Kids craft - Paper roll and gift wrap paper apple tree

A very simple and beautiful apple tree. All you need is a paper roll, gift wrapping paper and a red sketch pen. Cut one end of the toilet roll to make the branches. You can color the roll with brown color(optional).

Draw small red apples on the tissue paper. Scrunch it and put inside the braches of paper roll. Viola!! your apple tree is ready :) and you have a happy little one admiring it. I love the fresh look of the tree very much and could not stop admiring it myself :) Do try this simple craft and share with me.

Sending this to Artsy Craftsy Mom  - Kid friendly Recycled craft

Stone painting

Hi Friends

Sharing today a lovely activity that me and my little one did. I found some lovely smooth stones in the flower pots in our balcony, and immediately wanted to try this amazing craft whch i had seen on the net. Used acrylic paints for this. Gave two base layers to the stone in which my daughter helped for the most part. Below is how they looked after two coats. The best part of acylic colors is that it dries fast!!

Then we painted the different designs depending on the shape of the stone. We made the ladybug, flower, owl, love print,  fish, rainbow, bird , some free hand designs . You see some of the beautiful abstract paintings, that done by my daughter..so proud of her!!

After all the stones were painted, applied a layer of mod podge for the lovely glossy finish!

We painted the stones in batches and this activity was our night time ritual just before sleeping, which my daughter looked forward to from evening itself. I would make her drink milk while painting. As soon as I come from office she would want to do stone painting and hence demanding milk ;)

Linking this to:
http://artsycraftsymom.com/diy-holi-gift-tags/

Celebrating 3rd anniversay of my blog with Jungle collage

Hi dear friends

Doesn't feel like its been three years I am blogging. Just started blogging 3 years ago as a way to preserve my quilling and paintings online, so that I can access it anytime. 

Now my dear blog has become so much a part of me. It has always been there for me, whenever I was alone, when I needed support, when i was happy and wanted to share my joy! when I wanted to know how my craft has come up. Motivating me, challenging me, helping me. 

Met so many amazing crafters in my journey and made some lovely friends. Thank you so much dearies for all your love and support.

Sharing with you today a jungle scene that I made with my daughter. Made a cutie elephant, tree, clouds by paper piecing. The bunny, grass, caterpillar and sun are made using felt. The flowers are made using crepe paper. The border is made using washi tape. The small flowers are hand drawn. Do you see some stamping in red, thats my daughter trying her stamps :)

sending this to:
http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/challenge-67-cute-easter-bunnies-on.html
http://blog.kraftzone.in/2014/04/4-anything-goes-with-washi-and-stamps.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/spring-has-sprung.html
http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/challenge-58-spring.html
http://colorconceptionschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/04/anything-but-cards.html?m=1

Healthy wholemeal chocochip and oats cookies with maple syrup

Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup instant oats, powdered them
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp Eno
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sliced almonds, walnuts
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup sugar (little less also works fine)
2 tbsp honey
1/2 cup Milk
pinch of cinnamon powder
2 tbsp choco chips
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 Egg

Method:
In a mixing bowl add all of the ingredients. Gently fold in everything. Make small lemon size balls and flatten them. Place cookies little apart on a baking tray. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until they begin to brown around the edges. Let them cool..they taste awesome hot too. Enjoy with cuppa tea or coffee. I find them excellent as a afternoon snack.

Sending this recipe to Kid's delight - Cooking with whole grains happening at My Cooking Journey and to Srivalli's Page.

Sending this recipe to Healthy Diet Event - Cooking with Whole Grain @Priya's Page.

Special delivery

Hi Friends, sharing with you a layout which is very close to my heart. It is during the time I was expecting my little one!
We had gone for a lovely road trip to lake entrance and beaucan caves near Melbourne. It was a fun trip with friends. Still cherish the memories. We were four couples. Three of them had a beautiful girl child, and secretly we knew we are going to be honored with our angel soon :) (yes we had kept it a secret for the rest of the world)

Made a lovely garden theme page with vines and bushes painted using acrylic paints. Embellished it with cutesy flowers and birds

Entering this to:
http://beyondgrey.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/bgc49-grown-with-love.html
 (I thought this suits the challenge perfectly, for everything is grown with love here! has all the garden elements and colors)
http://itsybitsyindia.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/the-itsybitsy-precious-baby-challene.html (Expecting  my precious baby)
http://colorconceptionschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/04/anything-but-cards.html?m=1

Quilled birthday girl card

Hi friends
Sharing today a quilled CAS card for a cute little girl. Made a quilled girl holding colorful balloons. Love the summary look of the card with the yellow handmade bg paper.

Do let me know how you liked it.

Sending this to:

http://catchychallenges.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/cscc-2.html

http://lulupu.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/challenge-28-cas-cards.html (used the inspiration image and more than 3 colors from the palette)

Newspaper Punch Craft Collage

Hi dear friends..how have you all been? 

Sharing with you today a very simple craft which I did with my little one. It requires very simple supplies, which we all have at home. 

We drew a tree roughly on a white A4 sheet. Punched some small scallop circles from newspaper (the green prints), and decorated our tree. You can handcut any shape randomly, I wanted to use my new punch hence the scallop circles ;) The stalk is painted with water colors and highlighted with sketch pens. 

Simple isnt it? and it gives so much fun to the little ones.. to apply glue or stick the pieces!

Sending this to Artsy Craftsy Mom  - Kid friendly Recycled craft

Toddler fun - Handprint tree

Recently had a lovely crafty day with my daughter..Made little S to get messy with paint all over her palms and feet!
Yep you got it right!, it was little S's hand and foot painting day!
I wanted to do this to put in her on going baby book..but could not gather the courage for all the mess it may cause. the baby book is supposed to have the hand and foot prints of the baby..but my little toddler is no less than that..atleast i have the prints now :)

Little S does not like to get dirty (although she can play with water for the whole day.my little mermaid!)
It took little cajoling and convincing on my and her aruna aunty's part for this activity. We applied the different paints on her hands and foot and made her stamp it on different colored papers..it was fun to watch her expressions! Later she gave in and stared enjoying the mess! but not for long !!! lol

I cut out the hand prints and stuck in her baby book, made the tree base and some heart flowers. Do lemme know how you liked it. Have you tried doing this with your children? I would recommend to do it soon..I wish I had the prints of her tiny hands and feet when she was a baby...well its never too late ;)

Sending this to Artsy Craftsy Mom  - Kid friendly Recycled craft

Origami doll dress

Cute isnt it? Its a very simple origami dress, which will fascinate any little girl and you can engage kids in the art of paper folding for hours!

Made this cutie dress in an attempt to keep my daughter busy and make her to eat something! Yes lot of bribing goes in the process! Adorned the dress with some quilled and satin ribbon roses. Love the result. 

Sending this to:

http://itsybitsyindia.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/the-itsybitsy-say-it-with-roses.html

Hello Sunshine!

Too many photos?? i dont think so..I can never have enough of them! In my layouts i try to incorporate as many photos as possible..reason being - if I am making a layout capturing a particular moment/event, its for sure i wont make more layouts for the same event. Then all the wonderful pictures which complete my story will not be part of the baby book/scrapbook..they would either be there in the albums or kidnly reqested to be shared by near and dear one's! Does this happen with you???

Do you try to incorporate many pictures in your lo? does it pain you to not be able to use all the lovely pictures in your layout for all practical purposes?

This layout is when my little sunshine was 1+ year old. The pictures are taken in melbourne on my birthday. The little one is enjoying the modak that I had made. I had to pull her hands away from her mouth to get some nice pictures with her! cruel? ;)

Sending this to Lulupu's 2nd anniversary challenge:
 L - Layer, light colors
 P - Pattern paper, pink
 T - Teal color, tulip
 C - Camera, Cutouts
http://lulupu.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/challenge-27-lulupu-2nd-birthday-special.html

http://xoxoscrapbooking.blogspot.com.au/?m=0