Category Archives: Holidays & Occasions

Happy National Donut Day 2013

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June 7th is National Donut Day! I plan to get donuts for my kidlets for breakfast friday morning. They will be excited for that! However quite a few places in my area are offering free donuts. Thought I would pass that on to my readers– Krispy Kreme– Stop by any participating Krispy Kreme Doughnuts location to…

DIY Minecraft Birthday Gifts

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My son was invited to a friends birthday. They are both teenagers and wasn’t sure what to give to  a teen as a gift. However when his mom told me he loved Minecraft (as do both my children) I knew exactly what to do. I purchased a shirt at Micheal’s crafts in a lime green. …

Will miss you BERRY much – Teacher Gift – End of the year

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I have seen various plays on this type of basket all over the internet. I did one similar last year – SEE PHOTO HERE But I wanted to make it more personable and I had alot of cute things on hand to incorporate into it. All the really cute things I put into the BERRY…

You are a FOBulous Teacher / Friend – ribbon mini key fobs

I love how this turned out!!  I have to GIVE FULL credit to the wonderful blog “She’s Kinda Crafty” I decided to make these for the teachers this year. I wasn’t going to do any sewing projects but when I saw how fast and cute and fun this was. I had to jump on board!!…

Happy Nurse Appreciation Day!

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I regret posting this so late. I have been out of town for a nice early mother’s day weekend with just the girls in my family. But I got alot of requests while I was gone and wanted to put something up to help those looking for a gift for nurses. I hope you get…

Teacher Appreciation Week – I have the BERRY best teacher!

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Needed: -Homemade Strawberry Jam -Cupcake liner -Tag I made strawberry jam a few months ago. I knew they would make great gifts and decided my daughter’s teacher would probably appreciate fresh jam. 🙂 I know I would! This was simple to do. I unscrewed the neck and added a cute paper cupcake liner to give…

Teacher Appreciation Week – You’re the apple of our eye! Thank You!

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Needed: -Plastic Apple -Candy -Tag The plastic apple is a “fruit saver” container that was found a few months back at Target. I love to raid the $1.00 section and saw these apples and bought a few of them. Can’t beat a $1.00!! This makes a quick sweet candy gift for that special teacher in…

Teacher Appreciation Week – Thanks for making my school year BRIGHT!

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Needed: -Light bulb jar -Candy -Tag The light bulb jar was found at my local Hobby Lobby. They usually cost approx. $1.47 each however they are on sale 50% off. WOOHOO!! This makes a quick sweet candy gift for that special teacher in you / child’s life. I filled it with my daughters teacher’s favorite…

Teacher Appreciation Week – Here’s the scoop! You’re a sweet teacher!

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Needed: -Ice cream Cup -Scoop -Candy -Tag -Bag The scoop is currently found in the $1.00 section of my local Target. Ice cream Cup was also found at Target but purchased a while ago. This makes a quick sweet candy gift for that special teacher in you / child’s life. I filled it with my…

Teacher Appreciation Week – I MENTO tell you thanks…. Mentos Gift

Tag reads “I MENTO tell you thanks for being such a great teacher” My son too wanted to give a little something to his teachers. Being a tweener- its uncool to be a teachers pet in middle school. But a little gift he still wanted to give. And this one he was excited by. It…

Teacher Appreciation Week- Teachers can’t live by apples alone….they need chocolate!

Teacher appreciation week is coming!! NEXT WEEK!!! This is a very simple gift 🙂  If you are in a pinch this works great 🙂 –Gable boxes found at Michael’s. –Cut out apples on my silhouette machine. –Filled it with candy. That happen to be buy 1 get 1 free at Publix. –Add a tag…the tag…

Western / Cowboy Theme Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet 2013

Western / Cowboy Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet | NothingButCountry.com

Last night was our Blue & Gold Banquet for our Cub Scouts 🙂  Since I am the Pack Committee Chair I wanted to do Western theme and all the parents were up for that. It was a great night. One of my favorite Blue & Golds. This is my 5th year planning it and executing…

April Fool’s Day 2013 – Grilled Cheese Peas & Carrots for Dessert

April Fool's Day 2013 - Grilled Cheese Peas & Carrots for Dessert | NothingButCountry.com

April Fool’s Day was alot of fun and so very easy. I almost didn’t do anything for the day since Easter was just 24 hours before. However I couldn’t stand it and decided to go ahead with the plans I had originally wanted to do. This did not take me long at all and I…

Easter & Visiting Teaching April 2013 Candy Flower Favors

Easter & Visiting Teaching April 2013 Candy Flower Favors | NothingButCountry.com

I made these for both Easter Sunday favors and made extras for my sisters in church I will go Visiting Teach. April and Spring/Flowers seemed appropriate. They were very simple to make. I collected baby food jars from friends. I LOVE LOVE LOVE JARS!!! I have an addiction to all types of jars! I simply…

From our family to yours!

I know this is belated but we hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Easter weekend! From our family to yours!!  

Both deaf since the age of 3, Chad and Mary Beth enjoy not only raising their little family but photographing together, cooking & crafting as well. Living in Central Florida with their ... Read More About Us »