"I am thankful" craft

Today for the Sunday School craft we made "Today, I'm thankful for:" boards.  These would make a great Thanksgiving project, too, or mid May.  :)  First we had the kids talk about what they were thankful for, and then we discussed when we are thankful, WHO are we thankful to?  We read three different Bible verses about thanksgiving, and then got busy on the craft.  The idea is that the kids can change the answer in the middle, and then the dry erase marker will erase right off for a new answer the next day.

The original idea was from Simple Home Managing.

Supplies:

• Frames (from the dollar store)
• White card stock, cut into 5x7's.
• Post-its
• Dry erase markers
• Printed on card stock and cut out:

                  "Today, I'm thankful for:" in white

                  Bible verses in various colors.  

                             (We used Colossians 3:17, 1 Chronicles 16:34, 1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Quick directions:

• Place the post it in the center of each, to create the future white rectangle.
• Color away!
• Pull off the post it.
• Glue on "Today, I'm thankful for:" and the Bible verses.  (We put a few on the front, and the extra on the back.)
• Reassemble the frame.
• Write the "thankful" item on the front.

Easter craft

This is a minor departure from my norm, but I've been in charge of a few craft days for Sunday School recently, and I thought I'd share our creations here.  We made these cross painting on Palm Sunday with all the Sunday school kids.  Here are the four from my kiddos. 

The idea came from a google search that landed me at a blog called Apples and ABC's.  

She has a great tutorial on her site, so I won't repeat it.  The only thing I would suggest to the kids is to be sure to paint all the way over the tape, either across or as a border, to make the best effect.  (Note the one on the right did not do this, and the cross doesn't show up as well.)

It is a bit hard to see from the picture, but each says "Jesus is Alive!" on the right side.  I did a few test runs, and found that doing it with a neon green worked the best.  It was hard for the kids to see it before we painting, and then as they started painting it "magically" appeared!

Crochet Christmas Ornament Stars

I made the kids' ornaments this year using a simple crocheted star pattern.  The original pattern is here:
http://www.favecrafts.com/Ornaments/Star-Ornament-Crochet-Pattern-from-Caron-Yarn

The only change I made was to add the loop by adding a chain of 10, slip stitched back into the same space, at very the end.

Trip Around the World Quilt

I finished up the quilt for Beatrix using a Trip Around the World pattern.  Here is the website I used for a tutorial, which was just great.  I did her variation using 9 fabrics. I used all flannel, and used the purple cupcake fabric for the back and binding.  It doesn't show well in the picture, but I quilted it by machine, following each fabric across the diagonal to make a diamond pattern.

The "Trip Around the World" comes together so quickly for the top.  I would do it again anytime.  My only suggestions would be to not pick directional fabric, or be prepared to seam rip and rotate a few squares!

Infinity Scarf #2

This was my attempt two at the infinity scarf.  This one was a bit fatter and shorter than the white one.  I used some chunky yarn and used the entire skein, using a N hook.  It was a simple V-stitch that just took a couple of hours during a movie to whip up.

(I pulled the pattern off the internet somewhere, but didn't write down the source, so apologies to the original poster.)

Infinity Scarf Crochet Instructions:

Chain 19

Foundation Chain:
In the 4th chain from the hook dc, ch 1, dc (all in the same ch.)  *Skip two chains and in the next chain work dc, ch 1, dc (all in the same ch.)  Repeat 3 more times from * to end.  In the last ch, work 1 dc.

Row 1:
Turn.  Ch 3. Work dc, ch 1, dc in each of the ch 1 spaces. (The center of each "V".)  At the end of each row do a dc in the last space (the ch 3 turning sp.)

Repeat until desired length.

Hold edges together and whipstitch ends together to form a loop.  Weave in ends.

Quilted coasters

I made these based on a tutorial from Martha Stewart.  The only thing I did differently was to use free hand quilting.  I figured this was a great size project to get in some practice machine quilting before working on wall hangings or quilts.  I love how quick they were to put together, how it used up some scraps, and how easy they are to toss in the washer when they get covered in coffee stains!

Infinity scarf

This was my first try at an infinity scarf, as modeled by Abigail.  I used "brick" crochet stitch, using a K hook, and an entire skein of soft, white yarn.  (I tossed the label, but it was just regular worsted weight yarn.)  The brick stitch reminds me of a granny square, and is super quick to put together.  I did this entire scarf while barely watching Madagascar 3 with my kids. :)

I found the "brick" pattern in a book called "Crochet Stitches: Visual Encyclopedia."



Infinity scarf directions:

Chain 18

Foundation row:
SC in 2nd ch from hook. *Ch 3, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * to end

Row 1:
Ch 3 (counts as dc), 3 dc in each ch-3 sp across, dc in last sc, turn.

Row 2:
Ch 1, sc in 1st dc, ch 3, sk 3 dc, *sc between prev and next dc, ch 3, sk 3 dc; rep from * across to turning chain, sc in top of turning chain, turn.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until desired length (or near end of the skein.)

Place ends together and slip stitch across.  Tie off and weave in ends.