All Posts Tagged With: "craft"

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Happy Easter

The girls and I had fun this afternoon making these cute little Easter bunnies! We found the idea from Family Fun; there is always a great craft on that site that is suitable for the little ones to help with.

11Apr2009 | teal | 0 comments | Continued
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Easter Decorations

I’ve had these tucked away all year and now that Easter is almost here, I’m finally pulling out some decorations. Originally, this craft started out as an activity for my daughter’s brownie troop, but once we saw how great they turned out, Christine, Jami and I made some of our own. Our inspiration […]

8Apr2009 | teal | 1 comment | Continued
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How To Make A Candy Bouquet

I saw these for sale at the store and told Christine we ought to try making them instead. Our kids gave them to their teachers for Valentine’s Day. Here’s how we did it:
Christine had a bunch of flower picks from a previous candy bouquet her family received. Thankfully, she saved them and […]

14Feb2009 | teal | 5 comments | Continued
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Yummy Santa Craft for Kids

I found this adorable craft and wanted to make it as a little treat for the girls in both the brownie and daisy troops.  I wasn’t as impressed with my work, so opted to let the girls do this as an activity.  They loved it!
First, we put icing on a graham cracker.  I mixed white […]

10Dec2008 | teal | 3 comments | Continued
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Altered Paint Cans

Christine and I made these a few months ago and thought they turned out super cute!
Of course, we love the pink, green and black together, but love the patterns, as well. Instead of using an actual paint can, we used white pails that we found at Michaels. It took some measuring and a […]

15Sep2008 | teal | 0 comments | Continued
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Decorate A Denim Bag

I found this idea at Hobby Lobby to decorate a bag. I thought it was so cute and that it’d be perfect for the girls in our brownie troop to hold their items. Due to price per bag, I opted to go with a different shaped bag, which meant some modifications were in […]

12Sep2008 | teal | 1 comment | Continued
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30th Birthday Hat

This post is a bit overdue, but thought I’d go ahead and share my creation. My sister turned 30 last month and her husband and another friend threw her a surprise party. Considering the number of people that were involved and invited, I’m amazed that she didn’t even realize something was going on […]

23Aug2008 | teal | 1 comment | Continued
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Flip Flop Invitations

As promised, I’m finally getting around to posting the flip flop invitations we made for my daughter’s 8th birthday.
After spending way too much time on the paper isle at Hobby Lobby, I finally made a decision on the paper I wanted to use. I discovered the paper I chose also had ribbon […]

16Jul2008 | teal | 5 comments | Continued