Derrick is the Cub Master at our church and asked me to make a cake for the Blue & Gold Banquet. I used this photo as my guide and pretty much copied it. It was a great resource. Everything is edible except for the blue and white cub scout badge. It most definitely isn't perfect (the fondant and I had a little battle...it won), but I love how it turned out in the end, and think the boys will like it tomorrow night too! The "Get Your Brag On" Link Party is open until ... Read More about Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet Cake!
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A Girl’s Survival Kit
The ladies at church were putting a gift basket together for a friend who has been going through a rough time. I decided to make a "Girl's Survival Kit" too add and filled it with all of her favorite things! I bought this box at the hardware store and filled it up. I know she likes Take 5s, so I put some of those in there, along with more candy, gum, lip gloss, a notebook, nail polish, and some homemade earrings. I think it turned out cute! ... Read More about A Girl’s Survival Kit
Simple Valentine’s Day Topiary
I had a lot of fun putting this topiary together. I first saw the cupcake liner idea on here, and decided to make a topiary instead of a wreath. I found these cute liners at IKEA last year and forgot about them...until today! I know that everyone uses styrofoam balls, but I didn't have any. So I balled up some newspaper and secured it with packing tape. Perfect...and free! Then I began hot gluing the liners to the newspaper ball. Simple as that. The other ball will be used in ... Read More about Simple Valentine’s Day Topiary
Matching Handbag and Wallet Tutorials
Can't find the perfect handbag or wallet? Make your own! An easy to follow handbag tutorial with plenty of room to hold everything you might need AND a wallet tutorial too! Make both in coordinating fabrics for a matching set. I did not come up with these amazing tutorials, but did link to the creators below. I am grateful for talented ladies like these who take the time to create easy to follow sewing tutorials!Handbag tutorial and wallet tutorial are listed at the bottom of the post.I have ... Read More about Matching Handbag and Wallet Tutorials
Easy Snowman Ornament: Quick and Easy Preschool Craft
A quick and easy holiday craft for kids! This shredded paper snowman ornament comes together in under 5 minutes. I found a pack of clear ornaments that I bought a few years ago in one of our Christmas boxes. I bought them to make snowman ornaments with the kids and then forgot...until this year! We made these cute ornaments to hang on the tree then used them to decorate the house in January. I love the faces that the kids drew on all by themselves. Those little carrot noses, though! We have ... Read More about Easy Snowman Ornament: Quick and Easy Preschool Craft
Paper Bag Gingerbread Man Garland
Paper Bag Garland! I saw this on several different sites and it looked so cute! All you need is 1 paper bag, and a bunch of fun stuff to glue on! You can make the garland out of any Christmas cookie cutter you'd like. It'd be fun to use a Christmas tree one and decorate the trees. They suggested using a cookie cutter as a pattern, that's the route I took since I can't draw! You'll need to cut the brown bag open and lay it flat. Then cut it in half so that you have two long strips of brown ... Read More about Paper Bag Gingerbread Man Garland
Block Nativity Scene
Originally posted December 2009. My mom made this adorable nativity scene for my kids 4 years ago. They love it. Kaylee loves it because she likes knocking blocks over. She can't walk by a stack of blocks without practically sacrificing herself to scatter them. I taught a class on how to make these a few years ago in Kodiak. I couldn't find the stickers in the size that my mom used so I bought them a little smaller. Derrick cut out a couple hundred 2.5" blocks and smoothed the edges ... Read More about Block Nativity Scene
Advent Gum Packs!
I made these little gum advent books for my piano students. I have two right now, sisters, who are 13 and 11. They are so sweet and I wanted to make them something instead of just buying candy. Since I didn't have any Christmas card stock I used a girlie theme instead. I hope they like them! Each day they can pop out a piece of gum! And what teen or pre-teen doesn't like gum? The foil gum pack slides back into the case. Each book holds 2 foil packs for a total of 24 pieces of ... Read More about Advent Gum Packs!
Dragon/Castle Birthday Party!
Another post on our little guy's special day. We had his party this weekend and it went great! We did a Dragon/Castle theme. We sent out invites on antique looking paper with wax seals. Aaron had fun helping with the wax stamp. They looked nice and "official" for the century we were going for :) We invited the children to come in their best knight/princess attire, and they did! Super cute! I was happy with how the fondant turned out on the cake. I've made probably 8 fondant cakes so far and ... Read More about Dragon/Castle Birthday Party!
