lil baby sling

a few weeks ago, I purchased this book from Oliver + S.

 it was a little gift to myself for,,, erm,,, nothing!

i like treating myself, sometime too much :I

but when I took it to my hand at Powell's,

I decided I HAD TO have it.

it is full of cute little things you can make for your little one,

which are also great gifts!

yes, I had to have it!

the very first thing I wanted to make my daughter was this bear carrier.

 since she had been playing with her big carrier so much lately

(in addition to her current obsession -breast feeding her bears),

I though it would be sweet to make one in 'her size'.

 fabric used is all scrap from my stash.

it was a quick over-night project,

and she was already playing with it next morning!

I am sure you'll be a great mama!

homemade playdough

yesterday afternoon, I finally got a chance to make some playdough for my daughter.

I had been wanting to try out a recipe for homemade one.

I googled and checked out a few sites, and tried out a non-cooking one first.

that didn't turn out so well. the salt didn't melt and it was not so smooth as it should be.

then, decided to go with a traditional playdough recipe.

basic, simple, should work!

::INGREDIENTS::

* 1 cup flour

* 1 cup warm water

* 2 teaspoons cream of tartar

* 1 teaspoon oil

* 1/4 cup salt

* food coloring

in addition to the original recipe, I added 1tbs of Alum.

it's supposed to keep the playdough fresh longer.

basically put all the ingredients in a sauce pan and mix it over medium heat until it becomes crumbly.

starts out like a cream sauce.

starts forming some lumps.
don't worry even if the mixture is uneven, and keep mixing.

in the recipe, it's said to heat and mix it it becomes a 'ball', 

but I think it doesn't really become like a ball at all.

it's more crumbly/lumpy.

take it out of the pan, and knead it till smooth.

taddaaa :)

  

my daughter was really digging it.

and she was playing with it for over an hour.

next time, I will try something different and weired, like jello playdough or peanut butter playdough.

has anyone tried them?