tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21279148878470269712024-03-05T02:28:38.647-08:00Simply CraftyKristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-92231253865099063962013-02-14T09:24:00.001-08:002013-02-14T09:25:50.991-08:00Spreading the Mushy Love to the Littles <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: red;">Sometimes it's just the simple things in life.</span> </b></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">I have a love/ hate relationship with holidays that fall on school days.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Yes, my little ones have class activities that they love and they love telling</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">But this mama misses the days when they were home all day and we could</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"> do heart filled crafts and eat pink foods all day !! </span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">So since Valentines fell on a weekday this year, I had to do a few simple things just to spread the mushy love to them while their at school. </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: magenta;">And of course it all started with heart shaped pink pancakes for breakfast ! </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Happy Valentines Day everyone.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> Hope you all have a great day with your Luvies !</span></div>
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Look what I made a few days ago ... Isn't it pretty ? ? ? </div>
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And guess what... it was super easy and only cost me $2.00 !!!</div>
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Only thing I had to buy was the <i>stickers</i>, two sheets $1 each... technically they aren't stickers, I couldn't find letter stickers big enough for the size of the sign I wanted, but instead, while roaming the dollar store, I saw these Wall Decals ... Perfect size and font !!! </div>
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I precut my piece of wood and laid out the 'stickers' on the wood, carefully to set them gently on the wood, just in case I had to move them around ... after I checked and double checked that it looked right ....and checked one more time (okay, <i>two more times</i>) I pressed each one down, making sure they were really stuck on there. </div>
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I covered the wood with two coats and waited for it to dry to peel off the stickers.</div>
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After peeling off all the stickers I sanded the whole thing ... taking away the shiny, bright color and making it more rustic and soft. </div>
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So I should point out that a few of the stickers 'leaked' BUT believe it or not, <b>I love it</b>, because life's not perfect so its fitting this signs not 'perfect' right ??? </div>
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Even though in my opinion its perfect ;) </div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Well, here's hoping someone is still out there.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I can't believe its been <b>6 months</b> since I've done a post here on Simply Crafty. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">We have been so busy these past six months, between continuing to improve our home, remodeling our kitchen and volunteering at my boys schools, the past year seems to have flown by, much less the past six months. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">BUT, I'm trying to make more time for crafts again and doing projects that I enjoy. * I've done quite a few here and there these pass few months and hope to share some of them with you all soon. * And I have quite a few projects on the ol' To Do List. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">So to get things going again, I wanted to share with you all, a few crafts for the kiddos that are easy, peasy !! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">White Paper * Toiler Paper Roll </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">and different colored paint for the 'lights'</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">*First thing first: Cut your TP roll in half. I found cutting it in half, made it easier for them to hold in their little hands. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">*Spread some green paint on a flat plate, <i>make sure its flat so when they dip their TP rolls the paint gets all over the rim. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">* Next have them dip the TP roll in the paint, and start making their tree. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">* We didn't wait for the tree to dry, <i>but you can,</i> before we used our fingers to make the 'lights' and the trunk. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">* Hang and enjoy your one of a kind Christmas Trees.</span></div>
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Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-72130059375629016282012-06-13T13:29:00.000-07:002012-06-13T17:52:55.288-07:00Kool-Aid Playdoh<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Holy Cow Batman !!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Its been almost four months since I've been on here. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Time sure flies in the Blog world when you have tons of house projects going on and remodeling a kitchen/ dining room ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">We've been on summer Break for just about two weeks now and have been busy, busy. Today has been the first day that we've spent the entire day home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">And we've also crossed three things off our </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">Summer Fun List !</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Including potato stamping, which the boys thought was awesome </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Painting + food = tons of fun for little men </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">(As you can see in the background, we're still in remodel mode, hoping to be able to show off the before and after pictures in 3-4ish weeks ) </span>
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<span style="color: red;">Have I mentioned before how much I love Holidays ?? </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">So why not have lunches be part of that fun . </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">For the past week, I've been gathering 'red' items </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">for my little mans and my hubby's lunches. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> Little man's Lunch complete with a Heart PB&J Sandwich </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">That you can make tomorrow, rather the little guy sees his shadow or not. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqW3HeYdR68xqp3XpKu5v-0YVEVot0CGoBgSvqT6vzwDaHO_XImW-BhDSFSOcas9gA_hS052uyMUHXqhlkQ_SyvMMeFml58nBXVBWABNRwgpZDp7l11P7sjht2QblHdQaF6t58goyRF0/s1600/GR6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" height="240" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqW3HeYdR68xqp3XpKu5v-0YVEVot0CGoBgSvqT6vzwDaHO_XImW-BhDSFSOcas9gA_hS052uyMUHXqhlkQ_SyvMMeFml58nBXVBWABNRwgpZDp7l11P7sjht2QblHdQaF6t58goyRF0/s320/GR6.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">All you need is brown construction paper for the head and ears.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">And a piece of paper (your choice of color) for the background. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">(We were going to use white, but you couldn't see the teeth,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> hence the piece of white in the picture below)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Start but cutting out 'hearts' for the head and again for the teeth. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Here's to no 'Shadow' ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">"<em>What are those, Mom?"</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><em>"Oh, so they're Love Boxes" </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> or a little gift when you wake up in the morning ? ? </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">I don't know but my boys are awfully excited </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">about 'getting mail' over the next two weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">This was really easy, peasy. All you need is one mailbox per kiddo. <em>They have them in the dollar area at Target, and Micheal's also has them</em>. Stickers of your choice. And if you wish candlestick holders, Don't really need them but the mailboxes are so much cuter on them. Oh, and super glue to attach the holders to the bottom of the mailboxes. And ta-da your very own Love Box. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Its been a little over two months since I last blogged </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">but I promise I have a <strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">very</span> </strong>good excuse. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">My last post was on October 28th and on October 31st </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">we signed the papers and bought a<span style="color: magenta;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>House</strong></span></span> !!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">It all happened <em>so very fast</em> !!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I felt like one day we were looking and the next </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">we were moving forward with our offer. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">But the house was just<span style="font-size: large;"> <em><strong><span style="color: blue;">so perfect</span></strong></em></span><span style="color: blue;"> </span>for us,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"> we didn't want to wait and risk losing it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Its so much bigger than our last house. </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Two extra rooms.</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>HUGE Living Room </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Huge Master Bedroom and Bathroom </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Tons of wall space (Our last house was lacking in this department) </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Perfect corner house, with only one neighbor.</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Playground right behind our house. </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Closer to where Taelor goes to school and </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>where Kasen will join him this year.</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>A little further out from the 'city'</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>And a big background, although it bare bones, its exactly what we wanted so in the end we have the backyard we want.</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>BUT</em></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">It is/ was a little bit of a fixer upper ... hence my absence from Blog Land. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I've spent the last two months painting every square inch of this house.. <em>well almost</em>, I still have to decide on a color for our Master Bathroom </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">but <strong>everywhere</strong> else has been painted !</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Unpacking, organizing, decluttering, throwing tons of stuff away, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">giving even more stuff away. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Spending hours deciding where everything should go. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Lovin' how much wall space I have, in the other house I had two big boxes of pictures, that there was no room for, Now I just need to decide where I want them .</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">All this while shopping and celebrating Christmas !!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">and a few projects I've had on the back burner. </span></div>
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Had a few minutes earlier while Taelor was at school and Kasen took a quick nap after a fun morning at his Fall festival so I made a simple printable perfect for anyone living in their happily ever after life, like me ! </div>
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I feel very blessed lately and wanted to spread the happiness !</div>
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Have a great weekend and Happy Crafting ! ! ! </div>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-6692049675137125892011-10-27T20:39:00.000-07:002012-02-01T20:32:58.502-08:00Pumpkin and Ghost Oh My<div style="text-align: center;">
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All you need is : construction paper (white for the Ghost and orange for the Pumpkin), streamers ( white for the Ghost/ Green or Black for the Pumpkin), scissors, a glue stick, tape, a hole punch and string (not pictured). </div>
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I ended up cutting out the eyes and mouth for my little goblins. Have them glue them on the front of the construction paper, than flip the paper over and using tape (its easier) attach strips of streamers to the bottom of the paper. </div>
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Next roll the paper into a tube and tape the sides together, than using the hole punch, make two holes on opposite sides, tie a piece of string or yarn through.</div>
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And Boo !!! You've got a Ghost !</div>
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<em>Kasen made both also but didn't want to take the time to take pictures, he just wanted them hung up, those are his in the first picture :)</em></div>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-25099059034526947262011-10-19T16:53:00.000-07:002012-02-01T20:27:05.866-08:00Mickey & Minnie T-Shirts<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi Everyone !!!I'm back after a much need Vacation and after a week in Sunny California all I want to do it go back !! We had the best time. We spent five days in Disneyland and attended Mickey's Halloween Party, if you've never been and you love Halloween as much as we do (Halloween is sometimes bigger than Christmas here at the Simply Crafty house) than I HIGHLY recommend it. It was so much fun and there was so much to do. Dancing, Trick-or-Treating, Music, and Villains galore. We will definitely be going back ! </div>
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Before we even left I wanted to make shirts for our Surfs Up ! Breakfast with Mickey and Friends. <em>Again, if you like doing the Character Breakfasts I HIGHLY recommend this one its so much fun and has double the characters as the other breakfasts. We had gone previously and loved it so much we went again this year and we will more than likely do it every time we go back !! </em>Any who, I wanted to make us all shirts to wear to the breakfast but nothing to matchy, matchy. So I went with a simple yet cute idea. . .</div>
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<em>(The only thing I would have changed after they were all done was , I would have made red shirts for both the boys. Taelor's 'Mickey' didn't show up to well in any of the pictures, but looked great in person) </em></div>
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I'm already planning our next trip !!</div>
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Sorry I've been MIA this week ... I've been busy painting, painting and painting some more. I'll be sharing with you soon what I've been painting! But for now I want to share with you the easy-peasy shirt I made for the boys for our Disneyland trip , which we leave for THIS Sunday !!! I'm so excited I've been planning this trip for over three months now and its finally here ! A week in California, four days in Disneyland, one Mickey's Halloween Party equals a Super excited family ! </div>
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Now that my excitement rant is over onto the shirt !</div>
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First thing first you'll need a plain black shirt.</div>
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I bought each little man a shirt for $3.00 each on sale at Target. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnjgOPrdnr6CXXd4koqGGGRZtjLJVaTHz_qqXHXY7Jl3F_v2adr1zuvJFOmSvNihaOZsnBgok4QmdAvyGvfX6rqNCSfA4zGnVTlJZHny1LCUn3PcdfCZj3hiaOJszkQUS_XwPTz18yGU/s1600/DSCN5441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnjgOPrdnr6CXXd4koqGGGRZtjLJVaTHz_qqXHXY7Jl3F_v2adr1zuvJFOmSvNihaOZsnBgok4QmdAvyGvfX6rqNCSfA4zGnVTlJZHny1LCUn3PcdfCZj3hiaOJszkQUS_XwPTz18yGU/s320/DSCN5441.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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I found mine using a bowl and two Olive Garden cups. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl1VCALwas0CJj5-RY7oKZhnpkZRgeaJ2oz9HE7_5Ai1LiCUeDg5L80qR3UZI1p_hDRfUNslFqwI5gxjjvzVvn9RGo8yIvhRCVrCoutNTQMF-SmwNTgC-VfQsADovQwlkLLWdltN6YtU/s1600/DSCN5442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl1VCALwas0CJj5-RY7oKZhnpkZRgeaJ2oz9HE7_5Ai1LiCUeDg5L80qR3UZI1p_hDRfUNslFqwI5gxjjvzVvn9RGo8yIvhRCVrCoutNTQMF-SmwNTgC-VfQsADovQwlkLLWdltN6YtU/s320/DSCN5442.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Next, I traced the bowl and cups with a white crayon. </div>
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Now just follow the white crayon outline with your color choice of puffy paint. I went with orange since it will be Halloween galore when we are in Disneyland and they'll be able to wear it again the week leading up to Halloween. </div>
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After tracing with the paint, I let each shirt dry for 24 hours. </div>
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And there you have it an easy DIY Mickey Mouse shirt !! </div>
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Happy Crafting !!</div>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-26422544446608992432011-09-29T21:34:00.000-07:002012-02-01T20:24:47.289-08:00Scarecrow Basket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know on Facebook I mentioned I would be sharing the Fall painting that the boys made today, but can't find the cord to my camera to load the pictures ..aghhh !! ... so instead I'm going to share with you the cute little door decoration I made yesterday (Can't really call it a wreath.)</div>
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All I used was a scarecrow from Wal-Mart for .99 cents, a spool of ribbon and a bunch of leaves both from Dollar Tree and a basket I got for .49 cents from Goodwill ... (I know there is orange'ish flowers in the picture below but didn't like this very much so decided against using them)</div>
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Simple enough: I cut a piece of ribbon to wrap around the basket, trimmed the leaves to fit around the scarecrow in the basket and ta-da !! </div>
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~ Easy-peasy ~</div>
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Happy Crafting !</div>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-15177882169742437102011-09-20T19:51:00.000-07:002012-06-05T14:18:54.264-07:00Touchdown ! !<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">
After I made my first printable . . I loved it so much and enjoyed making it so much that I've made six (!!) since, and have tons of other ideas for future printable projects. Can't wait to share with you all !</div>
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But with Halloween not for a few more weeks, we needed something else to adore our frame on our kitchen counter, so in came this Kickin' Football Printable. </div>
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Do you have a way to display your child art and school projects ? ? </div>
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We used to just put them on the fridge but after we got a new Stainless Steel Fridge we lost the ability to put them up there .. but to be honest I never really liked them up there, it always looked really cluttered and sometimes they would get wet, from little boys shaking the water off their hands instead of using the towel 4 inches way. So after our old fridge was hauled off I had to come up with a new way/ place to display all their projects. After blog hopping and website 'shopping' I came across a blog (forget the name now) where the lady glued metal clips to a wire. And although hers turned out awesome I didn't really want to use metal clips, fearing they might rip one of the art pieces if they were even slightly tugged on and I had to metal clips anyway but I did have clothes pins handy. I also didn't have any wire but did have an 8ft long piece of wood, so after a quick cut in half I was on my way to a Masterpiece Display. </div>
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I made the ones for my boys months ago but recently my sister-in-law and a good friend had asked me to recreate ones for their little ones. <br />
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I started off by clipping the clothes pins on a box so they would be easier to paint. </div>
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After cutting the 8ft piece into two pieces, <br />
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Next you can either free write your child's name, use vinyl to place their name on or go to Joanns, pick up a wooden letter, paint and attach like I did. (I need to go back and get the other two letters) <br />
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<span style="color: orange;">I've been waiting for the<em> <span style="color: #38761d;">perfect</span></em> time to create my first Printable and with Halloween right around the corner, I thought what better time. . . Because as far we are concerned Halloween is <strong><em><span style="color: black;">Boo-tastic</span></em></strong> !! </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">We absolutely love Halloween here, we like decorating inside and outside, doing crafts galore, eating orange food, going to the pumpkin patch, pretty much <strong><em><span style="color: #38761d;">everything</span></em></strong> about Halloween.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">So on to my<strong> <span style="color: #38761d;">first</span></strong> printable ..<em>completely free</em> for you ... </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">Click the picture below, print and enjoy !</span></div>
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This pass week, here in Tucson we were over 105 all week, which makes it miserable to be outside for longer than its takes to get from the a/c in the car to the a/c in the house. </div>
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So to keep from going stir crazy we did tons of crafts this week. </div>
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We started with making a cute clothespin sun</div>
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in honor of the sunny Arizona. </div>
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Start off with just a plain paper plate. </div>
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And cut in half, or as close to half as you can get. </div>
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Than have the little ones paint each half yellow, </div>
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(Side note: I love that when I bring out this tablecloth, the boys automatically know that we're going to be painting) </div>
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After the plates were dry (which took all of 5 minutes, in this heat)</div>
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I said it before and I'll say it again, I love easy peasy crafts. </div>
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Perfect for after school !</div>
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Hi There !!!</div>
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Sorry I've been MIA for the pass two weeks ("<em>AHHHHH!!!!!"</em>) I've been <strong><em>super</em></strong> busy and a lot of changes are going on around here. </div>
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I joined the PTA in early August, and volunteered at the first meeting to help organize and come up with games for the schools homecoming night, otherwise known as the <em>Howdy Hop</em>, and that took up <strong><em>way more</em></strong> time than I thought it would. But the end result was a great night had by a ton of Sentia Valley Families. And can I just say I love being a part of the PTA.. I knew once I had little ones in school, I would be a PTA Mom. </div>
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Another change is my baby started Preschool three days a week. The first day was <strong><em>very rough</em></strong> for him and Mommy, but the second day he ask for double hugs and kisses and walked right in. </div>
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So now that we have a routine going, I'm hoping I'll be able to spend more time crafting and working on projects during preschool. </div>
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Hope you all have a fabulous holiday weekend. </div>
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P.S. Look for a new kids craft post soon after this one !!</div>
Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-84243919173344113032011-08-15T20:37:00.000-07:002012-02-01T20:07:47.998-08:00Clothespin Dragonflies (Quick Afterschool Craft)<div align="center">
I love crafts that are quick and easy enough to do after school between the homework and activities. And these clothespins dragon flies are just that ..quick and easy.. but Super cute. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmj9SsGLvXGyKCLJiJeYe_dqhJeVlV1cU0edi7cdpI8c7vIGduLbt1_q71wjWOuR434ZQE4XMaXeEokBVdBZ2yWPBvnomJgA1L2G63jPQQ1mJb_Yk2Fsf02EcLjP0Sl30UcnVWE7q8OQ/s1600/bugs1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641293463386587986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmj9SsGLvXGyKCLJiJeYe_dqhJeVlV1cU0edi7cdpI8c7vIGduLbt1_q71wjWOuR434ZQE4XMaXeEokBVdBZ2yWPBvnomJgA1L2G63jPQQ1mJb_Yk2Fsf02EcLjP0Sl30UcnVWE7q8OQ/s400/bugs1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> All you need is one clothespin, two Popsicle sticks and two googly eyes per dragonfly. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqB3_tsVSI_lnGZ8gcGDtlCyYwu4-F9HN5yjJjvbT6jsBcmJwfAOQrN_71Xu6tQfsrP8GaiS2HXoOsjkshxSfqcnMgOGnJD8mPq0YHvUR72BpxLPzHgYI7x5ITo7E1JU-FlUVMGExlz0/s1600/bugs6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641293462517368418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqB3_tsVSI_lnGZ8gcGDtlCyYwu4-F9HN5yjJjvbT6jsBcmJwfAOQrN_71Xu6tQfsrP8GaiS2HXoOsjkshxSfqcnMgOGnJD8mPq0YHvUR72BpxLPzHgYI7x5ITo7E1JU-FlUVMGExlz0/s400/bugs6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Have your little one color the clothespin however they want .. My little man used a pencil to hold the pin open so he could get all edges colored. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1msu2UWN52cIA5GCn81cRtFKNWNII-6IL_xMkQoFSHN6hl89SKrQ2y3whpMwhyphenhyphenUbpQMUOjCgW8bGkTdyCVO-fgxUGjsm_JFiWv4rT3IgdMiSwTBcjKhafA012o6DeCq2S-QEA4wqEaY/s1600/bugs5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641293361768248402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1msu2UWN52cIA5GCn81cRtFKNWNII-6IL_xMkQoFSHN6hl89SKrQ2y3whpMwhyphenhyphenUbpQMUOjCgW8bGkTdyCVO-fgxUGjsm_JFiWv4rT3IgdMiSwTBcjKhafA012o6DeCq2S-QEA4wqEaY/s400/bugs5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> After the clothespins all colored, color both Popsicle sticks too. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOZeJ8hkZAlaAUeZgTGbfI-r6SnqM-JJFsuEAPcDqWMC7aWvvsiYAI4ClOcwKX3SGUFx9I7RlKNp2qlQJ9HI_593ND0Dyl7BuYo89T6UO3xri6duKwR6jjAB1hvBciKyQD0HwqjPbj20/s1600/bugs4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641293358463237986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOZeJ8hkZAlaAUeZgTGbfI-r6SnqM-JJFsuEAPcDqWMC7aWvvsiYAI4ClOcwKX3SGUFx9I7RlKNp2qlQJ9HI_593ND0Dyl7BuYo89T6UO3xri6duKwR6jjAB1hvBciKyQD0HwqjPbj20/s400/bugs4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Use a hot glue gun to glue on the sticks to the top in an X over the little metal clasp .. and glue the googly eyes on the very tip of the pin. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImGp0YkcyT8WBtha7nSyZSCy3n19PRaM-hUhiKXL4Q5x0dFTcz8LgbctHx3_P5aXZkq532b-cnGUrJ1EOngw4fxmT_XEgt_tD0NCip6AbUIdQnn1tyna9bUFWDOohDh0s_PjATPQXlT0/s1600/bugs3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641293352317499026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImGp0YkcyT8WBtha7nSyZSCy3n19PRaM-hUhiKXL4Q5x0dFTcz8LgbctHx3_P5aXZkq532b-cnGUrJ1EOngw4fxmT_XEgt_tD0NCip6AbUIdQnn1tyna9bUFWDOohDh0s_PjATPQXlT0/s400/bugs3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 328px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> A front view of Kasen's Dragonfly. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0znYNlDvFwba1hMIJg8gHOi5nuNGSCGsynNtzU3NAd7UQ07jvruidoX59QPuoRcGPSHyVDBT-aZ08-ObP5M3-PNb0pw-28UTT0utS6Agxe8Nhn-s1T9wYGbSIXdBPIgjcTPh18C5EsPA/s1600/bugs2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641293347365368034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0znYNlDvFwba1hMIJg8gHOi5nuNGSCGsynNtzU3NAd7UQ07jvruidoX59QPuoRcGPSHyVDBT-aZ08-ObP5M3-PNb0pw-28UTT0utS6Agxe8Nhn-s1T9wYGbSIXdBPIgjcTPh18C5EsPA/s400/bugs2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Taelor's dragonflies. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYJqKt0iRElkmcMy_fjvVbc3l9Xctamx_vukKqdfPLA64tuaxvx4BL3iFE5UwKBjw7UnmwS47mydS2vrwRfSz1RENDJ5lqAZzy3cvIJOtJbEJF0i7RPnZZH-AOlSRfmB8nd64AO8KqVY/s1600/bugs1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641293344170856450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYJqKt0iRElkmcMy_fjvVbc3l9Xctamx_vukKqdfPLA64tuaxvx4BL3iFE5UwKBjw7UnmwS47mydS2vrwRfSz1RENDJ5lqAZzy3cvIJOtJbEJF0i7RPnZZH-AOlSRfmB8nd64AO8KqVY/s400/bugs1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> I forgot to take a picture but we attached a thin magnet to the back and hung them on the magnetic board.. perfect to hold on to those school projects your little ones bring home. </div>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-90978255887154784412011-08-09T19:55:00.000-07:002011-08-09T20:55:14.862-07:00Grandmas Butter Onion Potatoes<div align="center">Do you have a recipe (or a few) that <em>reminds</em> you of someone or something ? ? </div>
<br /><div align="center">Well these potatoes remind me of yummy dinners at my Grandma and Grandpas after church on Sundays growing up. </div>
<br /><div align="center">I remember standing in the kitchen surrounded by the cabinets and furniture my grandpa made and the beautiful Mexican tile, helping my Grandma make these <em>easy peasy</em> potatoes. </div>
<br /><div align="center">Start off by rinsing all the crud off your taters.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqqftyDDn6FD2KwnYRjwmHxs3vHhIvtkXbHXoFIms4a39xZpchm5_jkz0Zg_2p8-3ZMS2T8W9qjlzJ9SgS8lC2CNZEwKix4oCzM8_pBBOwubrRrLMzBEcCsDp8BgfpK8tlkhRt98Itwg/s1600/pot+14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639056297952607458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqqftyDDn6FD2KwnYRjwmHxs3vHhIvtkXbHXoFIms4a39xZpchm5_jkz0Zg_2p8-3ZMS2T8W9qjlzJ9SgS8lC2CNZEwKix4oCzM8_pBBOwubrRrLMzBEcCsDp8BgfpK8tlkhRt98Itwg/s400/pot+14.jpg" /></a> Next, cut slits into your potatoes,<strong> be careful not</strong> to cut all the way through.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6lq8ZxfLKLpm_LaKmLCsB68zWwPmT0yht9LCf-4ry8xfSueW4Il8QSHwDqr1VNRRWy4uSAwBTGKQjLfD-vQkj_O6zZuR2RkYqMiH-oE33ZTmAJ_Q-YP95cOpJHrHAdzvCDk5vgcAa-E/s1600/pot+9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639056076392063506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6lq8ZxfLKLpm_LaKmLCsB68zWwPmT0yht9LCf-4ry8xfSueW4Il8QSHwDqr1VNRRWy4uSAwBTGKQjLfD-vQkj_O6zZuR2RkYqMiH-oE33ZTmAJ_Q-YP95cOpJHrHAdzvCDk5vgcAa-E/s400/pot+9.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmXR2_SoiEYYMaHEamCZRQcSgzxTpzrtCvkwvn1IW3NCeVFcz8bAO2EGYVMlFsSs2QbyYnkjGKM66iRhuImb96K-bX5aP371Gd7i2O2T_xK0q1B1IEz78FNZi-InhEtHKxU3aCV-EnhI/s1600/pot+8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639056069964040594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmXR2_SoiEYYMaHEamCZRQcSgzxTpzrtCvkwvn1IW3NCeVFcz8bAO2EGYVMlFsSs2QbyYnkjGKM66iRhuImb96K-bX5aP371Gd7i2O2T_xK0q1B1IEz78FNZi-InhEtHKxU3aCV-EnhI/s400/pot+8.jpg" /></a> Melt some butter . .
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWf9PZEmImGNsLI5qIRx23VgIvF0T4cyS-jM6WCYFS8fDwrb0tuG4AmYDLp3bCzwyya6ZTdguy8fIzMQ8n-ZaRZwv-9m-OX9Vzp7TRpIf43qj2josVFmDUeymECm5hwBAaHlssFAV8wkQ/s1600/pot+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639055865986594482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWf9PZEmImGNsLI5qIRx23VgIvF0T4cyS-jM6WCYFS8fDwrb0tuG4AmYDLp3bCzwyya6ZTdguy8fIzMQ8n-ZaRZwv-9m-OX9Vzp7TRpIf43qj2josVFmDUeymECm5hwBAaHlssFAV8wkQ/s400/pot+4.jpg" /></a> and put onto your grill .. I'm sure this can be done in the oven but we always just used the grill as my Grandpa was a big <em>BBQ'er.
<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfNItyUb_Pi_wjuCMrncI4_SRVMCRUAm-OsZl1ObTu49m-oxtMrhP3rLJ5lbFstYehZflUMRTxc8g_RR87Qo53oQwmntGX8C1DQhqp70QUFEoEtzrCMWZCJe99ixzqCt4DKfmvo61UeI/s1600/pot+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639055858665414098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfNItyUb_Pi_wjuCMrncI4_SRVMCRUAm-OsZl1ObTu49m-oxtMrhP3rLJ5lbFstYehZflUMRTxc8g_RR87Qo53oQwmntGX8C1DQhqp70QUFEoEtzrCMWZCJe99ixzqCt4DKfmvo61UeI/s400/pot+3.jpg" /></a> After about twenty'ish minutes . .unwrap and . .
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<br /><p align="center">Super yummy with BBQ Chicken and a side salad ! </p>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-40441358365858961762011-08-03T16:44:00.000-07:002011-08-05T18:28:27.969-07:00Our Garden * Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJlyn7ok4wfmhKAitCCvl6M9ljMk7JTUSGqegVsDQnN5CuCmPz2-4w2292KtqCskElBHPGw495iFukA6UeL7ncecU1cvL36vOjp7PW_L4lZPomm7r9pR8fyN1yKIgmtmhYGUohQeYXmc/s1600/DSCN3963.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636783524998110722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJlyn7ok4wfmhKAitCCvl6M9ljMk7JTUSGqegVsDQnN5CuCmPz2-4w2292KtqCskElBHPGw495iFukA6UeL7ncecU1cvL36vOjp7PW_L4lZPomm7r9pR8fyN1yKIgmtmhYGUohQeYXmc/s400/DSCN3963.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieR8DW9B6NO4ZjmQTWwY6AXwTmveYVnV-dGbU8sQvnPPdFCxKoj3waqwXMRAlDdktW0_h3TxiblI53tO0LPbwonIWXjYVGu_CGDqEp2Phyv9d3DbJMOXEDF-hTErle7aCgJ_2uB3cu27g/s1600/DSCN3966.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636780561994310354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaPD3hWljSwfcVH7uMdPyrIYo7H1IOPmN_q3Ft6tFA_TorpqBaGQiyHajQlhP_8fX2UpvL4O3TYl21klvCa5yXIt9QZxZ3NiFiZIYAN9s1a7hcEyVHbdi30RC1IA9yM4uwP0Mvf1Qqhk/s400/DSCN4560.JPG" /></a>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-75256431506261837592011-07-28T13:03:00.001-07:002011-07-28T13:03:56.463-07:00Family Wreath<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633879090961822530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUbnZP39rZvhJqTOTnToSM5oSbooODo8cSm3_iRapaL0HgIAZbHyI9gxCr7pDy5aUqcAqjhk936aIrEkG2vmrWSf2p8cuBcQ0IbtMTCrbPwbBLPaJbplsposmUKuBuZYsyEvb1jhHjvQ/s400/DSCN4851.JPG" />Just a little something I whipped up the other day. I found this wreath a few weeks ago at Goodwill for .50 cents and have been waiting for the perfect idea to come along to use it. After coming across a gorgeous wreath on Pinterest where she used her address on the wreath, I thought the was such a great idea but since this isn't out forever home, I instead used an H for our last name. Added some flowers I got on clearance at Joannes and I love how it turned out.<br /><br />Simple but makes a statement!Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-86411705869619706542011-07-26T16:06:00.000-07:002011-07-26T20:59:38.394-07:00Perfect Chocolate'y Summer Dessert<div align="center">Doesn't this look super yummy. . . Boy was it !!!<br /><em>Super easy</em> to boot.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802658832742322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRlRtrCmBFmQ9pnJbb2wPk9uWV06JXzptFsDfVeT_mSNuaUHvkzgpZwqobqa0403hxYkWwzg7w5zieMpFiBJy0EkD0n2U855nfKnqAP46EKtaBtVfprWYt6LEhg7r2d7zH1sVnmd0b4I/s400/icecream1.jpg" /> <br /><p align="center">Start off by making your brownies according to the directions on the box.<br />I made two versions this day so that will explain the picture<em> switching</em> from the brownie to the chocolate chip cookie :)<br />I also made a giant chocolate chip cookie, using an 8x8 pan. Here's the cookie already cooled and flipped onto a cutting board. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802653692243554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguy_vRlr3juVdjlyifsWhwAnIVDzVqKjGUe2PKXG_XOWsHpREb0jpiSBx7oCIXzaKsEoStFlvIjhngTWhJtOvoVDgBKa2vBhGCNEze6yForQFD6XXg2PA7kCQd-_5K5mr9T5n-7eth1PE/s400/icecream12.jpg" /> Next use a loaf pan to <em>measure</em> where to cut your brownie.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmmSffHms_nbHlcesCJasXIvSNCDFz6LV8FbksQ_Zqq7PrBGchIc6axtwMse1NYjYU4P9Kt21xpqZ31AXl94kdKbkjR2esnwg6gB_Gr3WgaAaKXmDyd_UWbeE0KTDgT3tWRxNX6PaqBY/s1600/icecream13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802652357785282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmmSffHms_nbHlcesCJasXIvSNCDFz6LV8FbksQ_Zqq7PrBGchIc6axtwMse1NYjYU4P9Kt21xpqZ31AXl94kdKbkjR2esnwg6gB_Gr3WgaAaKXmDyd_UWbeE0KTDgT3tWRxNX6PaqBY/s400/icecream13.jpg" /></a> Here's the brownie all cut up, and <strong>yes</strong> I cut off the edges. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ALoTQTnKCv5mqi3ze3rhcnnMop0XRZEjHMuZs7SKJ_CvM3ktC42zKE5EtI9CNzLVlirO3vqOYrppAZJv-u0V7ccZvLZGPLKg7qhBC0gjEKmiqE6Pb6faE_Myt8pJWKnxfavKfW89btA/s1600/icecream11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802645086885122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ALoTQTnKCv5mqi3ze3rhcnnMop0XRZEjHMuZs7SKJ_CvM3ktC42zKE5EtI9CNzLVlirO3vqOYrppAZJv-u0V7ccZvLZGPLKg7qhBC0gjEKmiqE6Pb6faE_Myt8pJWKnxfavKfW89btA/s400/icecream11.jpg" /></a> And the chocolate chip cookie, again I cut off the edges, but this is just our preference.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7_iChwtsECRAZDwc5_ynQMqPr4yOmJnbDLDbXxPMwjljtp9Xu1PsxfCahLxZCgi8gwJtDIWOvgGy7oJxxfoX9z7Kg6tD5KIVCuhxbzgrOXM7Wi2zo4Lfc4CSL5JSHmgV3rz-vEml1fY/s1600/icecream10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802421123687266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7_iChwtsECRAZDwc5_ynQMqPr4yOmJnbDLDbXxPMwjljtp9Xu1PsxfCahLxZCgi8gwJtDIWOvgGy7oJxxfoX9z7Kg6tD5KIVCuhxbzgrOXM7Wi2zo4Lfc4CSL5JSHmgV3rz-vEml1fY/s400/icecream10.jpg" /></a>Next, line your loaf pan with wrap, <em>completely</em> covering the pan.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XxRsVjx_bmzbcNp3t66oK8PAir5jZKYKqeLASltuR7gk91eJ4c1SHxFCByXdQ6_yBIqposeu02eU0ZPg4y6Amzw8ZMxdTOwztQTEE0ebN9TwOgflI850qvOeFGVFBvX5bXTzZoJSdIs/s1600/icecream9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802415311950546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XxRsVjx_bmzbcNp3t66oK8PAir5jZKYKqeLASltuR7gk91eJ4c1SHxFCByXdQ6_yBIqposeu02eU0ZPg4y6Amzw8ZMxdTOwztQTEE0ebN9TwOgflI850qvOeFGVFBvX5bXTzZoJSdIs/s400/icecream9.jpg" /></a> After the pan is all wrapped up, drop one of the cookie pieces in. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zI4PLj_41AlYpul7edkedBi5iY_A5oyl6Ea8lyPlPlz4H1FAh1VmSEjsrXh1cPwUct29KROrJ8lblvfyv1PnXp2a35LEE1v4oovDjec_YhOxp7dcz-YrFpVp2w7P4I_-2515IodAbis/s1600/icecream8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802412670652130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zI4PLj_41AlYpul7edkedBi5iY_A5oyl6Ea8lyPlPlz4H1FAh1VmSEjsrXh1cPwUct29KROrJ8lblvfyv1PnXp2a35LEE1v4oovDjec_YhOxp7dcz-YrFpVp2w7P4I_-2515IodAbis/s400/icecream8.jpg" /></a> Next put in some vanilla ice cream, it really helps if you let the ice cream<em><strong> soften</strong></em> a tad, so you can spread it out on top of the cookie or brownie. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWIMBvt0KqdU8HqybaC649HBF7N_Bisz3Rwb9zkDR7d0gvAl4qq-SSPh3uC1LuT5XlYUc0qI6OXLvMg-hyz-pEoyQWSqom6q372LlnNTxobkki8oL_P7KjkLMmyf8O9ZX2J40qvLxobc/s1600/icecream7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802408153941314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWIMBvt0KqdU8HqybaC649HBF7N_Bisz3Rwb9zkDR7d0gvAl4qq-SSPh3uC1LuT5XlYUc0qI6OXLvMg-hyz-pEoyQWSqom6q372LlnNTxobkki8oL_P7KjkLMmyf8O9ZX2J40qvLxobc/s400/icecream7.jpg" /></a> After the ice cream is all spread out, put another brownie/ cookie on top. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoyhiwFNmVcc-iyk1ceeH4JRtu8Fc-jTgtyLmkfT9UkfSbYdX1dthBdkoxvlzKjS68dm5-RAEvA-EQxUAM7In9nvZYkpA9CnD42gfyc_z-in2J9k1-HAku6kh8Xsz1MFxkpfZfC06otA/s1600/icecream6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802402125320738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoyhiwFNmVcc-iyk1ceeH4JRtu8Fc-jTgtyLmkfT9UkfSbYdX1dthBdkoxvlzKjS68dm5-RAEvA-EQxUAM7In9nvZYkpA9CnD42gfyc_z-in2J9k1-HAku6kh8Xsz1MFxkpfZfC06otA/s400/icecream6.jpg" /></a> Finally spread out another layer of ice cream . . <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TBZCDxNOtjx1XLNeMz0tH2IZBPfcB81nmpkdbdfVICJu5jMx6179LcABGb7wu8bEzX5mBOVpvv1nXTgFKu-TD0TlGQlsUW1m95axmZRveuetBf07L6cf3IHjRDp16BEuQ4G9vhx5f_s/s1600/icecream5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802147536113266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TBZCDxNOtjx1XLNeMz0tH2IZBPfcB81nmpkdbdfVICJu5jMx6179LcABGb7wu8bEzX5mBOVpvv1nXTgFKu-TD0TlGQlsUW1m95axmZRveuetBf07L6cf3IHjRDp16BEuQ4G9vhx5f_s/s400/icecream5.jpg" /></a> Fold over the wrap, making sure its nice and sealed. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVReY3pijcimBVzkTohV3JGzG9iHPZn2o76LqikwTnjaIIB66OOeZOP8rAVnmHzLukWDJZWbEJMsgc0wcZfW5J6HuzagyLXYO5lPnbYdl5MOck2F26YzbtSnW_pKdUtmOA-3u-q3ghwag/s1600/icecream4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802144447413842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVReY3pijcimBVzkTohV3JGzG9iHPZn2o76LqikwTnjaIIB66OOeZOP8rAVnmHzLukWDJZWbEJMsgc0wcZfW5J6HuzagyLXYO5lPnbYdl5MOck2F26YzbtSnW_pKdUtmOA-3u-q3ghwag/s400/icecream4.jpg" /></a> Use another pan to push down a tad. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eQfgUR3Y9DVLo3uzlDK50LlJX1vum_bEHTs28SI8hz_w6l5l4ixL-lb4JjI_DQKuymmi1xhcjNRpc3pESap3SXz7clTu_lMMcxxJf1PWgweDoGy0FI6pLZDikRdE90nCVnvERITVBCo/s1600/icecream3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802140004678226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eQfgUR3Y9DVLo3uzlDK50LlJX1vum_bEHTs28SI8hz_w6l5l4ixL-lb4JjI_DQKuymmi1xhcjNRpc3pESap3SXz7clTu_lMMcxxJf1PWgweDoGy0FI6pLZDikRdE90nCVnvERITVBCo/s400/icecream3.jpg" /></a> And place in the freezer, normally I leave in for <em>at least</em> two-three hours but this dessert is easy enough to make a day or two ahead of time. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab3UpvYY_KSDEBusHyd4LX7mjrOwlZo5oaSAf8TMJiffJLfTaJAc4yjKq2Ruzd0YnDdHMfGthLXrB8UzKi5wFu4ifDiVaCP1_mG1y873kV_lht52nZnEAGThBNIdy1ocqIxH8UCkaNLA/s1600/icecream2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 257px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802135877180994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab3UpvYY_KSDEBusHyd4LX7mjrOwlZo5oaSAf8TMJiffJLfTaJAc4yjKq2Ruzd0YnDdHMfGthLXrB8UzKi5wFu4ifDiVaCP1_mG1y873kV_lht52nZnEAGThBNIdy1ocqIxH8UCkaNLA/s400/icecream2.jpg" /></a> After a few hours slice off a piece, drizzle a <em>little</em> chocolate, a dollop of whip cream and <em><strong>ENJOY</strong></em> !!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AAIfLXgouv29a_ZuppbU5lQbh7U1ZrPDElkn8d6yv83UqHqxAQl7ihOPUa2_HDU8VI3eENvOf-1rMoPo5WqL-H4vmy9uO6funF9Blh-g2lqmsU3kLgzFUWIXcrW3YLq49vSoXGuEEGo/s1600/icecream1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633802132167523634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AAIfLXgouv29a_ZuppbU5lQbh7U1ZrPDElkn8d6yv83UqHqxAQl7ihOPUa2_HDU8VI3eENvOf-1rMoPo5WqL-H4vmy9uO6funF9Blh-g2lqmsU3kLgzFUWIXcrW3YLq49vSoXGuEEGo/s400/icecream1.jpg" /></a> </p>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127914887847026971.post-55812770197377297662011-07-20T19:26:00.000-07:002011-07-20T20:56:49.062-07:00Homework Station<div align="center">OK I'm back after a mini break, was feeling a little burnt out after the party last weekend. But I'm back and I have a cute, simple back to school project for you ladies to take a look at. . And yes we're back to school already, My little man went back to school Monday and so far is enjoying every minute of 1st Grade.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Here's what I whipped up today a Homework Station !!!<br />If your anything like me you can find a pencil anytime except when its time for your little one to sit down and do homework . </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631626775137901906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIO4kUchAx39dwzm-IEznnNIP9CeSmAWJvk14w9ViKP8qHnUd_40D2AGUZ9XeGsD9djN9K3cV6OJw6rUdWjx_Oc6Az9RdSsam6UPPAQpcu5hP3epVTRD1pou-BpLZwtYKWK0J7HeZhWQ/s400/Homework+Station+1.jpg" /> <br /><p align="center">So enter a piece of wood, I cut down to size, sprayed painted a light brown. Once again used my handy dandy Cricut to cut out the letters "For homework only", modge podge those on and let dry outside, which in the Tucson heat today. . didn't take long at all. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihvIpEbJ8Z9KDi-E4b13jzo8TyBI9ZwkeYY4ZdIYLOXgBQXXED6jkVULrceVXT0dL4cEhSUH0HUQVFU2PXjChf6wGTBO1iP7MzTeTq6kI1DrUS1C7JQk91JnM7HIXL6thJXwJc9JCA1w/s1600/homework+station+5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631626768469215410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihvIpEbJ8Z9KDi-E4b13jzo8TyBI9ZwkeYY4ZdIYLOXgBQXXED6jkVULrceVXT0dL4cEhSUH0HUQVFU2PXjChf6wGTBO1iP7MzTeTq6kI1DrUS1C7JQk91JnM7HIXL6thJXwJc9JCA1w/s400/homework+station+5.jpg" /></a> I placed this cute little cans I got in the cans at Target on clearance for only .25 cents in May. After moving them around and making sure there was equal space on each side. And than re checking . .<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX4xJQ0TxsSiADPmyOOXK3JHk2yasnaOQCnO2_HqFSIaxUGDdZJDZy1oKvCgtDmk0fuRShkGqHIRi5QJ033wVIpVLuNE7API3Bs0FcclMEHqAAV0TuEVGoU4cMYspoxjDGnrNK_ZP8u0/s1600/homework+station+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631626535607475474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX4xJQ0TxsSiADPmyOOXK3JHk2yasnaOQCnO2_HqFSIaxUGDdZJDZy1oKvCgtDmk0fuRShkGqHIRi5QJ033wVIpVLuNE7API3Bs0FcclMEHqAAV0TuEVGoU4cMYspoxjDGnrNK_ZP8u0/s400/homework+station+3.jpg" /></a> I used the hubbys drill to secure the cans to the wood.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bu9l8nRCZMa7-a3zp1nBEjO_AhmYCeIXDgCHKnMdvQUMsOGdiQ89cozOpmvpf_W3lgKQqJ_ftkg1R4xtv1nJR6KALQwnjV5VeOZLirbkCdRLSNRaMCi2qbSCz2JHNrEe77n_Fp4YV2g/s1600/homework+station+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631626538524885778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bu9l8nRCZMa7-a3zp1nBEjO_AhmYCeIXDgCHKnMdvQUMsOGdiQ89cozOpmvpf_W3lgKQqJ_ftkg1R4xtv1nJR6KALQwnjV5VeOZLirbkCdRLSNRaMCi2qbSCz2JHNrEe77n_Fp4YV2g/s400/homework+station+4.jpg" /></a> Added a few go-to homework supplies and<br />its already to go for homework time.<br />When I told Taelor when can only use these supplies he said "Thats a really good idea Mom!" - Love that kid ! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXX3Oiqz5zam9B8eY5OOvA070M3-QdLdp-cNRxsX3YgQKT41URwqT8NDLDVXQjraDYggzncalXR-PzPHLy08czQTLo6ckBDVJC4SoqHqJ6yQlQfZmxNYl-Rdvny5hP9rWjGq1SLPwI2M/s1600/Homework+Station+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631626520375791074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXX3Oiqz5zam9B8eY5OOvA070M3-QdLdp-cNRxsX3YgQKT41URwqT8NDLDVXQjraDYggzncalXR-PzPHLy08czQTLo6ckBDVJC4SoqHqJ6yQlQfZmxNYl-Rdvny5hP9rWjGq1SLPwI2M/s400/Homework+Station+1.jpg" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631628661233220530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlbxND-9gLOwE9NGEYbstFitVZGMCuh2M23H1mBoQc67-8iweb1PwB-qJT2pVIbFpNC293dKVIcK4wCpsnBygnFgl52tsCI5LrZNfewB1wQsb1zJ_nr45Nd96w9i30IgE3JbbpPyv4FY/s400/Homework+Station+1+-+items.jpg" /> One good thing about going back to school early: You get a head start on all the fun school and teacher projects !<br />Hope you'll are enjoying the rest of your summer vacations ! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYNyVl5w14TZ3hFq5T4RfLpGOSDpGB6hh5nzafyryS1SJk6ux4aF3d07cSw29JnQp36TBsLXzMJW8frUYIk-E8SX7Hp0cF1_qQkFmvvn7QEY97ZDcUHXkj6Za7oHvGJ7gfcIVV0l4VDE/s1600/DSCN4711.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631642031737108402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYNyVl5w14TZ3hFq5T4RfLpGOSDpGB6hh5nzafyryS1SJk6ux4aF3d07cSw29JnQp36TBsLXzMJW8frUYIk-E8SX7Hp0cF1_qQkFmvvn7QEY97ZDcUHXkj6Za7oHvGJ7gfcIVV0l4VDE/s400/DSCN4711.jpg" /></a> </p>Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653178838914958119noreply@blogger.com9