My Ocean In a Box Sensory Box
My homemade clothespin mermaids.
Just got home from a Daisy scout cookie exchange and sing along. Now I'm catching up on my blogging instead of finishing a twenty million little projects waiting for me in my studio. So here is today's post...gifts you can make at home for your kids.This weekend, I'm setting up a little table, my own booth, per se at a local craft show with my favorite fellow artist, my mom. We're planning to hawk our wares and see if we can raise a little Christmas cash. That is if we can off-set the cost of our booth rental, our materials, and the time we've spent making our stuff. Mom will be selling her gorgeous hand-painted cards and ornaments. I will be taking the kiddy route and selling gifts for the under 4 feet tall crowd and their keepers. If nothing sells I figure I've got my first batch for my Etsy shop or I can beg all of you to take mercy on me and relieve me of a years worth of birthday party gifts for little girls ages 4-6. I'm going to post some of my creations this week so you can see how I've been spending Mini-Saurus' nap time and my evening hours for the past few weeks.
First up...my little mermaid boxes. These are small versions of my Ocean in a Box that I will be selling with home-made sea weed and mermaids. We'll see if anyone likes them or not. My studio table was a very happy place today with 20 mini mermaids covering it.
Update -- these little clothespin mermaids were so cute and popular Family Fun Magazine actually bought the rights to use them in their own books and magazines! Woot! : )
Coming up next....What's that sound? Is there a jungle near by?
11 comments:
those are adorable!!!!
have to show my little artist, she'll love those
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AWESOME! My daughter would love them!
What craft show will you be at this weekend? I will be at Belvedere ES in Falls Church on Saturday. ~Michelle
those are cute! How did they do at the craft show?
I only sold 2 winter boxes but it wasn't a very good craft show turn out and people were not buying much as a whole. I did give ocean boxes as birthday presents to friends' kids and they were a huge hit!
Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I love all the creative ideas on your blog. I fell in love with these mermaids and made them for the party favors at my 3 year old daughter's birthday party!
Thought you might like to see them:
http://www.sillyeaglebooks.com/2010/01/mermaid-birthday-party-for-little-girl.html
Scroll down--the post is long, but they are at the bottom in the favors section!
Thanks again for all the beautiful inspiration.
I wanted to share my mermaid party link. I saw your clothespin mermaids and thought they were so adorable. They made great favors for the kids. You are so talented! Thank you!
-Tina
Oops, forgot to leave the link--
http://tinalara-mylife.blogspot.com/2010/04/under-seamermaid-birthday-party.html
Just so you know, we are doing a post on mermaid parties today, I made these lovely mermaids, and we are going to link to yours as well. You are one inspirational mamma!! Huge fan of your site!
thank you thank you
Maureen xoxox
I love these mermaids!!!!!!!!!
Hey, you're up in my neck of the woods!
I'll be excited to check out your blog more this evening. jan
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