Feliz Lalala

Chronicles of a young disabled mom. Glass half full and crafty, here I will share things we like and things we like to make, I hope you like them too! More at www.felizlalala.com

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What do you get when you bake 4-5 medium Sweet Potatoes, peel them, mash them up, set aside. Then throw together 1/2 cup of Coconut Cream, 2-3 tablespoons of Maple Syrup and 1 1/2 teaspoons of Vanilla Bean Paste in a saucepan until all sweet and hot and then mix it all in with the mashed Sweet Potatoes? Pure #deliciousness that's what! The kids will be licking the bowl. It's the bomb. #sweetpotato #vanilla #coconut #maplesyrup #food #dinner #cookingwithkids #felizlalalarecipes #motherhood

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Happy Holidays from our crafting table to yours! #pine #felizlalalacraft #felt #christmascrafts #christmastree #craftingwithkids #motherhood #grateful

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My heart just stopped. We are decorating our Christmas tree and I just unwrapped my favorite, most precious ornament from when I was a child. Vintage ornaments are truly the best. #ornaments #christmas #treedecorating #childhoodmemories

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Needle felting in cookie cutters! I love it, it's an easy way to make embellishments and with a bit of thread we'll have lovely new ornaments for the tree. #felt #craftingwithkids #theartofmotherhood #felizlalalacraft #christmascrafts #diy #cookiecutter #stars #needlefelting #fiberarts

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Happy Thanksgiving from our crafting table to yours! Sweet dreams☆ #thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope your day is full of Gratitude and Joy! We made felted acorn cap necklaces as a gift of gratitude for Penelope's teachers. We collected the acorn caps in early fall, needle felted, then wet felted the wool roving into balls, drilled our caps, strung them with colorful thread and glued. We also made lovely napkin ties for the table, and ornaments for our tree. I may even hang one on the rear view mirror of the car! I am so grateful for connecting and crafting with my little girl. #craftingwithkids #felizlalalacraft #fallcrafts #diy #felting #fiberarts #thanksgivingcrafts #thanksgiving

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Inspired by our pressed leaves, we made a Thanksgiving Fall banner out of our stash of scrap paper. So cheerful and bright! We also made a paper table runner and cards for Penelope's teachers. Dear paper, is there anything you can't do? #diy #felizlalalacraft #craftingwithkids #crafting #paper #papercraft #leaves #fallcrafts #brightcolors

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Listening to Grandpa's Christmas records from my childhood while looking at all the pretty snow! How lovely is Christmas la, la, la, la, la....Ah Bing, you get me every time. #bingcrosby #grandpashouse #vintage #records #motherhood #snow #holidayspirit

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Yarn Laced Cardboard Skull Heads now on the blog. Cardboard, Yarn and Oh so much fun! #felizlalalacraft #easydiy #upcycle #recycle #halloweencrafts #skull #dayofthedead #halloween #kidcraft #theartofmotherhood #motherhood

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A link to #diy #kirigami spiderwebs on the blog. I love paper! Don't these look fab on the windows? The creepy crawly spider is from the dollar tree.

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Super easy Halloween Kid Craft #3 Paper plate and tissue paper ghost now up on the blog. Spooky and oh so much fun!

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Dollar store felt skull with Neon puff paint equals quick Day of the Dead craft. This easy peasy little thing and the Boo Banner from a previous post are up on the blog. Happy Crafting! #halloweencrafts #halloween #dayofthedead #dollartree #felizlalalacraft #kidcraft #craftingwithkids #motherhood #diy

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Learn how to make a kirigami spider web. All you need is a piece of paper and a pair of scissors to make this cool spider web.

We made paper spider webs around Halloween when I was a child. Since my camera issues are not resolved I could not shoot a step by step. I found this great website with a variety of versions which is fantastic. I only knew one version so I am happy I stumbled upon it. The first example is great for younger children that don't have the motor skills for detailed cutting of tight corners! 

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Halloween Crafting has begun! We went to @michaelsstores to buy a dowel for hanging this felt, googley eyed, glitter beauty that Penelope designed and I completely forgot to buy it! I left my list at home, and there were so many other crafty things to distract me lol. I'll have our Halloween round up on the blog later in the week. #homemade #halloween #halloweencrafts #felizlalalacraft #motherhood #craftingwithkids #diy #makeityourself #banner

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Happy back-to-school season, everyone!

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After the storm! I accidentally broke my daughters favorite bowl and a shard of it sliced my left hand. Right before leaving for the Frozen Sing-A-Long! Determined not to miss it, I had her dad run to Walgreens and get me butterfly strips to hold my skin together. I had him drop me off at a hospital near the Frozen event (instead of near home lol, go moms!) and he took her to Frozen while I was in the ER. No major nerves or tendons injured thank goodness! I did need stiches and my left hand is out of comission for a bit. Penelope had a blast and my ER team was awesome. Woo Hoo! #crisisaverted #goodnews

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Soooo I didn't expect to end up in the ER with stitches instead of going to the Frozen Sing-A-Long with my girl today. But hey, sometimes you just have to roll with the punches. #glasshalffullalways #gratitude #rollwiththepunches #stitches