Craft Ideas, Kids Crafts, Recipes and More

Recycled Aluminum Can Flower Pots

by Marie July 1, 2010

I’m contributing over at Craftzine sharing this fun craft for Recycled Aluminum Can Flower Pots. This is a fun project to make for dressing up your porch steps! Head on over to Craftzine for the step by step instructions.

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Simple and Delicious Yogurt Fruit Salad

by Marie June 30, 2010

We’re mixing some red, white, and blue into our fruit salad. I’m even serving them with these ribbon wrapped serving spoons to doll up my dish. This would be a great salad for any upcoming party, it’s perfect for summer. Supplies for Yogurt Fruit Salad: red fruit – raspberries, strawberries blue fruit – blue berries [...]

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Sew This Fun DIY Fat Quarter Bag

by Marie June 29, 2010

Guest Post by Amy of Diary of a Quilter: This project is a really quick and easy one creating the perfect little girl-bag. (Or maybe even a grown-up girl bag.) The possibilities are endless. I’ll demo the basic assembly technique and then a couple of embellishing options and you can let your creativity go from [...]

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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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Giveaway: Miss Pretty Pretty’s Card Table Playhouse

by Marie June 27, 2010

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. #316 Jeanette is our winner. Have fun playing pretend under the table! I am in LOVE with these fabric playhouses by Julie of Miss Pretty Pretty. It’s such a great idea for a playhouse and her designs are absolutely darling. My kids are over the [...]

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Camp Craft: Peanut Butter Bird Feeders

by Marie June 27, 2010

I’ve been loving the Summer Camp Crafts week over at Impress Your Kids. There are so many fun and creative ideas for camp. Today, Amanda is showing how to make a God’s Eye craft that doubles as a memory holder. And I’m joining the fun and sharing a craft I’ve done once before, but is [...]

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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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Bite-Sized Sweets from Tartelette

by Marie June 23, 2010

Everything shared on Tartelette is a tiny bit of heaven! This blog is full of cute bite-sized sweets and treats that are to die for. The photography is amazing and the recipes are fabulous. You must have a wee little look!

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Tomato Artichoke Orzo Salad

by Two Peas June 23, 2010

It is heating up outside and that means we are cooling down our meals. We have been eating a lot of salads lately. Salads are perfect for lunch, dinner, and great side dishes to take to summer parties. This tomato artichoke orzo salad is easy, light, and full of flavor. Orzo is an Italian pasta [...]

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