If you've been reading our blog long enough you know that we love to make crafts out of contact paper. We also love to make window decorations for holidays. See Through Easter Eggs combine the best of both!They are fun and easy to make too. The only things you'll need are contact paper and things to decorate your eggs with such as glitter, paper, ribbon, and foam shapes (or really anything else you think might work).If your kids want to make a framed Easter egg, help them to cut an egg shape out of paper. Fold it in half and cut out most of the middle to make a frame. Put the frame on the sticky side of a piece of contact paper then decorate the inside of the frame.If your kids want a frame-less Easter egg, help them to cut an egg shape out of paper. Lay a piece of contact paper sticky side up on top of the paper egg. Decorate the sticky side of the contact paper only where the egg is under it.Once the eggs are decorated, put another piece of contact paper, sticky side down (or … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
Tuesday Morning Grand Re-Opening!
Have you heard of the store Tuesday Morning? To be honest, until this past week, I had heard the name but didn't know much about it and I had never been to one. I am now a HUGE fan! All photos in this post were taken at the Woodbury, MN store.I was asked (as a Blogger in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota) if I would help promote the Grand Re-Openings of the Woodbury and Burnsville stores. I almost declined the offer because I didn't think it would be a fit for our blog. Boy am I glad I did some research and changed my mind! Tuesday Morning is a national closeout retailer that has been in business since 1974. They have 840 stores nationwide and 9 stores in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. I had a chance to shop at the newly revamped Woodbury store.Don't be fooled by the concrete floors and industrial shelving, they've got some nice stuff at Tuesday Morning! They've got everything you can think of too, from kitchen stuff to decor, to craft stuff, toys, furniture, clothes, and … [Read more...]
Easter Hot Cocoa and Cocoa Mix Recipe
*jamie had a lot going on this weekend, so our posts are a little disorganized this week...you'll be fine =)This is a "two for one" post! You're going to get my favorite recipe of Hot Cocoa Mix and a little Easter fun too! Here's the recipe just for you! (We drink a lot of Hot Cocoa in our house, we live in the frozen tundra, so we make it in bulk. If you want to make a smaller batch just divide the ingredients in half).3 Cups nonfat dry milk powder (powdered milk)2 Cups powdered sugar (confectioners sugar)1 1/2 Cups Cocoa powder (we use Hershey's cocoa)1/2 tsp saltTo make the hot cocoa stir in 3 Tablespoons of mix with 1 Cup hot milk. Top with mini marshmallows or for Easter fun, top with a Marshmallow Peep! … [Read more...]
Embroidery Floss Eggs- Pinned it, Did it
Jamie and I have always said we'd be honest when we "failed" at something...so here's another one of our honest posts.Here's the original pinhere's mine Here's what you SHOULD do:Blow up a balloon (pretty small), use GLUE to wet your embroidery floss and then cover the balloon with the gluey floss, After it completely dries pop the balloon and remove it. You will be left with a great looking Easter egg!Here's what I did WRONG:Instead of using glue, I used Mod Podge. I thought that it would be OK but it turns out that the Mod Podge left an additional shell on top of the balloon and didn't give me the effect I was hoping for. … [Read more...]
Easter Fun With Carrots and Dip
Need a fun way to encourage your kids to eat their veggies? This cute presentation is sure to spark their interest! Tottie couldn't wait to eat her carrots and dip after I showed her these potted cuties. To make your own you'll need:Mini terracotta potsBaby carrotsParsleyVeggie dipMedicine cupsToothpicksScissorsStart by filling your medicine cups with your veggie dip. Put your medicine cups in the terracotta pots. Use a toothpick to poke a hole in the top of each carrot then insert a small piece of parsley into that hole. Last, you'll "plant" your carrots in the dip. If you've filled your medicine cups high enough the dip will spill over the edges when you plant your carrots. The spilled dip helps to hide the cups.Watch your kids enjoy eating their veggies! … [Read more...]
Flash Pals–A Unique Easter Basket Gift
Looking for something unique and fun to put in an older child's Easter basket this year? How about FlashPals! These super cute USB drives will have all their friends talking!FlashPals are the creation of Doug Stienstra who's girlfriend asked for a "cute" flash drive for her birthday. When he couldn't find one he liked, he made one. His creation was such a hit with his girlfriend and her friends that he turned it into a full-time business! What's better, is that FlashPals has partnered with the world's leading giraffe organization, the GCF, to support their efforts to protect giraffes through sales and donations, so now FlashPals save data AND the wild.Each FlashPal represents a real animal species that faces real threats and each has a name. Jamie was lucky enough to review Zena the Zebra. Zena came in the cutest little box. When I opened it, I was instantly in love! Here was this super cute zebra flash drive in this awesome clear storage tube. I was a little worried about the … [Read more...]
