Finding Fabulous Food, Photos and Crafts to Share
Good morning! School is out for summer and that means craft time! I have been trying to come up with a few decorations for my new classroom next year and found the perfect paper to make a Magnolia Wreath. This paper is in the “Earth” pack from Michael’s Craft Store. Of course, any dark/medium …
Happy Summer!!!! Time to stop and enjoy my kids for the summer. To celebrate the end of the year, we have an ice cream party for the kids and a craft party for the adults. Tryazon awarded me with these beautiful and functional craft Deflecto organizers that you can find at Amazon and Michaels. The …
Hello! Here is an easy and fun art project for those stormy summer days. String art is very popular right now and can be used to make anything from your initials, to objects, to this “magic” eye. As they say: everything old is new again! We made string art in Algebra II/Trig back when I …
What is the white stringy stuff in the photo? That is strawberry DNA! You can see DNA as well with just a few household ingredients and materials. Strawberry season is almost here and sometimes… well not every strawberry is great. You can mash just 3 of these up over spring break or the summer …
I am super excited to show you this DIY canvas wall!!! The possibilities are endless and the result is SO much fun. Photo canvases are cool… and very expensive. Even a small 12″ photo canvas can run around $40 each. This canvas wall cost about $50 for EVERYTHING. They are so much fun to …
Hello Everyone! It’s my first shared blog post between Mary Riley Photography blog and this one. I haven’t had a craft on here in a long time and thought I would share this no sew project that was super easy to do and my little girl LOVES this dress. She had to show her teachers immediately! …
Craft time! Need something inexpensive to hand out for neighbor gifts? Class parties? Decorate another gift? This is a craft I received last year and re-created it for you to download and make yourself. I promised to credit Jean and Tammy for making them 🙂 I re-drew to the snowman and sewed more scarves …
Next week is Thanksgiving and while some of it is about making food, another part is decorating. This is a super easy and fun pumpkin garland that we made at MOPS. It was a huge hit! The cost is very minimal and wouldn’t cost anything if you already have some scrap paper and a couple …
Book Review: It is my turn for Book Club this month and we are reading one of my favorites of the last 5 years: “The Last Child” by John Hart. John Hart won the Edgar Award for this novel and his previous one as well. The only person to win the Edgar Award for consecutive novels, …
Book: I started reading “Not a Fan” by Kyle Idleman. Our church did the bible study a few years back and the reviews are quite… interesting. One of those books that has 5 star reviews or 1 star reviews and not much in the middle. Either you are a “fan” of “Not a Fan”… …
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