Babs Projects
Recipes & Crafts for all
My daughter wanted me to make her a monogrammed zipper pencil pouch. Since I was busy with all the back to school activities, I kept putting it off. Finally last weekend I was able to squeeze in some time. One of her condition was; she did not want it to be pink. I found this …
Did you know the word bandanna was derived from Hindi language? Its derived from the word “bandhana” which literally means “to tie”. The Dollar stores carry a variety of bandanas in all different colors, usually with paisley prints. Some stores will have the cotton variety, while others have the polyester ones. I wanted to transform …
Floral headgear is very trendy these days. I have seen babies, toddler, kids, teenagers and even some grown women wear them. Although I have made different kind of bows for my girls, I never made these. With materials found in the Dollar store I made one for my four-year old. I got a fake pink …
Here is a fun little craft I did, which believe it or not just took 15 minutes to finish. I got some 5” x 6″ frames from Dollar Store Wrapped a pretty little Damask print gift wrap paper to the insert of the frame and there, in an instant I have a pretty little customized …
After having seen several versions of the Two Tier Servers, I decided to make my own using items from the Dollar Store. I got a 10″ and a 6″ glass plate. The great thing about these plates are that they are really basic and will go well with other serving pieces. To add height to …
First of all a big welcome to all of you. The project for the month of August, is to craft with items found in Dollar store. I love going to Dollar stores. It is my favorite store to hunt for seasonal items like decorations for birthdays, Halloween and other holidays. On most of the items …
During the weekend my kids wanted to make something special for their dad for Father’s day. I had a pretty good idea of what they could make. So on Saturday I took the girls to the basement. Gave them couple of old Cd’s (still keeping with the Recycle & Re-use theme) and told them to …
Over the weekend I made-over my little one’s bicycle. As you can see, it’s a boy’s bike given to us by our friend whose son had outgrown it. I transformed it to an all girly girl bike. Before picture After picture
The mystery part about the mystery earrings, it’s made from beer bottle caps…:):) I hammered the back to make it nice and flat I drilled a hole Attached bead wire and earring hook Glued some seed beads over it and voila…I have a brand new pair of earrings.
I made these. Can you guess what these earrings are made of ? Hint: Beer
I came across this bench yesterday at the Monroe Community Center. It’s made from recycled milk bottles. Isn’t it amazing that something so beautiful can be made from the trash we throw away? I just thought I’d share this picture. Anyway, since I had so much fun and success (self-proclaimed) with my Recyle and Reuse …
This kaftan gown is one of my favorite piece of clothing. I love to wear this loose fitting silhouette while lounging at home. This kaftan is one-size fits all and extremely comfortable. So for my next Recycle and Reuse series, I decided to make a Dupatta Dresstop, a trendier version of this kaftan with an …
This latest project is a borrowed one. I saw this DIY project in the April 2011 issue of Family Circle magazine. The author Suzonne Stirling, a blogger had restored an old folding table using gift wrap paper by decoupaging it over the table. I thought it was a brilliant idea, and was perfect for my …
This next project is an absolutely fun one. It was born out of frustration. You see, my four year old has a very, very, let me emphasize…very tiny waist. I cannot find any age-appropriate pants or skirts for her. Waist wise, she still fits into a 12 mths to 2T pants/skirts. As I was cleaning …
Floral Refrigerator Magnet is a crafts project you can make with old CD’s, DVDs and some basic items from Dollar Store to create one of a kind, and gorgeous magnet. Who doesn’t have CDs, DVDs & other discs lying around at home? I know I have. Dozens of them!! In fact when my DH was …
