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Have you ever been invited to a “Holiday Sweater Party” and wondered where you were going to find a unique holiday sweater to wear? This kit is just the ticket! Michael Simon, who designed many of those unique holiday sweaters in the 1980s, has created …
For the past few months I have been trying to get everything organized here in our home. Believe it or not, I still have boxes upon boxes that need to be unpacked from when we moved in here back in January of 2013. Trust me, …
As you all know…our daughter got married last weekend and we have been babysitting our 5 year old grand daughter all week while the kids are on their honeymoon in Mexico.
After the Princess gets home from school, eats dinner and does her homework…we have been coming up with various fun activities to keep her busy. A few nights ago hubby whipped up some Glow-in-the-Dark Blowing Bubbles and she absolutely loved them!
They are supper easy to make and here is how he made them.
1 Large Bottle of Blowing Bubbles (dollar store)
1 Pkg. Glow-in-the-Dark Sticks (dollar store)
Scissors
Stir Stick
1 Empty Mason Jar
You will want your kids to wear old clothing while playing with these types of bubbles as those splatters can stain clothes.
He poured half of the bubble solution into an empty mason jar. He then cut off the ends on 3 glow sticks and poured the “glow” solution into the mason jar with the bubbles solution. He used a stir stick to stir them together.
He put an old t-shirt of his on Gia that fit her like a dress to cover up her clothing and then left her loose out into the yard to blow her glow-in-the-dark bubbles. She had a lot of fun with those things!
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Last month my grand daughter and I had an arts & crafts play date. During this particular date…we decided to make some homemade sidewalk chalk and here is how we made it. Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Recipe & Instructions * Two parts Plaster of Paris * …
As you all know, I have a little 5 year old grand daughter who attends preschool. Well, she does for another 2 weeks and then she enters Kindergarten. We are so proud of her and excited that she will be entering the “big kid’s school” …
I love crafting…matter of fact, I have another blog that is solely dedicated to crafts! I dabble in all kinds of different crafting mediums but my favorites are paper crafts, especially scrapbooking.
Today I wanted to introduce you all to a fun collection of craft supplies from Spellbinders. The supplies that I will be showing you today are all from the Celebrations product line and are readily available via various retailers online and offline.
The collection that I am featuring is by Richard Garay and the entire collection includes dies, stamps, paper, inks & accessories that are all coordinated to work perfectly together. You can create one-of-a-kind greeting cards, gifts, scrapbook layouts and more.
For the review I received 2 of the little craft kits to check out for all of you. I received the Celebrate Party Hat Card kit and the Best Day Ever Treat Bag kit.
Each of the kits includes everything that you need except for a glue stick and scissors. You will need to supply those. In addition, they came with a full-color instruction sheet with step-by-step directions.
I first made the Celebrate Party Hat Card using all of the supplies from the kit. This took me less than 3 minutes to complete. I then moved onto the Best Day Ever Treat Bag project which took me less than 2 minutes to complete. Total time invested…5 minutes if that.
I think the Celebrate Party Hat Card is cute & adorable. However, I think the Best Day Ever Treat Bag is dumb. Sorry, just being honest here. I would BUY the party hat card kit but I would NOT buy the treat bag kit at all.
I do want to admit, I am a very experienced paper crafter and I own a ton of crafting supplies. I am very picky on what I purchase and I feel that the quality of materials in the cardmaking kit are “good” but the quality of materials in the treat bag are “poor”. I definitely could of came up with something prettier than that. Plus, the tags for the treat bag were poorly printed onto the cardstock…not a nice, crisp & clear image at all.
So, for this review…I am giving the cardmaking kit a 3 out of 5 stars and the treat bag a 1 out of 5 stars on my rating scale. I hate to be negative in any of my reviews but I simply was NOT impressed with that treat bag project at all.
In addition to the 2 kits…I received a little packet of clear rubber stamps with celebration “wording” on them. I opened them up and I thought the quality was terrible. I own a LOT of rubber stamps (traditional and clear) and these were not great. I am going to donate them to a local shelter that I know who has a women’s scrapbooking group for them to use.
You can learn more about Spellbinders and the products that they have to offer by visiting their site online.
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Easter is only a few short weeks away and if you haven’t already started your Easter craft projects, now is the time to do so! Last year I found a bunch of clear glass dessert plates at our local dollar store and I picked up …
The Zebra Pen Corporation offers an extensive line of writing instruments including ball point pens, highlighters, mechanical pencils, gel rollers, rollerballs and correction pens. They stand behind their name and guarantee quality, satisfaction and an ultimate writing performance. As a big crafter and scrapbooker, I …