There are so many AMAZING Easter Egg ideas over at It's Overflowing! My friend, Aimee, came up with a blog Easter Egg Hunt idea. I've had so much fun checking out all the ideas! You should go check them out and while you're there you might recognize a blogger...it's me! My Easter Egg was featured today! You can check it out here. What do you think? Are you going to try it? What is your favorite way to decorate eggs?
Be sure to go visit Aimee at It's Overflowing! She's having an Egg Hunt today, tomorrow, and Wednesday...you may recognize one of the bloggers....IT'S ME! I will be featured one of the days! YAY! My decoration is "egg-stra" special! ha!
I've had a blast making spring decorations and different topiarys. You can check out a different topiary (meaning different than the one I'm going to show you how to make today) here, my spring door decoration here, and my birdhouses here. It's like I have Spring Crafting fever or something...ha...let's be honest...I always have crafting fever! I'm so excited to introduce my second tutorial! I got such a great response from my first video that we're onto number two!
Yesterday, my son and I had a blast making St. Patrick's Day shirts. I made my daughter's and my son made his own. I've seen green pepper prints done before and actually, just recently on I heart naptime, where they made them on paper. So, I started thinking..."Why don't we use fabric paint and make t-shirts!" Yay! So here they are...
I added a stem and the word "Lucky" to my daughter's.
My son decided to just go for it and he stamped all over his shirt.
It really turned out so CUTE!
Here are the supplies we used: Green pepper, fabric paint, and a tshirt
So easy to make, just dip the green pepper into paint, and stamp away! Allow it to dry. After its done drying, put a light cloth (such as a dish towel) over it, and use an iron to go over the area you painted. That heat seals it. You're done! Enjoy!
Ever since I was little I have loved anything to do with smiles. I even used to collect smiley buttons. Hence, after each post on my blog here, I sign off by saying "Smiles, Jill". It absolutely breaks my heart to know that there are children out there that aren't able to have a smile. Thanks to an organization called Operation Smile children around the world are able to smile! You have got to watch the video below..it's only 2 minutes.. it's very powerful! ...I was crying in those two minutes, you guys...
What did you think? Powerful right?
I'm extra excited to tell you that I'm involved in a collaborative bloggers' project call the ShareASmile Project. We are helping to raise funds for Operation Smile.
Through the ShareASmile Project, we're having a Smile-A-Thon! We're photographing smileys we see everywhere around us and uploading them to the Spontaneous Smiley website.
Spontaneous Smiley donates $1 to Operation Smile for every photo uploaded!
Each surgery to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the world only costs $240 through Operation Smile.
Helping Operation Smile is easier than you'd think-and lots of fun! Here's what you can do:
1.Look for spontaneous smileys, photograph them, and upload the photos to the Spontaneous Smiley website. Include in the "who are you" section the words "ELIZABETH SENT ME".
Here are some examples of spontaneous smileys
Here is my first spontaneous smile...
....I know, I know...it looks staged..but it's totally not! My 2 year old son was coloring, I was busy doing something...I looked down and there it was a spontaneous smile! I asked him what he made and he said, "Circles". He had no idea that he had just made a smiley! I guess the crayons were happy to be used!
2. Sponsor one of our bloggers. As in a walk-a-thon, we’re collecting pledges of any amount per photo we collect and upload. You maycontact me or comment below with a pledge amount if you’re interested in participating in this way.
3. Print off sponsor sheets and collect your own pledges.
You could even try this with a local group (school project, art class, kids’ club, Scouts, etc.). You’ll find all the information you need to collect your own pledges here.
If you’re a blogger, it would be awesome if you’d like to join us in the ShareASmile Project! Please feel free to post the button on your blog and join us for the next 14 days of sharing spontaneous smileys!
In addition to the Smile-A-Thon, we’re raising awareness for Operation Smile and Spontaneous Smileys in several other ways, too!
There will be giveaways from now until the 31st! These giveaways are from ShareASmile Contributing Bloggers who are generously donating something related to their ShareASmile project.
Be sure to check out the ShareASmile giveaways.
March 18th -Broken Treasures giveaway March 20th – Boo Boo Princess giveaway March 23rd – Broken Treasures giveaway March 27th -Broken Treasures giveaway March 31st – Spontaneous Smiley Book Giveaway
Join us for a Twitter party on Monday, March 26th at 2:00pm EST with #shareasmile Come prepared to share activities, crafts, food, etc. that are smile or spring related
Jalisa at Patches of Pink asked the design team to come up with a Spring themed project. I LOVE spring colors! I also have been in love with pedestals lately. You might remember the candy jars I created that were vases on pedestals. If not, you can check them out here. Therefore, I decided to create birdhouses and yes, you guessed it on pedestals!
Supplies:
wooden birdhouses (I found at the $1 section at Michaels), acrylic paint, glass candlesticks (found at the $ store)
How to:
1. Spray paint candlesticks (they may need a couple of coats). Allow them to dry
2. Paint birdhouses
3. I will be using the candlesticks for other decorations so I didn't glue them on but if you would like them to be stuck on the candlesticks then use E6000 to stick them on.
4. Enjoy!
I hope you link up with us over at Patches of Pink. You have until April 1st!
What are your plans for St. Patrick's Day? Do you need last minute St. Patrick's Day ideas? This week at Cooking With Cricut our challenge is a St. Patrick's Day Theme! The Design Team has gone above and beyond! You can check out their projects here.
I chose to do a St. Patrick's Day treat bag.....
I used the rainbow from the Once Upon a Princess cartridge cut at 3".
Inside the bag are these yummy thumbprint cookies.
To make the bag, I used a white lunch bag and cut off the bottom. I sewed around the entire bag (well except for the top, obviously! ha!). Then I folded over the top and hole punched through so the ribbon could lace through.
I hope that you are having nice weather...this week has been beautiful here!
Did you get "Boo-ed" this Halloween? We did! I'm not sure who did it, but I think I have an idea....so we're leaving this treat for the "Boo-ers" for St. Patrick's Day!
I tasted some of these chocolate balls and they are DELICIOUS! I got them from The Wakarusa Dime Store! They come in all different colors and sizes! These are great little treats for any holiday..birthday...etc....
The label I made and you can download it here! Yay! I'm so glad I learned how to make printables! See below for directions on how to download. If you already know how....Have a Lucky day! Smiles, Jill
If you've never downloaded a printable follow these directions.....ENJOY!
You will be brought to Photobucket. You will not see the word "File" but if you take your mouse to the upper left hand corner of the printable, you will see it. Go to File then a drop down menu will pop up and go to download! There you have it! Now you can download and print away! Also, when in doubt, just right click right on the image and click "Save As". Then you can save the printable to your computer. My printer allows me to print at different sizes like 8X10 and 5X7 along with the quantity to be printed off! Let me know if you have any questions because I was a lost puppy when it came to printables at first!
Have you seen Heather's SUPER cute layout she linked up to my link party Sundays are Lovely?
I L-O-V-E the color palate she chose! I love the wood grain background and then the bright vibrant colors! The patterns go so well together! AWESOME job, Heather! Keep Creating because YOU'RE AMAZING!
Here is a close up photo I took of my daughter. She looked so snugly in her car seat and I loved being able to just see her face peeking through the car seat cover. Her eyes were so big and open, I captured this moment, so I can remember it forever.
I hope that you are capturing special moments today!
Hi, everyone! I posted my first video tutorial yesterday! Yay! So much fun! If you missed it you can check it out here. I hope you are having a SUPER week! If not here's a little jar of fun that you can make to cheer yourself up!
A FRUIT RAINBOW
I originally saw this idea on Bloom, and knew that I must make them for my MOPS girls. I'm a table leader and made the girls at my table a welcome present in September you can check it out here. Ever since the first day I have been making them little bits of fun. I also made chocolate hearts you can check out here.
Anywhooo....This jar was DELICIOUS!
Do you say ROY G. BIV to help you remember the colors of the rainbow? I ALWAYS do! So here's my ROY G. BIV recipe:
I just used a big circular squeeze punch I got from JoAnn Fabrics..actually from my awesome in-laws for my bday! I love it and use it all the time!...obviously as displayed here!
So there you have it! A FRUIT RAINBOW in a jar! Yummy!
I L-O-V-E video tutorials! I just love watching people make things, so I thought just in case there are other people out there like me, I would make a video tutorial for you! The Baby Shower Wreath, that really isn't a wreath was a big hit, so I thought I would share a video tutorial with you. I know some of you are SUUU-PER Crafters (cue music now..do, do, do, do), but for those of you who have questions about making wreaths or are just a little unsure about what to do, here is a simple little door decoration for you to watch!
The project with the most views was Holly's project! So cute! I l-o-v-e banners and this is a great spin on one! It's so fun! Look at the cool paper she used and the pearl detail! Way to go Holly!
So I decided to keep the link party open for the whole Month again! So, basically, every time you post a project, just come on over and link it up here! Let's see if we can get 31 projects linked up! What do think? I think we can! How about this...if we get 31 projects linked up....I'll do a giveaway! Sounds fun to me! Let's do it! 31 projects!
Oh, BTW's....I did a video tutorial today! I'm so excited about it! Come back tomorrow to check it out!
In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday (today), I wanted to share a book that my son and I made together. I used to be a first grade teacher and we made books all the time in my classroom. It was so much fun and so I decided I would make one with my 2 year old. Now when I taught first grade, my students wrote the stories, since my son is two I helped him with the writing. He picked out the stickers and put them on the pages. Then I wrote for him! Here's the book:
Here's a look at the inside:
Every page said "I like" and then the name of of the car.
Except the last page that said:
I have a binding machine and laminator, but if you don't have a binding machine or laminator you could take it to have it laminated and bound at an office supply store. Another idea for binding it..... you could also just hole punch it and add rings.
I hope that you have a great day today and are able to take a break and read!
