Self Portrait :: Kitty Original

Self Portrait :: Kitty Original :: www.theMagicOnions.com

While cleaning Kitty’s desk, I came across this self portrait that she painted last year. It captures her 11 year-old self perfectly… that space between feeling like a child and and a grown up… still innocent and young but full of the possibility of future adventures that are sure to come her way. I know […]

Nature Mobile :: DIY Earth Day Celebrations :: Waldorf Activities

Flower Mobile :: Earth Day DIY Activity :: Tutorial :: www.theMagicOnions.com

Earth Day, April 22nd, is an BIG day in the Sunny House. We celebrate it as if it is Mother Earth’s Birthday. Raising environmentally aware children has been an important part of our parenting and My Good Man and I are proud that our children are truly and authentically earth-conscious. They refuse, reuse and recycle […]

A Fairy Garden in a Tea Cup :: A Miniature DIY Tutorial

Fairy Garden in a Teacup :: DIY Tutorial :: www.theMagicOnions.com

Calling all English, tea-loving fairies… we’ve made the most delightful fairy garden habitat for you… in my favorite teacup.  Please move in.     It all started when I broke the saucer to one of my favorite teacups. I wanted to cry. I’ve had this beautiful tea set for many many years. Each cup and […]

DIY Pom Pom Blue Bird Craft :: Easter and Spring Crafting

DIY Pom Pom Blue Birds for Simple Spring and Easter Crafting :: www.theMagicOnions.com

I was recently visited by an inquisitive momma bird as I sat drinking my coffee. It was an unusually warm and sunny morning and the arrival of my feathered friend cheerfully announced what I had suspected… Spring is on the way!     I love to watch birds build their nests and prepare for the […]

Our 10 Favorite Christmas Crafts :: DIY Tutorials

10 Favorite Christmas Crafts :: DIY Tutorials :: www.theMagicOnions.com

Just in case you are looking for quick and fun Christmas crafting projects, I’ve put together as list of 10 of our favorites Christmas crafting DIY tutorials.     Here are the links to our 10 MOST favorite Christmas crafting tutorials :: Cranberry Heart Ornaments   2. Needle Felted Acorn Garland   3. Butterfly Christmas […]

Felt Gumdrop Ornaments :: DIY Tutorial

Felt Gumdrop Christmas Ornaments :: DIY Tutorials :: www.theMagicOnions.com

  We are having so much fun in The Sunny House with our Christmas crafting. Each day, when the kids come home from school, we set about making new ornaments for our Christmas tree. We choose fun and easy projects that aren’t too involved and Kitty and Teddy are loving this new tradition we’ve started. […]

Cranberry Heart Ornaments :: DIY Tutorial

Cranberry Hearts Christmas Ornaments :: DIY Tutorials :: www.theMagicOnions.com

  Tis the season to be jolly! We made some beautiful cranberry heart ornaments today with Christmas music ‘jollying’ us along. They look so pretty on our rustic tree. Teddy and I made them while Kitty made us hot chocolate with her famous recipe… 2 cups of milk, one cup of cream and half a […]

Butterfly Christmas Ornaments

DIY Butterfly Christmas Tree Ornament : www.theMagicOnions.com

  We love these rustic butterfly ornaments. They make our Christmas tree look so wonderfully whimsical. Here’s a DIY tutorial for you to make some for your tree too. Materials : natural vine balls (found in craft stores) feather butterflies (found in craft stores) hemp string (found in craft stores) a hot glue gun   […]

Our Most Popular Pine Cone Christmas DIY Crafting Tutorials

Felt Ball and Pine Cone Christmas Tree DIY Tutorial : www.theMagicOnions.com

  Gosh… can you believe it’s December already! Do you know what that means? It’s only 4 weeks until Christmas? Crazy, isn’t it?! If you are looking for gorgeous Christmas gifts, please don’t forget to visit The Magic Onions Shop. I have wonderful things for everyone there. I’m sure you are starting to think about […]

Snowy Pine Cone Garland for Christmas : DIY Tutorial

DIY Snowy Pine Cone Christmas Garland Tutorial : www.theMagicOnions.com

We love using the things we find in nature to decorate our home for the holidays. There is a pine tree in our neighborhood that drops the sweetest mini pine cones. We took our basket on a walk yesterday and collected a few to make a snowy pine cone garland for our mantle.   Isn’t […]