Tutorial Thursday: Back to School Survival Kit

JT and I put together a little Back to School Survival Kit

for his teacher.
He was so excited to give it to her.
He said it was her prize for being such a great teacher.
I saw the idea on Pinterest and had done a
similar thing for my students on the first day of school.



I collected most of the items at the Dollar Spot at Target -
even the rad bucket!
Score!!



My favorite item was the mock-frap that I made
from a new Starbucks cup and tulle.
I hid a gift card inside - the perfect thing to help
a teacher get back to the DAILY GRIND :)



Inside we tucked a little note with the list of items and what they were for.
I printed it out on a fancy piece of paper I had left over from
my paper-scrapping days.




JT's teacher sent me a nice email telling me how much
she enjoyed it and my teaching friends
wanted me to bring them one too :)


If you'd like to make your own BTS Survival Kit,
you can download the file for the 4x6 "faceplate"
and a PDF of the list of items HERE.



Linking up HERE!

Snakes, Tears, and Grocery Stores

So we were at the grocery store Saturday night,
and my little t-ball playing boy became highly attached to this guy.

Really?
A creepy, little snake.
Ick.
We're talking end of the world -
- meanest mom in the world -
- tears -
kind of attached.
What the?

So, I assured him that I have LOTS of fabric and we could make him
a perfectly awesome snake this week.

He agreed.

However, as we walked away from Mr. Snake and left him in
his home of Aisle 7 of the grocery store,
he continued to talk about this snake I would be making him,
and I realized he's expecting me to make
an exact replica of his beloved grocery store snake.

::FACEPALM::

I'm good.
But not THAT good.

I came home and started researching.
I've found several ideas that are promising . . .

{Totally Smitten Mama}


{Get Your Craft On}


{Funky Friends Factory}


But are not *EXACTLY* what JT is hoping for.
However, I'm hoping I can combine the things I've found,
with the picture he insisted I take,
to create the most awesome snake evah!

Wish me luck.

What Have You Bookmarked from Blogland? Linky Party

Hooray!

I'm so glad you took the challenge to make something
you've bookmarked from Blogland.

We all do it.
Find awesome stuff around Blogland and bookmark them.
I currently have hundreds of ideas bookmarked.
I've actually made a handful of them.

This week it felt good to actually make one of them,
instead of just adding it to my bookmarks lists - never to be seen again.

My inspiration bookmark were the Resurrection Rolls
posted by Feathers From My Nest.
(I can't seem to find a way to link directly to her post.)



Here are mine!

They were so fun and the kids (and adults) loved them.

Lesson I learned - make enough for each person to have at least three.
True story.



Ok, let's see what you made over last two weeks!
Rules:

• Must be made by you and you must link to the inspiration for your project in your post.
  
• Link up to the specific post - not your main blog.
• Please post the button or link back here so more people can join in the fun.
• Visit some of the other participants and leave them some LOVE!
  

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Did you take the craft bookmark challenge??

On Thursday I challenged you to choose just one thing from your bookmark list
and make it.

Did you take the challenge?
You've got two weeks.
We'll meet back here April 28th and show what we've done.

I think I know what I'm going to do.

However, I found a few more ideas that I've been pondering.

{Marshmallow Bunny Plushies by Dandelions & Lace}


{Tooth Fairy Pocket by Craft, Interrupted}
We're in process of losing our 2nd tooth - we need one STAT!

{Business in the Front - Party in the Back Dress by tidbits}

{Personalized Clay Easter Eggs by The Rachel Berry Blog}

It's not too late to pick a project of your own and get started.
I'm super excited to see what we all get done.

Let's Play What Have You Bookmarked from Blogland?

We all do it.
Find awesome stuff around Blogland and bookmark them.
I currently have hundreds of ideas bookmarked.
I've actually made a handful of them.

I decided to share with you some things I've recently bookmarked.
Things I REALLY want to make.
So I'm issuing a challenge.
I'm challenging us to choose just ONE thing you've recently
bookmarked and make it.
Then come back here and share it with us!

My recent bookmarks are:

{Ruffled Easter Egg Tee @ Positively Splendid}
.

{Chocolate Mint Brownies @ The Family Cookbook}

P.S. I have to give a shout out to The Family Cookbook.
My friends have started this blog to cook their way through the family cookbook.
Um, my husband grew up on much of this food, because he is besties with one of the husbands.
The food is amazing.
Follow the journey.
Make the food.
You'll thank me.

{Twisty Tie Wire Bird's Nest @ A Law Student's Journey}

{Yarn Wreath Tutorial by Angel Face Designs @ 30 Days}

{Fabric Airplane Tutorial @ 2 little hooligans}

{ruffly headband @ heart of light}

There you have my recently bookmarked.
Take the challenge.
Meet back here in two weeks and we'll share what we've made!

Marvelous Monday: Valentine's Day Treat Ideas

I lovey {LOVE} making treats.

It's too bad we can't live on treats alone,
because my family would be SET!
Like I said - it's the dinner department where don't get TOO fancy.
But treats - yeah- that's my favorite!

So I though I'd share some of the fun things I made last year.
Last year I had Valentine's Day Party of my own with some of my friends.
It made these cuties.

I got the idea from The Idea Room.

She put hers on sucker sticks, but I just made them as candies.
And then bagged them up in sandwich bags and added cute treat toppers.
I also gave some to JT's preschool teachers.
I used the same treat toppers to make treats for JT's friends.
He's an animal nut - so it was perfect.At the Valentine's Day Party,
I wanted everyone to make {heart} shaped cake pops.
But they were too hopped up on {LOVE} Potion to concentrate.
So I was left with A LOT of cake pop "dough".
I couldn't get the hearts to look right.
So I just switched to cute cake pops.
They were a hug hit at park day.

I also made Red Velvet {HEART} Whoopie Pies.
Mmm . . . they were yummy.
I used the recipe and tutorial at Annie's Eats.

And finally, I made these rice krispie pops from Skip to My Lou.
I didn't have the heart mold, so I put it into a jelly roll pan,
and then used a cookie cutter to cut them out.

I hope those give you some fun ideas.
What treats have you made that you {love}?
Did you see the NEW cute giveaway from Two Lilies Boutique?

ETA: I'll be linking up HERE!!!

Project Idea: {HEART}felt Necklace

I adore this cute little felt {HEART} necklace by New House Project.
Who wants to cut the tiny hearts for me to make one for Isabella?
Or tell me an easy way to do it that doesn't require an industrial grade die cut machine?