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DIY Colored Pasta Play
After a not-so-fantastic summer here in Sweden, it seems that autumn has arrived. The last few days have been mostly grey and chilly and wet and fall is in the air. After his first three days of...
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DIY No-Sew Personalized Stroller Mobile
Little Baby L is such an awake and aware little boy. When he’s not sleeping he always seems to be intently focused on something and he’s especially into his IKEA snake mobile. Alec loved this mobile...
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DIY Playdough Recipe
Little A is crazy about playdough right now. Cannot get enough. He asks to play with it several times a day and it keeps him busy for ages. The set we are using right now is a batch I made a few weeks...
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DIY Playdough Gift Box
Alec’s little friend Rebecka recently turned two. When we asked what she would like for her birthday, her mum told us that she likes crafting. So we decided to make Rebecka a playdough gift box. First...
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DIY Milk Carton Cities
Alec’s nursery school is starting a project this term focusing on “Our City”. I love this idea. I think it’s wonderful to really embrace the urban lifestyle that these kids have and help them to...
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DIY Baby Cupid Valentines Photo
Two years ago, when Alec was just 2 and a half months old, Sumit was away in Barcelona for Valentine’s Day (this huge international congress used to ALWAYS stretch over Valentines – no doubt decided...
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DIY Edible Finger Paint for Valentine’s Day
This is Alec’s third Valentines Day and we have been working on a project that I’ll share tomorrow. On Monday I shared Alec’s and my very first Valentines Day project – DIY Baby Cupid Photos! And...
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Easy DIY Salt Dough Valentines Necklaces
Alec and I decided to make some special valentines gifts for his friends. Since he loves to work with dough (especially play dough), we made pendants and beads out of colored salt dough and then...
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DIY Heart Potato Stamp for Valentines Day
This is an easy one that you can use for a ton of different things like making valentines or decorating gifts bags, wrapping paper or gift tags. We used our heart potato stamp to embellish envelopes...
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25 Creative Days of Christmas
It might be because this has been one of the darkest Novembers in history here in Sweden, but this year, I am so so ready for December and I am already really feeling the Christmas spirit. The boys,...
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Cork “Gingerbread” Ornaments and Gift Tags with Homemade Puffy Paint
"God Jul" is Merry Christmas in Swedish I love the look of gingerbread ornaments, so when I found some flat pieces of cork in my craft box, I knew I wanted to make “gingerbread” ornaments with them....
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Day 22: Make White Clay Cutout Christmas Ornaments
It’s already Day 22 of 25 Creative Days of Christmas and it’s my turn again to share a creative Christmas project. This Christmas, the children and I are making white clay Christmas tree ornaments as...
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Painted Egg Cartons for Easter
Yesterday was such a rainy day, so the boys and I decided to do some painting in the morning. Alec and Louis are reluctant crafters, but today they painted wooden egg cups and I think they enjoyed it....
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Dip Dyed Wooden Easter Ornaments
Here in Sweden Easter is when we first get a real feeling of spring in the air. One of the traditions I love the most at this time of year is to bring branches into the home and let them bloom. A...
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Make Gingerbread Candlesticks out of Cinnamon Dough
It’s day 16 of The Creative Collective‘s 24 Creative Days and today it’s my turn to share a sweet simple something to make in preparation for Christmas. Here’s the backstory:Yesterday my parents took...
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Felt Heart Cake and Cupcake Toppers
Today on Hellobee I’m sharing these super sweet felt heart cupcake toppers and cake garlands for Valentines Day. If you have some felt scraps, you have everything you need to make them. And you can...
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Valentines Day DIY Projects and Baking
Valentines Day is coming up and here are some fun projects you still have time to do! Make Pink Macarons (it’s easier than you think!) You can also fill them with white chocolate ganache (like I did...
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Ombré Blue Dyed Easter Eggs
I got really inspired by these beautiful blue Easter eggs I came across on Pinterest and decided to do something similar myself. I used one bowl with around one and a half cups of boiling water and...
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Make Eggshell Votive Candles for Easter
Here’s what we made with those pretty ombré-dyed blue eggs: votive calends for our Easter table! I think they’re so pretty and they were really easy to make. See how on Hellobee here. You might also...
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