Bye Bye Crayon.. Hello Clean!

Recently, I cleaned out my classroom and said goodbye to teaching!

 I found these baskets when I was cleaning it out.

I was so excited because I'm redoing my craft room and needed little baskets.

The only problem was that they were all marked up from the crayons.

I tried everything to clean them up and nothing worked until I became friends with

Mr. Clean and his Magic Eraser Pads! Have any of you tried these? Oh my, they work wonders!

Seriously, look at the pictures above, and it is proof!

The only thing they don't do as well on is pencil markings. 

Crayon is like a miracle, but pencil is not, so I just used a regular eraser!

They are all clean now and in my craft room!

What are your tricks for cleaning?

Hope your day is SUPER fun!

End of the Year Cookie Treat

Participating in summer camps or taking a summer class? 

Well, my husband taught a summer law class. 

So, of course, I had to make a cute little treat for his students for their last day!

Do you watch the tv show shark tank? I absolutely LOVE it!

You may remember a cute little lady, Blondie, who came out and talked

about her cookies, "Blondie's Cookies".

Well, I almost fell out of my chair because we have one of those stores in our mall!

They are by far THE BEST cookie you will ever have in your life....NO JOKE!

Since we found out that they were in financial trouble we had to support them even more,

because if they went out of business not only would I be sad, but my entire family for sure!

So we bought the cookies from Blondies, which you can check her out here and wrapped them up all cute.
My husband was like, "Why don't you just send in some napkins and they can just grab a cookie".....very thoughtful of him, but this type of thing is right up my alley, so I made a printable, which is at the end of the this post, some ribbon, tape, XL Circular punch, regular hole punch, foam stickers, and cellophane bags.

Here is how I secured it in the back with a foam sticker

I hope you enjoy this printable!

Just right click on the printable itself and download it by

clicking "Save Image As"....

Obviously you know that this is just for personal use only:)

Thanks:)!

For newbies, just use an XL circular punch if you want to make the treat like I did:)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a SUPER fun day!

I link to these awesome parties:

Sunday: Jaihart, I Heart Naptime, Nifty Thrifty Things, It's Overflowing Monday: Delectable Home, C.R.A.F.T.  DIY Showoff, Between Naps on the Porch, Thrifty Decor Chick, Debbie Doo's, Home Stories A to Z, Evolution of Style Tuesday: Lil Luna, Coastal Charm, Nest for Less, Tip Junkie, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Get Your Craft On, Kurtz Corner,  Centsational Girl , Primitive and Proper, Funky Polka Dot Giraffe  Wednesday: Savvy Southern Style, Organize and Decorate,  Mommy Solutions, Power of Paint, Newlyweds Recipe Linky, Southern Lovely , Home Happy Home, Crafty Sasse Wednesday, Gingersnap Crafts, A Crafty Soiree  Thursday: The Shabby Creek Cottage, Made in a Day, House of Hepworths, the 36th Avenue,  Crafty, Scrappy, Happy, 52 Mantels Friday: Making Lemonade, Blissful and Domestic, One Artsy Mama, Serenity Now, Tatertots and Jello, The Shabby Nest, Thirty Handmade Days, Addicted 2 Decorating, Funky Junk Interiors, Financial Friday, Furniture Friday, At the Picket Fence, The Rooster and the Hen, Classy Clutter

Dress Up Your Flower Pots

Sometimes it's fun to add a little something to a flower pot to give it height, a bit of color, or interest.

You may remember a post I did where I added vinyl house numbers to a flower pot. If not, you can check it out here.

Today, I decided to add these flower picks to our Brella Bowl for fun.

If you notice the plates, cups, etc... in the background of the pictures, I won those at 

a recent wedding shower I went to. I never win at Bingo, but I did and got all of the dishes as my prize!

Woot Woot! I was so excited, so I made these flower picks to go with the dishes.

Want to make some?

These are sticks are so much fun! 

What do you do to dress up your planters?

I hope you have a Super fun day!

I link to these awesome parties:

Sunday: Jaihart, I Heart Naptime, Nifty Thrifty Things, It's Overflowing Monday: Delectable Home, C.R.A.F.T.  DIY Showoff, Between Naps on the Porch, Thrifty Decor Chick, Debbie Doo's, Home Stories A to Z, Evolution of Style Tuesday: Lil Luna, Coastal Charm, Nest for Less, Tip Junkie, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Get Your Craft On, Kurtz Corner,  Centsational Girl , Primitive and Proper, Funky Polka Dot Giraffe  Wednesday: Savvy Southern Style, Organize and Decorate,  Mommy Solutions, Power of Paint, Newlyweds Recipe Linky, Southern Lovely , Home Happy Home, Crafty Sasse Wednesday, Gingersnap Crafts, A Crafty Soiree  Thursday: The Shabby Creek Cottage, Made in a Day, House of Hepworths, the 36th Avenue,  Crafty, Scrappy, Happy, 52 Mantels Friday: Making Lemonade, Blissful and Domestic, One Artsy Mama, Serenity Now, Tatertots and Jello, The Shabby Nest, Thirty Handmade Days, Addicted 2 Decorating, Funky Junk Interiors, Financial Friday, Furniture Friday, At the Picket Fence, The Rooster and the Hen, Classy Clutter

Easy Way to Cut a Mango

Who loves mangoes?! I do I do! 

The only problem was that I had the hardest time cutting them until......

my friend taught me this trick, thanks Becky!

*I cut vertical and horizontal slices because it's easier for my kids to eat, but you don't have to do both, obviously!*

So easy, right? 

Now how do you eat your mangoes?

Plain, in a salad, in salsa?

Do you have any recipes you want to share?

Hope you have a SUPER fun day!

I link to these awesome parties:

Sunday: Jaihart, I Heart Naptime, Nifty Thrifty Things, It's Overflowing Monday: Delectable Home, C.R.A.F.T.  DIY Showoff, Between Naps on the Porch, Thrifty Decor Chick, Debbie Doo's, Home Stories A to Z, Evolution of Style Tuesday: Lil Luna, Coastal Charm, Nest for Less, Tip Junkie, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Get Your Craft On, Kurtz Corner,  Centsational Girl , Primitive and Proper, Funky Polka Dot Giraffe  Wednesday: Savvy Southern Style, Organize and Decorate,  Mommy Solutions, Power of Paint, Newlyweds Recipe Linky, Southern Lovely , Home Happy Home, Crafty Sasse Wednesday, Gingersnap Crafts, A Crafty Soiree  Thursday: The Shabby Creek Cottage, Made in a Day, House of Hepworths, the 36th Avenue,  Crafty, Scrappy, Happy, 52 Mantels Friday: Making Lemonade, Blissful and Domestic, One Artsy Mama, Serenity Now, Tatertots and Jello, The Shabby Nest, Thirty Handmade Days, Addicted 2 Decorating, Funky Junk Interiors, Financial Friday, Furniture Friday, At the Picket Fence, The Rooster and the Hen, Classy Clutter

Backyard Bug Game

Family Reunion on the horizon? Running out of summer activities? I have a super fun game for you to play! A couple of weeks ago, we had a family reunion at my mom and dad's house. My mom came up with this cute game

Such a FUN game!

What are your favorite summer games?

Have a super fun day!

I link to these awesome parties:

Sunday: Jaihart, I Heart Naptime, Nifty Thrifty Things, It's Overflowing Monday: Delectable Home, C.R.A.F.T.  DIY Showoff, Between Naps on the Porch, Thrifty Decor Chick, Debbie Doo's, Home Stories A to Z, Evolution of Style Tuesday: Lil Luna, Coastal Charm, Nest for Less, Tip Junkie, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Get Your Craft On, Kurtz Corner,  Centsational Girl , Primitive and Proper, Funky Polka Dot Giraffe  Wednesday: Savvy Southern Style, Organize and Decorate,  Mommy Solutions, Power of Paint, Newlyweds Recipe Linky, Southern Lovely , Home Happy Home, Crafty Sasse Wednesday, Gingersnap Crafts, A Crafty Soiree  Thursday: The Shabby Creek Cottage, Made in a Day, House of Hepworths, the 36th Avenue,  Crafty, Scrappy, Happy, 52 Mantels Friday: Making Lemonade, Blissful and Domestic, One Artsy Mama, Serenity Now, Tatertots and Jello, The Shabby Nest, Thirty Handmade Days, Addicted 2 Decorating, Funky Junk Interiors, Financial Friday, Furniture Friday, At the Picket Fence, The Rooster and the Hen, Classy Clutter

Sundays are Lovely Wedding Feature

Look at this gorgeous bell that Holly linked up to our link party Sundays are Lovely!

Isn't it perfect?!

Anyone who received this ornament would be over the moon, right?!

She used a ghost cut from the Cricut Cartridge Paper Doll Dress Up to make this bell!

Very clever Miss Holly!

To check out all the details on her project go here.

PLEASE Join us in the link party fun + giveaway here!

As always I hope your Sunday is Lovely!

CWC Happy Birthday Jen Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Cooking With Cricut and PaperCraftingWorld Designers June Blog Hop. Get ready for two days of great projects with each day showcasing different designers and projects. If you have come from the wonderful Michelle at Michelle's Crafty Creations then you are on the right track! If you would like to start from the beginning, please head over to Cooking With Cricut

We are celebrating our DT Coordinator, Jen's birthday!

She is such a caring, understanding, and nice person!

I'm so happy to be celebrating her birthday with her!

Jen loves the Florida Gators!

Therefore, I knew that the alligator on Cricut's Birthday Bash cartridge would be the perfect fit!

I used a rubberband as the closure to the card

It wraps around the button on the front.

Here is how I secured it on the back.

Be sure to head over to CWC and leave a comment for a chance to win some great blog candy! Now on to your next stop Larelyn from Handmade from the Heart.

I hope you have a super fun day!

CWC New Arrival Cartridge Showcase

Yesterday I did a cartridge showcase over at CWC . Just in case you missed it I thought I would post it.

 I have the honor of showcasing the super cute Cricut cartridge New Arrival. It is perfect for baby gifts or for decorating for a baby shower which is what I used the cartridge for!

 I made 2 banners for a baby girl shower I had recently:
You can check out more information about them here

I also made a onesie for my friend when she had her baby. This was the first onesie I ever made and the first time I cut with fabric using my cricut! At the time I did not know that the heat n bond permanent did not actually mean permanent. If I was to make this onesie again, I would stitch around the edges.

The cartridge also has tags, which are super helpful and I've used them many times! I hope you enjoyed the showcase and I hope you stop by and visit me at Jaihart!

Have a super fun day!

CWC Cartridge Showcase

Today I'm doing a cartridge showcase at Cooking with Cricut! 

I hope you come over and say "Hi"!

Double Sided Magnetic Board

Are you a note writer like me? This little magnetic board is perfect for it! It is also cute for hanging up pictures and putting recipes on it. I have just absolutely love mine! You may remember my post yesterday about the "I LOVE YOU" board. If not you can check it our here. I made this magnetic board as another part of the gift for my friend's wedding shower.

These boards are going to be available to purchase as a kit! We are doing a fundraiser CRAFT for a cause which you can check out all the details here.

I hope you have a super fun day!

I Love you because....board

I'm a sucker for a love note! So what better way to get a love note and give a love note than the "I LOVE YOU" Board. I originally saw this  here. The really cool thing about this board is that you can write directly on the glass with a dry erase marker! Then just take an eraser or a paper towel to erase your note and you are ready for another one! My husband and I have been exchanging notes and I've had so much fun with it that I decided to make one for my friend who is getting married.

To make this board...

Supplies:
Frame
Paper
Printer
fabric button cover kit
fabric

Steps:
1. Print off "I love you because..." on a piece of paper that is the same size as your frame and put it into your frame.
2. Follow the fabric button cover set instructions. Here is what a button cover kit looks like



3. Hot glue the buttons onto the frame!
4. Enjoy!

I hope you have a super fun day! 

Dad Cookie Lollipops!

Need a fun little treat for your next party?

 I made these "Dad Cookie Lollipops" with a tutorial for Meredith at The Party Press Blog.

You can check them out here!

I hope you stop by!

Have a SUPER FUN day!