I'm convinced that whoever said not to play with your food had no idea what they were talking about. If you look creatively at your food, you can make fun food art for your kids, or even yourself! I decided to take one of my favorite foods, California ripe olives, and make a fun after-school snack to surprise my kids. Last week was their first week back to school, and they have all been starving by the time we get home! If there's one thing my kids can't resist, it's olives! They love to ... [ Read More ]
Popsicle Stick Bracelets
Did you know that you can bend popsicle sticks to make cute popsicle stick bracelets? I'm so excited to share this easy and cheap craft with you today! These are SO easy, and cost just pennies each. They are the perfect craft to do with your kids, or as a camp, church, or school craft because they can be made so quickly... and did I mention that they're so cheap to make?! ;) There's not much hand-on time to make these, but there is some hands-off waiting time involved, ... [ 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 ]
DIY Strawberry Jewelry
Every time I walk into the grocery store these days I can't resist buying the juicy red ripe strawberries that are in season. With summer on its' way, I thought I'd make some strawberry jewelry out of clay for my girls to wear. I couldn't decide between a strawberry necklace, strawberry earrings, or strawberry rings, so of course I made them all! This DIY strawberry jewelry is really quite simple and quick to make! In fact, you can make a piece of this strawberry jewelry ... [ Read More ]
Creating with Polymer Clay
I've been all about making cute little rabbits this Easter (like these bunny jars, chocolate rabbit cupcake toppers), so I decided to try making some polymer clay rabbits and other animals with my kids. My kids are always begging to use my clay, because it's fun and easy and pretty darn satisfying when you pull your creation out of the oven and have a little sculpture that you created and made yourself! I was thrilled when Sculpey recently sent me a big box full of clay and tools to ... [ Read More ]
Easy Felt Hair Bows for Girls
Hi there! I hope you had a nice relaxing weekend. It was my son's birthday, so we celebrated all weekend and had some good family time, since birthdays around here are a week long affair ;) If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw some of the pictures (if you don't follow me, I post crafty projects, as well as family pictures, and would love to have you follow @makelifelovely for the fun!). Today I'm sharing a VERY easy way to make these cute hair bows on the Sizzix blog as a ... [ Read More ]