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• Easy DIY: Paper Flowers

  

  Spring is finally here and so is school auction season. My son’s school is going with an “In Bloom” theme and I’m making large paper flowers to decorate the... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Make-up Remover Pens

  

  Ali at xovain has the brilliant idea of using Crayola Marker Maker Refills to make her own eye make-up remover pens. The comments also had some great suggestion... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make This: Goomba and Super Star Brownies

  

  I made these for my friend’s son’s video game birthday party since he’s a fan of brownies but not cakes. I used a star cookie cutter and yellow and black icing... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make This: Easy French Macarons

  

  Happy Macaron Day! While many bakeries around the country are celebrating by giving away these delicious treats today, you could make your own. EditI used the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Child’s Art Embroidery

  

  My friends’s daughter drew this barn, so I thought it would fun to embroider and make her a small pillow. I took her drawing and used my Crayola lightpad to... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make This: Iced Penguin Cookies

  

  A friend’s daughter wanted a winter themed birthday party and she asked for some treat ideas. I made white chocolate snowflake wands and my version penguin... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Minecraft Blocks

  

  My friend wanted to decorate her apartment for her son’s video game themed party. Minecraft is one of his favorites, so going off the coin blocks from the... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Felt Ram Horns

  

  I thought I’d dress up my son as a ram for my Lunar New Year’s card. I was going to just sew a tube and roll it into shape until I saw Gladys Paulus’ felted... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Crystal Clear Valentines

  

  Playing off the science theme from the Petri dish cookies, I thought I’d use test tubes for classroom valentines. I originally was going to put polymer gel ball... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make This: Virus Valentines

  

  Wendy at Notes from a Quirky Kitchen has baked some amazing thing, including bacteria and virus cookies presented in Petri dishes. I thought they would make... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make This: Valentine’s Lunch Ideas

  

  Cookie cutters aren’t just for cookies. We made these for a Valentine’s Day tea party, but how fun would it be to open up your lunch and see all the hearts? Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Marbled Clay Ring Dish

  

  Laura at A Beautiful Mess used Sculpey and a little gold paint to make these amazing looking marbled ring dishes. I think I just found a use for all the leftove... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make This: Pomegranate Champagne Punch

  

  Bon Appetit’s Pomegranate Champagne Punch is a delicious and festive way to ring in the new year. Photo: Bon Appetit About these ads Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Easy Last Minute Monogram Gift Bag

  

  I whipped up these last minute gifts using small drawstring bags leftover from a party. Sublime Stitching and Urban Threads both have great alphabet patterns. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make It: Snowflake Wands

  

  Hallmark.com has a fun way to transform pretzel sticks into a holiday treat–add a chocolate snowflake. These could also be used for a “Frozen” birthday party... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Christmas Advent Jar

  

  There’s just something about this Christmas Advent Jar that I love. Maybe because it looks like a jar of candy or maybe because I won’t have to find a place to... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• All About the Packaging: Nendo’s Giftote Bag

  

  Japanese design firm, Nendo, came up with this simple but amazing take on gift wrapping. Sure, you could just pop your gift in a regular tote and call it a... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Easy DIY: Halloween Treat Bags

  

  When I was a kid, there was a house in my neighborhood that would give little treat bags. We don’t get many trick-or-treaters in our apartment building, but I... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make This: Amigurumi Bob-omb

  

  Now that I’ve figure out how to crochet Pokeballs, I decided to expand into other round things. I think these Bob-ombs will be perfect as part of a Halloween... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES

• Make This: Sweets Embroidery

  

  I’ve mentioned InGreetings.com before as a great source for plain totes. I decided to use the techniques I learned from Sublime Stitching to embroider a zippere... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME, PARTIES