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Easter Village House

April 14, 2012   Kristen   9 Comments
Welcome to my Easter village! This will be the main house to my soon-to-be three house Easter village!

I was very ambitious with my Easter crafting this year–I know that with a baby on the way my crafting days are severely numbered!  I had planned on making an entire Easter village but only got around to this one house.  I have been IN LOVE with the vintage Christmas glitter houses that were so

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Mini Easter Baskets

April 14, 2012   Kristen   11 Comments
I had so much fun making these cute little Easter baskets! They are perfect cupcake toppers that the little ones will love!

Sorry I’m a bit late posting this Easter craft tutorial, but hopefully it can be of use for your 2013 celebrations!  These super-cute mini Easter baskets can be made with used plastic eggs, scraps of paper and Easter basket grass.  So, this is actually an excellent craft to do now after the Easter enthusiasm has

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Peeps Centerpiece

April 04, 2012   Kristen   2 Comments
Make the perfect Peeps-themed Easter party with chocolate-covered Peeps at each place-setting and this beautiful Peep flower arrangement!

Children love Easter Peeps, no denying it–those sugar-crusted critter-shaped marshmallows put a smile on faces old and young alike!  Make your special family Easter brunch or dinner Peep-themed by placing a chocolate-covered Peep at each place-setting and some of these beautiful Peep flower centerpieces along your table-scape! PEEPS CENTERPIECE: Materials Needed: two glass vases (cylindrical),

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Easter Eggs

March 29, 2012   Kristen   1 Comment
These wooden eggs evoke the same sweet simplicity of traditional dyed eggs.

With Easter approaching quickly, I am getting “in the mood” for Easter egg decorating.  The most unfortunate part of Easter is the fact that you have to throw away your artwork!  Sure I can give the hard boiled eggs to my doggie (so I don’t feel like I’m being super-wasteful), but I still feel like

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Easter Rag Wreath

March 27, 2012   Kristen   2 Comments
Choosing pastel-hued fabric strips make your rag wreath a easy Easter decorating craft idea.

This is such an easy Easter decoration that you can commission your kiddies to help you create.  The other great thing about this craft is that you can reuse fabrics (like bits of the kids clothes that are damaged and stained i.e. not good enough to give away) or finally find a productive project to

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St. Patrick’s Garlands

March 16, 2012   Kristen   1 Comment
I love the bold look of this felt garland, use the bits of green felt you have leftover from other projects and get creative!

Here are two super-simple garland ideas for your St. Patrick’s Day festivities!  Both garlands can be made with the help of your kids and can be stowed away to reuse year after blarney year!  What I also love about these craft ideas is that they can be made using scraps–scraps of felt or fabric and

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St. Patrick’s Day Straws & Leprechaun Fizz Drink

March 11, 2012   Kristen   4 Comments
Your kids will enjoy making these festive and silly St. Patrick's Day straws, make sure to have the camera handy!

This is an easy and fun craft idea for your family this St. Patrick’s Day!  The key to this craft is finding the right old fashioned style paper straws.  Luckily these can be ordered easily from Amazon, Etsy or SipSticks and they are inexpensive. One of the most beloved aspects of this Irish holiday, besides

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St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake Decorating Ideas

March 09, 2012   Kristen   No comments
These are perfectly simple cupcake toppers for your St. Patrick's Day party!

Four-Leaf Clover Fondant Cupcake Toppers: These cupcake toppers are super-doable even for the busy mom always on the go!  Get yourself to Michael’s and check out the Wilton cake decorating department.  There you’ll find already rolled out rolled-fondant in both green and white.  All you need is a circle-shaped cookie cutter (or even a cup

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Bailey’s Irish Cream Cupcakes

March 06, 2012   Kristen   2 Comments
Your guest will sure feel lucky when they bite into these moist and flavor-paked Bailey's Irsih cream cupcakes!

What better cupcake flavor to bake for your St. Patrick’s party than Bailey’s Irish Cream?!  Sure, this AIN’T for the kiddies, but what self-respecting adult would prefer a green-food-colored yellow cupcake over these?!  With the strong flavor of coffee and Bailey’s this is like an aperitif-dessert in cupcake form!  Top with some cute green flags

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Valentine’s Day Banners

January 14, 2012   Kristen   6 Comments
A heart garland can be as simple or intiricate as you and the kiddies desire!

One month to go until the day dedicated to love!  As a Momma, Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to talk to your kids about love in its different manifestations: familial love, romantic love, the love amongst friends, even puppy love!  Get to talking about love an its many forms while making a simple Valentine’s

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Christmas Ornament Craft

December 14, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Create this cozy fireplace and stocking ornament by using sticky-back foam sheets and stocking stickers!

My Momma started a tradition when we were growing up: annual Christmas ornaments for each year.  I guess there’s nothing really new there, many families have that tradition, but why not make it a family event by creating the ornament yourselves?  My son was born in 2009, so he wasn’t much help with making the

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Easy Paper Ornaments

December 02, 2011   Kristen   6 Comments
What I love most about these ornaments is that they can be stored flat and they don't break!

This is an awesomely easy craft idea that is super-versatile: use these festive orbs on your Christmas tree or to decorate for a special occasion like a birthday or baby shower!  I used Origami paper and glittered card stock for this version and I’ve used them to bedeck our Christmas tree and as decorations in

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Fun Dia de los Muertos Craft Ideas

November 03, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Honor your deceased family members with this compact altar box craft idea. Combine all into one larger box or make separate boxes for each.

Now that you know what Dia de los Muertos is you can start exposing your children to this cultural holiday by making some traditional crafts.  Just like my attempts at finishing my Halloween crafts on time, I’m a little too late to get in on the dia de los Muertos fun, so these are some

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DIY Homemade Halloween Decorations

October 24, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
These cute and classic Hlloween decorations are made with clay pots and styrofoam spheres!

There is no better way to get your children in the Halloween spirit than by making handmade decorations with them.  They will become holiday family heirlooms that you can use to decorate with year after year! Like I mentioned before, I’m backlogged when it comes to homemade Halloween decorations!  I have so many projects started,

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EASY Homemade Halloween Decorations

October 20, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Milk cartons wraped in newspaper serve as the foundation of this super-easy Halloween haunted house.

I had SO many good intentions to finish my Halloween decoration crafts from last year.  With only two days till our family vacation and three Halloween costumes to sew, I’m sensing another Halloween will go by with the projects unfinished!  Back on October 1st, I was delusional enough to think I could complete my old

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