Homemade Finger Paints--a Pinterest Project

Via Pinterest--homemade finger paints.   
3 Tbs. sugar, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 cup corn starch, and 2 cups water. Mix, then warm in a saucepan until thickened. Cool and pour into containers, then add food coloring to create desired colors.  Will create a gel fingerpaint.

Goob said he made a picture of "goldfish and seahorses."  Must be abstract. 

Homemade Baby Washcloths, Part Two

Well, there are multiple lines of stitches on each one (I prefer quantity over quality ), the seams are crooked, and they aren't what even a kindergartener would call "square," but I sewed these baby washcloths on my own, and that is what matters. They may be ugly, but I am proud of myself, and I have scads of fabric and terry cloth left to make more and to keep practicing! That is one of the reasons why I picked this as a first project--the baby doesn't care what they look like, and it's a lot of "straight" lines (if you can actually sew a straight line).

Flaxseed Pillows, Homemade Baby Washcloths, and Procrastination

In January, I bought $30 of flaxseed, fabric, and ribbon to make flaxseed pillows for our family, and for my mom, whose birthday was in February. I bought one of these said pillows at a local Mennonite-run grocery and bakery, and I fell in love with the idea of having (and making) more of these pillows to ease aches and pains. Pinterest provided me with the directions, and I thought I was ready to go.
Three months later, and the project remains untouched. I ended up buying my mom a Yankee Candle tartlet warmer, and the pillow project remained in the hall closet all this time. At this same grocer and also via a friend, I obtained some homemade baby wipes/washcloths for my Bean, and I was inspired yet again. I bought the materials at JoAnn's to make a dozen baby washcloths for less than $6.
I have such a desire now to learn to sew. I just need the willpower to sit down and tackle these projects. It would be such an accomplishment for my completely un-crafty (non-crafty?) self to learn such a helpful skill. Even my husband sews better than I do. Wish me luck in this endeavor. I will learn to sew, darn it!
UPDATE: Went back to JoAnn's, bought more fabric while it was massively on sale. ;)