Kawaii Joel XXY

I'm Back with Big News

2012-01-05T18:12:00.000-08:00

Its been a little over two months since I last blogged but I promise I have a very good excuse. My last post was on October 28th and on October 31st we signed the papers and bought a House !!! It all happened so very fast !!I felt like one day we were looking and the next we were moving forward with our offer. But the house was just so perfect for us, we didn't want to wait and risk losing it.Its

Traditional Ikebana History

2011-11-06T03:06:00.000-08:00

Worldwide, people love flowers! They bring in their homes to admire their beauty and delicious fragrance. In Japan, this love of flowers is raised to an art form called Ikebana. Ikebana, a traditional Japanese art, is over 700 years and has flourished at the time of Muromachi (1333 to 1568). Ikebana means "the art of giving life to flowers." Also called KA-DO, or "way of flowers". An art that

Happily Ever After ... {Printable}

2011-10-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

Had a few minutes earlier while Taelor was at school and Kasen took a quick nap after a fun morning at his Fall festival so I made a simple printable perfect for anyone living in their happily ever after life, like me ! I feel very blessed lately and wanted to spread the happiness !(I have it set to 8x10)Have a great weekend and Happy Crafting ! ! !

Pumpkin and Ghost Oh My

2011-10-27T20:39:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick last minute craft you can do with your little Ghost and Goblins before Halloween. All you need is : construction paper (white for the Ghost and orange for the Pumpkin), streamers ( white for the Ghost/ Green or Black for the Pumpkin), scissors, a glue stick, tape, a hole punch and string (not pictured). I ended up cutting out the eyes and mouth for my little goblins. Have them glue

Mickey & Minnie T-Shirts

2011-10-19T16:53:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone !!!I'm back after a much need Vacation and after a week in Sunny California all I want to do it go back !! We had the best time. We spent five days in Disneyland and attended Mickey's Halloween Party, if you've never been and you love Halloween as much as we do (Halloween is sometimes bigger than Christmas here at the Simply Crafty house) than I HIGHLY recommend it. It was so much

M.I.C.K.E.Y .

2011-10-08T15:02:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been MIA this week ... I've been busy painting, painting and painting some more. I'll be sharing with you soon what I've been painting! But for now I want to share with you the easy-peasy shirt I made for the boys for our Disneyland trip , which we leave for THIS Sunday !!! I'm so excited I've been planning this trip for over three months now and its finally here ! A week in California

Scarecrow Basket

2011-09-29T21:34:00.000-07:00

Today was a very craft day here in the Harper Household.I know on Facebook I mentioned I would be sharing the Fall painting that the boys made today, but can't find the cord to my camera to load the pictures ..aghhh !! ... so instead I'm going to share with you the cute little door decoration I made yesterday (Can't really call it a wreath.)All I used was a scarecrow from Wal-Mart for .99 cents,

Touchdown ! !

2011-09-20T19:51:00.000-07:00

After I made my first printable . . I loved it so much and enjoyed making it so much that I've made six (!!) since, and have tons of other ideas for future printable projects. Can't wait to share with you all !But with Halloween not for a few more weeks, we needed something else to adore our frame on our kitchen counter, so in came this Kickin' Football Printable.

Art Project Display

2011-09-15T10:26:00.000-07:00

Do you have a way to display your child art and school projects ? ? Do you just put them on the fridge ? ?Or just stick them in a drawer ? ?We used to just put them on the fridge but after we got a new Stainless Steel Fridge we lost the ability to put them up there .. but to be honest I never really liked them up there, it always looked really cluttered and sometimes they would get wet, from

1st Printable {Halloween}

2011-09-12T19:41:00.000-07:00

I've been waiting for the perfect time to create my first Printable and with Halloween right around the corner, I thought what better time. . . Because as far we are concerned Halloween is Boo-tastic !! We absolutely love Halloween here, we like decorating inside and outside, doing crafts galore, eating orange food, going to the pumpkin patch, pretty much everything about Halloween.So on to my

Sunny Arizona Days

2011-09-02T20:57:00.000-07:00

This pass week, here in Tucson we were over 105 all week, which makes it miserable to be outside for longer than its takes to get from the a/c in the car to the a/c in the house. So to keep from going stir crazy we did tons of crafts this week. We started with making a cute clothespin sun in honor of the sunny Arizona. Start off with just a plain paper plate. And cut in half, or as close to half

Holy Busy'ness Batman !

2011-09-02T17:02:00.000-07:00

Hi There !!!Sorry I've been MIA for the pass two weeks ("AHHHHH!!!!!") I've been super busy and a lot of changes are going on around here. I joined the PTA in early August, and volunteered at the first meeting to help organize and come up with games for the schools homecoming night, otherwise known as the Howdy Hop, and that took up way more time than I thought it would. But the end result was a

Clothespin Dragonflies (Quick Afterschool Craft)

2011-08-15T20:37:00.000-07:00

I love crafts that are quick and easy enough to do after school between the homework and activities. And these clothespins dragon flies are just that ..quick and easy.. but Super cute. All you need is one clothespin, two Popsicle sticks and two googly eyes per dragonfly. Have your little one color the clothespin however they want .. My little man used a pencil to hold the pin open so he could

Grandmas Butter Onion Potatoes

2011-08-09T19:55:00.000-07:00

Do you have a recipe (or a few) that reminds you of someone or something ? ? Well these potatoes remind me of yummy dinners at my Grandma and Grandpas after church on Sundays growing up. I remember standing in the kitchen surrounded by the cabinets and furniture my grandpa made and the beautiful Mexican tile, helping my Grandma make these easy peasy potatoes. Start off by rinsing all the crud off

Our Garden * Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-03T16:44:00.000-07:00

Family Wreath

2011-07-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

Just a little something I whipped up the other day. I found this wreath a few weeks ago at Goodwill for .50 cents and have been waiting for the perfect idea to come along to use it. After coming across a gorgeous wreath on Pinterest where she used her address on the wreath, I thought the was such a great idea but since this isn't out forever home, I instead used an H for our last name. Added some

Perfect Chocolate'y Summer Dessert

2011-07-26T16:06:00.000-07:00

Doesn't this look super yummy. . . Boy was it !!!Super easy to boot. Start off by making your brownies according to the directions on the box.I made two versions this day so that will explain the picture switching from the brownie to the chocolate chip cookie :)I also made a giant chocolate chip cookie, using an 8x8 pan. Here's the cookie already cooled and flipped onto a cutting board. Next use

Homework Station

2011-07-20T19:26:00.000-07:00

OK I'm back after a mini break, was feeling a little burnt out after the party last weekend. But I'm back and I have a cute, simple back to school project for you ladies to take a look at. . And yes we're back to school already, My little man went back to school Monday and so far is enjoying every minute of 1st Grade.Here's what I whipped up today a Homework Station !!!If your anything like me

Cars Party

2011-07-12T19:43:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to Kasen ! ! I have to admit a few things about this party: #1 this party was actually a lot of fun to create vs. buy for, (although I did buy a few things,tho not much as previous years) . . #2. I'm TERRIBLE about taking pictures day of and #3 it was all worth it to see the smile on my little man's face.Here's where I started my tissue box converted into Mater . Which I ended up

"I'm happier than a Tornado in a Trailer Park"

2011-07-06T21:06:00.000-07:00

I'm happier than a tornado in a trailer park . OK, honestly who doesn't love Mater ? ? My little man's 4th Birthday Party is this weekend hence me being MIA in blog land, I've been shopping, shopping some more and creating a bunch of fun stuff to go along with his Cars themed party. So since Mater is my absolute favorite I decided I would give you'll a peak at something I whipped up today. . .

Red, White and Blue Windsocks

2011-06-29T20:55:00.000-07:00

We are in Red, White and Blue heaven over here in the Simply Crafty house, and loving every minute of it. We have our flag flying proudly out front, little flags all over the yard, windsocks flappign in the wind, our banner draped across the garage, our Red-White and Blue Wreath on the front door and our Welcome Sign out and that's just the yard! Inside its just as patriotic and fun. We added to

Red, White and Blue Cream

2011-06-27T10:58:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had your little ones paint with shaving cream ? ? If not .. than I'll be honest it wasso much fun for the boys but a big mess for this mama. But I do admit despite the mess, the end result turned out awesome. For this project you'll need : a can of shaving cream (I just got a cheap kind from the Dollar Store), a cookie sheet, white card stock, a spatula, and some paints. Start off

U.S.A.

2011-06-23T16:26:00.000-07:00

I love everything Red, White and Blue. Don't you ? ? 'Red, White and Blue' and an easy craft and I'm in crafty heaven. I saw this project over on the Family Fun site and loved it but decided to mix things up a bit. I started out by cutting my 12" by 12"Red, White and Blue card stock into little 6"by6" squares. I than started rolling each piece of paper into little tubes, I used double sided tape

Do You Have a Summer List ? ?

2011-06-15T17:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday Everyone !!! Sorry I've been MIA, Hubby had some time off work so we've been car shopping and yesterday we finally found one !! A Chevy Uplander. I love, love, love it. I love all the bells and whistles . . Dual Doors, how on earth did I live so long without them ! Enough about the mini van . . . Summer is well under way, and in full force here in Tucson, Az . . its been 100+ all

Caterpillars * Recyclable Craft

2011-06-09T15:28:00.000-07:00

I love recyclable crafts. And even more I love the look on their faces when I set something like an egg Carton in front of them and tell them we're making Caterpillars. Have to love the "Huh ? ?" look. Super easy craft, take the bottom of an egg carton, cut in half and hand a half to each kiddo. Than let them paint away . . . They can take the Kasen route and mix all the colors ! Or the Taelor

Summer Calendar

2011-06-07T15:14:00.000-07:00

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Quick Side note: If your a follower in AZ I pray that your nowhere near the devastating fires and if you are or know someone who is, my prayers are with you and your family. Such a sad site to watch every night on the news. On to the project. . . So two things happened with this 'little' project here.#1 I highly underestimated how big/ long of a project it was

Sneak Peak- Part 1

2011-06-03T14:15:00.000-07:00

For the past week (well at least every chance I got this past week) I've been working on a project and although I'm not quite finish I thought I would give you'll a sneak peek . Another sneak peek tomorrow, than the reveal Monday ! !

Happy Memorial Day ! !

2011-05-30T14:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Memorial Day ! ! I hope everyone has a fun weekend but please remember to take a minute and remember the real reason for the holiday. I would like to personally Thank all the service men and women who have served or continue to serve so we not only can live free but live beautifully. And for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, We proudly fly our beautiful flag in your honor today and

"Magnificent" & "Marvelous" Jars - Teacher Appreciation

2011-05-23T20:38:00.000-07:00

These turned out way cuter than I thought they would. And that's always a good thing, huh ? ?And from start to finish, two jars only took about twenty minutes,score for quick, simple, but awesome gifts!! Perfect for Taelor's "M&M's",find out what an M&M is by reading the poem at the bottom. I ended up with a lot of extras M&M's but I really wanted all three sizes . . regular, peanut and minis.

Red, White & Blue

2011-05-16T13:42:00.000-07:00

Here's the wreath I made last year for Memorial Day.I love the glittery stars on the top that the Corey got for me when we stopped in Michael's last year and we snagged for 10 cents each ! Score ! ! They made the wreath ten times better. Bonus: This wreath is not only my Memorial Day Wreath but also my Fourth of July, Veteran's Day, etc. Super simple to make: I just picked up 5-6 bunches of

Notepad Galore

2011-05-10T18:27:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday was the annual retreat for the moms group we're a part of, and guess who was in charge of the favors :) I love this group and love the mamas in it even more, I've met the most awesome, generous, friendliest women and I'm proud to call them my friends ! So I knew that I was in charge of the favors for about two'ish weeks however everything I thought of wasn't good enough or

Word Clouds - Teacher Appreciation

2011-05-06T15:19:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday Everyone ! ! ! First off I hope you all have a fabulous Mothers Day Weekend and Happy Mothers Day to each and everyone of you !!I'll be MIA this weekend . . . Tomorrow our Mom's Group is having their annual Mothers Day Retreat and after that we're having a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at our casa :) And as far as Sunday planning a very yummy brunch. And on to the craft . . . Here's what I

Thanks a Latte . . Teacher Appreciation

2011-05-05T17:03:00.000-07:00

OK so I caved and ended up whipping up four goodies for Teacher Appreciation this week, instead of the three I planned on. I came across this printable and just couldn't resist not printing it out, jazzing it up a bit and sending it in with Taelor for his teachers. After I printed it out I trimmed it down and had Taelor sign his name on the bottom. . . I punched a cute little hole in the top

Chocolate Bars - Teacher Appreciation

2011-05-03T20:18:00.000-07:00

Here's another gift to make for your favorite teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week. Once I saw these adorable candy wrapper print ables I knew I had to make them for Taelor's teachers . . especially being as two out of the three are pregnant :) And what pregnant lady doesn't like a little chocolate . Blurry but had to show you the little guys handwriting. Come back tomorrow to see what I made

Spring Time Wreath

2011-05-01T20:03:00.000-07:00

I must say I like making wreaths more in the spring than in the fall,the flowers are brighter, more cheerful, and there is way more variety to choose from.

Personalized Coffee Mug - Teacher Appreciation Gifts

2011-04-28T15:33:00.000-07:00

Teacher Appreciation Week is next week, May 2-6 and I love Taelor's teachers all three of them so I knew I wanted to make them all something. At first I had a case of the crazies and thought about making them each five things, one for Taelor to take in everyday of the week. But after thing about it, I just don't have the time to make 15 things right now . . 5 days times 3 teachers . . so I opted

Personalized Easter Pails - Great for Summer too

2011-04-25T18:45:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone ! ! Once again I 'disappeared' but yet again I have an excuse, if your a personal friend of mine than you know the whole story thanks to facebook but I spent the past weekend driving back and forth to the hospital and spending long hours there. . . Short version my sister went into the E.R. Thursday morning for severe chest and stomach pains, after some test and ultrasounds they

Quiet Please . . .

2011-04-19T19:31:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was a good friends of mines baby shower and from the moment I received the Baby Shower invitation I was brainstorming ideas for a personalized gift since I knew the little ones name. Side note: I love knowing baby's names ahead of time because Iabsolutely love personalizing gifts. Any who back to the brainstorming. . . So one night after the boys were in bed and I was surfing

Hanging with my Peeps

2011-04-15T19:33:00.000-07:00

This probably won't last past this Easter because I've already had to glue two back on, but its just so dang cute that I couldn't resist testing out a wreath with the peeps.

Peek-a-Boo Bunnies

2011-04-15T19:16:00.000-07:00

Peek -a-Boo Bunnies ! ! ! These turned out so cute and the boys thought they were so funny ! Here's what your need : Pink, White, and Green construction paper, a paper plate, a glue stick, a pen and although they are pictured we didn't end up using the googly eyes (they were too small and looked odd) so instead we used black construction paper (not pictured). I folded the white paper in fourths

Cotton Bunny

2011-04-12T20:37:00.000-07:00

Here's what you need for each bunny : cotton balls - glue - a paper plate - a pink pom pom - two eyes - four pipe cleaners - two precut ears cutsout of white and pink construction paper - Start off by having your little ones go crazy withthe glue on the paper plates. Next put on the cotton balls. I had to help the little one but you can see what we did next at the top of this picture - we

Jelly Bean Wreath

2011-04-09T15:59:00.000-07:00

So I Taelor was showing signs of getting better than went down hill fast. . . and to make matters worse I ended up with strep throat too . . yuck !!!. . hence the absence again but we're all better and have tons of fun crafts planned.To be honest I'm not a fan of Jelly Beans but I love them because they're so colorful ! ! Perfect for a spring time wreath. Here's what I used: a flat wood wreath

Stained Glass Butterflies

2011-04-04T16:57:00.000-07:00

I'm back sorry for the absence, its been a very LONG few days. . one of the little men was sick and finally diagnosed with strep throat, than my mom was in a car accident, So needless to say its been hectic around her lately. Things are finally settling down so back to Blogland I come !Spring has finally hit, so bring on the butterfly crafts !This adorable craft is super easy for the kiddos,

Easter Topiary

2011-03-29T19:09:00.000-07:00

I love this time of year ! This Easter topiary took me all of 5-ish minutes to make.Gotta love that !Here's what I started with: a bag of Easter grass that I got after Easter last year from 10 cents, a $1.00 foam block, two packs of Glitter Egg Picks for $1.00 each from Dollar Tree and finally my awesome find from Goodwill a cute metal basket I scored for 50 cents. The metal basket was a

Finger Painting Rainbows

2011-03-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

What kid doesn't love finger painting ?Putting your fingers in ooey, gooey mushy paint = Fun Kasen's Masterpiece Taelor's Rainbow

Rainbow Cupcakes

2011-03-24T10:39:00.000-07:00

These were so much fun to make with the boys. Rainbow Cupcakes with a cloud on top. Super Easy: Jut start off by putting your cake batter in six different bowls.Than using food coloring dye each bowl a different color.Just remember when you start putting the cake batter into the cupcake liners, to put them in backwards. Start off with a little purple on the bottom. Than put a little blue on top

Fruit Loop Rainbows

2011-03-21T08:42:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love a craft that's educational and fun ?The boys had so much fun eating and sorting Fruit Loops into the shape of a rainbow. Happy Crafting !

Day of Silence for Japan

2011-03-17T20:49:00.000-07:00

We've all seen whats happening over in Japan, and if your likeme your heartbroken for the people and their country.So I'm sure some of you have seen this on other blogs, and just wanted to let you all know I'm participating also.So you won't hear a word from me until Saturday morning. Please Donate, every little bit helps !See you all Saturday

Leprechauns

2011-03-16T20:42:00.000-07:00

Whats St. Patricks Day without a Leprechaun or two ? We started with a green square of construction paper, a black and green strip of construction paper, a yellow rectangle with the center cut out, tons of orange curls and a heavy duty paper plate.First off I had the boys glue the green strip tothe bottom of the green square. Than they glued the black strip on, and glued the yellow strip onto

Lucky

2011-03-16T10:58:00.000-07:00

Simple Last Minute Craft before St. Patricks Day.I just took a piece of scrap wood we had in the garage and spray painted it green.While it was drying I used the Cricut to cut out my letters.Mod Podge them onto the wood.And decoreted the sides with a cute Shamrock I picked up from Joannes for .59 cents. I forgot to take a before picture but the Shamrock had a wire attached to it, to hang up, but

Rainbow Pancakes

2011-03-14T16:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday morning I surprised all three of my boys with Rainbow pancakes !They were super yummy and fun to make and eat. I just separated the pancake mix into six different bowls and added a few (5-7) drops of food coloring to each bowl :)

Paper Plate Rainbows

2011-03-11T18:33:00.000-08:00

Who doesn't love Rainbows ? And who doesn't love crafts ? So whats better than a Rainbow Craft ! We started out by folding a paper plate in half, than cut out the inner circle.Daddy thought it might be of help to the littlest man to draw an outline and just have him color it in.Than came in the Red - Orange - Yellow - Green - Blue - Purple Next came the clouds (cotton balls) . . we glued two on

Shamrock Men * Wordless Wednesday

2011-03-09T15:24:00.000-08:00

St. Patricks Day Fabric Wreath

2011-03-06T18:31:00.000-08:00

You knew it was come after seeing how awesome my Valentine Fabric Wreath turned out I knew I had to make one for St. Patricks Day !I did it the same started off with four different fabric . . a quarter of a yard each, three were various green patterns I got on sale at Joann's and the other was a cute St. Patricks Day pattern I got from Wal-Mart. I cut each fabric into long strips, about an inch

Shamrock Trees

2011-03-06T18:25:00.000-08:00

My boys loved this project and so did I becauseit was so simple and turned out super cute.I started out by printing a tree outline onto a piece of card stock. I also printed little shamrocks on too card stock and this pass week when the boys were in bed and Daddy was out of town for work, I went to work cutting out all the little shamrocks. TIP: I highly recommend you cut them out so your

St Patricks Day Welcome

2011-03-02T19:29:00.000-08:00

I started out with a piece of wood I painted greenAnd can I just say I HATE waiting for paint to dry :)Than once again went through my scrap book paper but this time pulled out all my greens Plugged in the Cricut and went to work cutting out my letters.While the letters were being cut, I found a Shamrock template online and printed it right on to my pattern paper . . I can barely cut a straight

St. Patricks Day Wreath

2011-03-01T17:53:00.000-08:00

Yeah for March ! ! !Land of Green . . Leprechauns . . and Rainbows Starting off March with the St. Patricks Day wreath that I made last year.

GREEN ! ! !

2011-02-25T20:11:00.000-08:00

Look what I found the other day after I got out of the shower ! ! My sweet little boy had took the tube thing out of a marker and proceeded to squeeze it . . . resulting in green hands. . green lips. . . green spots all over his clothes. . . a big green stain on our carpet. . I'm all for celebrating St. Patricks Day but this little man is celebreating to early and too messy .

Fun Cactus Scene Craft

2011-02-22T19:08:00.000-08:00

Here in Tucson its Rodeo Week ... Yee Haw I love theme kids crafts that are super easy ! This one can definitely be finished before somethingelse catches their attention :)Supplies Needed: Blue/Green/ Brown Construction Paper, Glue and (not pictured) rice First thing first draw cactus on your green paper.Than have your little cowboys cut out their cactus. I forgot to take a picture of it but

Spices and Herbs Subway Art

2011-02-21T07:39:00.000-08:00

It all started with this piece of wood I got from Home Depot for $5.41And unfortunately that's where the tutorial endedbecause the $&@# batteries in my camera died andit was after bedtime so I couldn't run to the store.However it was super easy, I just whipped out the Cricut and the Don Juan cartridge. . . side note: if its not obvious by now this is my absolute favorite cartridge, Love it ! . .

Winner, Winner

2011-02-17T07:30:00.000-08:00

Winner, Winner ! ! Lucky Number 22: I couldn't figure out how to put the random.org generator on here . .More proof I'm new to blog land AND giveaways :)Stevie Alaine from Moore Babies said : "I like you on FB too! "Stevie send me an email with your address and I'll get your prize off to you in a jiffy.A . . B-I-G . . Thank You to my first 100 followers. . . After being in blog land for only a

Mom, where's the orange crayon ? ?

2011-02-16T08:02:00.000-08:00

I know all you moms have heard that beforeHere in the Simply Crafty house, I hear that a lot during homework time.Like the other day when Taelor needed a green crayon to draw three trees and I swear he spent more time looking through the crayon tub for the right shade of green than drawing the trees. So that got me thinking. . .How could I put all the crayons on display without it looking messy

Published on Everything Mom.com

2011-02-15T18:27:00.000-08:00

I know Valentines Day is over but I just had to share my excitement that my Sweetheart Frame was published over on Everything Mom.com Click here to see the post and check out the awesome site.

Valentines Day Dinner

2011-02-15T08:20:00.000-08:00

Here at the Simply Crafty house we had a verysimple but Festive Valentines Dinner .It all started with a cheese pizza I picked up from Costco. . . Within a few minutes and the help of a tiny heart cookie cutter, we had our very own Valentine Pizza.And for my little man who doesn't like pizza . . Yes, I know what little boy in their right mind doesn't like pizza ? ? Please tell me I'm not the

Valentine Cookie Cutter Painting

2011-02-13T14:50:00.000-08:00

How I never thought of painting with Cookie cutters, I'll never know :)So simple and so much fun for the little ones. And the best part my brother got me a HUGE tub of cookie cutters last year for Christmas, that has cutters for every Holiday plus Letters, numbers, shapes, symbols, sports, and other random cutters. I see a lot of Cookie Cutter painting in our future, especially during the awful

Valentine Ponytail Holder

2011-02-13T14:37:00.000-08:00

This is a perfect/ quick craft for the day before Valentines. Start off with a hair tie . . . And start tying on red, pink and heart ribbons.Simple Enough :)All Done and ready for tomorrow !Happy Crafting ! !

100 Followers ! !

2011-02-12T14:44:00.000-08:00

Guess who has 100 followers ? ? ? That's right...Simply Crafty ! ! I'm totally feeling like a Rock Star ! I started this blog on January 10th of this year and to have a hundred followers (over a 100 now) is just A-W-E-S-O-M-E . I'm completely flattered that you've all enjoyed my blog thus far to follow along as I continue to craft and create.So to Thank You all I'm having my first giveaway. YEA !

Tissue Paper Hearts

2011-02-10T17:52:00.000-08:00

Today my boys and I made an awesome, fun craft with tissue paper. I started off by cutting a heart out of construction paper..And tracing it onto a white piece of paper. Than I let them have at it with the tissue paper I had cut up into small squares. The easiest way to do this I found with my youngest was to put the glue on the paper for him, than just let him crumble up the paper and drop it on

Welcome Hearts

2011-02-08T10:27:00.000-08:00

6 Days and counting till Valentines Day !And we are in Valentine Craft Heaven over here at the Simply Crafty House :)This weekend we made this Heart Welcome sign and can I just say I L-O-V-E it ! !This by far is my favorite project I've made. We started off using a piece of wood we scored from Home Depot for .51 cents ! . . . (We went into Home Depot a few weeks ago and were browsing their .51

Hugs and Kisses

2011-02-07T19:17:00.000-08:00

One of my little men was sick this past weekend, so since we were home bound and he was sleeping most of the time, I got TONS of crafts done.However, I'm trying to pace myself and not post them all at onceHere's a simple one I made with just some scrap wood, a heart cutout I picked up last week from Micheal's, red spray paint and the Cruicut.Only thing I had to purchase was the chain to hang it

Clothes Pin Heart

2011-02-07T08:22:00.000-08:00

While out blog hopping :) I saw this adorable clothes pin heart (BUT I can't remember the blog I saw it on to link back, so if any of you Awesome followers know please, please send me the link so I can link back to her.)ThanksEDIT : I'm so excited , guess who found me :) Jenn from Clean and Scentsible, the original creator of the Clothes Pin Wreath. YEA ! ! ! Now onto the Craft I started out by

Goodwill Blah to Valentine Love

2011-02-06T16:10:00.000-08:00

Look what I found at Goodwill last week, isn't it ugly ? That's exactly why I had to have it, I knew the potential this poor little frame had and at .50 cents who could resist :) After taking the frame off and the backing,this is what was behind the heart. Next, I ripped off the dated fabric and was left with this heart frame. So once again I went to my scrapbook stash and hunted for the perfect

Valentine Fabric Wreath : Update

2011-02-06T09:57:00.000-08:00

Update : Remember in my Valentine Fabric Wreath post, when I finished I said it still didn't look finished to me and it needed something, WELL I finally found something. I was at Micheal's this pass weekend and saw these adorable heart picks for only .40 cents. So I cut the wire (pick part) off and glued to my wreath. I'm so happy now, finally looks 'finished' to me. Happy Crafting !

Box of Hearts

2011-02-02T19:35:00.000-08:00

How cute is this little box of hearts ? ? I *heart* it :) First thing first, I started off with two of these little foam blocks I got at Dollar Tree.... I really don't like these things, I hate the sandy feeling they leave on my fingers and on the counter, but any who back to the craft ...I had Mister Simply Craft, construct me a little box to fit perfectly, and snuggly around my two blocks,

X. O. X. O.

2011-01-30T07:46:00.000-08:00

X. O. X. O. I've said it before and I'll say it again,I love easy crafts and this one was pretty easy :) I started out by going through all my scrapbook paper and pulling out some pink, red and whites. After picking and choosing multiple times I finally decided on a pale pink and a white piece with pink polka dots for my paper. I than cut them down to fit on my 2" 1/2 by 5" pieces of wood. Than I

Easy Valentine Fabric Wreath

2011-01-27T20:16:00.000-08:00

I must admit I have an obsession with wreaths.I used to only make them with fake flowers BUT now I'm in love with fabric wreaths.. so simple and easy to make, whats not to love ? First thing I did was drop in at Joanne's and pick out some pink,red and Valentine themed fabrics, and lucky for me theywere having a 30% off sale on all the fabric I picked out :)I picked out 6 different fabrics and

Valentine Wreath

2011-01-23T18:04:00.000-08:00

I found this adorable four pack of hearts in the $1 dollar bin at Target and knew they would be perfect for the Valentine wreath I was making for my mom. After adding some white and pink flowers from Dollar Tree here it is :) Happy CraftingI was feautred over at Thirty: 101 Click here to check out the feature :)One more feature over at Craft Gossip Click Here to see it (I'm #18) along with 24

Feb 14th

2011-01-21T20:02:00.000-08:00

Mr. Simply Crafty was working late tonight, boys were in bed,so that left me with some free time and a Cricut Machine :)Earlier today I had cut some wood and had a little piece leftover and had been thinking all day about what to do with it so . . . I love it next to my new Topiary Quick Snapshot to show how little it is. Happy Crafting !

Another Valentines Topiary

2011-01-21T19:35:00.000-08:00

I loved my last topiary so much I started looking around for things. I could use to make another I had this one block leftover from another project, that I'm hoping I'll be able to post tomorrow... still waiting for it to dry.. anyhow back to today's little project. I scored and got this cute little glass vase/ bowl from Goodwill for 25 cents, but the opening was a little smaller than the foam

Feeling Official. . .

2011-01-19T20:11:00.000-08:00

I feel like an 'official' Blog now.Why you ask... Because thanks to my wonderful, tech savvy sister I have a BUTTON !I was talking to her the other day telling her how all the Blogs I love have these adorable, awesome buttons for their sites, and next thing I know she created one for me !So a Big Blogland 'Thank You' to her.

A Sweet Frame

2011-01-18T12:03:00.000-08:00

I found this frame at Dollar Tree and loved the detail on it which is funny because when I came up with the idea for this project, I was looking thrugh my stash of frames and just was looking for one that was flat and this was the only one that was and the detail ended up completely covered by project end. I started off by painting my frame red. Next I grab my leftover Sweethearts from the

Sweetheart Topiary

2011-01-14T15:12:00.000-08:00

While at the 99 cent store this pass week getting supplies to make my sweetheart wreath, I saw this little pack of 3 clay pots and they were so cute I just had to make something with them.After roaming the store, I found this pack of different size foam ballsand this pack of red shredded paper, grabbed another bag of Sweethearts and headed home. I took each ball and painted it red,just so you

Sweeteheart Wreath

2011-01-12T12:59:00.000-08:00

While looking at other blogs, I saw this very talented ladies adorable ideas for Conversation Heart decorations so she gave me an idea and off to the Dollar Store I went. 1 wreath, 4 bags of Sweethearts, a glue gun and an hour later I got my very own Sweetheart Wreath !I was featured over at Simply Sweet HomeClick here to check out the feature

Valentine Blocks

2011-01-10T08:46:00.000-08:00

I saw these absolutely adorable blocks over on Heartland Paper and just had to make them for my own home. I started out by cutting 4 blocks 5" by 7" and sanded the edges of any rough spots. I than went through my 3! huge boxes of scrapbook paper and pulled out all the pink and valentine themed papers. After deciding which papers I wanted to use I pulled out the big guns. . . The Cricut. to make