Category Archives: Decorations

Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration – 2011

Dr. Seuss birthday is coming up March 2nd. I thought I would share what we did last year. To inspire any of our readers. We will do another fun dinner too again this year. Decorations on the table…. Dinner we had Green Eggs & Ham, and Cat in the Hat style Pancakes (I don’t make…

Christmas 2011 Table Decorations

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I apologize for the lateness of this post. The holidays really came so quickly and was hard to keep up. But better late than never right? Using pretty straw/raffia filler from Micheals Crafts. We filled plastic ornaments with it. Our little tree — just branches stuck into a french bucket filled with rocks. And our…

Wooden Hanging Snowman Decoration

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Another favorite piece I painted years ago. When I used to have alot more time on my hands. I used to love to use my scroll saw (poor thing is collecting dirt)  I cut out this little guy, sanded him, put holes where I wanted to tie wire and painted him. The little light bulbs…

Handpainted Santa – Coffee Can

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I painted this in 1998. I can’t believe this is now 13 years old! I remember the day I painted it. Fun and easy project. Coffee can that I cleaned out and then sanded the edge to be smooth and not cut any hands. Primed it and painted on a Santa Face with Plaid FolkArt…

Simple / Easy Christmas Decorations

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Sometimes it is the simple things that help make Christmas decorating so nice. This is one of my favorite pieces. I don’t know why. I it is not all that special but I love it. Plastic  & Glittery ornaments tied to ribbon off my chandelier in my dining room. I love how it looks This…

Adorable and Yummy Chocolate Christmas Mice

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These mice we made last year and we will be making them again this year. They are yummy and so easy to make. You will need Jar of Maraschino Cherries with Stems Hershey Kisses Almond Slivers Chocolate Almond Bark (from Wal-Mart) or Chocolate Candy Melts Before starting- have all your Hershey Kisses unwrapped and your…

Easy Personalized Christmas Ornaments

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DECEMBER IS HERE!!!! I have made these for a few years now. So easy and everyone that receives them loves them. I purchased these Ornaments at Target. However I buy them the year before during their after Christmas sales. I will buy up different colors and sizes. I simply cut out letters and polka dots…

Free Printable – Football Cupcake Wrappers

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For the Gator / FSU game I made some football cupcake wrappers. I had a few people asking me in email where I got them. I made them myself. I thought I would share the file with my readers Although I can’t give away or even sell them with the team logos on it I…

Another University of Florida Gator Party

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Decided to break out all the Gator stuff and have a mini party.  U of  F (Gators) played FSU  (bummer we lost).  So I decided to dress up dinner and add a few fun things to enjoy the evening since the game started at 7. Made football cupcake wrappers and then cupcake toppers. Added some…

Our Thanksgiving 2011

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Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!! We sure did. Lots of family, friends and food to be had   Here are a few highlights of our table and fun Adult’s Table Kids table Kids Table with Turkey Lollipop center piece Big kids table Kids table Our delicious bird made by Chef Chad- MOIST!!!!! Our family…

Turkey Lollipops – Thanksgiving Friends

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I found this idea on Pinterest. Soon as I saw them I knew I wanted to make them!!  I had everything already here at home. Made 18 of these little guys for my daughter to take to school before they let out for Thanksgiving Break. Lollipops – Tootsie roll ones work the best.  (Gotta love…

Little Man Mustache Baby Shower

I was so excited when I was asked to help with some of this “Little Man” baby shower. To do the graphics for the banners and cakes and other paper items   The shower came out so incredibly cute. I have some serious talented friends. And it is fun when everything comes together into a…

Go Gators – Gator Birthday Party

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  My son turned 12 in October. He didn’t want a theme for his birthday party. He decided for his main gift was to just go to a local theme park for the day instead of having a party. But– this mom– can’t let the day go by without some decorations. So the day before…

Halloween Friends : Candy Holders- Dollar Store Finds

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I love this candle stick. I can’t get enough of them. So many crafty things you can do with them. And for 1.00 they are amazing. Dollar Store also sells different size glass bowls and flutes and vases etc.  Chad and I found 5 different sizes and wanted to make some fun Halloween Glass Candy…

Dollar Tree Finds – DIY Pumpkins

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Dollar Tree has these really great pumpkins. I decided to attack it with some vinyl. A whole lot easier than carving. I can peel the vinyl off and change it again later if needed. Raven is just a graphic I found online and imported it into my Silhouette machine, enlarged it and traced it. It…

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