Holidays

It’s a Halloween Celebration Over at The Blog Frog

by Marie September 30, 2010

From costumes and candy to pumpkins and ghosts, do you LOVE everything about Halloween?! Well I do, and am excited to be a community leader of the new Seasonal Celebrations Community for Halloween over at The Blog Frog. They’ve just launched their new community so we can gather in one hot spot to talk about [...]

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Counting Down the Days to Halloween

by Marie September 27, 2010

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I also love that we get to celebrate and decorate for the entire month, with Halloween landing on the 31st. I’ve shared a fun Pumpkin Countdown before, but this year I’ve come up with a new way to celebrate the holiday with this Witch Halloween Countdown. Head on [...]

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Celebrating for the 4th of July

by Marie June 28, 2010

Here’s a few fun projects we’ve crafted in the past for the 4th of July. Have fun celebrating with red, white, and blue! Firework Pom Poms ~~~ American Flag Fruit Jello ~~~ Hand-Stitched American Flag Greeting Card ~~~ 4th of July Fruit Kabobs ~~~ Bubble Wrap Fire Crackers

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Red, White, and Blue Centerpiece for the 4th of July

by Marie June 25, 2010

Give your 4th of July table a little splash of red, white, and blue with this colorful centerpiece. We colored rice with red and blue food coloring to give it this festive look. You can add this to any area in your house or it would be perfect for your party table! Supplies for 4th [...]

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Holiday Ribbon Wrapped Gift Baskets

by Marie June 24, 2010

These Ribbon Wrapped Gift Baskets would be great for almost any holiday, but are fun in red, white, and blue for the 4th of July! They would be perfect gifts to give to a neighbor or friend, filled with yummy holiday treats! Or carry along your family’s belongings to a 4th of July party. Supplies [...]

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Festive Serving Spoons for Your Holiday Party

by Marie June 22, 2010

I’m sure you have a few holiday parties coming up to celebrate the 4th of July and you’re probably bringing a potluck dish, am I right? Well, here’s a fun way to dress up your dish, making your serving spoons a little more decorative. Wrap some ribbon around your spoons to give them a fun [...]

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4th of July Pipe Cleaner Sparklers

by Marie June 21, 2010

We’re just a couple of weeks away for the 4th of July and I’m already seeing fireworks for sale. If you live somewhere with “no fire” laws for the 4th or if your kids are a little too small for the fire, make these fun pipe cleaners sparklers instead. Supplies for Pipe Cleaner Sparklers: 2 [...]

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Patriotic Paper Lollies, Perfect for July 4th

by Kami June 17, 2010

These fun paper crafts get the nickname “Lollies” because they look like giant lollipops. With so many darling double sided papers available these days, you can really have fun with these. They would look great as a centerpiece at your 4th of July BBQ. You can also vary the sizes of these lollies. You can [...]

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Fun and Crafty Father’s Day Gifts

by Marie June 12, 2010

Here are a few fun Father’s Day crafts we’ve done in the past. These are sure to make dad feel glad this Father’s Day! Give Dad a snake this year! ~~~ Father’s Day Hand-Stitched Greeting Card ~~~ Magazine Collage of Dad’s Favorite Things ~~~ Giant Remote Control Gifts ~~~ Golf Club Sock Puppets…fore! What fun [...]

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What We’ve Made for Mom on Mother’s Day

by Marie April 24, 2010

Here are just a few of the things we’ve made for Mom in the past. There are also some fun ideas for the kids to get involved. We love Mom! Handmade Photo Cube ~~~ WOW card for MOM ~~~ Picture Perfect Centerpieces ~~~ Homemade Plantable Greeting Card ~~~ Etch a Glass Vase for Mom ~~~ [...]

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