Some Days You Feel Like a Super Star

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About a week ago, as I was folding laundry in the basement, water began to drip through the floor above me.  I was running a dishwasher load at the time, so this was a rather bad sign.  I went upstairs and sure enough, the dishwasher was leaking water all over the floor… ugh.  Spewing a [...]

Glittery Decorative Halloween Shelf Craft Project #GlueNGlitter #cbias

Halloween Decorative Shelf Craft

I had been looking for a decorative Halloween shelf, but couldn’t find one, so I started thinking about the prospect of making one myself.  When the opportunity came up to make a Halloween craft project using Elmer’s Foam Board and Glue Spots, it seemed the perfect chance to tackle this project (and give myself the [...]

Create your own Costume, of your Child’s Favorite Nick Jr Characters

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My daughter LOVES Nick Jr.  Her favorite show is Yo Gabba Gabba, but she is a big fan of Olivia,as well.  I was happy to see that Nick Jr. offers fun craft projects online, which include our kids favorite characters.  Instructions and printables can be gotten right off the website. They even have costume projects [...]

Glue Dots Make Crafting with Kids Easy

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Glue dots are convenient little gobs of acid free glue, that come on sheets or in dispensers, which look much like a typical roll of tape.  They bond instantly with no mess, and come in several types for differing applications. My little daughter and I tried out glue dots on a paper craft project a couple [...]

Making Speckled Easter Eggs

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There is something special about speckled Easter eggs, they mimic nature, but still have festive flair.  Making Speckled eggs for Easter is fun & easy… My daughter helped me with Easter eggs for the first time today.  We made simple speckled Easter eggs, with a little clear glitter.  The speckle effect is achieved by mixing a [...]

Getting Organized in 2010 : Mid-January Update

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My resolution to get organized this year continues. I’ve decided to make this a twice monthly feature.   Some slow but steady progress has been made, in my fight over storage issues, over the past two weeks.  Getting my Schedule Organized Since the end goal is to be organized in all areas by the end of [...]

Getting Organized in 2010

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Things have gotten a bit disorganized around here lately, and I have decided that it will be my resolution to remedy the situation.  It occured to me that some of the other things I was considering as resolutions, might benefit from a more organized living space, so it  seemed the best place to start. I started [...]

Cute Gag Christmas Gifts to Make

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Do you have a few people on your list who have been naughty this year.  These gag holiday gifts are just the thing for them. All are cheap and easy to make, and none of these Christmas joke gifts take very long to create.   You still have time to make them. Christmas Poo Gifts Christmas poo gag gifts [...]

Free Christmas Paper Craft Projects for Kids

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I have found some fantastic free Christmas printable paper craft projects on the web.  I decided to share some of my favorites with you.  Just the thing for a chilly day, inside with the kids. ScrapbookScrapbook.com has a wonderful Nativity project, for you to do with your kids.  Just print, cut-out, color and assemble.  When completed [...]

I Made my Dog a Bed

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Our German Shepherd is getting older, and has had a bad year. She lost her sister this spring. They were only 3 days apart in age and had been together from 7 weeks old. So I decided it was time for her to upgrade from a rug, to a doggie bed. I looked in our [...]