It’s been awhile since I’ve painted, but I’ve finally …
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New Painting
Contour Flower Garden
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DIY Father's Day Gifts!
Article for FamilyFun Magazine
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Standing Flowers
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Bird Mobile
With printable template
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DIY Football
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Paper City Paris Kits
$16 each / 2 for $30
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Paper City Paris Kits
$16 each / 2 for $30
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DIY Father’s Day Gifts!
Hey everyone. Here are some new Father’s Day gifts I created for …
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Gingerbread Music Video and Printable Paper Toy
Hey everyone. Here’s an animated music video I made for Bari Koral’s …
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LIGHTSPEED // A Star Wars Inspired Funk/Rap // Music & Video
In my excitement about the new Star Wars film, I got the bug to re-record …
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Animated Music Videos!
Hey everyone! Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted. Over …
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Winter House Paper City Scene
Here is the new winter theme Paper City set! I love the imaginary escape …
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Embroidery Project for Kids
Last week my 7 year old daughter asked me if she could do some embroidery. …
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Printable Placemat For Giving Thanks
Celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friend gives the perfect opportunity …
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Paper Puppet Music Video
I just finished the music video for my sister’s (Lori Henriques) …
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DIY Halloween Puppet Theater
Finger puppets have always been a favorite craft with my family. The kids …
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Harry Potter’s Getaway Treehouse
Over the summer the kids have enjoyed making dozens of fairy houses with …
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Paper City Paris Kits are in the Shop!
Hey everyone. I’m super excited to announce my first ever toy to …
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Paper City Camping Scene!
Hope you’re all having a great summer! Here is the other project …
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Vegetable Garden Coloring Sheet!
I’m creating three projects for Pottery Barn Kids this month! The …
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Help vote for the next Paper City!
Hi everyone. I would love to hear your opinion on choices for the next …
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Flapping Paper Bird Toy
I used to make birds like this when I was a kid, flying them all around …
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Video: AM Northwest TV Show
Channel 2 News came out to film a little segment for the AM Northwest Show. …
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Made by Joel Shop
Exciting news! I’ve been working on a Made by Joel Shop where you …
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Easter Egg Basket Coloring Sheet
Hope you’re all having a wonderful spring. I just finished making …
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Easter Egg Felt Boards!
I’ve been thinking about making some sort of Easter felt board, then …
Free Coloring Sheets – View All Posts »
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Owls Coloring Sheet
The trees are turning beautiful colors here in Portland, and I was inspired …
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Bee and Flowers Coloring Sheet
I hope you’ve all been having a great summer! We’ve been spending …
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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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Embroidered Vintage Fabric Doll
When the twins were younger, I made these vintage fabric dolls. They still …
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DIY Baby Doll Diaper (with fabric poo)
Our daughter just turned 2 yesterday, and she loves taking care of her …
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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 …