I've always been a sucker for a good garland, and today I'm sharing one that I've been working on for an upcoming party- a hot air balloon garland! I used my trusty Big Shot and the Sizzix Thinlits Square with Accordian Center Folds Card die set. I didn't use most of the pieces in the set, just the hot air balloon die. This project coordinates really well with my hot air balloon favor boxes that I shared on the Sizzix blog recently. First, I used the hot air balloon die, made a "Sizzix ... [ Read More ]
Superhero Party Ideas
Happy Monday! Today I'm thrilled to be part of the Sizzix Blog Hop featuring Marisa Pawelko's new Modern Surrealist line of Sizzix dies and the new adorable Sophisticut die cut machine! Marisa's new line is bold, fun, hip, and even a bit retro. I decided to mix it up and create some fun superhero party ideas using the POW die! I'll be showing you three cool ways to use this one die for great party decor. If you don't have any Superhero party plans, keep reading! You can still use these ... [ Read More ]
Rosemary Parmesan Focaccia
This post brought to you by KRAFT Natural Shredded Cheese and Safeway. All opinions are 100% mine. One of my family's must have favorite recipes that I make is focaccia bread. I recently made a tasty variation of my standard recipe to create this delicious rosemary parmesan focaccia that we all loved! I made two seperate batches, and they both disappeared very quickly! I wanted to share the easy recipe with you today, and maybe it will become one of your family favorites too! ... [ Read More ]
Summer Bored Jar
This post brought to you by FrogTape. All opinions are 100% mine. My kids are finally out of school for the summer... yay!! To prepare for the upcoming chorus of "I'm bored" and "there's nothing to do," I created a fun summer bored jar with some paint, paper, a mason jar, and scallop FrogTape® Shape Tape.™ When my kiddos are bored and complain that they have nothing to do, they can reach their little fingers into my bored jar, and grab a piece of paper that will have an activity written ... [ Read More ]
1950’s Shrinky Dinks Charms Bracelet
Hi everyone! Today I'm excited to be the part of a Sizzix Blog Hop to celebrate The 50's, a groovy new collection of Sizzix dies created by the talented Jen Long! Grab a soda pop, put on your blue suede shoes, and get ready to rock and roll with this fun project! I love all of these 50's dies SO much, and I was having a really hard time deciding which ones to use... So I decided to use a LOT of them to make a cute Shrinky Dinks Charms Bracelet! Did you ... [ Read More ]
Patriotic Fourth of July Snack
I'm excited to share a fun patriotic Fourth of July snack with you guys today! I love our red, white, and blue flag, and am so proud to live in the United States! I came up with this really fun American flag snack that is great to make for the upcoming 4th of July holiday, and easy enough for kids to make on their own. It only requires four simple ingredients, some of which you probably already have in your cupboards at home! Fourth of July Flag Snack Ingredients: Graham crackers ... [ Read More ]