Sunday, October 14, 2012

sigh

We are really bad at this.


Really really bad.






Really.











May I introduce you to Augusta?


Exercise caution. She can smell fear.



Even if she has no nose.









Maybe this will count as my craft (which makes it YOUR TURN MOLLY).




Yes, I think that's what I'll do.





AUGUSTA THE SOCK PUPPET


Well, you cut off the toe of a sock. Just the round part.

Then, from the inside, you insert a piece of oval shaped cardboard. It has to be folded or there's no point.  



It's her mouth, see?

After that, I  glued some pink fabric on. It's optional of course. If you're the kind of cruel person who wants your Augustlet to go around with an ugly brown papery mouth.




Here's some incentive.
Much prettier.





Now you can add eyes. Just regular one inch googlies.




Then comes the hair.


The tricky part which i conveniently don't have pictures for.


Here goes...





Unravel about four feet of yarn.


 Fold it in half and repeat about twenty times so you have a nice thick oval like thing. 


Then glue it on her head.    


When every strand is glued down cut the loops so they are separate strands.



With me?




ok.



(When it's all glued down DO NOT MAKE MY MISTAKE and try to make a part. 





It doesn't work.)


Glue something on her hair so it LOOKS like there's a part but it's just hidden.



I made a lovely crystal flower.






Now you can make your Augustlet live!!! 


And it doesn't have to be named Augusta.



It is simply (your choice name here) the Augustlet.

Like the lovely Boomberry... 









erm yeah.

Or you can totally ignore my pattern and make yourself a lovely Bart.




Or Mr. Fluffypants.










Copyright. Maddie's brain. And Isaac's. And Clara's. You can tell whose is whose.





~MADDIE~
































P.S.







HAHA MOLLY ITS YOUR FAULT NOW IF WE NEVER POST.

Monday, August 20, 2012

AWOL

Once again we have gone AWOL. Sorry. I'm working on a craft idea. :) do hang in there!!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

MIA

Our apologies for appearing to be AWOL. Or MIA. But We*cough-Maddie-cough* have been having a little crafter's block and are currently brainstorming. We're planning on starting HAIR-MANIA MONDAYS coming soon. In the meantime...



Check out this bunny!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

oregon beaches







This video is from cannon beach in oregon. its from a couple months ago. the wind was blowing so hard that our kites would get pulled straight down! then we went to a different beach where it was sunny and there was no wind :)

ephraims game





ephraim made up this game that he played with grace and i. he would give us a high five and then we would act like it hurt, so ephraim would say, "it's otay!". then we would tickle him and then he"d have us do it all over again. it was really funny :)

Easter with Maddie!


Just Dance


Ephraim even tried to copy the older kids :)









Ephraims dance move

















Clara, Cole, and some of Nori

















Miss model Maddie :P



funny faces :P :) :D :X







Ephraim the day they arrived.















Tuesday, April 3, 2012

surprise


Guess what we did in Oregon...



and here's panicky little me... just realized I'm holding a teddy bear and a stress ball AND my moms hand. haha I'm a wimp :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze-YxSK5SLM

Randomness


I love my life :D

Saturday, February 25, 2012

It's The Little Things blog flower tutorial

























Apparently maddie is too lazy to do a post (hi maddie) so I will post one. i found this cute craft from pinterest. the blog is milesofsunshine.blogspot.com










Wednesday, February 15, 2012

My life post

Well, here are some of the main highlights of this year so far for me:


  • I started violin lessons

  • I am currently earning money for girls camp

  • Selling cupcakes

  • Babysitting

  • I get to go to new beginnings on Feb. 22

  • I am still not used to sooo much homework

  • I am dying for summer to come

  • My new favorite food is 7-layered tostadas

  • My favorite snack is peanut butter on bananas

  • I get to get my ears peirced for my b-day

  • I am FINALLY turning 12

  • I get to go to outdoor school

  • I am bummed the first day is on a Sunday

  • I am learning pre-algebra

  • My most favorite thing to do is READ!

  • My favorite subjects in school are math and writing

  • My least favorites are social studies and key boards

Monday, February 13, 2012

Monday, February 6, 2012

My life

Random things I want to say.
  • I owe 40 cents at the school library
  • My sister is nearly seven months old
  • I have two bottles of lotion, six pairs of fuzzy socks and a missing pair of glasses
  • i neeed gummi bears... like NOW.
  • I wish school was out.
  • I'm tired of waking up early
  • I'm ready for warmer weather
  • I have a cool craft... can't WAIT to post it!!! :)
  • I got like 15 books from the library
  • I have read 200+ books since 2009
  • I am tired
  • It's February. February means March, March means April, April means May, May means the end of the school year, the end of the school year means SUMMER!!! time flies on by... sigh

New routine

We have a new routine. We're going to post monday thru friday :)

Sunday, January 29, 2012

cute picture



i just had to post this cute picture of bron, maddie, and me because i thought it was cute :)







Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Cool Crafts and an AWESOME present!!!



Happy Wednesday y'all! I've fiund a site with a TON of SUPER cute, SUPER cheap crafts and I'm gonna post some of them. Not all at once. I guess I'm borrowing cuz I'm kinda craft idea deprived right now haha :)

craftsnob.com


Petite Bow Headbands




(get this- ya only need a headband, hot glue and some of this ribbon!)



1. Get your headband and squeeze a line of hot glue over the ouside. Stick the fuzzy velveteen ribbon( whoa... i almost typed rabbit there) on it, but leave a half inch hanging off the edge. Put some hot glue up it and fold it over. (it just makes it look nicer :) )



2.Make this bow;
3. Put hot glue on the side that has the cut part of the ribbon showing, and stick it on the ribbon-covered headband.

Instant V-day headbands! Cheap too!




Now you're wondering about the "awesome present" part..


Christmas morning, I was going through my stuff..
CLOTHES!
DUCT TAPE!
AN AWESOME CRAFT ORGANIZER!!! (more on that later)

craft drum roll please...( this is the part were at least 2 people say "glueglueglueglueglueglue as fast as they cam wile pounding the table.)



AND A GIFT CARD TO PORTERS!!!!


YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

okay okay, there wasn't a value on it, but who cares? Monies are monies!!!

So some time this week my mom's gonna take me over. And also to another store for some necklaces. :D


~Mad Crafts

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www.maddiemooandthebigbadblog.blogspot.com


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Monday, January 23, 2012

Pom Poms








This craft is from craftaholics anonymous.



You will need old T-Shirts. (makes about 2 medium sized pom poms) Cut them into thin strips from the shirt armpit to the bottom. Get cardboard and cut it into a circle. add a smaller circle inside and starting in the inside cut a wide V shape so that it doesn't make a full O, but it looks like a C if you turn it. Make 2 and put them on top of each other. Put one string on the inside around the circle and sandwhich it. Wrap the strips around the C overlapping. Go all the way around and back 3 times. Next is really hard so use sharp sewing scissors. Wrap the ends aroung each other twice like the beggining of tying a shoe and tape it to a hard surface. Next get the scissors and while holding it down with one hand (hold really tight) use the other hand with the scissors to cut the outside strings. I suggest cutting 1 layer at a time. Then grab the 2 strings and pull tight. (Not to tight because the shirt will rip:) take the cardboard off and fluff up the ball. The extra strip of shirt can be used to tie it to things like the rose wreath. If you have questions (and you might have a lot) post it on the comments!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

VALENTINES!!




Can anyone believe it's already almost FEBRUARY!! Here is a craft to use for Valentines:




OK so this craft is from craftaholics anonymous. (well the picture is)






First you will need one of those wicker wreath bases. Or if you are feeling crazy you can try and weave the roses together but I would not reccomend that. Next get a bunch of those plastic roses from like the dollar tree or something. Cut them apart so each one is just a stem and a rose bud. Then try weaving the stems underneath the branches in the base. You can also tie some pink, red or purple pom poms from my latter post to the wreath. HAPPY VALENTINES!!!




Friday, January 13, 2012

Letter wall hangings









this is a really easy way to make a cute wall hanging. you will need thin cardboard (i used a old eggo box), scissors, and paint. so you can use anything straight or just a ruler but trace draw out the letter either a first name initial or last name initial. i did an M. then cut it out. next you paint it so be creative and do it however you want. i got yellow, pink, purple, red, and orange. i kind of just layered them on top of each other. then i did a design on it with yellow and wallah! you have a pretty little wall hanging. The pics are at the top.