"Mother's of little boys work from son up til son down!"
The three of us our boarding our flight to Seattle today! Please think of us as we travel across the country with an ancy 18 month old...I'm sure you'll get a lot of laughs just imagining it.
I'm still trying to post ideas while I am gone for the next two weeks, but please forgive me if it takes me a little longer to get back to you while I am gone.
Need some ideas? Just let me know at inspiremecrafts@yahoo.com and I'll see what I can do for you!
In the meantime......
Be inspired, get creative, and have fun!!!!
"Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering." - Theodore Roosevelt
It's Friday and its time to have those friends and family over for a good 'ole hearty meal! For a quick and colorful setting consider using a piece of your favorite scrapbook paper as the placemat. Then top it with some of your favorite dishes. The red square plate is one of my favorite dishes and was found at TJ Maxx...gotta love that place! The green flower plate was found at my other favorite shopping spot - Target. Since this was last minute ( I wouldn't do it any other way) I looked around the house to find the supplies for the place card. I cut out a flower from some scrapbook paper, stuck a pin through it and put it into the mini pot and voila! You have a quick and easy place setting that cost you so little!
Enjoy your family and friends this weekend and let those creative juices flow!
“It’s not how big your pencil is; its how you write your name”
As my toddler continues to grow, I find myself always looking for more storage ideas. My latest problem? Crayons….everywhere! I imagined myself using a nice stark white box with a lid that opens...it would be the perfect "blank canvas". The box can easily be found at Michaels for as little as $1.99, but I was just too busy to go to Michaels. Ok, ok, ok...you caught me in a lie. I had plenty of time to go, I just didn't feel like getting in my car to go there. The car for me use to be a sanctuary...a time for ME. Now it looks like a tornado came through and left McDonalds, Subway, Starbucks, and Toddler snacks as proof (I still can't figure out where that rotten smell is coming from). It needed to be avoided for my sanity! So needless to say I started the scavenger hunt around my house to find something that I could use. It was a blessing in disguise because it really does prove that you do a project with almost anything. If you don't have a large budget it doesn't matter....just be creative! No one can put a price tag on that. If your kids are old enough they would love livening up a plain tin can with their own unique touch…and name, of course. Since my 17 month is just a little young I will take the pleasure of decorating one for him. You could even use this idea for a back to school party and have everyone decorate it themselves. Use this opportunity to sit down with your kids and enjoy each other's company. Ask them what they think about today's quote and share with them how it has affected your life. Be inspired, get creative, and have a blast!
“Good men must die; but death cannot kill their name” - Proverb
OK….pet peeve of mine. Here’s the aggravating scenario (I’m such a drama queen):
I get an email from a prospective real estate agent looking to obtain my business. OK – no problem because I really do need to sell our house and this “For Sale By Owner” just isn’t working out when we are half way across the country (yes, I got a little ambitious). So you ask what’s the problem with someone trying to build their clientele list and help me? Well nothing really, except they spelled my name wrong. But who can blame them? It’s a weird name so I will give them the benefit of the doubt.
I respond to their email with my name clearly spelled correctly in listing my new mailing address and again when I leave my signature at the end of my email. Pretty obvious now…right?!
Wrong! I get a response with my name spelt wrong…again. However, this time it was clear as day if he would pay attention to the details (it wasn’t even really a detail as much as a main part of the email). I thought we learned how to duplicate and match things in Kindergarten…did we lose that skill with age?
I am really not a bitter person and am actually quite laid back …it’s just a pet peeve of mine! But just as I have pet peeves, I am sure I am “pet peeving” many of you with plenty of grammatical errors ( I used to be so good at English!). So I will apologize ahead of time. For now though, let’s celebrate making the correct spelling of our name just a little more obvious to everyone and we can work on my grammar later. Below are some “Gotta Have” stationary samples from weddingpartydivas.com that will not only guarantee someone to notice your name, but will guarantee they get it right!.
GOTTA HAVE IT: PERSONAL STATIONARY
“Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one” - Lord Jeffrey
This recipe is from the Better Homes and Gardens Homemade Cookies cookbook. It is a guaranteed crowd pleaser and just way too hard to have only one!
Prep: 15 minutes Bake: 20-25 min Oven: 325 Makes: 30
2 2/3 cups flaked coconut
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
½ teaspoon almond extract
2 ounces semisweet chocolate (optional)
½ teaspoon shortening (optional)
Nutrition facts per cookie: 54 cal; 2 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 0mg chol, 26 mg sodium, 8 g carbo, 0 g fiber, 1 g prot
With such yummy cookies to share with friends, family, and maybe even some strangers, we have to package them in something just as memorable! See the picture below and hopefully it will inspire your creative juices to come up with something just as yummy to share with everybody….and don’t forget to celebrate their perfect name!
“What you think of a name depends so much on the people you know by that name” - Doug McClure If you’re a parent, you remember this all too well. You’re anxiously (or desperately/dreadingly/insert own adjective here) awaiting the arrival of the lil’ bugger, dreaming of your old hourglass figure while stuffing your face with Chubby Hubby Ice Cream (out of the carton of course), and flipping through the pages of a Baby Name book. You say to your husband: Wife: “What about "Mya" if we have a girl?" Husband: "You're kidding me, right? She was such a b****, and that's even with a capital B!" Wife: "Ok then...how about Beth?" Husband: "Hunny ...that's why I love you. You're always trying to pull my leg. Like I would name my daughter after my clingy ex!" After months of the name game (or if you’re like us – a couple days after the birth) you finally decide on the perfect name. One that doesn’t remind you of the slut that stole your boyfriend or the one your husband lost his virginity too, or the asshole that dumped you on your voicemail…on your birthday! So let’s celebrate your child’s perfect name this week and all the other loved ones in our lives! GOTTA MAKE IT: HANGING LETTER
This has been an extremely popular gift for babies and young children…you can’t go wrong with this one! Want to make it yourself, but need a little guidance on the steps? Just let me know and I will be happy to send you a “How To”. Like it, but just don’t have the time to do it yourself? Let me know and I will send you a free quote! The recipient of this (or their parents) will rave to everyone about this hand-made gift.
