Happy Windows

February 19th, 2011

This is my submission for Illustration Friday. This is a layer of different windows.

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Do you like the pink and black? Or the pink and purple? Click on the images to view larger:

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Valentine Treat

February 13th, 2011

You should try these! They are so easy to make. I got the instructions here.

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Kids’ Valentine Boxes

February 13th, 2011

My husband is so awesome. The orders for Valentine Boxes this year were: The Empire State Building, a vending machine, and a wedding cake. The wedding cake was easy because we had made one last year. But the other two seemed a bit more challenging. Luckily, my husband stepped in to help and created The Empire State Building:

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and the vending machine:

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Our kids had so much fun creating these little masterpieces with him. And not to forget, the wedding cake:

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Homemade Valentine Wreaths

February 1st, 2011

I had two girls home sick from school yesterday, so we decided to make these little valentine wreaths for their rooms. I folded two paper plates in half and cut a heart out of the center of each one. Then we cut out several shapes and sizes of hearts from red and pink cardstock. We then glued the hearts to the paper plates, added some bling and some hanging ribbon on the back and VOILA!

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Craft: Valentine’s Day Rosette Frame

January 19th, 2011

I hope you all had a verrrry Merry Christmas and a great New Year’s! Now on to Valentine’s Day, right? I made this fun frame with the inspiration and how-to from here and here. I bought the frame at the dollar store and the crepe paper for 50 cents. Then I removed the glass from the frame and cut some scrapbook paper to fit. I made my rosettes quite small. I double folded the crepe paper. Fun and festive!

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Thanksgiving Place Cards

November 23rd, 2010

I found these great little projects here. Very cute and fun to make.

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Thanksgiving Craft: Making Turkeys

November 22nd, 2010

My awesome sister, Jessica, gave me this great idea. The kids loved designing their own “turkeys” with apples, marshmallows, froot loops, gumdrops, raisins, and candy corns. It’s so fun to see how they all turn out so different:

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Sneaky Mustaches

November 22nd, 2010

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The Illustration Friday prompt for this week is sneaky. These mustaches are very sneaky. They went from black to pink!