And now we've decided to share some of our ideas with you! We've got a little bit of everything on our blog, from baby and home tutorials to recipes. So now on to the tutorial~

This is our newest that I came up with this week that is great for toddlers and small kids and can be altered to fit any childs likes.

And I am in love! They were so fun to make and Mr. Finn absolutely adores them (A+ for mom!). And they were super easy.

Materials Needed:

Dry erase board

Pencil Case

Clamp

2 Metal Clasp Rings

Sheet Magnets

Face Print out

I started out with a magnetic dry erase board from Walmart. These measure 11X11".

I used a ruler and found the middle of the board and used a dry erase marker to draw the shape of the face and then traced over the dry erase marker with a sharpie.

Next step was to drill 2 holes in the top (mark where to drill using the holes on the pencil bag)

And then I used E600 to glue a cute bulldog clamp right in the center of the top.

And use the metal rings to attach the bag to the dry erase board.

Next thing I did was freehand some face parts (eyes, nose, mouth, ect.). I also made a second board that was for animals. I laminated all of the drawings and then cut them out.

Then I placed all of the pieces onto the magnet sheets and cut them out.

All of the pieces are easy to store in the pencil bag, and I also put some colored pencils in each bag so that we can attach some paper to the clip and they can have a cool little coloring board. These keep my boy entertained for quite a while, and trust me, that is saying something.

If you don't want to freehand the magnets yourself you are more than welcome to download the ones that I drew. Keep in mind these were all done with pencil and markers so they are by no means professional, but I think that it adds to the charm!

Download the Face Pieces here

And the Animal Pieces here

So go get your craft on and remember to come visit us over Scraps N' Strings to find more great ideas to love your home, and thanks again to Stacey for having us over!!

Super cute idea yet again! Thanks for blog swappin' Ruth and Sammy. You guys are too cute!

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