craftapaloooooza

ahhhh, bailey and cyan. what silly girls. i had been their "after-school" babysitter since january, and a sporatic babysitter during the summer, but have moved on (and so have they). shortly after i started watching them, i learned they are crafters at heart. they just might have been my kindred spirits! we did crafts every chance we got. and these girls are seriously talented! they picked up sewing in a snap and made a doll quilt in a week! they asked me to draw dresses almost every day, which they colored and made books with. we made tiny fairy dolls, toothpick furniture, fabric and paper flowers, amazing snowflakes, cookies galore, and many other crafty goods. we had some fun times. so as a final farewell, we dubbed friday "craftapalooza" and went to town. first we picked blackberries (for jam) and gathered rocks. next we went to my favorite craft store for a few supplies. then we dug right into the heavy crafting and whipped out

scrabble tile necklaces

fabric covered headbands

appliqued t-shirts

artsy rocks (from this wise chick)

and a little bit of beading in between it all.

we were all exhausted by the end of the day, but what a fun way to end our fun times of crafting.