Flower Paper For Mother’s Day
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
I recently ordered a few things from an Etsy shop and with my order came a small thank you card. The card was made from homemade paper and had held within it a collection of flower seeds. The instructions printed on the back of the card was to plant it under a light layer of dirt, keep moist, and enjoy the blooms that sprouted up. I thought that was such a great idea I went looking online for something similar.
I found this great tutorial on Making Paper From The Garden that might be just what I am looking for. I hope to get my hands on some mixed flower seeds and try making a few sheets of paper. The directions are simple enough that even children can follow them.
I immediately knew this would be a great project to make for Mother’s Day. Make sheets of paper with flower seeds and fold them gently into cards. Make these seed paper cards to give to all of the mothers and grandmothers in your life. Of course if you do not want to try to make them yourself you can always buy some. Try this set of three with a beautiful leaf image in the center. Or check out this beautiful wedding invitation with seeds in the cake. This set of 10 cute mini note cards are also perfect for sending out to the moms you love this Mother’s day.
Go out and try this for yourself! I would love to see all the fun things you can do with some plantable paper.
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We spent Saturday afternoon making felt balls and beads for the first time. It was fun, though quite a learning experience. We followed the

I found these adorable
For those who like to recycle their trash into crafty projects the milk jug Easter basket is a fairly common one this time of year. However this simple basket can pull double duty and become a Pot ‘O Gold for some little leprechaun to carry. All you need is a clean empty milk jug, scissors, paint, a stapler, and your “gold”. My favorite is to use chocolate candies wrapped in gold foil. You can use both a gallon and a half-gallon milk jug to make this, both work great. Here’s how to make the pot.
There are a lot of great sites out there that offer fun and creative craft ideas for parents to do with their kids. I wanted to highlight a few of my favorite ones for you to explore. When I am not sure what I want to do these are the places I stop by first. Even creative moms need some idea help now and then.
I just wanted to write a quick post to share a review I found online. Melissa Wiley wrote about
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I promised more spring themed crafts coming up and here is one that screams spring and is something that you can do with your kids. Make your own sweet spring bonnet to wear on those sunny spring days. The really fun part is that this hat isn’t made from the typical woven hat. Your kids will enjoy getting messy making this fun hat from paper, glue, and liquid starch.
Last week I finally finished
The inspiration came when I saw these cute 
One of my favorite ideas is to make 
