With the holidays coming up I am forever looking for fun ways to spruce up my gifts. I think I may be the world's worst gift wrapper because I just can't get down how to make those sharp edges without ripping the paper and how the heck do I always make one end of the gift look puffier than the other, ugh!! I feel like I always need to up my game in the "make it cute … [Read more...]
How to Make: Dried Orange Slices
I made a bunch of Dried Orange Slices for decorating some gifts this year and I love the look of them. I think it's so fun to add a little something colorful to brown paper packages and as a bonus, since I added twine to these dried orange slices, they also work as an ornaments for the tree too! … [Read more...]
Glittered Chalkboard Ornament Tag Tutorial
I am in love with all things glittery and gold these days, seriously In. Love. So it seemed fitting to make these fun Glittered Chalkboard Ornaments (that also double as a fun gift tag!) for Jo-Ann's new #fabulouslyfestive campaign. I was asked, along with some other lovely bloggers, to create something fabulous and festive for the holidays and, well, this sums up those … [Read more...]
Thankful November: Happy Tags
Here's another fun idea we did as part of Thankful November, where we are doing little acts of kindness each day this month and bringing some good cheer to others (see a few other ideas here and here) At the beginning of the school year I bought a few packs of journaling cards at Michaels to use as lunch notes for my kids thanks to Ashley's brilliant idea here. I really … [Read more...]
Thankful November
We started off our November with a bang this year by spending a few moments each day writing down what we are thankful for in our lives. I like the idea of taking a little time to do this since it gears us up for Thanksgiving at the end of the month and then will hopefully carry over into December too. I really want my kids to think of others especially during this time of … [Read more...]
RECIPE: Easy Homemade Apple Pie Filling
Over the past couple of weeks we've been to 3 different apple orchards and I think I've peeled, chopped, and sliced over 6 bushels of apples. Holy cats, I think my right arm could actually win an arm wrestling match which is saying a lot if you know me personally. I've made crockpot after crockpot of homemade applesauce (using my favorite crockpot recipe here), plates … [Read more...]
Homemade Applesauce with Mason Jar Gift Packaging
We went to the apple orchard last weekend for the first time this fall, ahhhh one of my most favorite activities :-) It was the perfect weekend outing, the weather was cool and crisp and the apples were plentiful which is exciting in itself as last year the apple crops here were a total fail due to an earlier than normal heat wave and then a horrible frost that killed off … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: How to Make Your Own Hang Tags with Silhouette Sketch Pens and August Promo!
Have you ever used the Sketch Pens for the Silhouette cutting machines? Oh man, they are so rad. Silhouette came out with a whole bunch of fun colors for their sketch pens and they are really fun to play with. You can see they even have glitter pens! And gold, bronze, and silver color pens as well as a white one which is fun to do on the black vinyl to look like chalk! To … [Read more...]
Breakfast in Bed: Housewarming/Hostess Gift Idea
My littlest sister and her husband spent the beginning of this summer driving across the country to start a graduate program out east (stopping in Chicago for a few days along the way, yay!) They moved all their belongings from Washington state all the way to New York without having a clue as to where they'd actually be living. A few weeks ago I talked to them and they … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: Teacher Appreciation Gift And FREE Printable!
Need an easy gift to show those teachers you know how much they are appreciated this week? You know, for Teacher Appreciation Week all week long (May 6-10, 2013)! I thought a fun gift for Noah's teacher and his classroom teacher's helper would be a fun jar full of goodies with a cute printable attached telling them how much we like them. This way they could use the … [Read more...]
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