'You say it's your Birthday!' by kathydee
Celebrating May with a "Happy Birthday" from the talented EtsyKids Team.
Treasury tool supported by the dog house
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Birthday Party Planning with EtsyKids
Posted Monday, April 15, 2013
Celebrating May with a "Happy Birthday" from the talented EtsyKids Team.
Who’s Parenting the Pet?
Posted Thursday, April 11, 2013
Submitted by Nancy Keesling of TutuCuteandMoore!
Having a pet is a great way to help children learn empathy and responsibility. Although adding a pet to your family is a warm and fuzzy experience, keep in mind that you may be doing most of the cleaning, feeding, and grooming care. So, the real question is “Are you ready for a pet?
Regardless of the time and energy it takes to be a pet “parent”, having a pet can be a wonderful, rewarding experience. Here are just a few fab things about including a critter in your family:
Pictured right, Patriotic Bowtie from IrishHooksAndYarn / below, My Pets reusable coloring book from babyzebracreations / below right, Dog Days Party Printable Invitation from smallfrynotables.
Fun Facts on Dogs vs. Cats
Think you’re an expert when it comes to pets? Well, take a look at these fun facts...
Having a pet is a great way to help children learn empathy and responsibility. Although adding a pet to your family is a warm and fuzzy experience, keep in mind that you may be doing most of the cleaning, feeding, and grooming care. So, the real question is “Are you ready for a pet?
Regardless of the time and energy it takes to be a pet “parent”, having a pet can be a wonderful, rewarding experience. Here are just a few fab things about including a critter in your family:
- Pets make loyal, lovable friends
- Pets teach you how to take care of others
- Pets teach you about responsibility
- A pet can help you learn about animals
- Playing with pets can make you feel happy
- Having a pet can keep you from feeling lonely or depressed
- Pets are good for your health
- Your whole family can share the benefits of having a pet in your lives
Pictured right, Patriotic Bowtie from IrishHooksAndYarn / below, My Pets reusable coloring book from babyzebracreations / below right, Dog Days Party Printable Invitation from smallfrynotables.
Think you’re an expert when it comes to pets? Well, take a look at these fun facts...
- Pet lovers are guardians to nearly 100 million dogs and cats in the United States, and spend about $35 billion on their furry friends each year. That’s a lot of lucky pets.
- Studies show that people with pets live longer, have less stress, and fewer health problems. Sign me up.
- 94% of pet owners say their animal pal makes them smile more than once a day. More like once an hour for me.
- Max wins as the most popular name for pooches. Other popular dog names are Jake, Buddy, Maggie, Molly, and Bear. Wrigley is our favorite; we had three by that name!
- 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. And what’s wrong with that?
- In Belgium in 1879, 37 cats were “hired” to carry bundles of letters to villages. But the service didn’t last long because the mail cats just wouldn’t cooperate! Really? Can’t imagine cats not cooperating.
- A cat will almost never meow at another cat...that’s because cats only meow to get our attention. Yep, and they won’t stop until you take notice of their needs.
- A dog named Laikia became the world's first astronaut in 1957, when she was sent into space by the Russian government.
- Abraham Lincoln loved cats. In fact, he had four of them while he lived in the White House. His favorite was named Tabby.
- Tests done by the University of Michigan proved that cats have better memories than dogs. The study shows that while a dog’s memory lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat's can last as long as 16 hour. Cats rule, dogs drool.
- Dogs can hear sounds that are too faint for us to hear. In fact, their hearing is so good they probably rely more on sound than sight. But the common belief that dogs are color blind is false. Dogs can see color, just not as well as we do. They can tell the difference between blue, yellow, and gray, but probably don’t see red and green.
Happy National Siblings Day!
Posted Wednesday, April 10, 2013
'Happy National Siblings Day April 10' by HarmonyGirlsClothing
Honoring little kids, their brothers and sisters!
Treasury tool supported by the dog house
Tutorial:: Teeny Tiny Preemie Clothes
Posted Thursday, April 04, 2013
By AnneMarie of Charleedee
My Brother and his wife recently had a little girl. Miss E was born early and very small! A Teeny Tiny 3.6lbs Not wanting her to be a Nakie Baby (because nothing fits) while in the NICU I set out to find an adorable pattern to make her some clothes.
There is not much out there for Tiny Preemie Clothing so after searching I found a site that had some Patterns (see link at the bottom of the post)
I altered the patterns to a side closure, because a bow is so much cuter then a front Velcro closure, and I lengthened the sleeves because Miss E has nice long arms.
There is Velcro that runs along the top of the sleeves so her Nurses can access all her cords, and the front Kimono style closure allows cords to easily feed out.
The other modification I made is I lined them. Preemies have SUCH delicate skin the idea of seams rubbing up against her little skin made me cringe. So my recommendation if you choose to make them is to cut double of everything. Assemble them and then sew right sides together along the entire outside edge, leaving a small spot along the bottom of the gown to turn it right side out, then top stitch. This makes it look so much more finished and so much softer! This also allows you to use a cotton on the exterior (if you want more variety of print) and line it with a flannel so it’s still softer inside for baby.
Hope you are inspired! Remember Altering patterns is easy! Don’t be afraid to try something different.
Pattern available Here!
Not a sewer? AnneMarie's shop CharleeDee, offers custom made items for the littles in your life and features preemie gowns for boys and girls. Follow AnneMarie on Facebook, Twitter and at her Blog.
EtsyKids Supports Autism Awareness Day
Posted Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Today, April 2nd, is the 6th Annual Autism Awareness Day. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development, characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. According to statistics from the US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) approximately 1 in 88 American children fall on the autism spectrum. An estimated 1 out of 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls is diagnosed with autism in the United States.
Thanks to growing awareness and increasing interest and funding of research, we no longer have to answer "What causes Autism?" with "We have no idea." Research is now delivering answers. You can read more about what researchers are discovering at AutismSpeaks.org.
Colored puzzle pieces, as you see below have become the symbol of Autism. Autism is a puzzle we are trying to understand and hopefully one day solve, made up of many different disorders. We challenge you to take some time today to learn something new about Autism. By increasing awareness we increase understanding.
EtsyKids team members have been staunch supporters of Autism awareness and research since our early beginnings on Etsy and the EtsyKids team. Some of the sellers featured in this collection, will donate a small portion of the sale to Autism Research. See their item description on Etsy for more information.
Crayon Roll, Autism Awareness (on Sale!) by LilBDesigns
Tutorial:: Onion Skin Dyed Eggs
Posted Wednesday, March 27, 2013
I hope you’ll indulge me for a bit as I share an Easter activity of my childhood. This came from my father and I’m realizing now, that I’m not sure of it’s origin to him … meaning I don’t know if his mother did this technique or if he learned about it and started the tradition with us. But each year he dyes eggs with onion skins. My mother saves skins in a plastic bag all year long for this ritual. As teens we rolled our eyes at the bag of skins collecting in the back corner of the pantry, periodically trying to sneak the eye sore into the trash. Now I understand just how long it takes to collect a bag of onion skins AND how many it takes to dye just a few eggs.
Isn’t the result beautiful! Stunning and no two are a like. If you like, you can then drop these into traditional dyes and see what you come up with. My favorites were green and blue.
You start with a collection of onion skins … the dry crackly brown skins that surround regular onions, raw eggs, and a leg from old pantyhose, a trouser sock, or even the netting onions are sold in works.
Carefully and completely surround each egg in layers of onion skins. Place in the toe of your stocking/bottom of your net. Make sure the egg is completely surrounded by a couple of layers of skins, and tightly packed in the toe. Tie a knot in the stocking, or use a small rubber band to tightly tie off the net. The skins need to be held firmly to the egg while the water to saturates the skins and dyes the eggs. Repeat these steps until you run out of stocking/net, onion skins or eggs.
The water will go from clear to yellow, to orange and then red … it’s working!!
Once you’re pretty sure the eggs are cooked, remove your link of eggs from the pot and place on paper toweling to cool. Once they are cool enough to touch you can cut apart the stocking (unless you have the patience of Job to undo each knot) or undo your rubber bands to remove each onion skin egg bundle.
And this is what you’ll find inside:
Isn’t the result beautiful! Stunning and no two are a like. If you like, you can then drop these into traditional dyes and see what you come up with. My favorites were green and blue.
You start with a collection of onion skins … the dry crackly brown skins that surround regular onions, raw eggs, and a leg from old pantyhose, a trouser sock, or even the netting onions are sold in works.
Place in a pan of cool water, submerge a few times to start to saturate the stocking and skins. Set on stove and turn on the heat. Bring to a boil and simmer 1 minute. Rotate the link of eggs, turning them over part way through the process.
The water will go from clear to yellow, to orange and then red … it’s working!!
Once you’re pretty sure the eggs are cooked, remove your link of eggs from the pot and place on paper toweling to cool. Once they are cool enough to touch you can cut apart the stocking (unless you have the patience of Job to undo each knot) or undo your rubber bands to remove each onion skin egg bundle.
And this is what you’ll find inside:
So beautiful and unique! They catch everyone’s eye and make a lovey addition to an Easter or Spring centerpiece given their rich, earthy colors. So start saving your onion skins and pin this for next year!
By the way, an old homemaking tip from our grandmothers … my mother-in-law said they would add a couple onion skins to the water when they hard boiling eggs to dye. Apparently, it helps the color dye adhere to the eggs.
Kathleen is a regular contributor to the EtsyKids blog and can be found on Etsy, Facebook, Twitter, at her blog TinyStitches.
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