In the absense of my computer I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to make (though not actually making it… I was stressed out. Oops.) Anyway last year I had an idea to make a full dollhouse that was basically a “happy place” i.e. full of things either firectly from friends and people I care about or made with them in mind. Like I might make a miniature set of books based on my friends favourites, or stock the kitchen with her favourite foods, etc.
I think I might do that though I remain stuck on what house/shell to use.
I also want to make a ledger to keep track of everything and who it is in honour of, etc. With photos since I have a little photo printer.
I’ve been vaguely missing this craftalong! …midcentury decor is not my thing at all, but I love her spider plant (from the 3 houseplants video). I need to try that, and then maybe try to adapt it to do a Boston Fern.
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boy, did I go down a rabbit hole…I am just amazed at how things can be made from everyday things…I loved that vase and how it really did look like glass…and then I started watching some of her other videos…oh goodness…
I honestly could’ve filled the top post with just her videos. When I first found her I watched so many her (then) intro music ran through my head all day.
Well, my child is now talking about “it’s from a my froggy stuff video!” as if everyone should know what that is, & made her father do “craft time” after dinner.
I did the cutting, rolling, & hanger for the hanging plant; she did the coloring & most of the leaf curling. The one on the floor was mostly her talking her father through the process, though she did the dark color for the edges.
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awesome craft for children and adults! What are you using for pots? I don’t have glue stick caps like the video shows…I want to make those snake plants but don’t have anything I can think of for pots!
For these, I just rolled a strip of different colored paper around the base & then glued a circle to the bottom. We originally were thinking of using a water bottle cap, but it was way too big for our scale. (Might make a good succulent planter, tho)
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Thanks! I need to see if I can find mini succulents to make…I have felt and a boatload of green card stock! ha ha
I wish to propose a sort of challenge/theme since even if you have to go out into the world things have gotten a little nuts lately and having something to focus on never hurts.
A house is a bit much for most of us to pull out of thin air, so my suggestion is we do a sort of challenge/craftalong within a craftalong with a theme along the lines of “Happy Places” or “Joy” or something to that effect. My idea is that we could each start a roombox, or a whole house if you have one, or repurpose one of those wee kits and use mostly whatever we have at home since we’re meant to be socially distancing.
Scale, size, details are up to each individual. You can make more than one, of course. You could make a whole room of tiny plants if that’s what brings you joy, no judgement
Trace onto cardstock or lightweight cardboard. Add S. A. Two layers make a stiffer pot. This is a single layer of construction paper, which will be too flimsy to use, but it shows the method.
Ooh, I still have a bunch of her cardboard horses that I printed out 16-to-a-page and never finished cutting & assembling. I should get those out again; I started them as a tiny carry-along project with preschooler, so they should work well as something to leave at the dining room table & do in little bits.
I also finally opened the glue on the tiny greenhouse room kit my husband got me for the Christmas before last. That’s staying up in the loft where no one else goes to avoid getting scattered. It’s interesting, given that it’s a kit with all the bits, but fairly minimal instructions, so while I think it’ll be reasonably soothing to my fried parenting brain, it’s still a bit of a puzzle.
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I think I need to order that kit…I have found a new obsession…
