It is cold outside and there is snow on the ground. We are getting ready for our Girl Scout sleepover where we will celebrate friendship and plan ways to be supportive, loving and caring in 2018. We will also celebrate what it means to send a Valentine. At the last meeting, I was out of CherryMan cherries (which they always put in their lemonade spritzers) and wow, what a grumpy …
It is the second day of my 2018 Creative Valentine’s Day series. Here a few great ways to express yourself with Expressionery stamps for Valentine’s Day. I love these stamps because they are self inking and create darling results. Both of the stamps shared in this post are ones that I designed for Expressionery.Com from my licensing portfolio. I am excited to share how they can be used to create …
This is the first day of my 2018 Valentine’s Day series and I am kicking it off in sock monkey style. These DIY sock monkey love banners for Valentine’s Day are so darling and festive. I always love using Kunin Group felt to create holiday decor and am crushing on how cute these turned out. This post is sponsored by Kunin Group but the ideas and opinions are all my …
These Farm Animal Party Favors with Laura Kelly Dies for Ellison Education and Sizzix are so darling. This is my first project using my 2018 farm animal release with Ellison Education and I am in love with the way that they work whether using paper or other materials. The pig! The pig is so much fun you could go HOG WILD making all the things. The horse! The horse is great …
Make the most money possible at your cookie booths this year. Girl Scout Cookie Booth Ideas can be tricky to come up with. Here are some great ideas for making your troop booth profitable. It is that season again. Some love it like crazy. For others it causes anxiety. It is almost time for Girl Scouts to start selling cookies again. I am excited to share a few Girl Scout …
The set of four Shapester dies was the first set I designed for Ellison Education. I love them. Regardless of the holidays that you celebrate during the winter season, the Shapesters make great cards! They can be dressed up to be festive for Christmas, Hanukkah or simply for winter fun! To create these fabulously festive cards, you will need the following supplies. Ellison Superstar Machine Scallop Card Die Shapester Dies …
This post is sponsored by Barilla but the ideas are my own. The holidays have arrived. We already have more than a dozen parties and events on our calendar with invites coming in daily. I guess this is what happens when you have four involved kids, a rocking neighborhood and both parents with work families. We love to take along appetizers and snacks to most celebrations and this one is a huge hit. These …
Let’s sew up an easy and fun indoor winter game. This DIY felt winter snowman bean bag toss game is a much fun to make as it is to play. Jordan is having a holiday party in a couple of weeks and we are working on coming up with things for young teens to do that will be fun and create laughter. This is one of those ideas. To make the …
This Udderly Smooth holiday gift printable is perfect for all the winter holidays. With a happy snowman theme and a message that simply spreads cheer, it can be used in the schools and activities that prefer holiday neutral designs. I love Udderly Smooth and am a proud ambassador of the product. I often share my reasons I love it so much as well as fun ways to gift it but …
With two weeks off from school and work, we love to make breakfasts together as a family. This oatmeal chocolate chip cherry pancake mix jar gift with printable is such a great recipe and fun thing to give other families. We love it because it super delicious and makes thick and fluffy cakes. The CherryMan cherries are the secret and most fabulous ingredient. They make the cakes moist and sweeter …