Pinned It, Made It Monday

Have you seen all the rave on Pinterest about the Sharpie Plates? Well he is one that I pinned......

What you do, is decorate the plate with sharpies. Then bake at 350 for 30 minutes................

So I had to try my hand at it....
I did these cups, after I did my first plate... These are mine and hubby's cups for our upcoming anniversary! Just something cute for us.




Then I did this plate with a recipe for a sweet and special friend....... She saw it today and was totally in love!!!




I also saw on pinterest the washer necklaces, they were layered with 2 washers and wrote on with a Sharpie, then baked, like the plates. I did a few up. But I added some beads, and only did one washer.



Hope you enjoy these projects! I can't wait to for everyone that is getting them to see them.

Hugs and Blessings,

A Little Valentine Fun

 

The girls and I have had fun making some Valentine Cards. They love doing any “Craft” as they call it. Anything artsy is right up their ally and they sure get happy!

We did hand print cut outs for the cards for the grandparents.

Then for some friends of the girls, we made pencil butterflies.  Actually I found this idea done with tootsie pops on pinterest, but wanted to do something without candy.

The girls are really proud of their work and I sure hope that everyone that receives a Valentine card is just as happy!

Hugs and Blessings,

It's starting to look like Easter around here.....

We have been busy decorating and making some eggs!!! The girls had fun doing the foam egg craft eggs!! Then I put them all up on the fridge! That excited them too!

They also made Easter Baskets that we hung on the door too.

Now we didn't make these this year, but Lil E and I made this a few years ago. And had thought about it this year, but I hadn't picked up any silk to do them. They are the "Tie dyed" eggs!! We used men's silk ties, but you could use any silk...

Directions ~

‎1. Cut Tie into a square (or a piece) large enough to wrap around an egg.

2. Wrap the egg with the piece of tie, making sure the printed side of the material is facing the egg.

3. Then wrap the egg with a piece white cheese cloth, white sheet, white pillowcase, or old tablecloth and secure it tightly with a twist-tie, or tie it in a knot.

4. Place the eggs in a pot. Fill pot with water to cover eggs completely. Then, add three tablespoons of white vinegar.

5. Bring water to a boil, and cook, as if you were making hard boiled eggs to eat.

6. Remove eggs from water with tongs or spoon and let cool. I sat mine on an old white towel layed out on a metal pan (cookie sheet), to absorb any color instead of it getting the counter.

7. Remove wrapping from cooled egg.

8. For shiny eggs, wipe with vegetable oil or pam.

Hugs and Blessings,

Our Christmas Crafts

Most years I am a bit more with it, than I have been this year. Honestly, I left life get in my way! Some of missing momma, some being sick, some the packing and upcoming move! Either way, before we knew it, was time to get busy! We make or decorate ornaments each year. So we had to get them done for this year too!

The girls and I colored and glittered ornaments together!


Above is Lil E's, and below is Lil K's!

Here's a couple of pictures of them hard at work! It was all fun though!

Then we got busy making these super cute Santa pots! Oh my word, they are just precious!!!!!

The girls had so much fun!!!!

I left them, just the way they did them! And let me tell you, Lil K was so excited, when adding the white to the top, as she realized the white and red made pink! She would scream, Look I make it pink!!! Over and over and over! She was so proud of that pink! And so is this mom!!!

I kept the 1st one each girl did, and I will set them out every year!

There's one all finished! Aren't they just too precious! We filled some with our crock pot candy, a couple with some Scentsy, and there we had some great little gifts to share! We put a poinsettia in momma's to take out to the cemetary, to put at her grave! I just love how they turned out! And I think each person that received one did too!!!

Hugs and Blessings,

What have we been up to?

What have we been up to this week? It's been a very busy week! I'm helping a friend host a baby shower this weekend. So we made this wreath for decoration. I had made some before, but it had been awhile. We wanted something a bit different.

You wrap the diapers around a wreath and tie them off with ribbon. Then after it is all ready, you tie on all the trinkets you want and make a bow for the wreath. It's really easy!
Big Sister and I took a little time, just the two of us! She loves to pick the flowers and smell each one. So we were outside and wondering around our yard. When what did we decide to do?

"Lets jump, Mommy". "Mommy will you jump with me". So to the trampoline we went! It was a nice breezy day! So I took advantage. My favorite spot to relax is out on the trampoline! So jumped and played! The pictures below are my favorites! I love how sun is just bursting! And she is jumping for joy! We were singing as we jumped too! It was a Praise and Jumping Good time!

Then it was some special time with Little Sis too! She is just too cute. I love her sweet lil chunky cheeks! They are just so precious to me! I love that smile! And she has learned to blow kisses this week! I love any kind of sweet baby kisses! They are tender and precious!

But this sweetie pie, was having the time of her life, bouncing in the tigger chair. It says "Bouncing is what Tiggers do best". So she will crack up and just laugh and laugh! It's lots of fun!

It's been in the 90's the last couple of days! Yesterday evening, we took the girls out to play, when Lil E decided she wanted to play in the water. So that is what we did. She was so sweet and wanted to help lil sis to play, but Lil K wanted no part of the water spraying. So Lil E ran and played and had lots and lots of fun! But I think it's a bit warmer than normal.

Today, after lunch we took a trip to the park. The girls love to go and feed the ducks. So that is what we were doing! As usual the geese come and bully the ducks. But Lil E to the rescue, she will only take so much, and then like today, she chased the geese off! She is a protector for sure!

Lil K was sitting down and throwing bread to the ducks, after sister chased off the geese! She eats some and then she will throw some.

After all the bread was gone, Lil E tells Lil K, "come on sissy, I will help you. Let's walk over here and see the other ducks now that the bread is all gone." I am so amazed each and every moment she just takes her little sister under her wing and trys to help and guide her. It is the best moments for me! Nothing like the precious moments of their closeness! But as all siblings, they have their moments of don't touch mes to each other too.

So that is a bit of what has been going on here. What about with you? What have you been up to this week? Do you have big plans for this weekend? We are giving the baby shower on Saturday. Then hubby is going to be helping a friend with their race car. He is going to be on the pit crew, so he will be off to the races on Saturday night. So it is another full weekend around here! We are all so excited that our Saturday night local tracks are really getting started! We sure do love us some dirt trackin'!

Wishing yall a wonderful and blessed remainder of your week!

Hugs and Blessings,

What FUN

We had such a fun fall crafting afternoon! We did crafts and decorated halloween cookies! It was too much fun!

First off we tie dyed the shirts orange, then washed and dryed them to set them.

This is nice and wet, rinsed, and ready to be washed.

The color is lighter after washing and drying, but super cut.

Then we painted jack o lantern faces on the shirts with black paint. Lil E had so much fun, she did the face and made sure to put eye brows, hair, and teeth on her pumpkin, she said. I did the face for baby Lil K's shirt. Too cute!!!

I am truly impressed with the way they turned out! And the girls will be wearing them this weekend!

After this, we even baked up some Halloween Funfetti cookies and iced and decorated them.

It's the little things in life that make the greatest memories! Have a lil fun! Both were simple and easy, and made for some happy kids! (as I did this with Lil E and her friends.)

I wish you all a wonderful and blessed weekend.

Hugs and Blessings,