I am an expert at being an amateur! At many, many things..
This was one of my nesting phase projects. Due to the start of the pandemic and the unknowns, I went on my mat leave early and had about 2 months at home before baby arrived. I am not one for sitting around, so I quickly busied myself with some projects! This memory game was soContinue reading “Fabric Memory Game”
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This was one of my nesting phase projects. These letters are soft and safe to be around baby and as they get older you can use them for more educational activities. Time to complete: I completed this over the course of a week, working on it for a couple hours a day. Materials Used: JeanContinue reading “Fabric Alphabet”
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What does a baby and a knitted blanket have in common? Well, they are both cuddly and take 9 months to make! Now, of course I am speaking as an amateur knitter. I know there are some expert knitters out in the world who could slay this blanket in mere weeks or days, I amContinue reading “Bernat Knitted Blanket”
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These beautiful signs can replace wreathes, be art on your walls and are great seasonal decor items. This has been something that I have seen a lot of lately in the various crafting blogs and pages I follow and I LOVE IT. I love anything involving wood and the Silhouette! There are so many typesContinue reading “Wooden Round Signs”
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Silhouette Cameo 4 This is the priciest crafting tool I own but by FAR the most versatile. I can do MANY projects with this baby, including: Heat Transfer onto clothing Homemade signs – see my Wooden Sign Blog Removable wall vinyl Cutting out letter’s, words, pictures on paper – I created many bulletin board lettersContinue reading “My 2 Favourite Crafting Tools”
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I recently tried out crocheting and found some quick and simple projects that are easy to follow for a beginner! The Cozy Chipmunk has created so many adorable patterns that you can use for free online or pay for a PDF downloaded version. Materials I needed for the projects: Yarn – whatever colors you haveContinue reading “Check out The Cozy Chipmunk!”
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This was a project that started after looking at many beautiful floral mobiles on Etsy but not willing to pay the $100-200 price for one. (Now after making one I can see why they are priced so high). The biggest cost of this project is 100% the flowers and leaves needed to make it. IContinue reading “Floral Mobile”
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One of my favorite things in life are BLANKETS! Absolutely love them. I am a naturally cold person and so I can never have too many cozy blankets around. This particular blanket, however is for my baby girl. It is fantastic for our home because we have hardwood on our main floor so I usedContinue reading “Baby Puff Quilt”
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QUICK, FUN and EASY way to have your little one practice the alphabet sounds! I saw an idea similar to this and knew I could easily create my own version of this page with materials I had in my house and a couple hours later, voilà! Time to make: roughly 45 min Materials needed: PrinterContinue reading “Beginning Alphabet Sounds”
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Hi, I’m Ambria Ochitwa. Now, in person, I wouldn’t dare scream this phrase out loud to a bunch of strangers but apparently that’s okay if you are online and want to be successful in the blogging world. Get NOTICED! Soooo here is the low down: I am a new mom to a wonderful baby girlContinue reading “Hey! Look Over Here!”
The Expert Amateur