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Friday, April 25, 2014

{Friday Freebie} School Bus Driver Printables for Teacher Appreciation Week

Today I'm sharing these FREE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER PRINTABLES that I created for Double the Fun Parties for Teacher Appreciation Week!


Inspired by the care given by her children's school bus driver, during a southern winter storm, Jennifer Needham, owner of Double the Fun Parties, came up with a very thoughtful way to thank the people who get our children back and forth to school safely - our school bus drivers. 


You can find out how Jennifer made these tasty lemon Jell-O cookie treats over on her blog.  While you're over there, be sure to check out her fun party plans!  You can also choose from the three School Bus Driver printable tags that I created for Teacher Appreciation Week!




Thursday, April 24, 2014

{Sneak Peek} Nikki's Cupcake Party

Another year, another party - and another tired party mama!!!  We celebrated The Mini Diva's birthday this year with a cupcake party.  I just wanted to share a few images I was able to capture of the celebration.  Once I regroup and recover, I'll be sharing more of the fun with you!



Tuesday, April 15, 2014

{Sweet Treats} Jelly Bean Bark

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In the midst of all the planning I have going on for Thing 1's Cupcake Party (more on that later this week) I realized that I still need to share some Easter fun.  I created the cutest Jelly Bean printables for Easter (promise to make them available before Thursday......PROMISE) and wanted to have some kind of sweet treat to go along with them.  So, I got the kids together to make Jelly Bean Bark!

The idea popped  into my head - or rather, dropped onto my head when I was digging around in my cabinet and a package of Almond Bark fell on me.  I realized I needed to use this stuff quick as I purchased it after the Xmas holiday and didn't want it to go old on me.  With Easter around the corner and a bag full of Jelly Beans sitting in my candy stash, I figured, why not make Jelly Bean Bark.  Now, I've made peppermint bark before, but really didn't know if the steps were the same, was there some magic in making Jelly Bean Bark?  Nope - it's crazy easy - I found instructions for Jelly Bean Bark here and wanted to try it for myself. 

This is such an easy treat to make all you need is Almond Bark, shortening and Jelly Beans! Follow these easy steps to make your own (I know my pictures look crappy - camera phone pics - just go with it)

We melted down the almond bark for like 1 1/2 minutes with about 2 tbsp of Crisco shortening. 

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Then we stirred a bunch of jellybeans into the mixture and poured it onto a parchment lined baking sheet.

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We added a bunch more jellybeans and allowed them to cool in the fridge overnight (I want to let you know, I decided to do this at like 8pm last night and there was no way that my kids were getting all that sugar before bedtime.....but it really only takes about 15-20 minutes for the bark to set up in the fridge.)

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Once it was set, I broke the bark into chunks and put them in plastic baggies  and let the kids have their fair share for the day.  Hopefully, the other pieces I hid are still there :)

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In my next post, I'll share more jelly bean fun with you (including the free printables I designed).....PROMISE!



 

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

{Pretty Crafty} Easy Paper Flower Tutorial

Today, I am sharing another crafty item I created for the English Garden Inspired Spring Party shoot I styled for the spring issue of Everyday Party Magazine. For the favor bags, I made gift tags that featured a handmade paper flower. These flowers were so easy to make and they don't take much time at all.

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Here are the step by step instructions for you to make your own!
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Here's a look at all the flowers I made for this shoot -aren't they pretty?!!!!

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A few tips:

  • To make the flower a little more dimensional, I curled the edges of the petals with my fingers, you can also use a wooden dowel or pencil to get the same effect.  I also inked the edges of the flowers, as well, with a bit of Distress Ink.

  • Keep a small bowl of ice water near you in case you get burned by the hot glue, no fun making pretty things with burned fingers!

  • You don't have to use a 1" circle punch, you can make the flowers as big as you'd like.  You might need more flowers if you do go bigger - but I'm not 100% sure - if you happen to make them using larger circles, please share a picture and leave it in the comments box, I'd love to see how it turned out.

HAPPY CRAFTING!

Friday, April 4, 2014

{Friday Faves} Sparkle Rainbows and My Daughter

(Every first and third Friday of the month, I will share some of my favorite things - could be products I love, a cute idea or craft, a post from another blogger that I find interesting or any random thing that struck my interest.  Hopefully some of my faves will become yours too!)


Today's Faves:

Sparkle Rainbow Party by Soiree Event Design - party pal, Tonya Coleman always outdoes herself with her well crafted parties.  This week she shared a Sparkle Rainbow Party she threw for her daughter, that had a My Little Pony theme to it.  This party was SPARK-tacular!!!  (Hey when you read the post - check out those cute orange and pink top hats the little guests are wearing yeah, that's my handiwork! ;)





My other FAVORITE today happens to be celebrating her birthday!!!!  This little princess is one of my  FAVORITE people in the world - who I love with all my life and breath - my baby girl!  Today is the Mini Diva's Birthday!  Thing 1 turned 9 and I cannot believe I have a TWEEN!!!!  Whaaaaat?  I could give you endless reasons why she is my fave -but for now, I'll just send her birthday wishes and lots of love!!!!



Okay - I'll share one of the reasons she's my fave - she's crafty like her momma - she made that birthday badge for her to wear to school!!! (....gotta do a DIY on that!)


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY PRETTY GIRL!!!!



Thursday, April 3, 2014

{DIY Decor} Twine Wrapped Eggs

Last week I shared my Spring Garden Party shoot with you.  There were a few handmade projects that I worked on for the shoot that I wanted to share.  The first one is a DIY on the Twine Wrapped Eggs that I displayed on the sweets table.


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This project took me about an hour to make the six eggs I used for this shoot.  You can display the eggs in a basket, glass apothecary jar or simple vase.  Place a bit of floral moss in the container then add the eggs and you have a fun and rustic decorative piece to celebrate the Easter and Spring season!


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