Posted in Holidays, Recipes on Feb 12th, 2008 4 Comments »
When I was little, I used to freeze lemonade in ice cube trays with toothpicks. I would make them all the time, taking one of the ice cube trays away from freezing regular ice (sorry, Mom). Well, I found these great heart ice molds from IKEA and had to make some good ol’ frozen lemonade [...]
Posted in Holidays, Kids Crafts on Feb 11th, 2008 No Comments »
I was inspired for this pencil topper idea by Melissa from Day to Day. With Valentines coming up, I wanted to do something for my son’s preschool that was fun and handmade. So instead of making those fun house and car toppers that Melissa did, I thought it would be fun to make a Heart [...]
Posted in Guest Make and Taker, Holidays on Feb 9th, 2008 9 Comments »
My sweet sister Steph has willingly become our next Guest Make and Taker. She is one of THE best party planners of our time. She can throw something together in minutes, with minimal budget, and it’s always a smash hit. She is also a wonderful wife and mother, always doing great things for her family, [...]
Posted in Holidays on Feb 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Here are some websites that offer up some super fun Valentines ideas. Get your Heart On!
Valentine Candy Maze - This is one of my favorites and I am going to have to try it out. Zakka Life sews up this fun heart candy maze.
Handmade Love Book - Ali Edwards designed a felt covered book that [...]
Posted in Holidays, Kids Crafts on Feb 7th, 2008 7 Comments »
At Valentines there is a lot of “heart” talk, so I thought it would be fun to come up with an exercise game to keep our hearts healthy. Throw the bean bag onto the board to see what exercise to do, then pick out a red card with the number of sit-ups to do. Then [...]
Posted in Card Patterns, Holidays on Feb 5th, 2008 5 Comments »
I learned how to make fun pop-up cards in college. It is a fun way to really make your card pop out.
First, draw 2 lines on the edge of a folded card, or simply cut them, about 2 inches apart. You can make your cut for the pop out larger or smaller, fat or skinny. [...]
Posted in Card Patterns, Holidays on Feb 4th, 2008 3 Comments »
Here’s an interactive card that is perfect for Valentines. Though, this card may require your Valentine to do a little thinking!
Start with an envelope that says, “Don’t be puzzled Valentine …”. Then cut out a large heart and write a fun message on it. You can write anything you want them to figure out. I [...]
Posted in Holidays, Kids Crafts on Jan 29th, 2008 4 Comments »
It is amazing what kinds of creations look like hearts. This is a fun activity to do with your kids that will help decorate your house for Valentines.
You will need to cut out A LOT of hearts. All colors and sizes. I did most (okay all) of the cutting, but I did try to help [...]
Posted in Holidays, Recipes on Jan 28th, 2008 6 Comments »
This is a great way to use up all the extra candy canes that are left over from the Christmas holiday. My neighbor, Collette, shared this great idea for forming two candy canes into one big heart. It’s perfect for Valentines.
Make sure you take the plastic off the candy canes first. Place your candy [...]
Posted in Holidays on Dec 25th, 2007 4 Comments »
Happy Holidays from our family to yours.
I hope you all enjoy the celebration and season of gift giving. I will be taking a week off from the blogging world. But I will be back with a vengeance in the new year with more recipes, crafts, kids crafts and more! Thanks to everyone who visits Make [...]
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