Craft Ideas, Kids Crafts, Recipes and More

Doodle Bugs Paper Giveaway Winner

by Marie

Yay! I love being able to pick 2 winners out of all these fabulous entries! I loved reading all the comments and how everyone still loves receiving letters written by hand. Well, Doodle Bugs Paper is a great resource for that. On to the winners by Random.org… #303 Jean B and #314 Heather R, Congrats. [...]

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Kid-Sized Spider Web

by Marie

After making our Laced Spider Webs and sticking flies to our Sticky Spider Webs, we thought it would be fun to make a Giant Spider Web to lace and stick ourselves into. The kids were trying hard not to get “stuck” on the spider web as they crawled through to the other side.

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An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

by Marie

As apple season is at it’s peak, we’ve been making more Homemade Applesauce. We love to eat it warm and fresh right after preparing. For this batch of applesauce, we made it with a twist. Jeri, from Et Cetera, bottled up lots of applesauce, but added food coloring for fun. Just 1 or 2 drops [...]

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Decorating Recycled Jars

by Marie

The gals from The Tip Spot are here to share a fabulous craft with us today. Christie and Lizzy are the brains behind The Tip Spot, letting us in on great tips for everyday life. Today they’re getting our kids involved in crafting and recycling with decorated glass jars. Also, today I’m lucky enough to [...]

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Doodle Bug Stationary Giveaway

by Marie

We’ve got a great giveaway today with Doodle Bug Stationary. I’m happy to share this fun site with you. Kacey is making beautiful creations with paper, helping us send out little pretties to those we love.

Doodle Bug has it all for your stationary needs and with great prices. There’s notepads, stickers, thank you notes, tags, [...]

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Tom and Lucy’s Art Shoppe

by Marie

$Tom and Lucy\$

I’m excited to announce a brand new Art Shoppe opening in Utah just in time for the holiday season. Tom and Lucy’s Art Shoppe is a boutique featuring artists and crafters in Utah. My friend Pamela and I have started this boutique to help provide a way for crafters to sell their handmade goods to [...]

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Goody Giveaways & Haunting Halloween Links

by Marie

I’ve come across some great sites recently and need to share. The first few links are for fun giveaways to be had and a great online shop.

Giveaway for Blurb – create your own book with Blurb from Natalie’s Sentiments
Giveaway for a Yummy Cookbook – this site makes me drool with yummies from Satisfying My Sweet [...]

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Boo-tastic Fabric Wrapped Letters

by Marie

I’ve taken this fun idea from Goody-Goody for fabric wrapped letters, and turned it into a Halloween decoration. I cut strips of black and orange fabric and using hot glue, wrapped it around wire. I’m having so much fun with these letters, I plan on making some for every holiday.

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Creepy Candy Halloween Houses

by Marie

We love to make these fun Candy Halloween Houses. These turned out to be the best we’ve made yet. My son really gets into it. At first glance you may not know what he’s got going on, but there’s a story behind every piece of candy with graves, boobie-traps, and a cannon. For how-to instructions [...]

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More Spider Crafts – Lacing Spider Webs

by Marie

We can’t get enough of spider crafts at our house. The kids love playing with the yarn and wrapping it around everything. (I’ve even have another Spider Web idea coming next week.) These spider webs are easy for the kids to lace around and we love those plastic spider rings, perfect for spooky crafts.

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