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5 Winter Olympics projects for your kids to make

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DAY 14 | Crepe Paper Wreath Cupcake Toppers

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Day 5 – Sugar-frosted Jam Jar Lanterns & Red Apple Candle Holders

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70 + Scandinavian Holiday Projects

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Printable Halloween Paper Dolls

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Halloween Google-Eye Cupcake Toppers

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Printable Ice Cream Cone Wrappers

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Watermelon Fairies

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Father’s Day: 10 things to make for Dad

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Entertaining with Kids: Stacked Rock Place Settings

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FREE PRINTABLE VALENTINE BINGO

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Unicorn Valentine’s Day Cards and Unicorn Bookmarks

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PRINTABLE SNOWY WRAPPING PAPER

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Halloween Piñata Boxes

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DIY Halloween Lollipop Wrappers

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Trick for Fresh Flower Cake Toppers

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Printable Dandelion Gift Cards

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DIY Printable Valentine’s Day Game | Guess Who

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Make Snowflake Placecards

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Make simple, one-of-a-kind, Flower Crowns

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Make the Easiest Fern Garland — ever

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DIY Paper Party Hats

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DIY FELT YEAH BANNER

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Valentine’s Day Garland in 15 minutes

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Hersey Kiss Rings

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Valentine Inspiration

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Lollipop Cookies

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Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

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Paper Fan Garland

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Handprint Ghost Cards

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Bat Garland

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Make a Personalized Tossing Game

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Printable Flag Tattoo

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  • “Walk with me hand in hand and I’ll show you love.” —— the meaning of flowers: Cosmos.. . It will not be a surprise to you that I loved cutting bouquets of long stemmed, Cosmos, as a kid in my parents garden. . . I’ve now planted Cosmos at our home but these are from a field of wildflowers my parents have cultivated next to their house which I’ve enjoyed all summer —- . stepping out their front door to meet these in the morning light with coffee in my hands; . - watching them blow in the wind as I watched hummingbirds flit about while sitting under an umbrella with a cool ice tea at noon or . - under the moon while being entertained by fire flies and a nice glass of summer rosé. ... . . If I were to give Summer a message in the language of flowers, it would have been that of the cosmos. . The idea of tending gardens applies to how I find it best, as an artist, mother, daughter, sister, wife —- manage our multicultural lives on both sides of the Atlantic — seasons for everything. An ex-pat life can be a little complicated: joys and challenges. . Maybe you haven’t noticed a summer lull here because you’re doing the same but, if you did: thank you for returning to meet me at up & down summer intervals as I tend “all of the flowers in my life.” . . I have some projects I’ll be sharing in September that I’m super super excited about ; floral art commissions that will go out this week and an in-box I’ll be jumping into but until the kids are back in school, I’m basking in them whenever I can & thank you for just going with the summer flow until then. . Some summers, inspire the need to photograph & spread; other times: the need to just walk hand in hand with those we love. . . Wishing you all the good of the season! _____________________________________ . PS. Have you ever seen a google car in person? The first year my parents planted this wildflower garden, my daughter and I were returning to the house after shopping and were “mapped” by @googlemaps . It’s such a fun little crazy treasure! If you’re curious, I’ll put a little glimpse up in stories (@google I wouldn’t mind if you kept this one up forever!)
  • FIR FOX FRIDAY Adventures | No. 5:. Once upon a Friday, the FIR FOX friends flew away. . A story can begin with a walk and imagination —- paper and flowers in this case. Thanks for joining me — whether a kid or kid at heart — each Friday this summer for #willowdayfoxtales .. .. I started this series with kids in mind #willowdayflowersafari which grew from my long interest in kids, teaching, nature, play and parenting with a fun cross over to illustration. I love the simplicity of elements & imagination found in nature walk with kids that evoke story. If you’re inspired by this series, I’d love to see what you do, too! . . Happy Friday! #willowdayflowerproject
  • Swing. Swim. Swam. . .. Our summer days. . . ....................... KIDS & parents and dreamers: tomorrow, I hope to meet you here for Flower Friday & the FIR FOX, No 5. Just bring your imagination. . . If you’re interested in more, click here #willowdayfoxtales . . This is a summer Friday series that’s built from #willowdayflowersafari as a way to inspire kids (& all ages) to look at the world around them with magic and imagination. . . So far on this safaris, along with “fox firs.” There are tulip tigers, lilac llamas and more. You can find them here: #willowdayflowersafari . Wishing you a fantastic summer’s day (& winter, down under!) .
  • Taming unicorns and things like this. . . That’s what’s we’re currently up to. . What about you? . .. We’re deep into, what I call, “cousin camp” days. Our concept of calendar during our summer holidays and our current visit to the US, make me think of the time Downton Abby’s, Lady Violet, once asked, “What’s a weekend?” . —- a lovely daze of days! .. . . Wishing you the same!. .
  • “Fir Fox “ Adventures | No 4 | . Once upon a Friday, Fox read fairytales in a fern fort. .. . KIDS: Sending you wishes for a fairytale of a weekend . Follow along each Friday this summer: #willowdayfoxtales .. . I hope you are having a wonderful summer! I created this little summer Friday fox series for friends and readers as a way to encourage imagination in the world around you with kids — or you! (I never stop imagining, so why should you?) .. . These “F is for Fir Tree and Fox” is a part of a series I’ve developed that I would love to think sparks imagination in kids in the world around them with flowers, cardboard and animals. I love to see kids using these ideas when you share with me. (Use #willowdayproject ) See more in this series, like: S is for Snowdrop Snail . L is for Lilac Llama. T is for tulip Tiger . And more... . #willowdayflowersafari . . . .more floral inspiration here: #willowdayflowerproject . #ginavideillustration
  • Mother, daughter, Ginger Top-knots . . . This post has played peek-a-boo with me! I shared it earlier today but, when I checked back now: it was gone. 🤭🤔 Has this ever happened to you?! . . Well, I can’t remember what I wrote earlier but: I so wish you a great summer day! This is my current summer vibe. .. #willowdayflowerproject . . The flowers I used for this were: hydrangea, zinnia, delphinium and a small white flower that I don’t the name for. 🙄 please forgive: I’m in a summer state of mind but thank you so much for joining me. 🌸✨🌸🍀🌸🌿
  • FIR FOX Adventures | No. 3: Once upon a Friday, the fox looked out into the starry night. . I’m deep in full on summer holidays but I’ve prepared a little “fir fox adventure” for kids each Friday to keep “willowday-ing” throughout the summer. . For more paper-flower animals in this series, click here: #willowdayflowersafari to follow along — or —- here: #willowdayfoxtales for “fox only.” . I love hearing from you. If you or your kids are inspired by the idea or use once of the tutorials I’ve shared earlier on my blog: . - like the Lilac Llama or . - the Dandelion Lion, just tag use the #willowdayproject hashtag to join the fun!. You can find step-by-step how tos in those posts along with a template to get you started. .. Happy Friday and wishes!. .. #willowdayfoxtales. . This piece is made with: fir, birch, delphinium... and ... a small white flowers who’s name I don’t know.
  • PRINTABLE Ice Cream Wrappers. . A picnic reminds me of treats! Last year, I shared this super simple printable for “a party in a cone.” It’s a quick + easy way to add to a party: the 4th of July, summer picnic or just because! .(link in bio above) . Wishing you color, stars and yum!
  • And, we’ll picnic by the water’s edge. .. . I hope July’s off to a great start. .. . . (I thank my mother-in-law for holding on to this vintage fabric! I have such a hard time letting fabric go. When my daughter was a toddler, I sewed countless dresses for her with so many vintage pieces. Now, table settings and picnics save me from having to let them go....) . ... and ... away!

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