Sure, I Can Make A Beard

Last year my son was in second grade and got to participate in the wax museum project at school.  He chose Abraham Lincoln as his character to research and dress up as.  We sat down and looked at photos of old Abe and he knew he had to have the hat.  No big deal, I can make a paper hat.  All it took was a black poster sized paper and some packaging tape.  Then he decided he needed a bow tie, again easy peasy, some ribbon and elastic. 

However, when it came to the beard I wasn't sure how I would pull that off.  I knew it couldn't be hair or anything scratchy because my son has a serious aversion to anything itchy or uncomfortable.  After some trial and error I came up with felt and elastic.  I drew and cut it out of brown felt and sewed on a piece of elastic to hold it onto his head.  Voila!  One beard that doesn't itch!

He doesn't look all that thrilled here because they were supposed to stand still like statues, but he did like being Mr. Lincoln and he seemed impressed with my impromptu costume making skills.  I thought he was adorable!

-Andrea

Thanksgiving Wreath

I created a Thanksgiving wreath to hang on our front door.  I'm not sure what I put there in years past, but I thought we could use something specific to Thanksgiving since we host the big turkey dinner.  I found the idea on Pinterest of course and couldn't wait to make one of my own.  Here it is proudly hanging on our front door.

It was not that difficult of a project.  However, it has a few elements to tackle, so it did take some time.  I did it over the course of a few days though.  The wreath had to be covered in burlap, the turkey had to be created, the banner had to be made and the felt flowers had to be created as well.  I am pleased with how it turned out!

Andrea