Make Spiders for Halloween
Here are two spider crafts your little ones will enjoy making and playing with… Tutorial : How to make a Black Widow Spider Tutorial : How to make a Pine Cone Spider. Scary stuff!! Blessings and magic, Donni If you haven’t already, please sign up for my newsletter to […]
6 Nature Inspired Fall Crafts
Hi Friends, It was 90 degrees F (33 degrees C) here in Southern California at 9am this morning. It reached into the 100’s on Friday, Sat and Sun… and is expected to do the same today, tomorrow and the next day. Wow… we are melting!! We don’t have air-conditioning in the Sunny House… my Good […]
Needle Felted Fall Door Wreath Tutorial
A few years ago, we made Granny a wreath for her door. It’s still one of my favorite wreaths of all time and Kitty and I think we’ll make one for our own door this year. Here’s our tutorial on how to make it. Materials : * wool roving in […]
Magic Craft Boxes available Now – Autumn
Life is busy. We often don’t have the time to find the goodies we need to make cute things with our children. Well, now you can rely on The Magic Craft Box! Everything you’ll need to make these beautiful handmade treasures with your children will be mailed straight to your doorstep, ready and waiting for […]
Cute Autumn Gnome Peg People
Meet Mr. and Mrs. Autumn Gnome. They are on their way a gathering and are dressed in their best fall colors. Don’t you just love Mrs. Autumn Gnome’s wild hair? She gets entirely frustrated with it when she grooms it in the mornings. She thinks she’d look better with it neat and tidy. She wishes […]
Cactus Fruit
Cactus fruit ripen to their best in Southern California at Christmas time. The fruit turns a lovely rich red color and, as Kitty pointed out, with the green of the cactus leaves, it’s starting to look a lot like Christmas in the wild places around here. Cactus fruit, or prickly pear, is a delicious fruit […]
Giveaway : Autumn Magic Craft Box
One lucky family will win an Autumn Magic Craft Box! Blessings and magic, Donni Congrats to Cherise Wade!!!! An Autumn Magic Craft Box is coming your way. Thank you for signing up for The Magic Onions newsletter. Love Donni a Rafflecopter giveaway
Let’s Make An Autumn Fairy From Natural Materials
Autumn must surely be the most generous season of all. When we go out for our walks, one thing we make sure to remember is our basket to carry the multitude of treasures we find along the way. Our basket quickly fills up with pine cones, acorns and beautifully colored leaves, along with the customary […]
Let’s Make a Tin Can Lantern
Making a lantern is a fun way to talk about the changing seasons with your child. One way to help your children notice and experience seasonal changes is through the things you craft together. When you work together, curiosity is inevitable, questions arise, learning is easy. As autumn makes the evenings come sooner and sooner […]
Autumn in the Mountains
We woke up to a cool Fall morning and thought, ‘What a perfect day for the mountains!’ We bundled up warmly and set off. Oh my… isn’t Fall lovely! The oak leaves were yellow, the air was fresh and crisp and the mountain mist made everything look so wonderfully enchanting.