I remember the first time that we tried making a melted pony bead ornament. I was terrified to melt pony beads in the oven. After taking a plastics class in college (yes, this communication major passed the class -woot!), I was wondering: Would melting pony beads smell bad? (it DOES by the way. I'll tell you how to avoid at the bottom of this post) Would the beads actually melt and at continue reading...
Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs: Kid-Made Ornament
I love Mama Miss and her fabulous kid-made ornament blog hop each year! I'm thrilled to be joining because it inspired me to make an ornament with my kids that I've wanted to make for a while. One that would honor my Grandmother each year on our tree. But, honestly, as excited as I was to make this kid-made ornament, I was also dragging my feet about it too... I think I was dragging continue reading...