St. Patrick's Day Crafts and Activities

Are you ready for St. Patrick's Day? Are you looking for ideas to celebrate the holiday with your children? We are huge fans of St. Patrick's day here, at least I am. Most of my family is of Irish descent, so it is my heritage and something that truly means something to me. Of course, the saying goes everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. No matter what your heritage is, everyone can celebrate the day and have some fun while doing so. I have researched some of the best sites online to find ideas for things to do with your children for St. Patrick's Day, with everything from recipes to crafts to games!

Art Activities for Children

My little ones love art projects, especially my little princess. She can sit at the table and color or cut shapes out of paper for hours. She always has new ideas for crafts and art projects on her own, but I sometimes try to find new ideas for projects, as well. My oldest son has never been a fan of crafts or art projects, but I have noticed that he is becoming a bit more interested in doing some things. (Of course, he usually likes to draw zombies, but at least he likes to draw something now.) My two littlest ones do try to join in, so I figured they all may like to do a fun art project. I decided to look at Pinterest for some new ideas, and I found some really neat art projects for children.

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What are your favorite art activities to do with your children? I like the finger paint ideas, and I think the crayon project is very interesting. The mess free painting from the top picture looks very neat and I may give that a try. We have not done a ton of art projects lately, so I think we may try one of these soon.

 

Feature Post: Devi Crafts Review and Giveaway

 

I have two little girls that absolutely love crafts, jewelry, and accessories. When I was contacted by Devi Crafts about doing a review, I quickly looked on the Etsy shop to see what types of products they offered. While browsing through the site, my oldest daughter came in the room and saw the screen. She immediately fell in love with a set of beautiful pink flower hair clips and begged me to buy them for her birthday. I told Deidre from Devi crafts that she definitely had products we would enjoy reviewing, and she offered to send me a few items. I did have a difficult time choosing, because there were so many pretty items in the shop.

Pretty Green Bow Charm Earrings

Felt Flowers

Fabric Flowers

A Little Bit About Devi Crafts: Deidre came to Etsy in March of 2011 as a new business owner. She did not have huge expectations for her business, as she simply wanted "a bit of recognition and a few sales." She found that her friends and family members began purchasing items from her, and she also gained new customers. As she continued her business journey and began working with different materials and mediums, she realized that she had too many craft supplies and not nearly enough time to use them all, so she decided to de-stash by opening Devi Crafts. Her plan was to sell her extra craft items, until she discovered felt. Deidre said, " It quickly became my latest craft obsession and after finally creating flowers I was proud of, I decided to include handmade supplies." After this, she closed her jewelry store and combined that shop with her new one--Devi Crafts.

Lavender Flower Victorian Style Necklace

When it comes to the inspiration behind her designs, Deidre says, "My inspiration comes from nature, the material itself, vintage clothing, and my talented husband. I usually get my best ideas right as I'm laying down at night to sleep, it's annoying but I try my best to remember them." Although Deidre says she still feels new to this and clueless at times, she has found something that she truly enjoys. In addition to creating items for Devi Crafts, she also writes at The Kindall Krew blog and runs a shop with her husband, called LDk2, where they sell unique, artistic, and eye-catching jewelry.

My Review: Deidre may say that she feels new to this, but her work is exceptional and her designs are quite lovely. I am very impressed with her work, and really had a difficult time selecting which items to review, as there are so many beautiful things in her shop. I think that all of the products they offer are lovely, and Deidre and her family are very talented. We received a headband, two pink flower hair clips, and a DIY cotton canvas flower kit.

My daughters loved the hair accessories. Although my oldest fell in love with the pink hair clips, she decided to share those with her younger sister. She did claim the headband for herself, and apparently it has the power to turn her into a ballerina. As soon as she put the headband on, she began dancing and twirling around the kitchen. To say she likes it would be an understatement. My younger daughter also loved the hair accessories, and she was thrilled to put a pink flower in her hair. She enjoyed wearing it so much that she didn't even want to take it off at bedtime.

I found the products to be well-made and overall, very pretty. They are definitely cute enough for younger girls, but the headband is something a teen or woman would want to wear, as well. It is is elegant and not overly cute, where it would seem like it is only for little girls. I would probably try it on and take a picture, if my daughter would let me. For now, pictures of two little girls will have to do, and they model them better than I would anyway (they are cute too!).

I loved looking at all of the products that Devi Crafts offers, there are gorgeous felt flowers and the DIY kits are fun and an easy way to start making your own flowers if you have never done it before. They also offer hair accessories and jewelry that is stunning.

But It: Devi Crafts sells jewelry, hair accessories, craft supplies, and felt flowers. The prices of each item vary greatly, and there is sure to be something you find that is affordable and beautiful. To buy an item from Devi Crafts, you can visit the Etsy shop.

You can also stay up to date on everything new with Devi Crafts by visiting the Facebook page or the blog.

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Disclosure: I received free items to complete this review, but all of the thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

A Little Bit Crafty Part 2: Fleece Snow Hat

I have not been able to sew much this past year, but my husband needed a pair of pants fixed, so I decided to drag out the sewing machine. It actually felt good to sit down and sew something, so when my oldest daughter asked me to make her a snow hat, I thought it would be fun. I have a ton of fabric, but only had one piece of fleece, which has a fire truck design. Not what the little princess wanted, but it would have to do for now. Unfortunately, as a novice in sewing, I was not aware that the fabric only stretched one way. The hat turned out too small for my little princess, but it did fit the two little ones. I think it turned out fairly nice, and my little one's like to wear it. I will be getting more fleece soon to make other hats for my girls in different colors.

I followed the tutorial from Make it and Love it.

A Little Bit Crafty

I think I am just a little bit crafty. I enjoy scrapbooking and I have completed some work that I am proud of. I have given most of it away as gifts, so I don't have anything that I can take a picture of. I may try to create something new soon, so I can take pictures. My grandmother gave me a sewing machine several years ago, so I have tried to use that. Since we moved, it has been kept in storage, but I feel motivated to pull it out and start trying to sew again. My grandmother supplied me with a ton of fabric, so now I just have to settle on what to make and what fabric to use.

This was my first sewing project. I made matching dresses for my girls. The seams are a bit unfinished, and the lines are not perfectly straight. (It is a bit wrinkled from being stored in the dresser, but you can still get an idea of how it looks.) I think it was OK for a first project. I followed a tutorial online, but I will have to look for it to figure out which one it was. I cannot find the smaller dress, but it looks the same, only I think the colors are arranged in a reverse order. My girls did wear them and they did like them, but they are too small now. So, now I have to start a new sewing project. I am going to take a look at the fabric I have and see what inspires my creativity.

Are you working on any sewing projects at the moment?