My Girl Scout troop has been busy busy busy creating items to sell at their first craft fair this weekend. They have been learning about financial topics like expenses (materials and labor) and profit. Mostly though, they have been learning to work together as a team to put together the event and create goals. I am excited to share some of the awesome projects they have been completing using felt …
The holidays really are the perfect time to break out the crafty and artistic supplies and access your inner maker. This watercolor Christmas cards post is sponsored by Oriental Trading but the ideas are mine. I can’t wait to share what I created with just a couple of basic supplies and a little imagination. You will need a few things. I have listed them for you with links to where …
I shared a few of my favorite dies last month and am excited to share a few more of my favorite Ellison dies now. With the holidays coming, there is so much opportunity for spreading creative love. These three dies are perfect for adding handmade paper crafted tags to homemade goodies, gifts and favors. The heart is such a great size. I love it as an embellishment to this bag …
Darling Tags for Christmas Christmastime is so much fun. It is a time filled with such a huge amount of creativity and imagination! While I love shopping for gifts, wrapping them is my favorite part. I especially love adding special touches. Here is a quick and easy way to whip up darling tags for Christmas gift giving in a flash. This is a fabulous way to make use of fabric, …
I love being a designer for Ellison Education and Sizzix. As the seasons come and go and the holidays cycle; I find that I have favorites based on the times of the year. Right now I am crushing in these three dies the most.. my woodland mask, my pumpkin and my leaf. I am excited to not only share a fun way to use each of them, but also an …
Monsters and Halloween go together. They just do. I know that all four of my kiddos were super scared of monsters when they were little. We had to plan our trick-or-treat route to avoid a few houses that gave them nightmares. I created this adorably scary monster Halloween party as a way to get the monster fun started in a way that is fun and happy. The items used …
I love to play with clay. It is so soothing and calming. How great it is that I can relax while at the same time create fun DIY clay Halloween party decor to share with you! These ghosts are super crazy easy. You only need a couple of things…Sculpey Bake Shop clay, an oven and magnets. I hand sculpted the ghosts. I made three standing up and two flat. Then …
This post is extra special. Not only did I create this game with the die I designed for Ellison Education (Me and My Peeps Girl) BUT I also used my new paper line from AdornIt. It is my FIRST real project using both and I LOVE it so much. Of course, add a little washi tape to the mix and …. YES! I used my Ellison Superstar Machine to cut …
Colorado Girl Scout Night at the Denver Zoo is one of our favorite Girl Scout events. This year BOTH of my girls have bridged up to Cadettes so we reached out and asked if we could volunteer to support that evening. I (along with my entire troop) am super excited to be able to have this opportunity to not only support the Colorado Girl Scouts and the Denver Zoo but …
Halloween is my favorite holiday. It would be okay with me if Halloween came along each month. The whole idea of Halloween gets me so inspired to create, make and celebrate! I got an amazing box of awesomeness from Oriental Trading on my porch on Saturday. I was on my way OUT to run errands and turned around and brought the box IN. I simply had to open it …