I-Spy Swap FIVE -- Fabrics Received!

Please pretend you don't notice the sideways pictures -- I have already had WORDS with my computer about it. >:( I swear Blogger makes me CRAZY sometimes!!


Aaaaaaaaanyway, I have received six groups of fabrics so far for swap FIVE - A! (If you mailed your fabrics to ME, you are in Swap A.) I am so pleased with all the selections!


from Cammie
YAY for octopi and submarines, and I love the whales and tools too!

from Courtenay
The woodland print KILLS me, and I love the nesting dolls and turtles!

from Dacia
Those mermaids are a crackup, but I am DYING over those hatching dinosaurs!!

from Jess
Owls! And owls! Love it!


from Jill
I loooooove those doggies, and the ice cream!

from Mary
(My favorite as a group -- look at how great the colors are together!)
I cannot even BEGIN to tell you how much I love those little round robins, and those CHAIRS!


YAY! We're off to an excellent start! Keep 'em coming, ladies!

Tiny Party Hats!

Today's Dollar Store Craft just kills me! My kids and I are obsessed with collecting tiny little stuffed animals. We have a great time playing with them and making them do all sorts of fun things. One of our favorite things to play (besides camping) is that they are having a birthday party, so of course they needed some tiny little birthday party hats!

So tiny!

I simply used some leftover party hats, a tiny hole punch, some clear tape, and this pattern.


Trace your pattern on the back side of an opened party hat and cut it out. When you tape, don't overlap your ends -- butt them against each other and use one piece of clear tape on the inside and one on the inside. Punch holes and thread the original hat's elastic through. Tie on either end, creating the length you need. Done!

I got carried away and made a couple dozen for our stuffed animals!
And this size works great for Barbie, too!