Cacias Craft Corner

Here is my newest creation a cute  pear pin cushion. Now remember that this was my first time making it so it looks more like a bloated squash but it dis not turn out to bad It was a very fun project to do I just created a pear shape panel made six of them out of fabric then I cut them out. When all of the pieces are cut out you take two panels and face them right sides facing towards each other then you sew them 1/4 inch along the edge. Repeat this process till all six of your pear shaped panels are sewn together. Leave an opening at the top and bottom for putting your stem and stuffing. Then turn the pear right side out so the front of the fabric is showing. Then I rolled up some brown felt handstitched the edges together then tacked the stem to the top of the pear and took green felt did a blanket stitch around the edges then tacked those onto the stem . Then I stuffed the pear which I probably overstuffed. And to top it off you slip stitch the bottom to make the pear seamless.I will haveto make a cute green one next I made this one for a surprise for  my big sister. I made it out of some scraps she had but it kinds looks dorky so I am going to make her a better one.You should try making the pear using five panels and see how it turns out. Happy Crafting!!

Daddy's Little Helper

About a week ago My mom and dad stopped for a visit and we got alot accomplished in the yard it was nice to have my mom there helping me rake and getting our yard picture perfect. During this time david was superman and fixed the front gate but not with some help from evie. Before we had to kick and pull up on the latch and then push in to get the gate open it had sagged so much over time that barly opened. But thanks to david and his sidekick It swung open like it was brand new. Evie had seen us using screwdrivers wrenches,rachets before and she was no dummy she went right for the screwdriver and was trying to be as she says it  "Helper". She even started to take the screws and tried to put them back in the holes in the fence. She also was trying to use the wrench she was being so adorable and she kept saying fix it .She handed daddy tools and would go up hug his leg and would say " Daddy Home". It was so cute I took a ton of pics.

Mumsey also surprised us by having dad pick up some pieces of sod to fill in our lawn . It was so nice of them and to know we would not have to worry about seeding again . all of the neighbors bird feeders attract tons of pesky bird and all of the seed was getting eaten. I can't wait till it grows in and we can lie on our nice grass and not get muddy Thanks Mumsey and Papsey! And sorry this post is so short but our internet is kinda crummy so it took me two hours to load everything grrr. Next post will be fun easter festivities!!

Cacias Craft Corner

Allright to all of those people who read  our blog I am going to  try something new I am going to try to do a new craft or a project  per week and i will write instructions and pictures on how to make that project. For my first craft since it is coming close to easter I will be giving you some tips on how to  make your  own homemade eggs dyes. Now every year we make ukrainian eggs  and the dyes go rancid after a few years  so here is a recipe that only needs three ingredients and is very simple.

Homemade Easter egg dyes

1. 1 cup of hot water

2. 1/4  cup Vinegar

3.  25 drops of Liquid food coloring or food coloring paste

Depending on how dark or vibrant the colors you want depends on how many drops of dye you use. Be sure to use whit vinegar it acts a an agent that makes the eggshell hold it's color. Now for those out there who have difficulty getting the colors  you want here is a  lesson of colors 101 displayed is a picture of a color wheel that might help with your mixing.

Primary colors : These are colrs that are pure and cannot be created by combining other colors these are Red, Yellow,Blue

Secondary colors: You combine the primary colors to create the secondary colors Green,Purple,Orange

Tertiary colors: you combine a primary color with a secondary color these are Orange red,Yellow Orange,Yellow Green,Blue Green, Blue Purple, Red Purple.

And If you really want to be hard core and make dyes out of all natural materials here are a few plants and other items you can use for dyes just boil them down. All of these colors can be found in nature just experiment and see what happens.

Red:  Cranberries or Rasberries

Yellow: Tumeric or orange peels

Green: Celery seed, Dandilion  leaves,spinach

 Blue: Blueberries

 Purple: Grape juice

Brown: Outer layers of onion

Pink: Rhubarb, Beet juice

Also an unconventional method is using good old kool aid packets so give it a try and tell me what you think! Hoppy Easter!!