A Little Bird

Another modular origami craft.  160 folded paper triangles were used to make this little bird.  It measures about 3.5 inches in height - just a teeny little thing.

Front and back views.

This birdy is not yet complete because I'm trying to make her (pink and purple makes it a her) "purposeful" rather than just decorative and I need to work on those eyes that seem flat compared to her dimensional body.  All this work because I'm uh...obsessed... and because decorative handmade things in our household often gets thrown out when we get tired of looking at it.  I think little bird will make a great party favor or gift that can actually hold treats.  I'll see what I can do to make her useful.

Kids' Crafts

I found two great deals in craft kits.  The first one was a oil pastel kit that I picked up at Ben Franklin Crafts.  The price was $1.99 less a 20% store discount and another 10% for being a craft club member.  The kit included the parrot coloring page and a set of oil pastels. I thought it would be a good opportunity for my child to work with a different medium other than crayons.  The little one found it a bit difficult to work with the oil pastels but enjoyed the process of coloring.

The purple kitty cat is made from a Paperoni set that we picked up at Toys R Us.  It was less than $8 (marked down from $22).  The kit included a cutter, Paperoni pieces, templates, tweezers and embellishment.  My keiki made 3 different designs with the kit.  I think her kitty is adorable.

I love summer crafting with the kids!

Tutorials

I enjoy doing tutorials but it does take me a considerable amount of time to photograph nice photos and make sure my grammar and punctuations are correct because I don't want the reader to mess up in step 1 and exclaim, "These instructions are TERRIBLE!"  For that reason, I don't do tutorials too often but here are my links to projects I have done in the past. 

No Sew T-Shirt Bag:  So Easy!  So Handy!  Made from an old t-shirt.

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Puffy Fabric Flowers:  A poofed-up yo yo.

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Reversible Round Gift Pouch:  Makes a great bag for jewelry.

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DIY Paper Gift Bags:  Recycle old gift wrapping paper.

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Flat Gift Bags/Envelopes:  More paper recycling.

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To view the rest of my craft tutorials, please go to Cut Out + Keep.  Thanks CO+K for hosting my how-to's!

Boo-Boo Buddy First Aid Kit
Princess Tulle Tiara
Spring Wreath
Friendship Clips/Bookmarks
Friendship Chips (My Absolute Favorite!)
Felt Origami Kitty

Have a great day!

I hope I posted this with only a few mistakes...