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How to make a rainbow peg doll

Sometimes I need to remind myself to keep it simple when it comes to crafts. I get all excited thinking about little hats, clothes, wings, not to mention adding in some paint here and there. Keeping it simple can be so very lovely though. And sometimes simple means finding the time to craft amid everything else.

To make a simple rainbow peg doll I used:

My daughter crafted alongside me, painting her own little peg doll. While I painted a rainbow on mine.

We chose some felt for our wings and I cut out a simple wing shape.

I sewed some thread along the middle of the wings, then wrapped it around the neck of the peg doll twice. Stitching into the felt each time I went around. We added a little glue to hold the wings against the back of the peg dolls.

Finished and ready for play!

 Warmly, Kelly

A ribbon dream catcher

 

My nana has one of the most amazing craft supply stashes. And every now and again she has a clean out, and I become the lucky recipient of some lovely bits and bobs.
From one of these clean outs, I ended up with bags of ribbon…. and it has been sitting around calling out to be made into something *grin*
So when the kiddos and I went to our craft shop the other day, we picked up some lovely wooden rings and twine. Then using some wonderful pinspiration {ok, that is a totally made up word but I’m going with it} I started to craft some ribbon dream catchers!

For the web effect in the middle, I followed this great tutorial from The Serendipity, just adding some pretty clear beads as I went… to catch the sunlight and add a touch of whimsy.

Then came the ribbon ~  in beautiful blues, reds, white and cream, together with vintage floral. Strand upon strand, aiming for a full and pretty look…

And before I knew it, we were ready to catch Little Miss Q’s dreams… pretty huh *grin*

Happy crafting,
Kelly