So I have been working on new "spring" items for my Kate's Closet Store.  Usually I make scarves, hats and such.  The necklace sets are $10 each, the earrings are $5 each and the bracelets are $5 each. 

Recycling fun- cool water table

Yesterday was the girl gingers birthday. We bought her cupcakes. Today I was getting ready to put the plastic container that they came in, in the recycling bin. But the kids wanted to play outside and it gave me an idea. I flipped the top over and filled it with water. The kids got some bath toys out. The have raced boats and had water fights so far. The best part is when they are done I can snap the bottom on to keep bugs and leaves out. That way they can play with it tomorrow.

This is what happens when I'm forced to watch basketball....

Can you guess what game we were watching??? These are for sale. $20 each.

Flip Flop Makeover......

My kids LOVE flip flops in the summer.  The cheap ones are my favorite because they are great to throw on before they go outside to play.  My daughter complained though that the straps hurt her feet.  And when she took them off there were always marks..... solution......

 

Crochet flip flop straps!!!!  And of course we had to sew on a button and put a flower on it.  The flower is changeable so she can make them match her outfit.  And the yarn is washable so I can still throw them in the sink if they get dirty. 

 

I'm in LOVE with hers and I'll be making myself a pair soon!!!!

Also- if you can't crochet or knit, you could use ribbon, balloons, or material to tie on them to make them soft!!!!

If you don't want to do any of those, I would be glad to make a few more pairs!!!

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Ginger Style!!!!!

I can't believe that my little girl is 5 today!!!!!  We wanted to make sure she had an extra special day!  However, since today is our first day back to school after spring break, I knew we would have to work extra hard!!!!! 

I wanted an early morning surprise..... So we used some streamers to make a "net" over her door and then filled it with balloons.  She opened the door and was covered with balloons.  Also there was a streamer that lead down the stairs and around the house and at the end was her birthday gift! 





She got an American Girl who was Girl of the year from the year she was born.  It is the ONLY doll that we have found that looks like her.  She will be well loved!!!!

Sadly, it is not even 10 am, and she is expecting lots of surprises!!!  I'm running out of ideas! 

Do you do anything fun/special for your kids on their birthday????

Dish Towel Dilemma

 

 

I love to crochet things!  I remember when I was young my mom always had dishtowels that had crochet tops that would button over the handle of our oven door.  I used to LOVE them.  I always knew where the towel was. 

 

Years later, now that I have my own kids, I'm always searching for a dish towel with wet hands.  Or when I find one, it is in a heap on the counter still wet!  I went to work and figured out a solution! 

 

Instead of crocheting on ALL of my dish towels, I created this!  It buttons on and off and you can put your towel in it to dry.  I now know where my towel is at all times and even the kids put it back after they wipe their hands!!!

 

 

 

 

(I also sell these through Kate's Closet! 

Please email me if you would like to order one....... Katesclosethats@gmail.com)

Boring Closet Doors for a Sports Kid.....

My son has a slight obsession with sports!  I swore when I had him that we would NOT push sports on him just because he was a boy.  It seems that it didn't matter.  He loves all things sports.  His neutral is slowly becoming more and more of a sports theme without any help from me.  The more things that went into his room, the more we noticed the white closet doors.  So we got the idea to make them look like lockers.  He wanted them red and we went from there.....

 

 

 

 

 

First we used a high gloss red (and spent DAYS putting on more coats!!!). 

 

After the paint was finally done, we used painters tape to make stripes on the top and bottom of the doors and painted black over them.  Finally we used mailbox peel and stick numbers to make them look more official!  I was still trying to figure out how to make a faux lock for them, but for now he is happy and that is all that really matters!!!