My Fun Finds: March 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

And the block

The block tutorial to go along with the rings 2 posts ago.

Someday...

...I will have a nice camera like this, and I will make a cute strap for it. Like this

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Chewy fabric rings

I love this girl! She's so dang creative. the incredibly easy instructions are here

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Alphabet magnets

Cute idea and a fun quick project. Tutorial here

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Button Clips

Super cute! Here's where I found it. This would be cute to put with a card at a baby shower

A list of a girl's workout songs.....we'll have to see if/how I like them

I Don't Care by Fall Out Boy (How can you NOT workout to this song?!)
Womanizer by Britney Spears
You Know My Name by Christ Cornell
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys
Be Yourself by Audioslave
Without You by Hinder
Hot N Cold by Katy Perry
Geek In The Pink by Jason Mraz
Summer Hair = Forever Young by The Academy Is
Single Ladies by Beyonce

Who knew?

This website explains how to freeze eggs. Yes, FREEZE eggs. I had no idea that was possible. Maybe they'll go on sale around Easter and I can stock up!!

Sing, Sing a Song

This is a funny post, but I found this list of songs that a girl posted on her blog. It's what she listens to when she crafts. I'm very interested in what they are and why she listens to them. I'll have to look them up on iTunes.

You and I by Ingrid Michaelson
Falling Faster by The Love Willows
Sweet Ride by Courtney Jaye
AEIOU by Charlotte Sometimes
Done Stealin' by Carolina Liar
Coldfront by Amie Miriello
All The Same To Me by Anya Marina
Enchantment by Lily Frost
Hello by Schuyler Fisk
Exactly by Amy Steinber
Shy That Way by Tristan Prettyman and Jason Mraz

Thursday, March 19, 2009

A "Hand Pie"

The girl on this website is just too cute. These looks super easy and versatile. Check it out

Friday, March 6, 2009

Picture Frame Erase Board

Too cute! I found this on Make It and Love It today and I think it's such a good idea! Maybe this will be the solution to my millions of sticky notes laying around. Link here

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Simplified Donut Holes!

"1 Package of biscuits (home style)
cut each biscuit into 4 then roll them into balls.
Put them in the deep fryer for about 5 minutes(make sure they are cooked all the way). Then mix together 1-2 cups sugar and about 1/4-1/2 cup cinnamon to your liking and a tiny bit of orange zest(I didnt have any this time but would reccomend it.) When the donut holes are done then all you need to do is mix them in the bag with the cinnamon and sugar and eat they are oh so good!! here are some pictures of it below."

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

St. Patty who?

I've always wondered--why in the world do we celebrate someone that is clearly from another country? I still don't know the answer, but here and here may help explain the reason. It also has fun party ideas. (at this point in my life I can't see me EVER planning a St. Patrick's Day party, but maybe someday when I'm a crazy mother of 3 I will)

Cuteness

This is what I've been looking for for Jay's room! HOORAY

From the JCaroline Creative website.

Light Bright~!

What a fun idea for the holidays and even for a little girl's nursery

Leave it to Martha! Here is the link

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Home made coloring pages

This seems to be the thing to do lately. I've seen in all over the place. Guess I'll have to try it!

Step 1.
Find a picture and upload it here

Step 2.
Print your picture

Step 3.
Color your picture any way you want

Lovey Dovey Scrubby

Link Here
I'm not sure a Valentines theme would be worth it to do with these, but something else that would be appropriate for all year round would sure be fun.

Great gift for a mother

http://mimiright.blogspot.com/2007/05/so-if-your-wondering-why-its-been.html

Easy Valentines Day decor

http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=34b12e912b11f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default

Cute Photo Holders

I have tons of these laying around the house. This is a fun and simple idea

http://www.livingfortodaymom.com/2008/05/cute-binder-clip-photo-holders.html

Love an icy cold drink!

Mint Pomegranate Lemonade

pomegranate-lemonade

{Photo by Gliuoo}

Ingredients:

1 cup of fresh lemonade
1/4 cup of pomegranate juice
Fresh sprig of Mint
Berries or Citrus to garnish (if desired)

Directions:

1.Combine lemonade and pomegranate juice in tall glass over ice. Garnish with mint sprig and fresh berries or citrus.

Homemade Board books

You can find blank board books at http://www.barebooks.com/chunky.htm. They come in squares 5x5 and 8x8. They even have 8x10. HOW FUN! They only cost $1 or $1.50 wow~!

A fuzzy little friend

Too Cute! A fun and easy idea for Spring time treats. Found on Martha Stewart.com

This treat is modeled on one of the symbols of the season -- baby chicks. With their coconut feathers, nutty beaks, and confectionery details, the cakes aren't just eye candy; they're delicious, too.

To hatch one of these, you don't have to be an expert baker. Making a batch of chick cupcakes is a perfect task for novices, and kids will love to help. The result will be a whimsical hit at the table.

Decorating Tricks
1. An upside-down cupcake will become the body of a chick. Spread vanilla buttercream on a cupcake to anchor it to the serving plate while you are working. Use a small offset spatula to coat the sides thickly with frosting, and then mound more on top to create a dome shape.

2. Toasted shredded coconut, pressed into the frosting, stands in for fuzzy feathers. Hold the plate at an angle while applying the coconut so the excess falls back into the bowl.

3. Tiny eyes (which are made from snipped black licorice laces) are easy to place using tweezers. Larger features, such as the whole-almond beak and the red licorice feet and comb, can be pushed into the frosting by hand.

Cute Handwritten Fonts

Finally some cute and fun handwritten fonts here (they are free)!

Kids Room Decor

"When I was decorating my son's room my husband gave me a very steep budget so I used this idea: color copy pages of your favorite children's book and put them in frames. I already had these frames with mats (the gold is kind of ugly, but oh well!) but I'm sure you could find inexpensive frames that come with mats at Target or Roberts."

REMEMBER!

When I make Jay's 1st year baby book, add each month's milestones. It would be cute to find a picture to go with each one

Conference Gift Basket

A cute idea to make a gift for your visiting teachers. Especially inactive ones.

Composition notebooks from the dollar store with a little makeover

She added a bottle of water, a new pen, gum and life savers to complete the little conference gift.

An idea for those who are hard to find gifts for!

This girl talked about how her father is the hardest person to find gifts for. She decided that the solution was to only give him edible gifts. GREAT IDEA! She had given him ice cream with 2 toppings: homemade hot fudge and a crunchy topping, and a homemade trail mix.

This is what I've been looking for! It will save me and my [picky] relatives!!!!

It is made up of almonds, cashews, dried cranberries, raisins, sunflower seeds (shelled), and chocolate chips. Could add Walnuts.

"I dumped the mix into a large plastic Chinese take out container and added a ribbon and tag and another Father's Day is taken care of!"

File Folder Game Binder

This is a great idea of how to combine and carry all file folder games. There's not much to it which could be good to withstand little finger pulling and ripping!

http://ourcozynest.blogspot.com/2008/07/no-sew-quiet-books.html

She also mentions buying a laminator from Wal-Mart to laminating things at home by yourself. She says it's cheaper than getting it done. *Note to self:Look into this!

Bikini Bears

These could be so fun for our many California summer BBQs. Jay has a summer birthday too, so here's an easy party treat!

http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/06/bikini-beach-bears.html

Snowman Doughnuts

HA! Love it

http://skiptomylou.wordpress.com/2007/12/16/breakfast-with-santa/

Block Ornaments

My mom would love these

"Got the wooden blocks at the craft store, painted each side, printed small pictures of the kids, placed a circle page pebble on top of each picture, cut around the page pebble and then adhered a picture/pebble to each side of the block. Finishing touch: Screwed some eyelet screws in the top & tied some ribbon on."
http://www.beckyhiggins.com/blog/2007_11_01_archive.html