You Are SODA The Best Valentine

Today I am over at Skip To My Lou sharing this fun and easy tweenage boy approved classroom Valentine. Go over, grab the printable, and say hi!

Skip To My Lou's Print Your Own Valentines Series {Guest Post}

 

Today I am over at Skip To My Lou sharing this pretty awesome non candy classroom Valentine as part of the Print Your Own Valentines Series.

Head over to get the printable. While you are there check out the other Valentines in her series! There are a lot of awesome ideas.

Also, make sure you come back on Friday for another Classroom Valentine Printable ideas!

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies at A Girl and a Glue Gun (Food Friday)

 

Today you can find the recipe for this glorious delight of a dessert

over at A Girl and a Glue Gun.

I am sharing these Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies 

as part of her Food Friday. 

Man is this exciting!

I am also giving quite a little ode' to the pumpkin.

You intrigued?

I should hope so.

Go on over. 

Say hi!

Make yourselves some brownies.

Have a glorious weekend eating brownies.

Face Painting Kit: Funner in the Summer

Reposting this from Thirty Handmade Days Funner in the Summer

I am not sure what is more fun to a kid than painting.

Oh, wait...

That would be face painting.

My boys love to have their faces painted. As I recently found out, most kids love to have their faces painted.

So I thought, what better way to have fun than to come up with a portable Face Painting Kit. 

My Face Painting Kit consists of--

small hand mirror

dixie cups

water

paint brushes

paint tray

face paints or face paint make-up

baggie of wipes

To make the kit portable, or even to give it as a fun gift, everything can be put into a fun conatiner.

Package it all up. Then you can take some Summer fun where ever you go.

Then the face painting can begin.

Have you seen happier faces?

So much fun in one afternoon.

They proudly displayed their faces the rest of the day. Captain America may have been spotted at a local soccer game. It has also been rumored that a sweet puppy may have cried the hour leading up to washing time because she didn't want to say good bye to her puppy face.

Here are some fun Summer activities I have shared:

Baking Soda Painting

Kool-Aid Glue Painting

Homemade Slime

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Face Painting Kit: Funner in the Summer

Today I am over at Thirty Handmade Days

for Mique's Funner in the Summer Series.

I am sharing a fun Face Painting Kit idea.

My boys had so much fun with the face paint, it was a great 

way to have fun on a Summer afternoon.

Go on by and check it out.

Harvest Fruit Salad: Give Thanks

Today I am over at Whatever DeeDee Wants for her Give Thanks series sharing a recipe for Harvest Fruit Salad. This salad is an awesome and easy side to add to your Thanksgiving meal.

Head on over say hi and check it out.

Give Thanks Guest Post: Thanksgiving Banner

Today I am over at Whatever Dee-Dee Wants sharing my tutorial on this Thanks Banner as part of her Give Thanks Series. Head on over and say Hello!

I have been doing several other Thanksgiving projects and am I hoping to share them with you next week. I have also had some extra energy the last few days and have gotten started on some Christmas presents...BUT Thanksgiving first! Don't want that sweet holiday feeling neglected!

I also still have the wrap of of our Superman party to share with you...if I keep my energy level, next week should be a busy week here on the blog!

Thanks for reading everyone!

Flower Garden Gathered Skirt Tutorial

Here is the skirt tutorial I did last week for Creation Corner.

It is skirt wearing weather out here...yippee.

Oh AND this skirt is totally doable in any size...I just made up some tiny girl skirts, 

I will show those off a little later.

You will need:

1 1/2- 2 yards of fabric
3/8" elastic cut to your measurements (do this buy gently pulling your elastic around your waist, stretching it so that it comfortably and snuggly sits at your waist)
coordinating thread


1. Measure your waist, or where you want your skirt to hit.

2. Cut two rectangles of fabric, each measuring the width of your waist plus 1", and how long you want your skirt plus 4 1/2".

3. Cut two strips measuring 4" by 44" (this gave me a long tie in the front)

4. Sew the two rectangles together, right sides facing with a 1/" seam allowance. Making a giant tube. Press seams.

5. For the hem of the skirt, press the fabric up 1/2" all the way around the bottom of your skirt.

6. Fold up another 1/2" and press all the way around the skirt.

 7. Turn right side out and sew your hem in place, about 1/2" from the edge. Press.

8. For the top hem, start by folding and pressing in 1/2" all the way around the top.

9. Next, fold over again, but this time 2". Press as you go all the way around the skirt again.

10. Sew hem in place first about 2" from the top edge making your stitches are securing the hem. Leave an opening in your stitching between the start and finish. This will be where you insert your elastic. Sew another line of stitching 1 1/2 inches from the first line of stitching. This will be the casing for your elastic. There is no need to leave a hole in the stitching for the top stitching.

11. Take your precut elastic and pin a safety pin in one end. While holding on to the other end, feed the elastic through the casing .

12. When you are all done, pinch the ends of the elastic together and remove the safety pin.

13. While holding the elastic together, feed the ends through the machine and secure with a zigzag stitch.

14. Bunch and gather your skirt evenly.

15. For the waistband, iron strips in half.

16. Stitch along one of the short edges and all the way up the long open edge. Repeat with the other strip.

17. Turn out both strips. Press.

 18. Sew the two strips together at the ends where you turned them out (aka the open ends). This will make a long belt type piece.

19. Pick the back of your skirt. Locate the middle and pin the center of the belt you just sewed to the cent of the back. Sew a single line from the top of the band to the bottom attaching it to the back, kind of like a permanent belt loop.

Pulling the belt somewhat tight, pin the belt in place along each side seam. Sew in place,again like a stitched belt loop.

 ALL DONE!


Now you just need to put on your lovely Springy skirt, tie a marvelous bow in the front and put on a pair of sandals...unless you are me and are in the middle of Spring downpours, then pair it up with a pair of boots and a jean jacket.

Thanks for stopping by!

Spring Fever: Skirt Tutorial at Creation Corner

Do you know what I love about Spring? SKIRTS. I am totally a skirt wearing girl. They make my heart super happy. Tasha at Creation Corner is hosting a Spring Fever event and she asked me to participate. PERFECT excuse to make myself a lovely spring skirt.

Head on over today to see my tutorial for my Flower Garden Gathered Skirt.  

Sincerest Form of Flattery Guest Tutorial

Today I am over at Craftiness Is Not Optional sharing this easy peasy tee tutorial.

Could you just die over this cute face???

Tomorrow I have a giveaway, so make sure to come back and check it out.

Mayflower Place Setting Tutorial

Later today I am guest posting over at Whatever DeeDee Wants 

Keep your peepers open for this little Thanksgiving gem of a tutorial on her site today. It is easy and of course made of FELT. I hope you head on over and say hi.

More Thanksgiving tomorrow!

Guest Post: Craftiness is Not Optional

I am SO excited to have Jessica here today. I seriously HEART her blog. If you have never been over there, make sure to put it on your blogging to do list. Her site is AH-mazing. It is full of fabulous sewing projects. The kind that make you want to bust out your sewing machine and spend the afternoon sewing.

Here are a couple of my favorite projects from Jessica-

Felt Movie Snacks

Super cute Ruffle Bib

A WHOLE wardrobe of doll clothes

Her newest project-- BARBIE clothes

I wasn't kidding around when I said she was awesome.

So while I am laying on the beach with the clear blue Hawaiian water lapping onto my toes, here is Jessica to give you a great t-shirt embellishment tutorial.

Hi everyone! I'm Jessica, from Craftiness is not Optional.

I would like to show you a fun tee shirt embellishment. yeah? ok!

Buy two shirts, one to cut up, one to wear. Cut strips from the cutter about 1/2 inch wide.

 braid together like so...sew on more strips as you go. 

(tip: stagger the new strips so the seams are easier to hide)

 sew onto neckline!

 you're done! 

I debated adding another row...I may still do that.

hello collar bone. and messy fabric shelves. good model pose, huh?

Thanks for having me Larissa! hope you're having fun on vaca!