Looking for some fun new things to try in your scrapbooks? Check out these 21 ideas that you can try or adapt for your scrapbook pages and mini-albums.
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Tutorial: Make Paris Magnets
Polymer clay lets you make great custom magnets – make a clay piece, bake and use a good, strong glue. Voila! Magnet. You can make an alphabet of letter magnets that suit your decor better than the plastic ones. Or … Read More...
Sea Animal Candy Pops
Planning an ocean or under the sea party? These cute sea animal candy pops will be a great addition. Meaghan from The Decorated Cookie shares the recipe and a video on how to create these cute little creatures. Cute treats … Read More...
Pineapple Upside Down Cake Cocktail
Now you can have your favorite dessert as a drink. I don’t know what is more dangerous, an extra slice of the upside down cake or an extra glass of this drink. What a great drink to share at a … Read More...
20+ Hilarious Baby Shower Game Ideas
If you’re in charge of planning a baby shower for a friend or family member, there are lots of cute game ideas over at Play. Party. Plan. Here are two of my favorite examples:
- Ice Ice Baby: Before the party,
Strawberries Foster
Love the idea of bananas foster, but not a big fan of bananas. No worries, replace those bananas with some strawberries. Becky Hardin from The Cookie Rookie came up with the idea of the fruit switch. This would be a … Read More...
Cookie Monster Cake
You can’t have too many Cookie Monster Cakes! This one looks a little easier, since you don’t have to worry about your piping skills. A great cake for a kids party, Sesame Street themed party, or for your favorite cookie … Read More...
Easy, Pretty, Fun Knits for Mom
Mother’s Day is coming up in the states a little earlier than I realized, and I thought it would be fun to share some ideas you can knit for the moms and grandmothers in your life.
I searched mom knitting … Read More...
28 Disney Inspired Recipes
For those of you who share my love of Disney, here are some fun recipes inspired by some of our favorite characters. Mallory at Buzzfeed shares some links to recipes inspired by Disney. These cute donuts decorated to look like … Read More...
How to make State shape art with cardboard box projector DIY
This project is so pretty and bold. State shapes are a great way to decorate (yah I know I just rhymed 🙂
And this post also is my favorite kind as it also includes a tutorial on how to make … Read More...
Homemade Lollipops
These fun lollipops can be made for adults only with some hints of alcohol or just plain with your families favorite flavor. I must warn you, there is a heartbreaking piece before the recipe regarding the the death of Lynn’s … Read More...
Prom Menu Ideas
Growing up we went out to dinner before prom, but the growing trend seems to be for the kids to have dinner or a small gathering at someone’s house before and after prom. If you are going to put on … Read More...
Greek Yogurt Cheesecake with Granola Crust
Cheesecake for breakfast?! That would be two thumbs up and yes please! This recipe is also gluten-free and refined sugar free. Rachel Conners from Bakerita shares this recipe that can be eaten for breakfast or as a snack. A guilt … Read More...
Crochet Patterns – Sleeping Panda Booties
These sleeping Panda booties are so cute. It’s a shame they don’t come in my size too. You can grab the free pattern via Hopeful Honey.
If you are looking for more crochet patterns for Baby booties check these ones … Read More...
Techniques: Cloud Backgrounds for Stamped Scenes
If you’re stamping an outdoor scene then you probably need clouds in the background, right? If you don’t have a cloud stamp that’s okay, you can do it yourself. Dina Kowal has two techniques for making clouds, one using a … Read More...
Put some patchwork in your pouch
Amy Smart at Diary of a Quilter uses patchwork smartly (excuse the pun) in this pouch bag design. Of the project she says,
It’s a great one for using small scraps or mini charms.
True. And if you keep your … Read More...
Tip: Organize Your Pens & Pencils
Gina over at California Scrappin’ shares a tip for getting all your writing implements – pens, pencils, and markers – sorted out and organized.
Clear 30 minutes to an hour one day and get this sorted! Get the rest of … Read More...
How to Get Your Organizing Mojo Back
Here are ten simple ways to get your momentum back when you lose motivation to get organized. Organization expert Aby Garvey explains what may be making you get stuck, and how to get moving again.
… Read More...These simple tips will help
Polymer Clay for the Garden
With gardening season coming up here’s some great goodies by the clay artists of Etsy – for your regular size garden or your miniature one.
 Garden Stake Set by OldKettleLane |
 Mini Morel Mushrooms by MariposaMiniatures |
 Sheep Figure Decoration by Catherinescritters |
Tip: Stamps with a Water Color Look
Here’s a great tip from Danielle Flanders to get a water colored looked using solid stamped images. She stamped her designs with dye based ink pads and then lightly blended the ink with a water brush. This is such a … Read More...