Warmer weather is coming, and last week I made cutoff shorts from some …
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Flamenco Flower Dolls
Use flowers from your yard to make some dancing dolls!
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Mother's Day Mobile Craft
Use the printable template to make a simple mobile gift!
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Music Video!
I just finished making a music video for my sister Lori Henriques. Watch it with your kids!
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Create Your Own Paper Puppet Stage
Print out the coloring sheet, then cut out your own paper puppets!
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Paper City Printouts
Great free activity for you and your kids!
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Flowers for spring!
Easy paper flowers craft for kids!
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Crafts your baby will love!
5 simple crafts to make for babies
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New Circus Coloring Sheets!
I just finished some paintings for a Pediatric Dentist’s office here …
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Music Video For My Sister Lori Henriques and Coloring Sheet Kids Craft
I just finished a new music video for my sister’s upcoming kids album. …
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Top 5 Crafts to Make for Your Baby
A lot of people have been saying that they’re excited for their baby …
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Copterman! Paper Helicopter Toy
I have great memories of making these paper helicopters when I was a kid. …
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DIY Animated Walkthrough Paris Card for Valentine’s Day Craft
Here is a little animated card based on my Paper City Paris design. Just …
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Weaving Tutorial for Beginners and Kids with Cardboard and Yarn
I’ve wanted to try weaving for a long time, but was never sure how …
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Hanging Paper Snowflakes Kids Craft
This week, the kids and I had a fun time making paper snowflakes to hang …
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Paper City Nativity Scene
Ever since childhood, I’ve always enjoyed seeing the different Nativity …
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Art Project – Cafe Wire Sculpture
I finally finished this wire sculpture for a restaurant here in Portland. …
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Little Bird Friend
Last night I made this little mixed media bird with various scraps from …
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Paper Slotted Animal Toys
We’ve been enjoying a lot of indoor paper crafts lately, and a few …
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DIY Thanksgiving Cardboard Turkey Craft
After posting my Wooden Turkey, many of you thought it would be fun to …
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Thanksgiving Wood Turkey Toy/Decoration
It seems like Thanksgiving decorations are so difficult to find. Most stores …
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Guest Post | Embroidery Gifts for Kids
Hey Everybody! I’m Joel’s younger sister and I love to tackle big fiber …
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Childhood Vintage Pull Toy
Here is one of my favorite toys from when I was a kid. My mom just found …
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Paper Bat Puppet – Halloween Kids Craft
We’re having a beautiful October so far here in Portland, and the …
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Modern Kids Ride-on Toy
Little E is always fascinated to watch her big brother and sister ride …
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Connect the Dots Worksheet 2
Here is another connect the dots worksheet you can print out for the kids. …
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DIY Wooden Paper Slingshot
In the last week of summer break, my son told me one morning that he was …
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Beach Crafts and Activities
Many people have been asking me about crafts and activities for the beach, …
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Flamenco Flower Dolls
I have to give the credit to my son for this craft. The other day, we were …
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Backyard Fun
We’ve been enjoying our first week of summer break, and spending …
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Branch Trees
We’ve been having some more windy days with small sticks falling …
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Paper Kite
There were some warm, windy days last week and many sticks were blowing …
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Nature Mobile
The kids love collecting things while playing outside, so we made a little …
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Outdoor Summer Fun
Here are a few things we’ve been enjoying in the great weather we’ve …
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Toddler Stilts
I was talking about stilts with a friend the other day, and remembered …
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Wooden Sand Combs
We just got back from the beach today, and had a great time. Before leaving, …
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Driftwood Fish
We’re headed to the beach again this weekend, so I was in the mood …
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Tin Can Telephones
Last weekend we got a large tin of Tinker Toys at a yard sale. The kids …
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May Day Flower Baskets
I had vague memories of weaving paper baskets for May Day as a kid, but …
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Fishing!
We were at the park over the weekend and I spotted some very nice tree …
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Backyard Playhouse
We’ve been spending time outside in our playhouse lately, and I realized …
Free Coloring Sheets – View All Posts »
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Easter Coloring Sheet – Hunt for the Eggs!
Happy spring everyone! Here is a new Easter coloring sheet! There are a …
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Giveaway Winners and New Coloring Sheet!
And the winners, according to the random generator are Denise, and Kirsty! …
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Community & Parents for Public Schools Coloring Sheet
I just created this coloring sheet for a wonder project, Community & …
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4th of July Fireworks Coloring Sheet
I made a fireworks coloring sheet last night, in case you want to get in …
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Duck and Goat Coloring Sheets
Here are the Duck and Goat coloring sheets that go along with the chicken! …
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Chicken Coloring Sheet
I’m making some coloring sheets for a new urban homesteading store …
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Underwater Design Coloring Sheet
Underwater life has been a very popular theme in our house lately. So yesterday …
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Earth Day Coloring Sheet
As you know, I love handmade and recyclable activities. In honor of Earth …
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Giveaway Winner and New Coloring Sheets
And the winner according to random.org is comment number 34! So it looks …
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Blackfish Cafe Coloring Sheets
I just designed some coloring sheets for a cool little restaurant, Blackfish …
Wooden Toys and Crafts– View All Posts »
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Modern Kids Ride-on Toy
Little E is always fascinated to watch her big brother and sister ride …
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Prepare for Launch!
My five year old daughter has recently discovered the fun of catapulting …
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Cedar Box Dollhouse and Art Books
I actually got to enjoy an afternoon alone this week. I decided to go look …
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Wood Burned Doll Blocks
Today it was decided that we needed more people for the dollhouse, so I …
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Knights Battle: Made by Joel vs. Lego
My son and I are big Lego fans, and he just got a new knight that has a …
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Easy DIY Modern Platform Dollhouse
I came up with some simple modern dollhouse designs for my book, Made …
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Toys for Music Video
I’ve been given the exciting honor of creating a music video for …
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Flower Building Toy
My daughter loves flowers. And around the same time I thought of the branch …
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Branch Trees
We’ve been having some more windy days with small sticks falling …
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Catapult Toy
Last week I made this wooden catapult toy. I was originally going to have …
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Wooden Dolls Giveaway
My last giveaway was so fun I thought I’d do one more for the holidays. …
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Small Elephant Puzzle Giveaway
I recently received a great gift of some beautiful vintage birch plywood …
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City Block
I recently scored a free box of wood scraps and in it was this fabulous …
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Wooden Marble Maze
The idea for this came into my head a couple of weeks ago. I’m …
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Wooden Toy Prototypes for The Land of Me
I’m excited to say that I’ve just shipped my first set of The …
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Toy Swing Set
Jack and Tess have always loved swings. One of their favorite activities …
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Painted Puzzle
This puzzle is over a year old, but we just got it out again. My son …
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Vintage Wood Figures
I was digging around in my box of vintage wood scraps, and decided to make …
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Wooden Slot Animals Set
Yesterday I made some more wooden animals so there would be a complete …
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Wooden Slot Animal
I’ve always liked the simplicity of things that fit together with slots. …
Fabric Crafts – View All Posts »
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DIY Fabric Football
Warmer weather is coming, and last week I made cutoff shorts from some …
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Guest Post | Embroidery Gifts for Kids
Hey Everybody! I’m Joel’s younger sister and I love to tackle big fiber …
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Painted Fabric Dolls
I finally tried painting fabric and made some simple little dolls. Last …
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Kids Beginner Embroidery Pillow Project
My daughter has been doing a little stitching at school, so I asked her …
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Stuffed Pillow Toy
I was drawing with some non-toxic fabric pens the other day just for fun. …
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DIY Baby Sun Ray Toy
Our baby girl is starting to play with toys! At almost 5 months old, she’s …
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Handmade Patch for Favorite Pants
My son loves stripy pants as much as I like stripy socks. You can see in …
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Favorite Toys | Vintage Fabric Doll
A lot of people ask me what toys and craft projects end up being favorites …
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Guest Post | Embroidery How-To For Beginners Of All Ages
By Wendi Gratz Embroidery is a really terrific craft. The tools are inexpensive …
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DIY Infant Car Seat and Stroller Toys
The other day, I decided to try making some car seat and stroller toys …
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Recycled Denim Ball for Kids
My kids have been practicing throwing and catching a lot lately, but the …
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Sock Fish
Here’s another sock project. I got the idea from the very cool book, …
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DIY Baby Socks
First off, I’m very excited to to announce that we will be having …
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Craft for Etsy Blog – Fabric Nesting Dolls
I was very honored when Etsy recently asked if I’d be interested …
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Catfish for Leo
My nephew Leo is turning four. Last year I made him a trumpet. This …
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Modern Baby Blankets
I just came across these photos the other day and thought it would be fun …
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Pop-Up Puppets
The kids and I just made some pop-up puppets this morning. We had a great …
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Play Squares for Babies
I’ve been getting a lot of people saying that they will save my projects …
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Zipper Pouch
I’ve never made anything with a zipper, so I thought I’d give …
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Slithering Friend
Here is a quick snake I made for my son. Very simple, but it seems to be …