Crafting with the girls

The idea was for them to make some of their Christmas presents.

And it worked...

with some help from Grandma.

Preparation.

First I had to bleach these trees,

because even in my

"let them try it" world,

bleach

and

anyone under 10

is not a good mixture.

Well really,

I have had more than a few bleach disasters

from ten to 54,

but we aren't going there today.

Off to a YouTube video

because

you can learn anything on YouTube.

That precious woman

crafting

in her organized

perfect craft room

dipping one tree at a time

in a vintage glass

holding her

measured

bleach mixture...

Yeah right.

Fill up the sink,

glug, glug some bleach into it,

and toss in the trees.

In true crafter ADD,

I poured myself a cup of coffee,

wiped off the counter

and turned around.....

and they were bleached.

That over-organized crafter

on YouTube was doing a lot of dipping and waiting.

But then, she measured.

A quick rinse,

and let them dry.

Wash the jars

that people so willingly donated.

And the girls arrived.

We dyed them with kool-aid.

Really, I think this was their favorite part.

Next to dumping the glitter in the jars.

(I will be vacuuming that stuff up until Easter at least)

(Did I mention that the Dyson is in the shop AGAIN?)

A little help from Grandma with the glue gun...

and they are done!

An overnight

a couple of movies,

pancakes with sprinkles for breakfast

and

I think we have a new deer camp tradition!

Ok, I still am planning on having the older boys over to make these also.

Wait for that post,

I am sure it won't be as organized.

I think I will put that off until the Dyson comes home.

One of today's projects is to

make this centerpiece.

Mom brought me some of her vintage ornaments,

I thought that the greenery would bleach like the bottle trees,

but it did not.

Plan B

Not sure what that is...

still formulating that one.

Just had to include this picture of Garren.

He looks so big now that he has a big boy haircut!