I took 12X12 scrapbook paper and cut out 2 heart halves. I removed the heart and taped the "border" on the canvas. That way, if a print went outside of the heart it wouldn't mess up the rest of the canvas. After all of the prints were dry, I removed the border and this is what remained.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Hand-print Heart Canvas
My friend Dana made one of these with primary colors and it was SO cute!! I stole her idea for Father's Day and changed the colors. Thanks, Dana! Check out her Etsy shop - Dana's Etsy Shop - she's a talented chick! :)
I took 12X12 scrapbook paper and cut out 2 heart halves. I removed the heart and taped the "border" on the canvas. That way, if a print went outside of the heart it wouldn't mess up the rest of the canvas. After all of the prints were dry, I removed the border and this is what remained.
I took 12X12 scrapbook paper and cut out 2 heart halves. I removed the heart and taped the "border" on the canvas. That way, if a print went outside of the heart it wouldn't mess up the rest of the canvas. After all of the prints were dry, I removed the border and this is what remained.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Teacher Pencils
End of pre-school is coming up. This year I'm attaching a gift card to these pencils made from Rolos candy. The tag says "You were the 'write' teacher for me!"
Needed: Rolos, 1 Hershey's kiss, strip of foil, yellow paper, pink paper, glue dots, tag & ribbon.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Easter Bark
Another quick and easy treat for Easter parties.
Needed: 12oz bag of white chocolate chips, 2 teaspoons of vegetable shortening, Sweet Tart Jelly Beans
Directions: Microwave the chips and shortening in a bowl for a minute, stir. Continue to melt in increments of 10 seconds until it's a smooth consistency. Stir in about 3/4 cup of jelly beans. Pour onto wax paper and spread. Sprinkle more jelly beans on top. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes or until hardened. Break and eat. Enjoy!
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Easter Goldfish Carrots
These are so easy and perfect for a quick snack for all of those Easter parties coming up.
Needed: Green raffia, Wilton 12" disposable decorating bags, goldfish
One giant carton of goldfish ($6 at Target) made a dozen carrots. Happy Easter!
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Thanks for helping me BLOOM!
At the end of pre-school the past 2 years, Caden has given his teachers a gift card. Gift cards are nice but we wanted it to be a little more fun. So I threw together these arrangements after gathering supplies from Hobby Lobby and added a picture of Caden. The gift card on one and the frame on the other says "thanks for helping me bloom." His teachers are so great, I'd give them a gift card EVERY day if I could afford it. :-)
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Valentine's Buttons
Valentine's Buttons - Super easy and really good!
Needed:
-Pretzel snaps
-Wilton candy discs
-M&M's
-Cookie sheet
-Heat oven to 350.
-Place candy disc on each pretzel
-Place cookie sheet in oven for 2 minutes
-Press M&M's in the middle of each disc
-Place in fridge to set
-Eat
Needed:
-Pretzel snaps
-Wilton candy discs
-M&M's
-Cookie sheet
-Heat oven to 350.
-Place candy disc on each pretzel
-Place cookie sheet in oven for 2 minutes
-Press M&M's in the middle of each disc
-Place in fridge to set
-Eat
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Kissing Fish Handprint Craft
I got this idea after seeing something similar on Pinterest. Since I have 2 kids I thought kissing fish would be cute. My little one likes it when we give him fish kisses, so I think it's pretty appropriate. Besides my freehand fish bowl looking like an oddly shaped crystal ball, it came out okay for the first try. Especially for a squirmy 2 year old saying "ewww" as I painted his hand. After the kids searched for rocks for 30 minutes without success, I took some from my neighbor's pile of gravel (thanks, Cristi!) and hot glued them to the bottom. :-)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Valentine's Shovels
I found these on Pinterest.com and thought they'd be easy to make for class parties. All you need is some plastic beach shovels, a silver or white Sharpie, small bags, candy, and ribbon. I made the tags with my Cricut (Doodle Charms) but you could also write on the back of the shovel.
Happy Valentine's!
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Reindeer Donuts
I forgot to post these before Christmas. My oldest doesn't care for white powered donuts, so he didn't want the snowman donuts for his class treat. So I made the reindeer donuts instead. They were really easy to make - Hostess Chocolate donuts, break some pretzels for the antlers, peanut M&M's or Skittles for the nose, and white cupcake gems for the eyes (they are found with the sprinkles at the store).
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Crayon Wreaths
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I saw one of these on Pinterest.com and thought they would be cute for my son's pre-school teachers. The kids had to miss their Christmas parties at school, so they won't get them until tomorrow. They weren't as easy as they look and I had to start over a few times to get them to look decent.
What you need (per wreath):
*6" embroidery hoop
*10" embroidery hoop
*box of 64 count crayons
*hot glue
*ribbon
*blocks or whatever decorations you choose
-Embroidery hoops come with 2 pieces. You will only need one piece from each hoop.
-Place the smaller hoop directly in the center of the larger hoop.
-Place a dab of hot glue on each ring and place the crayon right side up. On the first few, I lined up the bottom ring on the crayon wrapper to the small hoop.
-As you continue with each crayon, make sure the bottom bumps up the one that's already in place.
-It will start out like this:
I saw one of these on Pinterest.com and thought they would be cute for my son's pre-school teachers. The kids had to miss their Christmas parties at school, so they won't get them until tomorrow. They weren't as easy as they look and I had to start over a few times to get them to look decent.
What you need (per wreath):
*6" embroidery hoop
*10" embroidery hoop
*box of 64 count crayons
*hot glue
*ribbon
*blocks or whatever decorations you choose
-Embroidery hoops come with 2 pieces. You will only need one piece from each hoop.
-Place the smaller hoop directly in the center of the larger hoop.
-Place a dab of hot glue on each ring and place the crayon right side up. On the first few, I lined up the bottom ring on the crayon wrapper to the small hoop.
-As you continue with each crayon, make sure the bottom bumps up the one that's already in place.
-It will start out like this:
-As you continue to add crayons, make sure it's creating a circular pattern as you glue them. The first few times I started, it looked too boxy because I kept lining up the wrappers instead of the bottom of the crayon.
-You can see where I had to remove the crayons and start over....
-When you are finished, run ribbon from the back around 2 crayons, leaving some slack, knot and bow. That's it!
-I used 53 crayons on one wreath and 54 on the other. I found the block letters and apple at Hobby Lobby near the unfinished wood section. Good luck!
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