A Few Christmas Goodies

I love candles.  I LOVE these brilliantly creative ideas from the 36th avenue for gifting them.  So easy and adorable!  You can find the tutorial to these cuties HERE My kids are getting to the age where they are starting to want money instead of presents.  But handing...

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Christmas Gifts

This last class I taught at the scrapbook store, we focused on fun and quick gifts for Christmas.  So here is a quick recap!  Above, is a little kit with sugar cookie mix, hot chocolate mix, sprinkles in little containers, and dried marshmallow bits in an ornament.  I also added...

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Jar-a-holics Anonymous

Last night I got to share some cute ideas with a super fun bunch of ladies, all having to do with jars!  It was fun to talk about my one of my obsessions with some fellow crafters. So, here is a quick takeaway from the night.  You can bake and freeze these little gems!  They are very...

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Fruit salsa and cinnamon chips

This is a super yummy fresh treat!  Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon ChipsSalsa:2 kiwis, peeled and diced2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, coredand diced8 ounces raspberries1 pound strawberries2 tablespoons white sugar1 tablespoon brown sugar3 tablespoons raspberry preserves, seedlessChips:10 (10 inch)...

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Cake pops and stuff

Here's a quick review of class at TCC last week!  We made these cute little guys:  Here are some cake pop basics:   Best website: bakerella.com.  Not only is her site really informative, she has the best eye candy!   Basic recipe: 1 cake mix, baked to instructions 1...

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Homemade Microwave Popcorn

Guess what I learned last week.  You can make your own microwave popcorn.  Seriously.  After intensive research, I found that the best results were had from the combo of 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Orville Redenbacher popcorn kernels and a kraft treat bag, about 6"x9".  That's it.  Just...

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Custom wall art

Here's a simple and cute sign you can make in a jiffy!  You need a canvas or whatever medium you choose. I used a burlap canvas that was painted white, from hobby lobby. Then some chipboard letters, right out of my scrapbook stash. And also some craft paint-I used charcoal and mixed it with white...

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4th of July favor bag

I just put a couple of really cute and simple projects together for a class I'm teaching next week. I love the washi glassine sunglasses holder!  It's so cute and fast and since you can get a six pack of these little 4th of July sunglasses for about two bucks, it's also really inexpensive!...

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Favor bag wedding card

I needed a wedding card and I really didn't want to pay 5 dollars for one!So, I got out some of my scrapbook paper stash and some cute favor bags to see if I could create something bride-worthy.  The envelope is a favor bag (from Pick Your Plum) with a 3x4 from the happy-go-lucky line by Kasie...

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Easter 2014

Real joy and sweetness are ours because we know that our Redeemer lives. Happy Easte...

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Cookie Party in a Jar

This:   ( extra large mason jar- I think 1/2 gal)Plus this: Plus this: Makes this:Or if you want to get fancy, this: You can print your own tag if you like:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ZcZfhyRbu1QThfQXZUSkt4eVk/edit?usp=sharing&nb...

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Teddy bear birthday

I So it's just been like 18 months since this party, but I am finally uploading pix to the computer and trying to declutter my to-do list. Bekah decided to have a teddy bear party, and she wanted purple and teal for her colors.  So we went on a bear hunt-on Pinterest. Because there are a billion...

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