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Don't blink because then you may totally miss a whole month!  Seriously, where did November go? I can't get over how quickly it came and went!  Anyways, I thought I would share 2 shirts I made with/and for my kids for Thanksgiving.

This shirt my son made using his hand.  I painted his palm with brown fabric paint and then painted each finger a different color.  He haphazardly placed his had on his shirt....I love 2 year olds!  So I had to add a title at the top to offset the craziness, even though he smacked his hand down quicker then I could say "WAIT.... for Momma to help!" I love it though...probably even more!

This project was really fun to do.  We made these turkey shirts several times!  We made them with our play group friends and we also made them with our family on Thanksgiving! We couldn't get enough of them!  My nieces really got into it and even made turkey tracks up the arm sleeves!  They are very creative!

                                                      

Here's the shirt I made for my daughter and God daughter.  It was super fun to make! Just cut your ribbon to the size you like. Mine were around 4".  I folded them in half and ran them through the sewing machine.  I then took some brown fabric very soft, and ironed on Heat n bond.  Then I drew the turkey shape onto the Heat n Bond and cut it out.  I ironed the turkey body onto the ribbon and then sewed around the turkey body using a zigzag stitch.  This helped to secure the ribbons.  I then sewed 2 black eyes on using black beads.  Yellow tulle for the beak and red felt for the gobbler.  I also stitched the ribbons down under the flap so they stayed against the shirt.  It was a really fun project!

Hope everyone had a Great November! 

December here we come!

Thanksgiving Pop

Welcome to Jaihart  and the CookingWithCricut.com “Giving Thanks” Blog Hop!  If you've come from visiting Celeste at Touched By A Butterfly you're in the right place! Did you see Celeste's cute turkey card she did recently? Oh so cute, if you didn't go back and check it out. Anyways, If you've just happened across my blog and would like to hop along with us, you can go to CookingWithCricut.com and start at the beginning. Today’s hop is all about Thanksgiving decorations – for your home and table.

I love the idea of decorating pop bottles...or do you call them soda bottles?  I'm from Northern Indiana and we call it pop! So I decided to make these turkey styled pop bottle covers. I just used an xxl circle punch from fiskars along with the xxl scallop punch from fiskars to punch out the circle and scallop.  Then I used the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge for the turkey head ( I actually cut off his body and just used his head) and stamped "Celebrate" in black.  It was a simple project but added a holiday feel to my Jones pop bottle. By the way, I love Jones Pop! It's so tasty and delicious.  I love all the colors too! They are quite festive! So then, of course you need a matching straw.  I was thinking you could write each child's name on the straw to double it as a place card. One piece of advice if you're going to make the straw....get extra long straws!  The straw I used was not long enough to reach the bottom!

I thought I'd share another cute little decoration I saw on either Parents.com or Family Fun Magazine. com  they start to run together.  I loved this idea so much I just had to make it!  What a cute place card for the kid's table, right? So fun!

I literally, just took a brown paper bag and shaped it to my liking and then added a white paper bag around the bottom and fringed the end of the white. So easy and fun!

Thanks for stopping by!  YES, I do have Blog Candy!  You do not have to be a follower to win, you can of course be a follower if you wish or you can follow me by email. It's up to you.  In order to win though, I would like for you to answer one question.....What do you call a fizzy drink.....pop or soda?

Now head on over to Debbie at Workin Scrappin Mom of 4  to see what she's cooked up for you! Debbie just recently did a cartridge spotlight and showcased Sports Mania Cricut Cartridge.  If you need a sportsy idea, check out her ideas! I love her usage of embossing on her projects!

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm entering these into
Fantabulous Cricut - Red, Brown, Orange
                                    Patches of Pink- Link up Party
                                    The Playdate Cafe-Color Challenge
                                    Frosted Designs-Die Cuts
                                    I Heart Naptime-Link Party
                                    Be Different Act Normal-Show and Tell

PHEW!

It's over... finished, done, whatever you may say...The craft fair I participated in was this past Saturday and boy do I love craft fairs!  It's a lot of work and time consuming, which is why I have been M.I.A.  I've been getting some emails from people "Where are you? Are you ok?". So, Yes, I'm ok...I did get the flu, but mostly,  I was consumed with getting ready for the craft fair... but I  loved every minute of it!  Here's my booth:

The show went very well!  I even had my 6 month old daughter with me.  She was a saint!  She was so happy and smiley. All the customers loved her!  I think she sold a lot of items for me actually. She modeled the headbands for me:) Here she is napping.

FYI...This Saturday, November 19th, I will be participating in a Blog Hop for Cooking with Cricut.  Join in the fun!  We will have Thanksgiving decorating ideas for you!  I'm excited for my project! Hope you can come!

Enjoy your day,

Cookie Purse

This week at Cooking with Cricut (CWC) our challenge was to use a clock since Sunday is when we change our clocks back an hour ( I always remember by saying "Fall back in the Fall") or we could use a cookie since Wednesday, November 2nd is National Cookie Monster Day.....there are some new holidays I've learned since I joined this design team!  So, I decided to make a cookie purse!  This is basically a treat bag, but it looks like a purse.  Here it is:

Recipe:
Imagine More Cards
Felt Flower I made
Rhinestone
Black Cardstock
Cellophane bag
Cookies
White Cardstock

Cute little Treats!

I just loaded up the treats for my husband to take to his office and I had to take a picture and share! I just love them in this pumpkin!

I showed how to make the treats in an earlier post. For the tutorial click here.

                       Have a FALL-tastic day! (that's for you Lucas;)

Pumpkin Time!

My friend (she's awesome) came to visit me and we had the best time plus...we carved pumpkins!  Isn't it fun when friends come to visit?! Little did I know, that she actually had a pumpkin carving contest at her work.  So of course, we had to make her pumpkin super cute!  She wanted a princess theme, so we got out the Once Upon a Princess cartridge! Here's her final product:

So basically what we did was cut the crown and eyes out at true 2.6 on vinyl from the Once Upon a Princess Cartridge. We put the transfer tape on the vinyl and put it on the pumpkin.  The eyes were HUMONGOUS so we cut those down to fit. For the top of the crown she cut halfway through so you could see where it was supposed to be cut but not take it all the way out and then she cut the inside of the crown.  Make sense? This was the trickiest part. The eyes were super easy! She just cut around the vinyl eyes and pulled them out.  I think she totally should win....I don't have to even see the other pumpkins! Look at how cute it is! She even added eye shadow! Fun times....well, another Fun Halloween Project!

Go and enjoy,

Trick or Treat?

Need a last minute Halloween treat for neighbors, teachers, good friends?  Chocolate dipped marshmallows are not only super easy to make, they're super delicious!

Giveaway Winner and Fall Day

 Thank you so much to those who hopped along with us over the weekend for the Adopt a Shelter Pet, Cooking With Cricut blog hop!  It was a fun time!  I'm ready to announce my winner!  It was so fun to hear all of your pet stories and pet names, but

Patti Ross's dog "Jacob Marley the Christmas Dog" is the winner!

When I was in third grade, my brother and I got a dog for Christmas.  It brought me back to that day!  It was a happy day!  Congrats Patti Ross! 

SO............. IT'S GORGEOUS OUTSIDE! 

 I love beautiful fall days! The colors are fabulous! It's not too hot and it's not too cold! It just makes for a cheery day! 

Cooking With Cricut Blog Hop

Welcome to Jaihart (J♥) and the CookingWithCricut.com “Adopt A Shelter Pet”  Blog Hop!

October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, but we wanted to honor and celebrate all of our furry friends!   If you've come from visiting Nita at Nita Notes, you're in the right place! p.s. She's from Canada and my husband was so excited when he found that out;) He has Canadian relatives! Also, she made the cutest teddy bear chef card for our #55 challenge (check it out)! If  you've just happened across my blog and would like to hop along with us, you can go to CookingWithCricut.com and start at the beginning.

 Here is my Rhodesian Ridgeback, Leo! He's 5 years old and is the best dog ever! He is wonderful with my children and very protective of us.  We love him very much!

Isn't this just hysterical!  We had these taken when my son was 14 months! I just had to share it!

Giveaway, WINNER!

Congrats to Moira on winning my blog Giveaway.  Moira visited StarSunflower Studio and said "What a great idea Jill! So creative!" 

Moira's choice for her prize is a tie onesie! Congrats again, Moira!

I'm a guest blogger today + Giveaway!

Head on over to Starsunflower Studio!

I'm a guest blogger and check out the tutorial I did on how to make an easy baby toy!

 I'm going to be doing a giveaway! The winner will receive your choice of a set of notecards or anything of your choice from my shop. 

Christmas Cards already...? Yes! My Pink Stamper Challenge

I was in the store the other day and heard Christmas music! Yes, that's right, Christmas music!  Someone shouted, "Christmas music already? Come on People!"  I just started cracking up!  It may be a little early for Christmas music, but not Christmas card making! My Pink Stamper has a challenge going on so I decided to make a card. Here it is:

Bitten By the Bug 2 Wheelbarrow Challenge/I'm a Winner!

So my husband made a craft room for me in our unfinished basement. You can check it out here.  There was a lot of left over scrap wood.  My husband was getting ready to throw it all away until I stopped him and said "You can't throw away all that wood, think about all the decorations I could make with this wood!" ha!  He gave into my idea, and so I was able to keep the scrap wood, save the environment, and make this cool sign:

I will be entering this sign into a challenge at Bitten By the Bug 2.  

The challenge was to use a wheelbarrow in your project. Check it out here.

By the way................................................................

Pumpkin Project for Kids

Last Friday, my mom, my kids, and I went to a pumpkin patch in town.  Oh my goodness, do they have the varieties....wart looking, white, Cinderella, Long with white stripes....I can't even remember them all there were so many. Which pumpkin did my 2 year old choose, you ask..... ?

The little pumpkin.
The ones that are 4 for $1....which is great for the pocketbook, but out of all the choices...big, tall, skinny, striped, white, bumpy, warty. Yep that's right, the little pumpkin:) He's so funny!

Popping up to say Hello!

    Yesterday was WORLD card making day!  I had no idea there was a "card making day" let alone a WORLD card making day. So since it's pretty much a big deal....I decided to make this little cutie:) My son is really into toast right now.  Every meal....toast, momma...no matter what we are eating...toast momma....2 year olds are so funny! Anyways, so when I saw this little piece of toast I thought it was just great!  I want a stamp that says, "Popping up to say Hi"  My Pink Stamper...do you have one with that saying? If not, you can totally steal that from me,  just send me a stamp so that I can stamp it on my card;)