12 DIY Thanksgiving Crafts

  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year!  It's all about coming together as a family--to enjoy each other's company!  I also love this season because it reminds us to be thankful and to show gratitude!  Check out this fun list of crafts for Thanksgiving!

Homemade Candy Ornaments

How adorable is this! I follow the Honest Company's blog & found this amazing DIY Project with Peppermint Candy! This is a perfect project to do with your kiddo's this holiday!

Slime Time--Part 2

Last summer,  I did a blog about summertime fun with Homemade Gak! Well, a co-worker of mine took the Gak recipe to her child’s elementary school!

It was the perfect project for these kids! Take a look at all the fun they had!

If you have a fun crafty idea—please be sure to share it with me! Send me an email directly to huggabeans@yahoo.com!

Fall Craft Tree

Take a look at this exciting Fall Craft Tree—a great project for kids at any age! 

What you need:

1. Old Puzzle Pieces (you can find a new puzzle at the Dollar Store
2. Brown paper sack (or construction paper)
3. Paint
4. Glue

You start off by making the tree trunk by cutting strips of a brown paper bag or brown construction paper.  Here comes the fun part--scrunch the paper up to create texture for the tree. Glue the branches and trunk to the blue piece of paper.

For the leaves, use old puzzle pieces and glue them on the branches.  Feel free to paint the puzzle pieces beforehand if you want a specific color.

Have fun overlapping the pieces to give it more dimensions.

What a perfect Fall Craft for the kids! I found is project on www.IHeartCraftyThings.blogspot.com!  Special thanks to Rachel Nipper for allowing us to share this project!

Southern Handcraft Society Holiday Fantasies

Get your holiday shopping done early!  The regional Southern Handcraft Society is hosting a holiday craft show at a local Pines senior center. 

Called “Holiday Fantasies,” the southwest Broward chapter is inviting more than 50 local crafting artists specializing in wooden items, quilts, pottery and jewelry, in addition to various Halloween and Christmas ornaments.

 The event runs 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 5 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at Southwest Focal Point Senior Center, 301 N.W. 103rd Ave.

The year, there are dozens of returning artist and many new ones with items in every price range!

Support the “Handmade Movement”—come out and shop!

The Crafty Reporter- Special Guest Host

On the second Saturday of every month, an artsy fun event happens in the amazing Design District in downtown Miami.  The Design Factory along with yours truly- Constance Simmons "The Crafty Reporter" will host a meet and greet of dozens of emerging artists and designers!

The event is aimed at satisfying your creative appetite- with fresh ideas on art and design!  I will be there to support-- along with my artsy husband Troy Simmons.  

Celebrity Guest Lifetime's "Project Accessory" Winner Brian Burkhardt will be there to showcase his awesome designs!

 Have you seen his killer work.... OMG!

So be sure to come by-- visit with me and this weekend.  

When: Saturday, August 11 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Where: The District Factory, 3900 NE 1st Avenue.

Beach Craft Fun

With these warm summer temperatures, many of us are heading to the beach to cool off. This is the ultimate beach craft for your kids! I found this wonderful crafting idea on BeautyandBedlam.com!  All you need is Plaster of Paris to make these fun imprints with your kids.

1.       Have your child press his/her hand or feet into damp sand, making a 2-inch-deep impression.

 2.Put treasures pretty side down (shells, rocks, pretty rock glass) in your impression. Make sure you don’t push them too hard into the sand.

 

       3.Mix the Plaster of Paris. Make sure it is nice and thick and creamy.

4.Carefully pour the plaster into the inlay of the print.

4. Let the plaster set until it’s hard – approximately one hour. To remove the print, carefully dig out the sand from around/underneath the plaster.

Get Stoned at Saturday Night Alive

Every Saturday Night in June and August, Fort Lauderdale Beach comes ALIVE with tons of great food, live entertainment and great shopping with local craft vendors!   The FREE event will showcase the best of South Florida with a line up that includes more than 20 acts including Billy Bones, Taiko Dumers, and the Bahamian Junkanoo Revue.

The master mind behind the event is local crafter Leasa Brown Brinker of Get Stone Designs. She sells her blinged out items-- hats, flip flops and sunglasses! Everything is made with Genuine Swarovski Crystal!

  For more information about the event contact Leasa here!

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Miami Design District’s Gallery Walk Served Up Fashion

Gallery Walk in downtown Miami is known for its artsy community. But, did you know there are tons of designers who showcase their handmade items at the monthly event. The District Factory in the Miami Design District opens their doors to these artisans, serving unique fashion finds. More than 35 local designers had a chance to sell their goodies, which included jewelry, art and apparel!

The District Factory also featured special guest and fashionista Annie Vazquez, who is known as The Fashion Poet in her online blog.

The group was founded on the belief that you can make a living doing what you love! The District Factory encourages the entrepreneurial spirit of emerging designers and artists by facilitating exchanges with the community that result in awareness, support, and ultimately commerce. 

Father’s Day Crafty Gift- Swing Batter Batter

Still looking for a great gift for dad? Here’s a crafty idea that’s fun for the kids to make. And-if your dad is baseball crazy, he will adore this creation. All you need is a bunch of old baseballs. If you don’t have any- you can buy some used baseballs or softballs from your local thrift store.

Use a drill to make holes through 10 balls. If you decided to use softballs, make sure you have a longer drill bit because of the size of the ball. 

  Get a wire coat hanger and straighten it up. You can snip the curly ends off so you have a straight wire.   

Now just randomly string the baseballs and softballs on the straight wire. Twist one side to make a loop and then curl the wreath so it creates the wreath shape and the other side of the hanger meets the loop. Wrap the remaining section of hanger through the loop you created and close so that it's secure.

Technically you are done at this point, but you can add a little something. Maybe a bow or a baseball hat!   

Special thanks to Pintrest Projects Blogspot for sharing this great project!