No messy pumpkin

Working in a school as an English teacher means that I can't spend more than one hour a day to make crafts, and it's important to keep in mind that I'm the one that moves from one class to the other, which means that I can't leave the classes too messy or the class teachers may complain.

So this year, I chose to make a fast and no messy-at-all Halloween craft: our special pumpkin.

You'll need:

- A nice pumpkin carving pattern.

- Glue.

- A sheet of orange cardboard.

-A school bradawl.

-A filter pad.

- A tealight candle.

And the instructions are so simple....: Glue the pattern to the sheet of orange cardboard and place it on the filter pad. With the bradawl punch the pattern. Once it's completely punched, fold the sides of the cardboard so it can stand still. Light up the candle and... voilá!!

Presents (II)

Remember these two bibs??

It's been quite a long time since I last told you about them, but I couldn't (and I shouldn't) delay this topic any longer...

Well, in that post I showed you the pair of bibs I had made a a present for a couple of friends that were expecting their first baby. And as just the bibs seemed quite a little present from me, I made this summer quilt with the same fabrics. I called it "summer quilt" because it has not batting. When I had the front and the backing, I sewed them right sides together.

It was my first quilt and you would see many mistakes for sure, but I'm really proud of it.

They really liked it (or so they said ^_^), and I'm waiting for the summer to come and check if it's really.... useful??

Class curtains

When I sarted working with 1st grade children at my current school, I thought it'd be a great way to welcome them to make their own curtains for the class; this would make the class a little more "theirs".

And they were sooooooo easy to make!!! All you need is:

- A pair of curtains (or as many as you need). I got "mine" really cheap at Ikea

- Fabric paint.

- Children's hands.

and that's it!!

Merry Christmas!!

A little late, but... well here in Spain Christmas holidays last until January the 7th which means we're almost in the middle of these days. Still a lot of things to do, parties to prepare and presents to buy (we celebrate the Three Wise Men better than Santa)... uff!!

Anyway, have fun wherever you are and I really hope you have the best Christmas ever!!

Love and peace

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Presents (I)

I made these two bibs as a present for a couple of friends that are expecting their first baby. They live in another city, so we decided to visit them and bring them our presents. They don't want to know if the baby is a boy or a girl, so I chose two unisex colours. About the pattern I took it from the wonderful site homemade by jill.

I know the first bib is a bit twisted, but it was the first try, in fact, I wanted to redo it but time's been running out lately.... And the photo is a bit dark because is my new camera and I didn't know how to use it yet... ^_^U