Valentines Crayons

So for Valenitnes day i was all excited to make some crayon valentines for the kiddos for school. so while cruising blog land i found these adorable crayons shaped hearts. the tutorial is there, but i have to say, i dont think that its really worth it. it ruined my molds and stuff. but they were super cute and the kiddos LOVED them!  and

see, crayons.

broken up in the molds,

melting,

and wrapped.

chunk trying to write his name........

crayons and candy.
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Tooth Fairy Pillow

so we have this happening here now, how is this happening already? so then in all my blog hopping i found a few of these.  this is the one that i can find right now,  there was another one that i had, that i used a bit more, but i cant find it for the life of me find it.  very sad, but i will keep looking, and when i find it, i will put it here.



but it was really rather easy.  and that must be easy, especially for me to say that, cuz i get kinda scared of the sewing machine.  i know i shouldn't be scared of it, but i kinda am.

anyway.  she LOVES it and that is what matters!

Job Chart Folow Up

so i made the clip boards.  and i have to say.....

epic fail.

kinda sad because i was so excited about it- but it just didn't work.  first the magnetic paint- that was no good.  even after like 6 coats- no magnets would stick to it.  so we had to get metal sheeting.  the magnets worked great, but now the clip boards were heavy. and the little papers kept falling off- so that was just kinda sad for me. 

but now the kids have clip boards they love to use to hold their maps.  the world is good i guess!  lol 

so what i ended up using was the good old formula cans covered! they have worked wonders in our house! i love it!!  then they have the tounge depressers that have what they need to do, when they are done we take them out of the jar and pu the marbles into the jar. they know to go to their cans, they know what to do for how many marbles- they know what cost marbles- namely watch tv, play computer/wii/play station. so its great! i love how excited my kids are to clean the bathroom! lol

it has been awesome.  now to keep coming up with chores!!

Micky Mouse Cupcakes

so when monkey turned 2, i knew with his mickey mouse obsession, i had to do something mickey related.  the only thing i could come up with was these.

pulverized oreos with cream cheese made into balls.  then covered in dark chocolate.  they were rich, and very delicious.  must eat with milk though!  hubs LOVES them!  lol

they werent as smooth as i would have prefered, but i was ok with that.  i also would have prefered to make the icing more colorful.  like a good red or yellow cuz that seems to scream mickey colors to me, but alas- the time did not allow for such things.  so the icing stayed white.  but it still looked ok and tasted good too!

i was rather pleased with the reaction too!!

My Red Candle Sticks

so i got these babies at a garage sale. i loved the shape of them. just not the color. so i pondered at Lowe's with my sister bored on the phone and decided to go with the best color for me. Burgundy. when in doubt go with a red. and i LOVE them!!!!

how beautiful are they?  they migrate around in the house, i haven't really where i really want them, so until then.....  but yeah, aren't they AWESOME!!!  i LOVE spray paint!

Star Cupcakes

we are a total cupcake family here.

for birthdays i have found it MUCH easier to make and decorate cupcakes rather than whole cakes. and they are portioned just wonderfully for little kids! win-win if ya ask me!

so for my sweet little angels 6th birthday i made these cupcakes. they were a HUGE hit!

i LOVE the look of them!

these are the ones that i took to school for here.  i think i was the favorite parent for the day.  talk about an ego boost!  lol, all i did was make candy, put it in the molds, and then ice and top!

it was awesome!

definite repeat i think.... now to find different shapes!

Christmas Rug

for my moms Christmas present, my sister and i decided that while we were visiting for the extended weekend, that we would 'quickly' make my mom a cute rug i saw HERE. well-  we got the paint

cleaned the feet,



painted the foot,

and walah!  there are upside down ones- they are doing handstands....

but i have to say that we had to put like 4 coats on it, so that was kinda sad, but it worked out ok.

 

but i thought it was really rather cute.  i also made one of them for my MIL but it was just the trees.  i thought they were cute!!!