I love little holidays like Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s Day where there are little expectations and you get to make simple decorations and treats to celebrate your own traditions. We’re just starting our own family traditions now that my boys are getting a little older to somewhat understand the holidays. I plan on having little
To finish up the Pirate Party posts I have a few party favors and decorations to share with you. I love the simplicity of this treasure chest pocket. The only adhesive that is required is gluing the lock on. The rest of the treasure chest folds and holds together on its own. You can see
Ahoy Matey! These puppets are a great kids craft for all your boy and girl pirates. They are so simple to assemble and I have include a variety to fit the needs of the kids. I used red paper sacks as the body of the captain and pirate boy puppets. I used a white sack
Once I got started designing the pirate cupcake wrappers and toppers I just couldn’t stop. I had so many ideas flowing through my head. I included a good mix of regular die cuts along with print and cut. I used chocolate covered gold coins and brown sugar to make sand and treasure for the treasure
Pirates are taking over the blog this week. I love designing themed parties and this one comes complete with invitations, decorations and kids crafts. For the invitation I printed all the party details on the back of a treasure map and delivered them as a message in a bottle. The treasure map comes with two
I go through waves of posting on the blog. Last week I posted almost every day, and this week, I’ve been silent until today. I’ve been working on a fun pirate party that has kept me busy all week. It will be available on Silhouette next week! You can see sneak peeks of it on
This is the last post of the DIY heart magnet projects and today I have a FREE printable for you so you can create an “I’m Stuck on You” Valentine’s Day card to go along with the hearts. I am a sucker for a good pun and couldn’t resist making “I’m Stuck on You” cards
My Valentine party is today, and I wanted to quickly pop in and give you a tutorial on using the Tattoo Paper from Silhouette. This stuff is seriously awesome! You can use it on just about any surface! I’m going to show you how I used it on the plaster heart magnets I made. The
I played around with some Plaster of Paris this past week and made some hearts using chocolate molds. I remember my mom making these with different chocolate molds when we were little. She would put hooks made out of wire in them so we could string them on necklaces after we spent the day painting
I have another fun Valentine party activity today. I did this with my family several years ago when all my nieces and nephews were little and they loved it. I thought it would work great for my party I’ll be throwing with my friends and their kids. I had each mom send me a picture
I have a Valentine party coming up that I’m hosting for some friends and their darling kiddos. It is so fun to get together and see the things kids create and talk about while crafting. It’s one of my very favorite things. I’ll be posting some of the fun activities we’ll be doing at the
Today I have a quick little tutorial for you on how to change the color on my print and cut Handmade Tags. It is so easy, and will allow you to match the tags to your handmade gifts. Open your Handmade Tag file in Silhouette Studio. 1. Select your print and cut shapes. 2. With
Here are the folding instructions for the Heart Pocket as promised. You don’t need any adhesive! Just fold and fill with your favorite treats or love notes. I’m off to enjoy time with family. See you next week. Have a wonderful weekend!
I love making treat holders for the holidays. As always, I like simple and easy to create gifts that I can make quickly for all the guests of a party. Here are a few treat holders you can make for your Valentine celebrations. Treat Bag | Heart Cone | Heart Pocket
