How To Make A Toilet Paper Roll Train

My kid love trains, if your kids love too,or just love crafts it's a great activity for theirs. they will have a lot of fun creating this toilet paper roll train.

What will we need?

• Toilet Paper Roll Tubes
• Craft Paint
• Yarn
• Hole Punch or Something to Make a Hole in the Cardboard Tube
• Hot Glue Gun
• Scissors
• Tape 

How to Make a Train

1. Paint your cardboard tubes various bright colors. Cut shapes out of one of the tubes to create both the top of the engine and caboose.
2. Cut as many wheels as you need.
3. Punch small holes of each tube. These are your attachment points for the yarn. Next cut the yarn to length.
4. Combine all carriages and start playing.

This train is made up of recycled materials, which makes it an inexpensive craft idea. In addition, my son loves doing this.

Making chestnut animals

When the autumn started I begun to look around for chestnuts. Last year I have not found a single chestnut into a chestnut tree. I was very disappointed - autumn without chestnuts? This year, to my delight there was a lot of chestnuts.  Last month I started collecting chestnuts, and I remembered how, as children I used to make little toys with them. I really wanted to have the same fun with my child and I had.

I used chestnuts to make animals' bodies and heads, and sticks {you can use toothpicks or matchsticks} to make their legs, necks and tails. If chestnuts are too hard you can pierce the chestnut with small sharp scissors is an insert of sticks. Glue googly eyes and ready!

Are you also making chestnut animals?

Joanna

Guest Post: Making Creating Sharing a Recipe & Diy

Thank you Joanna for having me on your blog to guest post here at Be Creative Mommy. Hello, Theresa here from DearCreatives.com I am excited to share some sewing for baby, a few projects and a recipe I've been worked on. Then I'll leave you with a diy project. I hope everyone enjoys this post today! First up a little sewing for baby; 





My latest sewing project were these little baby booties. They are called Moon booties. The project was an easy to sew one from a book called Sweet Booties. I will be sharing a step by step tutorial on how to make them from the pattern in the book on my blog soon. This will include tips on different use of fabrics for the pattern to sewing tips.




From the same baby book I made these lovely burping towels. They are the easiest project to do. All straight stitching, leave one side open, trim up corners and turn inside out. You can find this on the blog right now. 

 

My favorite recipe I have made recently was this Slow baked Salmon recipe. It is easily prepared and would make a wonderful Valentines Dinner if you stay home with your family or just for two! Lastly I am leaving you with this easy Diy for your place settings! A project you can make yourself!

 

Supplies you will need for this diy:

• burlap (woven or any type will do) Cut to: Total Size: 6 inches wide x 13 3/4" for each one
• thread (wheat or light color)
• scissors
• cardboard or poster board to make template (optional)
• ruler
• straight pins
• lace (size about 1-1/2")

#1. First thing is either make out a template or just measure & cut one using it as a template for the rest. The measurements I used leave enough room to add a napkin into them. Total Size: 6 inches wide x 13 3/4" for each one you want to make. I made 8 so I cut this size 8 times. #2. Next cut your lace pieces about 6 1/2" for each one. (OR) You can put lace into place folding lace across then tuck under edge pin & cut to size.To find placement just fold up your burlap fabric about 4-3/4" (but, do not sew it yet) I placed mine exactly one inch from where bottom was going to be & a little over 1-1/2 inch from where #2 is in the photograph & opening of utensil holder pocket is. As you see you fold up your 6 x 12- 3/4 " fabric 4-1/2" to create the pocket. All sewing prior to third step is done without folding for the pocket as shown in image below. (envision your total size burlap flat unfolded to do first steps, hope that makes sense)




#3. Once you do steps one & two you fold up burlap & pin at each side in place start at one corner & go the entire way around. It isn't necessary to sew across the bottom, sew along one side, across top & down the other side like it's a u shape. I did this so the burlap edges wouldn't unravel & to make the fold of pocket. 





When your sewing the lace onto burlap you sew across the side edges (on each side) where you will sew around a final time. If you have questions just ask & I'll try to answer them. 




Enjoy making them! 





Thanks Joanna for letting me share with your readers today! I hope you drop by to see the other crafts, diy, recipes and photography on the blog. Again you can find me at: DearCreatives.com All my best, Theresa

Thank you for a wonderful post and I hope that you will be my guest again in the future.

Halloween - Crocheted Spider Web and Egg Carton Bat.

Inspiration for crochet spider web on the irony ;-) I found this on the web. It is quite popular Halloween decoration, but I love it and I had to make a small spider on the web for me.

Autumn birthday card idea.

Yesterday, my mom had a birthday, and as often happens to me I sent the card for late {sorry Mom}. I hope that the cards will like my mom. It's autumn birthday card. Maybe you might have noticed that the bird appeared in my earlier card - see here.

YOU WILL NEED

pensile

craft knife or ready stencil

acrilic paints

sponge, brushes, colored craft paper

A5  sheet of cream textured card

scraps of felt

glue

 

Do you like it?

Fun Rock Painting Craft Ideas.

Rock painting is an economical and fun way to spend a few afternoons. And with a little creativity rocks can become anything! (And they are free!). I think it is more fun for older children. My 17 months old son after 5 minutes, got bored. He wanted to paint a cat, not stones. But it doesn't  matter, as he went to bed I had a great time painting rocks.

You will need:

smooth stones

acrylic paint 

paintbrushes

some type of  acrylic varnish

My son's minimalist masterpiece. ;-)

My

What else can you think of?

PS. Feel free to my giveaway.

How to Organize Our Scrabs of Yarn.

I have a small obsession with collecting scraps, because it can be useful. For now I have found a use for scrap yarn. One day I'll find a use for scraps of fabric, felt, etc ;-)

There are so many ways you can store your yarn. I found many great idea on Pinterest HERE 

Make Your Own Fast Free Thank You Cards.

Yesterday I was the last day in my work. I did not like my work, but people I met there I liked, for these people I made cards. Now I'm going to concentrate on my shop on etsy. Welcome to my etsy shop.

Here is what I did:

You need...

pencil

 scissor

A5 sheet of cream textured card

scraps of felt

glue

 See how easy and simple? So you can make the cards for any occasion. Enough scraps of felt, which always look good {almost always ;)}.

Thanks for looking!