crafts with Emily

i love being an aunt. it's pretty fantastic. just yesterday, i was telling Elizabeth and Gabe that i have so many fun things i want to do with nieces and nephews, that i'm afraid there won't be enough time. what if they grow up and they're too cool to hang out with me!! i gotta get this stuff going while they're young and have less of a choice!

i also love crafting. scrapbooking, cardmaking, painting, i've even done some sewing and quilting (not particularly well, but i've done it!)

anyways. seeing as how i love being an aunt and i love crafting, i was all too excited to combine the two. it's too bad the boys live so far away - or i would've roped them in years ago! i invited Emily over on saturday for a Halloween craft. We made a trick-or-treat bag for her.

i got a black canvas tote in the craft section of Walmart. i got felt, craft glue, and black glitter glue from Jo-Anns. i cut out the felt to make a jack-o-lantern for one side and a ghost for the other side. i lined each piece with the black glitter glue.

with all the pieces ready, all Emily had to do was glue them on. i helped her glue them on. i told her to press each piece down and when she did, she looked up to say, "look daddy! i pressed it!!"



It was hard to get her to hold still for a picture, so she looks kinda silly in this one. (also note the creepy eye on the TV in the background...)

i also got that little foam jack-o-lantern for her at Jo-Anns. it had foam stickers to make the face. equally exciting for her. :)

when all was said and done, the bag turned out really cute!!

can't wait for another crafting date with one of my lovely nephews and/or nieces!!