Thank you for a wonderful year! Merry Christmas! Manda 🙂
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How To Make a Bucket O Soldiers
The Booga is obsessed with Toy Story 1 and 2 (we don’t own 3) he quotes the movie. My daughter really wanted to get Booga a Bucket O Soldiers so I looked around and found it on Amazon – $35.00 for 72 plastic army men that will be stepped on – I think NOT! We … Continue reading
Rescue Frame FAIL Meets Creative Paperclay® Project
I was walking home with my daughter and saw this square frame with glass out on the curb. I picked up the frame because it had glass that was not broken! Rewind a little I have the worst luck with glass and frames every frame in my house has cracked or chipped glass. I managed … Continue reading
Let It Snow Sign Using Robin’s Nest Papers
For my second post this month for The Hive Design Team I used an amazing array of Robin’s Nest Papers and embellishments. To read the How- To check out my post on The Hive.
T’was the Tuesday Before Christmas…
Only one batch of cookies were baked and no peppermint bark to be found. With the light all hung both inside and out I decided that with the colds we all had cookies will need to wait until next year. Santa of course will get his fill since we are making sugar cookies on Christmas … Continue reading
2011 Ornaments
I started this a couple years ago (2008) and every year we (or I) make an ornament or several for family and friends. Giraffe Ornament from last year Booga’s Ornament – which was published in Celebrate 365 last year. I really want my children to cherish their ornaments so I try to pick something that … Continue reading
Snowscape from a Box – US Art Quest Design Team Submission
I found out about this Design Team Call, I was really excited because I love Pearl Ex and the Mica Flakes always remind me of my Historic Preservation Days at SCAD. Here is my submission – with a how to create a frame when you have no wood or glass and turn it into a … Continue reading
Gingerbread Play Dough (with Printable Recipe)
This recipe was a Pinterest Find – the recipe comes from The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle. My daughter wanted to make this for her class to go with the bookmarks we made. I broke everything up into 1/4 cup per child (I made 3 batches of it). We put it in Snack Bags we decorated … Continue reading
How To Make Santa Bookmarks
My daughters class is doing a book exchange for Christmas so we decided to make everyone in her class a bookmark for their new book. Materials: 3 Cereal Boxes Wrapping Paper Construction Paper – Red, White and Flesh Tone Spray Mount Glue Stick Bic Mark-its Scissors Metal Ruler Hole Punch 24 – 10″ Ribbon 24 … Continue reading
How To Make Chinese Yo-Yos
These are extremely easy and make prefect stocking stuffers or party favors. Total Time: 5-10 minutes Materials:Wrapping Paper 36″x6″1/4″ Dowel Rod Tacky GlueMetal RulerPencilScissors 1. Measure and cut a 36″x6″ sheet of wrapping paper. 2. Glue paper to 1/4″ Dowel Rod wind the paper around the dowel rod. 3. I glued the end loosely so … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 