Today for my Thursday Thought, I thought that I would give you my thought but also give you a printable to go along with that thought…
My thought is:
I had a request for some everyday jar toppers and so that is what I have for my post today. I would love it if you would print these out, put something fun in the jar and deliver it to someone…JUST BECAUSE!
I have done 6 different lid toppers that could be used for any occasion. Continue reading
My husband was gone all last week, so I had a fun week going to lunch… shopping… crafting… shopping… going to lunch… well you get the idea!
I have been thinking about getting a Silhouette machine ever since my friend gave me this “Jingle All The Way” picture in December. So I went to her house and she showed me her machine and told me about some on-line classes that she is taking and that she loves! That kind of sold me, because I have a “Pazzle” cutting machine from back when I had my scrapbook store, but I really didn’t know how to use it very well and I was not very impressed with the classes and tutorials that they have. So long story short, I ordered a Silhouette machine and I have been playing with it all weekend!
I thought that today I would just do a fun Thanksgiving Roundup to get us ready for next week,
with recipes, games, printables, decorations and just fun eye candy!
Here is a great site with many vintage images! I love the old vintage pictures!
Hey, everyone I have some fun new printables in my shop! I hope that you will take the time to check them all out. I have Halloween bottle wraps, Halloween cupcake/straw toppers, Halloween bag toppers and a fun Halloween tic tac toe game. You can buy them separately or as the Halloween party pack!
I also have this fun Halloween Banner that tops off the party pack and make it easy for you to have everything that you need for the perfect Halloween Party!
Do you have a Halloween party, get together, school activity or Halloween gathering that you are in charge of? Well, now you have everything that you need and all you have to do is print and cut out! It doesn’t get much easier that that!
Be sure to check out the Don’t Eat Jack Game while you are there too! It is another great game for your party and it is fun for all ages, because after all who doesn’t love a game that is played with candy!
One of the crafts that we did at our retreat this last weekend were these darling seasonal banners!
One for each of the seasons, plus a “Celebrate” banner! They are all so cute, but I absolutely love the colors in the Autumn one!
We were able to get our cabin all put back together from the fire and the flood, just in time for my craft retreat this weekend. (Sometimes it helps to have a deadline that you are working for!) The new carpet was installed on Monday and we arrived on Thursday! The ladies were all kind enough to help me put a couple of the beds back in the right place and do a quick little clean-up.
We started the weekend with a shopping trip to World Market and a couple of other places, then we had dinner at Cafe Rio, a favorite of everyone! After dinner we drove up to our cabin. There were 6 of us and we had a great time over the course of the next two days getting to know each other. We crafted, we ate, we talked, we laughed, we ate, we crafted some more and just had a great overall time.
This is what the loft looked like most of the weekend. We were painting, sewing, paper crafting and doing vinyl! We were able to complete 5 different projects in one day! It was pretty much a marathon, but such a fun one! We started Friday morning right after breakfast and ended at about midnight! With only a couple of breaks in between.
I went to Swiss Days this weekend and it was a complete MAD HOUSE! I have never seen that many people there! I am glad for the vendors, but boy was it hard to get around and it was also very hot at 10 in the morning! But I did manage to get a few fun things, one of them being a darling little boy quilt kit, I need another quilt like I need a hole in the head, but it was just too cute to pass it up! :)
My husband and I went up to the cabin this weekend too and there is pretty good progress being made. We are hoping to have everything put back together by next weekend. We are keeping our fingers crossed!
I had so many kind comments and emails and Facebook comments this weekend with the Sept Visiting Teaching handout and I want to thank all of you that took the time to write, it really makes my day to hear from each of you!
To thank all of you for your support…I had a request to make the owl tags with no writing, so here is the blank version for you to use for any personal use! These are perfect for gift tags, notes, journaling tags in scrapbooks, or just to make a fun list on!
I hope that you have a great rest of the weekend!
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This month I had in my mind that I wanted to make Lollies for the top of my calendar. I was going to make them out of red, white and blue paper and I was going to spell July across the top. I was all prepared to do this…but that was before my friend told me about a craft sale last week. (The one I posted on facebook) We went together and I got BOXES of pre-made lollies! I was in 7th heaven :)
So who needs to make lollies when you can buy them already made with cute ribbons and beads? I simply added the letters to spell out JULY and added a patriotic sticker to the center of the end lollies, what do you think?
I saw this a few days ago and thought that it was such a cute idea! You can make your own personal coloring pages! They are so fun and I love this concept, what child does not love to color… and then to be able to color a picture of them self is even better!
Today I decided that I would just share a few fun ideas from past posts, to make your summer just a little bit more patriotic. With the 4th of July coming up, maybe you could use one or two of these ideas. Just click on the link below each picture for step-by-step directions or recipes.
This first idea, to help with your decorating needs, are these fun lollies. They are easy to make and they are quite stunning! I made mine into a garland and you can learn how to make your own too:
If you need a really yummy, refreshing drink for your outdoor parties this summer, you will want to try this beautiful Cherry Limeade drink! It tastes as good as it looks!
Next I will show you some fun games and ideas for your next summer party! The kids of all ages loved these games, so get a jump start and get the supplies to make your own, along with fun prizes!
This recipe is perfect for snacking, but I must warn you that it can be very addicting! With the sweet and salty taste, you won’t be able to eat just one handful! It is a combination of chocolatey, sweet, salty, peanut butter, and marshmellowy bliss! This is fun to package up in individual cups or bags and looks so pretty! There is also a story behind the name of this treat!
And last, but not least, here is a fun printable for you to use! We all know how precious our freedom is, so let’s let it RING! You can make it into a faux canvas block, like I did here, or you can just print it and frame it. There is the tan background or a white version.
So that is my patriotic round-up. I hope that there is one or two ideas that you can use for your summer fun!
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