4th of July Round Up

June 22, 2018June 20, 2018Leave a comment

Hello! How is everyone’s summer going so far? Good? That’s good!

Well if you are lost in the space time continuum and you aren’t sure when the next holiday is, the 4th of July is coming up! It’s just under 3 weeks away, are you prepared?

If not, here are some ideas for how to decorate your house for the 4th. Next week I will be sharing some recipes and food ideas for the 4th. So enjoy!

4th of July Rag Ribbon Garland from The Ribbon Retreat

How to Make a Rustic American Flag from Home on the Corner

DIY Firecracker Blocks from Making of a Mom

4th of July Living Room from Liz Marie Blog

Patriotic Pallet Wood Centerpiece from Scavenger Chic

July 4th Painted Flag Shirt from Deceptively Educational

Burlap and Denim Ruffled Wreath from The Scrap Shoppe

Easy Patriotic Table Decor from Today’s Creative Life

Allium Dried Flowers Turned Fireworks from Craft Test Dummies

Patriotic Snack Table from Home on the Corner

Fun Summer Ideas To Do With Your Kids

June 18, 2018June 15, 2018Leave a comment

Good morning! Are you enjoying your summer so far? Are you keeping busy, or more importantly, keeping your kids busy? I don’t usually write too much about ideas or activities with kids, but I used this when my kids were young and it was fun and kept them busy.

I started out with some ideas I found from magazines. This was before Pinterest, so you will have a much easier time finding ideas now! I found all different types of kid-friendly ideas, from baking to crafting to playing! I printed out the ideas on individual note cards.

Some ideas were really simple, like this one and others took a little more time or material. This one would be a great science lesson. The kids can compare the bugs by size, color or shape. If they are older, they can even look up information about the bug.

I included directions or pictures with the card when there were some. This baking idea actually starts with a pre-baked cake, but you could easily use the baking as part of the idea. I tried to use ideas that had most items I already had in my home. I didn’t want to have to go run out and purchases things just to make it work.

This is always a fun activity. Any shoe box will do. Kids can take pages from magazines, or photographs, or even stickers to decorate a box. Then they can store all the special memorabilia or crafts they made over the summer.

All kids love to play in the sprinkler! I included some fun games they could play while getting wet!

You can see I had a whole stack of cards. Some days we didn’t need them, but they sure were nice on the days where “I’m bored” was heard. I’m not sure we ever made it through all the ideas, but it was a great way to make some new memories together.

I would love to hear from you if you use this idea or try something similar. How do you keep your kids entertained during the summer? Hope you have a great week!

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Camping Round Up

June 15, 2018June 14, 2018Leave a comment

Hello! Is everyone out of school yet? If so, hooray! Time for Summer! If not, I am so sorry.

One of the things my family does every year is go camping. Mom even has two camping trips planned for this summer alone. As I’ve gotten older, I haven’t enjoyed going as much. But, I definitely enjoyed going as a kid and having fun at either the beach or the lake. But I have put together a list of some things that you might enjoy for your next camping trip.

And at the end of the post, comment where your favorite place to go camping is. Maybe I can check them out one day. 😉

Campfire Cones from Hip 2 Save

How to Create a Comfortable Tent Bedroom from Echoes of Laughter

Bacon Ranch Chicken Tin Foil Dinner from Dinner at the Zoo

Cute Camping Printables from Frugal Coupon Living

Camping Pizza Nachos from Cooking with Janica

Smores in a Bag from Thirty Hand Made Days

How to Use and Over the Door Shoe Organizer for Your Kitchen from Life Hacker

Popsicle Stick Playing Cards from Instructables

How to Make a Doggy Zip Line from Go Pet Friendly

How to Make your own Solar Lights from Home on the Corner

Decoupaged Gold and White Flatware Box

June 12, 2018June 14, 20183 Comments

Good morning! Are you ready for summer? Do you have projects lined up to work on or are you just taking time to relax? I hope I can do a little of both. I want to thank all of you for showing up each time I post. I really appreciate all of my readers! I know I have been a little hit and miss lately, and I thought summer would be better, but it doesn’t look like it will be. Anyways, thanks for hanging out with me when you can!

I have had this project set aside for awhile and just couldn’t quite figure out how it was all going to work. Even now, I’m not completely satisfied, but it didn’t turn out too bad.

I received gold flatware for Christmas, so I needed place to store it. I had picked up the box at yard sale awhile back and knew it could be perfect. I had some gold polka-dot napkins I had picked up at the .99 Cent Store, some white paint, pretty fabric and some dowels I already had.

I painted the box first. I chose white, of course. I gave it several coats of paint. I decided to try to decoupage the top. I had some white and gold polka-dot napkins and I figured they would go well with the gold flatware. I hadn’t decoupaged before, so my first attempt didn’t go so well. You can see how wrinkly it is. I ended up sanding this off and trying again. The second time, I let the Mod Podge set for a couple of minutes before laying down the napkin, and that worked much better.

After the paint dried, it was time to glue the fabric into the bottom of the box. I measured it out by setting the box on top of the fabric and tracing it out a little larger. I knew I wanted to fold over the fabric to make a clean edge, so I added a little extra fabric.

Once I had the right measurements, I ironed down the edges to make them flat. I had some spray glue, but I think any glue would work. I would brush it on if I used tacky glue. I sprayed the glue onto the bottom of the box and carefully laid the fabric on top of it.

Once the fabric was in, it was time to add the dividers. I used some dowel I had and cut it into 4 pieces which fit snugly inside the box. I put some glue on the ends of the dowels and then placed them where I wanted them to go.

I forgot! I also added some sparkly chipboard letters to the top of the box! I thought ‘SPARKLE’ was appropriate!

I’m so glad to finally have a special place to store my flatware!

It’s even pretty enough to leave out!

Thanks again for coming by today! I will keep on plugging along over here and hope you join in with me!

Father’s Day Round Up

June 8, 2018June 6, 2018Leave a comment

Hello! How is everyone enjoying their summer so far? Or are some of you still in school? Sorry…I apologize.

Father’s Day is around the corner and if you are like me, I don’t have a gift for my dad yet. So, as I was scouring the internet (aka Pinterest) for an awesome gift idea, I thought I would share some of my favorite ideas with you.

Enjoy!