Must Make Mondays

I've found some fantastic ideas floating around this week, and here are a few of my favorite...


Procrastination Station shares this cute idea for a baby shower gift - to go bags with wipes, formuls, onesies, etc.

Be Different Act Normal featured this adorable witches hat and broom meal - my kiddos would love it!

Big Red Kitchen has a recipe for a delicious looking 2 ingredient pumpkin cake - I'll be tryin this soon!

Tablespoon shows off some cute Nutter Butter Ghosts - wouldn't this be adorable for a Halloween party?

A Brooklyn Limeston In Progress writes a how to for this wonderful DIY Dinnerware!

  

Dashing Dish shows off how to make mini deep dish pizza - this would be great for a party too!  I could even see buying some muffin tins that make 6, throwing a party and having a pizza bar set out where each couple takes their own pan and adds their own ingredients!  How fun!?


Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas!  I can't wait to try these out!

Whatever Wednesday

Life has gotten in the way of my posting this week.  I have a few minutes to chat right now so lets play catch up ok?

Must Make Monday Wednesday

Toilet Paper Tube Marble Run @ Two Chicks and A Hen - The kiddos love marble runs, and this one looks so simple to make and transport.  I will totally be making this and saving it for a rainy day!

Fall and Halloween Mantels Roundup @ Rusty Blue Bird - This mantel really caught my eye! I'm LOVING the witch feet hanging down!

Modge Podge and Fabric Phone Covers @ Decorganize Crafts - Beautiful and inexpensive! I am a little obsessed with phone covers, and now the possibilities are endless!

Jalapeno Popper Dip @ Big Red Kitchen - This looks amazing, and with football season here I'll be making lots of dips in my near future!

Nutella Cookies @ Tasty Kitchen - I made these for a church function Monday night.  Mine didn't look as pretty but they tasted good!

 

Jack-o-Lantern Jars @ Not So Idle Hands - So cute and I totally have all the stuff to do this on hand.

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Toddler Teaching Tuesday Wednesday -

C is for Colors

I kind of cheated this week, ok...I totally cheated this week.  I used the same foods and songs from last weeks B is for Brown Bear unit, we colored a lot of coloring pages and did lots of finger painting, and then I just made it a point to focus on the different colors as we came across them in life.  The bad news is I feel kind of guilty but the good news is colors can come up in lots of other units, and also that K is pretty young so colors aren't really something all that age appropriate anyway and he has a lot of time to learn them!  That might just be me justifying it but hey, remember that whole life thing from the beginning of this post, it also got in the way of my creativity and making anything new time. Oh, and K totally knows red now so at least he learned the most important color (go Wolfpack!).

There, all caught up. Tomorrow I have a totally yummy recipe for something that looks disgusting but is declicious!  See you then!

Must Make Monday's

Donna Hay: Everything you need all in one packet.  This would be fantastic for a picnic or party!

 Big D and Me: revealed her kitchen gallery wall, and has lots of the printables for free on her site!  I have the perfect space for something like this beside my kitchen table...I might be using some of these printables, especially the olive you one...so cute!

 Making Me Do : Laundry detergent boxes into storage boxes! How cute!  These would look adorable on my craft desk to hold different papers and supplies.

 Love, Lindsey: turned a shutter into a kitchen rack; I love functional and pretty things!

 Martha Stewart: who knew coffee cans and twigs could look so good!?  I'm thinking about making these as Christmas gifts with a little variation...maybe spray painting the twigs, or even using cinnamon sticks instead of twigs for a nice scent!

Organize and Decorate Everything:  this would be great for back to school time, or change out the "welcome" banner for the name of the teacher and give it to your childs teacher!

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Five Favorite Finds - Tips and Trick Edition

A not so secret addiction of mine is Pinterest, and lately there have been some pretty cool tips and tricks I've found, which I thought I'd share with you.

Food Lush Blog shares how to keep mold from growing on fresh fruit - wash them in a one part vinegar 10 part water mixture

10 more things to do with vinegar are shared at This Old House - my favorite is cleaning a paintbrush

Martha Stewart, the genius she is, has some great cleaning tips - one is to use a pillowcase to dust your fans so the dust doesn't fly everywhere...why didn't I think of that before!?

I don't know about you (it's probably just me), but I always ruin my cast iron pans just because I can't get them clean enough and it drives me nuts. Martha Stewart also says to scrub them with course salt and a sponge; it gets all the oils and foods off.

Life Hacker shares an idea for an ice bucket that doesn't end up a watery mess - put a colander in a drip bucket! I've seen some really pretty ones at Pier 1 too; I might have to buy some and try this out for my next party!

Five Favorite Finds

Hope you all had a fantastic week and are having a great weekend! I know I've been MIA this week, and I could list a million excuses, but lets just get to the cool stuff I've found instead...

Mason Jar Lanterns from Brown Paper Packages - would look adorable on an outdoor set!

Frozen Berries from Kayotic Kitchen - would be a great treat on these 100*F+ days we've been having here

Dear Lizzy is taking it back old school with slap bracelets, but definitely updates them!

Homemade Chandelier from Art is Beauty - another fabulous outdoor lighting source!

Smores Bar - would be a really fun idea at a backyard barbeque!




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Five Favorite Finds - Cute Baby Photos Ideas Edition

Today's the big day! I'm SO EXCITED!!!! For those of you that followed my blog this week, you all know I'm throwing a baby shower today. I'll be back tomorrow night hopefully to share with you the big reveal! Brooke's due in 6 1/2 weeks! For my five favorite finds this week I've decided to post some cute baby photos and ideas of keeping track of their growth!

The Macs had a good idea to mark important milestones with a chalkboard



Famille Summerbelle marked each month with magnetic letters and numbers



Young House Love took weekly photos of their baby with colorful fabrics and photoshopped onesies



Hanna Mac Photography made this cute pregnancy book, then continued with monthly updates after the baby was born



Real Simple showcased a cute way to track growth...through the babies shoes!

Five Favorite Finds - Baby Shower Edition

I'm throwing my sisters baby shower and it's exactly ONE WEEK from today! I've got most of it done, but there are some last minute things left to make. My plan is to share one project a day from things I've made, leading up to the big reveal on Saturday! For now, here are some ridiculously cute baby showers I've found when looking for inspiration.

Pink Whimsy Baby Shower




Americana




Pink and Grey Safari





Boy Jungle Themed Shower





Cowboy Baby Shower