Tao Of Craft

Happy Birthday!

Amala is TWO years old!

How quickly a year can pass!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a bunch of Birthday tutorials soon to follow! 

 

Rocket Ship Softie

I made this Rocket Ship Softie for the So You Think You're Crafty? auditions.

I made it through the AUDITIONS and I am officially competing in the SYTYC challenge!!!

Thanks to everyone who voted for me!

This was my entry.....

I must admit that my crafting energy tends to be more suited to my girls than to my boy. I am always looking for cool, fun, and creative things to make for him. Lately, my son loves all things related to Outer Space... So the crafting ideas have been endless!  This Rocket Ship Softie was an instant favorite! It is made from 4 panels of fabric and is stuffed with wool batting. The astronauts are painted wooden peg people...they are sturdy enough to withstand all of the "flying" they do as they travel from planet to planet. 

 

 I also made this coordinating Robot Bag so that my son can take his Outer Space friends with him on his adventures. The bag is made out of a Japanese canvas fabric and the straps are out of my new favorite material... Nylon Webbing.

 

So You Think You're Crafty????

   

... Well yes I do! 

I am competing for the title of "crafty" over at the blog SYTYC 

There is some STEEP competition over there! 

I think that I am crafty but am I THAT crafty? We will see:)

Here is how is works...

10 Weeks

10 Crafters

10 Challenges

Each week the crafters will make something according to the theme and the blog readers get to vote on the one that they like the best.

One person is eliminated each week until we get down to the winner!

The craft is submitted anonymously as to keep the voting fair. So you wont see my craft on my blog until after the winners are announced each week.

I hope that I can keep up with all of the craftiness!

Stop by STTYC and VOTE... 

The Bees Have Arrived!

I have long been obsessed with bees. I have been studying and thinking about having my own hives for a while now... I have been waiting for a swarm of bees to come my way. Just when I thought that I had missed the season... I received a call yesterday that there was a swarm that needed a home. 

We went to pick up the bees today in Boulder and brought them back home. It was a rescued swarm  so it was basically a ton of bees in a cardboard box. 

They needed to be transferred into the hive.

My friend  June came over for moral support. She had just done this with her own bees a month ago. She was a a great help.. 

 

I put the QUEEN and the bees that were protecting her, into the hive... 

Let the adventure begin!

 Here is a link to Backyardhive.com where you can get plans to make your own hive.