Crafting

Meal Planning Monday

mushrooms

So after a long weekend down the New Jersey shore doing Social Good.  Letting everyone to head back to the Jersey Shore Because they are open, It is back to reality no room service  of Lobster salad  from Caesars AC or top chefs cooking for me.   So what is on the menu this week? Monday [...]

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How to Repaint a Front Door

Front door

How to Paint a Front door.  So I decided I need a fun spring make over to my Front door.  I wanted a Pop of color for spring an liven up my front door.   So off to th store to buy paint an spray paint.  I decided to paint the benches and add flowers.  I [...]

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American Girl Doll Picture Frame

American girl picture frame

How to make an American Girl Doll Picture. This is a great craft idea for an American girl party favor or a girls craft project.  It is a easy project for your daughter to make.  We used the catalog the American Girl Doll catalog for the pictures and verbage.  My daughter love learning how to [...]

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How to Apply Glitter Tattoos

glitter tattoos

My daughter had some friends over and we did Glitter tattoos body art.  I love glitter tattoos stay on for a week, even with regulars baths. The girls loved them and once you know how to properly apply the glitter Tattoos.. they are fun to do.  They all had fun choosing glitter Tattoo designs stencils. [...]

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Making American Girl Doll Clothes

American girl doll

As a girl as soon as I could sew I made doll clothes.   So I am loving making American  Girl doll clothes for my daughter.  American Girl doll clothes are great you can use the scraps of fabric you have in your fabric piles.  I found this fabric in my stash even the fur.   [...]

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St Patricks Day wreath from a Recycled Skirt

recycled wreath

This is my recycled St. Patrick’s Day wreath made from an old plaid skirt, foam wreath, straight pins and felt.  Super easy to , no sew, and makes a statement for the St. Patrick’s Day.  Show off your Irish: How to make a Recycled Wreath Materials: 1 plaid skirt-  I picked up this one at [...]

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Chocolate Leprechaun Hats

Chocolate Leprechaun Hats cookies

Chocolate Leprechaun Hats  using a chocolate marshmallow and sugar cookie. Cute little treat for the family on St. Patricks day.  Easy to make. They are also a no bake cookie. Here is how. Ingredients: 1 bag of marshmallows 1-2 bags of Pepperidge Farm Sugar cookies (I like the size of them for the brim-  You [...]

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Box Tops Rock and Stockup Pantry Giveaway

box top products

So my kids school has earned in the past years several thousands of dollars in what the school called “Free Money”?  How Box Tops for Education .   Just by parents looking purchasing for General Mills product and then saving the tops they kids have benefited in the form of new books and tech.   The schools [...]

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Valentines Keepsake Trunk and AC Moore Giveaway

wooden box covered with paper

Wooden Trunk covered using scrapbook paper and Mod Podge.  This idea was given to me by AC Moore.  The asked me to make a wooden trunk using the directions AC Moore provided.  It has been years since I worked with Mod Podge and AC Moore had everything I need to make the task fun.  I [...]

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3 Quick Kid Christmas Crafts

paper clip angel

Here are 3 crafts that you  make with the kids.  Great to give as gifts or with cookies. I learned how to makes these crafts from our church avent fair and had to share. Paperclip angel: Butterfly paperclips red ribbon 7-8″ lemghts silver pony bead Put the ribbon through the paperclip slide on bead and [...]

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