Good Monday morning! A few quick announcements: The Crafting Chicks are now (finally) on Twitter! Come follow us as we share crafty tips and other fun finds-- and learn how to navigate the crazy world of tweeting! http://twitter.com/craftingchicks Also, now most of us Crafting Chicks will be attending EVO '10 this weekend in beautiful Park City, Utah and we are thrilled! Hope to see you there. :) We have some BIG changes coming soon here at Crafting Chicks and we can't wait to share … [Read more...] about Summer Recipe Printables
Archives for June 2010
Vintage Birthday Paper Chandelier
So for Dave's birthday I wanted to do something random and different. Enter the Vintage Paper Chandelier. I saw the idea of a paper birthday chandelier somewhere on the Internet...cheers to you whoever you are. I would tell you where I saw it but I just saw the pic awhile back, and only saw it once. I ended up creating my interpretation of it:Â Vintage Birthday Paper Chandelier (scallop brush created by the talented Katie Pertiet from Designer Digitals) Assemble like so: choose a book … [Read more...] about Vintage Birthday Paper Chandelier
DIY Reward Cards for Kids
 Being the mom of six fabulous & crazy kids all home for the summer, I needed some sort of rewards system for them. After the first couple of days of summer break, I was already done with the fighting and not listening. So, I came up with this DIY Reward Cards for Kids: Everytime that I catch my kids being kind, helping, or not talking back when I ask them to do (or not do) something, they get to pick a card. The are a few different cards. I picked rewards that they would be excited … [Read more...] about DIY Reward Cards for Kids
DIY Library Bags & Tags for Summer Reading
I made some simple DIY Library Bags & Tags for Summer Reading for my kids, and wanted to share. I thought it would be great for them to have a place to store their books (so they won't get mixed up with our books at home) and also a way to carry their books to and from the library. I followed this bag tutorial. I used it on the monogram bags as well. These were much more simple without the letters and pockets. I used canvas material to line the bags, to make them more sturdy to carry the … [Read more...] about DIY Library Bags & Tags for Summer Reading
60 Days of Summer Fun FREE Printable
Here are 60 Days of Summer Fun FREE Printable for you and your family. Happy Summer! xoxoxo the Crafting Chicks 60 Days of Summer Chart-Jamie I got this amazing idea from the fellow Crafting Chicks Kirsten & Brooke! My family made a list of fun things to do this summer. I thought it would be great to make this poster to motivate us and get us excited about summer! Most of these activities are very simple and easy to do, but the kids will think they are awesome! (You can click on the … [Read more...] about 60 Days of Summer Fun FREE Printable