COLOR Outside the Lines… This painted canvas board kind of sums up my feelings at this exact moment! For so long we are told to color inside the lines…it’s actually used to gauge a young child’s readiness for school. Whether or not they can master following the direction and staying INSIDE the line. Since I… Continue Reading
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Silhouette Portrait Giveaway!
Oh friends! While I am off at SNAP this week, I leave you with nothing but the best for you!. A SILHOUETTE PORTRAIT GIVEAWAY! I tell you I love you and I mean it! Silhouette has some amazing deals going on right now to get a vinyl bundle with either the Silhouette Cameo or a… Continue Reading
Love Potion Valentine Idea – Free Printable
Love is in the air! Why not give some of that love with these cute love potion valentines! Super fun test tubes filled with a sugar-free drink pack mix!! Kids think they are great because they are not the normal valentine!!! These are super easy to make and you can download your very own FREE… Continue Reading
Clay Pot Snowman Candy Dish
Have I told you that I am the Creative Activities Coordinator for my MOPS group (Mothers of Preschoolers)? Well I am. We had our craft time at our December meeting and I wanted to do something seasonal but not holiday. I wanted something everyone could keep out for more than 2 weeks but tied in… Continue Reading
Painted NFL Serving Dishes
Are you a football fan??? We are Minnesota Vikings fans here in this house and even though they lost against the Packers Saturday night we still love them! When the Vikings played the St. Louis Rams here in St. Louis, Fred and I went to the game with my brother, his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s… Continue Reading
Bug & Monster Spray
I hope you’ll read on to find out how to create your very own *magic* DIY bug and monster spray! “A spray a day keeps the monsters and bugs away!” Why had I not thought of this sooner?!? All that spider/Halloween/Ghost/Haunted House talk lately has Michael not wanting to go into our basement by… Continue Reading
Boo Bowling Children’s Halloween Activity
Need a super simple children’s Halloween activity? How about a game of Boo Bowling using up-cycled McDonald’s Milk Jug Containers!? Anyone else save things thinking “I am sure I can use this again for something!” Well that’s me and “this” turned out to be McD’s Milk Jugs and something turned out to be Boo Bowling!… Continue Reading
4th of July Wall Art
I wanted a focal piece for my mantle. I also wanted something that my kids would see and maybe even ask a question or just notice so that it was in their head….the true meaning of independence and what OTHERS have done for us. I made this with Cammie, my Silhouette Cameo. I didn’t have… Continue Reading
Mickey Mouse Mason Jars with Chalkboard Labels
I am so in love with these! I know, I am a total dork but they just make drinking regular old lemonade SO. MUCH. BETTER. I am not sure if it is the cute lids, or the fun striped paper straws, or the cute Mickey Mouse chalkboard labels! I just love it all! I bought… Continue Reading
Personalized Drink Bottles
I made the kids some cute drink bottles for Ryan’s Party. From the Invitation I shared yesterday, you can guess most of everything included some aspect of Mickey Mouse. For these guys I used the Waltograph font to add the kids names to the bottles using vinyl. I started off with some drink bottles that… Continue Reading
DIY Vinyl Mailbox Numbers
With a new house, comes lots and lots of new “To-Do’s”. Lucky for us the curb appeal of our new place is quite nice. The former owners had wonderful landscaping. There are just a few things I wanted to do to tweak the look. First up, the mailbox. It’s old, its been painted, it’s old,… Continue Reading
Lost Parts Bin
In my packing fun we have going on here I find myself running across moving furniture, cleaning out behind shelves, beds and dressers, and sorting drawers to discover pieces to games and toys that I have already packed. As much as I’d like to think I stay on top of keeping my kids toys and… Continue Reading
Valentine’s Day Soaps
We still have to wash our hands even for Valentine’s Day! I hope you didn’t think I forgot about this holiday! This time I used my Cameo to decorate it AND I added a bow! I know, I am expanding my horizons! We will see if it lasts the test of boys in my house! … Continue Reading
Valentine’s Day Mailboxes
OK cuteness overload…I love these things! Not to mention they are E to the Z! I shared my Make-shift Valentine’s Day Mantle with you earlier today and here is the tutorial on how to make these little mailboxes! (so easy you really don’t need a tutorial but I wrote one anyway!) Items Needed: Small Metal… Continue Reading
Tile Pendants & Tile Tacks
I was super excited to get an envelope in the mail from Janette of The Johanson Journey. Inside was a surprise item from Pick Your Plum! You all know PYP now because I just had an oober fantastic giveaway from them a couple of days ago. They have a deal a day and you have… Continue Reading
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