Just in time for Teacher Appreciation week I have a fun Heart Box tutorial to share with you. You can use this paper heart box to bring in treats for a special Teacher, Bus Driver, or any other special someone! No time to make one for Teacher appreciation week? No problem! You can create this
Ahhh! School is back in session. Pencils are sharpened and Big and Yellow has returned at last! With the start of the school year there are also supplies to buy for the kids and to share with the class. My son’s teacher requested that each student bring in Dry Erase Markers and highlighters to be
Have you ever wondered what to do with those old broken crayons? Or whether or not to recycle burned out lightbulbs? Yeah…me too! I also struggle with wanting to come up with a unique gift when inspiration eludes me. This happened about a week ago when I was scratching my head on how to make
Hi there! Recently I had the pleasure of participating in the Thrifty Love Gift Exchange. I was paired up with another blogger and we were sent out into the thrifty world to shop for each other. I was paired up with Lesley from Recipe for Crazy. After exchanging emails and visiting each others blogs we
Hey Hey! I have two fun and easy projects to share with you today using Silk Flowers, Dylusions spray inks and Krylon Glitterblast. First up…silk flower hair clips! These silk flower hair clips feature fun strawberry charms made with images from The Octopode Factory. I’ll give you the step by steps on how to create
Are you looking for a fun and unique Teacher Gift? You need look no further than your recycling bin! This Teacher Gift Garden of supplies was created with many items from my recycling bin and other items I had on hand. Whether it’s given as a Teacher Christmas gift, Teacher Appreciation gift, or an end
Happy Monday! I’m very happy today even if it is Monday. I have a fun Teacher Gift project to share with you that I have created for The Scribble Challenge. Want to find out more about the Scribble Challenge? Check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Google + I received a box in the mail
Happy Valentines Day! Hope you are all feeling the LOVE today I’d like to share some Angry Bird Valentines my son and I made for his Teachers. We wanted to make handmade Valentine’s for the class but ran out of time. Generic Toy Story cards it is I’m afraid kiddies. Does it bother anyone
Just a quick post for me today….sooooo much left to do before Christmas!! This week at TOFF our challenge is Christmas (naturally). I have created *gasp* not one but two cards…oh my gosh she made a card!! I had a great helper for the second card Here is the Octopode Factory Christmas card I
Happy Friday! Today I have a fun Holiday craft for kids to share with you. This year I am helping out with the Holiday Craft for my son’s Kindergarten class. We were given specific instructions NOT to bring a craft that requires paint or glue so I really had to put my thinking cap on
My name is Amy Bowerman and this is where I share my adventures in creativity. I have been creating since I could hold a crayon and telling everyone to color on both sides so it stays pointy!
