Monday, February 11, 2013

Vintage Valentine Mailbox | Valentine's Day Classroom Treats | SVGCuts


I almost completely overlooked it, but I just realized last night that a year ago today I started this whole blogging journey! Wow, can't believe it a year has already gone by... Happy Blog Anniversary to me, lol!

Today I want to share with you the Valentine's Day treats I made for the kid's classmates and teachers. Mailboxes to fill with goodies for the Teachers and a little treat for the kids!

Vintage Valentine Mailbox | Valentine's Day Classroom Treats | SVGCuts

Vintage Valentine Mailbox | Valentine's Day Classroom Treats | SVGCuts

For the pink version of the Mailbox I made for my daughter's teacher, here are the ingredients I used...

The file comes from SVGCuts For My Valentine SVG Kit I love this file... so easy to put together! Cut with the Silhouette Cameo. The Paper is from DCWV Garden Party Stack. Stamps are alphabet letters Studio G. The Flair Button comes from Paper Play Studio... these awesome little beauties are made by SVGCuts designer, one and only Tamara!

Vintage Valentine Mailbox | Valentine's Day Classroom Treats | SVGCuts

For the kiddies in the class, I made a tag for a roll of bubble gum the says "you Blow me away!" That saying comes from Lettering Delights Love Pets SVG Collection. 

Vintage Valentine Mailbox | Valentine's Day Classroom Treats | SVGCuts
    
Here is my blue version of the Mailbox for my son's Teacher.  Same files, the same treats, the only difference is this paper collection comes from DCWV's Gilded Orchard Stack, and I used the Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool (Round 25) to create the gold button on the lid!

Vintage Valentine Mailbox | Valentine's Day Classroom Treats | SVGCuts

Thanks for coming by today! I hope you like my treat ideas and maybe even inspired to make your own! 

Have a great Valentine's week!

Happy Crafting :)

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Ombré Princess Cake | DIY Cake


I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend! 

This post was pre-scheduled... right now I should be enjoying the fabulous birthday party for a very special little princess named Annabella!  Today she is 5. Her mom, a very good friend of ours asked if I would make her a birthday cake... I knew exactly what I was going to make. Since she planning a princess theme, I thought an ombré cake would be perfect for the occasion. For those of you that haven't heard this term, it means having colors or tones that shade into each other. 

Ombré Princess Cake | DIY Cake

 So what do you think? Isn't it fabulous?!? I LOVE how it turned out. SO happy, hope the birthday girl loves it as much as I do!

Ombré Princess Cake | DIY Cake

Very Girly! The tiara on top is the perfect keepsake for the birthday girl! 
Happy Birthday, Annabella!

Ombré Princess Cake | DIY Cake

The cake is about 10 inches high and 7 inches wide. The top layers are butter pecan and the bottom layers are chocolate cake. All covered with a vanilla buttercream icing and finished with fondant.  To get the ombré look I started with six equal pieces of white fondant and kept adding more pink to each layer, then gradually introducing more and more purple. 

Thanks for stopping by, I have a feeling this won't be my last ombré cake!

Have a great weekend :)

Friday, February 1, 2013

3D Letters Lowen | Baby Shower Gift and Decoration Piece


Happy Friday Everyone!

I was asked a few weeks ago to make some 3D letters as a Shower gift. I have been so busy that I wasn't sure I would have time to make them... but I finally did! Phewww, just in time for the Shower this weekend!!!

So happy with how they turned out! Love the colors they scheme they chose for me to work with! 
Welcome to the world baby Lowen!


Here are some closeups of the establishments I used on the letters. 


The files for the 3D letters come from here. The paper I used comes from Recollections open card stock from Micheals, all cut with the Cameo.

Hope you liked this project!
Happy Crafting :)

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Heart Shaped Macaroons and Recipe for Valentines Day


Are you all in a Valentine's mood yet? I sure am... I got hearts in my mind! 

The last time I made macaroons I was so excited that they actually turned out, that I just had to try making them again... this time since Valentine's Day is around the corner I thought I would make them in the shape of a heart. 

Aren't they adorable? To make the heart, I just piped them out in a "V" shape.

Heart Shaped Macaroons and Recipe for Valentines Day

Seriously could they be any cuter? This time I used a chocolate ganache filling.... sooooo yummy! 

Heart Shaped Macaroons and Recipe for Valentines Day

Here is the recipe I used:

4 large egg whites (or 5 small – 140g (4.94 ounces))
1/3 cup caster sugar (70g (2.47 ounces))
1 1/2 cups icing sugar (230g (8.11 ounces))
1 cup almond meal (120g (4.23 ounces))
2g (0.07 ounces) salt (tiny pinch)
gel food coloring (optional)


Click here to see where the recipe came from and all the tips and tricks to make the perfect French Macaroon. Ann walks you through every possibility!

Hope you enjoyed my heart mac's, I know I did! 

Monday, January 14, 2013

Heart Shaped Treat Box | SVGCuts


This past weekend I finally finished packing up all of my Christmas stuff... Boy does the house ever look empty now 😞

Well, I guess it's time to start thinking about Valentine's anyway... so to get me in that mood I thought I would make a Valentine Heart Shaped Treat Box

here it is...

Heart Shaped Treat Box | SVGCuts

So easy to make and yet so pretty... LOVE how it turned out! Absolutely LOVE SVGCuts files!

Heart Shaped Treat Box | SVGCuts

This box comes from SVG Cuts, For my Valentine SVG Kit

Heart Shaped Treat Box | SVGCuts

Supply roll:
These files were cut using my Silhouette Cameo
Paper from Memory Store
Stamp from Studio G, I clear 
Glitter Glue




Check out the rest of the gorgeous files that come in this Kit!

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting :)

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

DIY Christmas Ornaments | Turning Old Christmas Post Cards into Ornaments


Are you all done taking down your Christmas decor... I'm slowly starting on mine. I sure am going to miss the twinkle lights all around the house 😔

I hate to admit this, but I have kept all the Christmas cards since we have been married... That's 14 years worth! I swear I'm not a hoarder, craft supplies don't count!  I just hate to throw them out only because so many of them are personal picture greeting cards. There is something wrong about throwing other people's picture away! Or is that just me! So finally I figured out what to do with them all. I've seen many of these ornaments all over Pinterest and figured this would be the perfect way to save those picture greeting cards for many years to come.

DIY Christmas Ornaments | Turning Old Christmas Post Cards into Ornaments

Today I will share with you a pictorial of how I made my ornament with the greeting cards we received this year.

DIY Christmas Ornaments | Turning Old Christmas Post Cards into Ornaments

I used a 2.5-inch diameter circle punch for my circle cutouts.

DIY Christmas Ornaments | Turning Old Christmas Post Cards into Ornaments

DIY Christmas Ornaments | Turning Old Christmas Post Cards into Ornaments

DIY Christmas Ornaments | Turning Old Christmas Post Cards into Ornaments

I used my Scotch-Advanced-Tape-Glider to glue the ornament together. Regular white glue was taking too long to dry, so I wiped it off. Worked way easier with the double-sided tape.

DIY Christmas Ornaments | Turning Old Christmas Post Cards into Ornaments

DIY Christmas Ornaments | Turning Old Christmas Post Cards into Ornaments

Now I need to find time to make another 13 years worth... Wish me luck, hopefully, I'll be done by next Christmas! Thanks for stopping by :)

Happy Crafting!

Monday, January 7, 2013

DIY Button Rack | Recycled Spice Rack


I bet many of you have the same old expired spice rack somewhere in your pantry! I know I did for years... I used maybe 3 or 4 of the spices on it and the rest... yuck... expired! All it did was take up room and collected grease and dust! I think I'm a pretty good cook but some of these spices I hadn't even heard of! So just before I was about to get rid of it I thought why not repurpose it?! It makes the perfect place for all my buttons... So out with the spices and in with the buttons!
DIY Button Rack | Recycled Spice Rack

After a good cleaning, I sorted all the buttons I had by color.  Before my buttons were in little baggies and out of sight, now I can see all the pretty colors! I also peeled off all the greasy spice labels and glued on the top of the bottles a black circle that I cut out with a punch. I haven't decided whether or not yet to glue a coordinating button on the outside yet... we shall see :)

Hope you like the spice rack makeover... what is your spice rack doing? This would also be a great idea for all those little crafty/office supplies, or maybe even for hubby's garage nails... Ok, only if your feeling really generous, lol!

Happy Crafting everyone, 
Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

KEEP CALM AND CRAFT ON | DIY Peg Board Painting

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

I hope you all are enjoying the first day of 2013! I can't believe how fast 2012 went for me... what a ride!

Today I want to share with you something I had been wanting to make for a very long time. Probably ever since I first heard the phrase "Keep Calm and Craft on". So a few weeks ago when all the Christmas chaos was happening,  I decided to make a pegboard painting for my craft room! 

I had been working on a baby announcement painting at the time and since all my supplies were out I thought I would kill two birds with the same paintbrush, lol! I was so busy though I completely forgot to photograph the baby announcement painting to show you  :'( 

Here it is! Isn't it awesome!!! I love how it turned out and how it keeps my stuff pretty and organized all in plain sight for easy access! I think it's one of my best ideas yet! 

KEEP CALM AND CRAFT ON | DIY Peg Board Painting

 To make my pegboard painting I first painted the canvas. Click here for a tutorial of how I make my word art paintings. 

KEEP CALM AND CRAFT ON | DIY Peg Board Painting

Once the painting was dry, I hammered in 2-inch nails all around the frame of the canvas. Yes, of course damaging the painting... I had mixed feelings at this point cause I really liked how the painting turned out... but got over it pretty quick once I saw how functional it became!

KEEP CALM AND CRAFT ON | DIY Peg Board Painting

Here it is all nailed up before my supplies were all hung.

KEEP CALM AND CRAFT ON | DIY Peg Board Painting

Hope you liked this tutorial/idea... maybe it will inspire you to create one for your craft room! I hope this painting will keep me calm in 2013 while I continue to craft on!

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting :)

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Merry Macaroons | Christmas Baking

Hello everyone! Welcome to all my new followers :) Can't believe I hit the 200 mark, whoop, whoop! Thanks, everyone for your support!

Well with Christmas at our doorstep, I probably will not have any time for posts until the new year. So today I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Hope you all are enjoying this time of year :) 

So for my last post of the year, I wanted to share some macaroons that I just finished making to take to my parent's house for Christmas Eve. This was my first attempt at making them and I was surprised at how well they turned out for me (other than color.) I really wanted to make red macaroons and fill them with green icing (Christmas colors)... but since they turned out pink I just used a white filling. Not worried cause I'm sure they will taste just as yummy!

Here are a few pics of how they looked along the way...

Merry Macaroons | Christmas Baking

Merry Macaroons | Christmas Baking

Merry Macaroons | Christmas Baking

Don't they look yummy?!? They are! I know, cause I had to try... I think I will have to go on a diet after the holidays are over, lol! If you are interested in the recipe I used, click here. Ann walks you through every step of the way and even has troubleshooting tips and a video to help you. You will also love her accent!

Thanks again everyone for following me on my wildcrafting journey through life. See you all soon... until next year!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Cake Pop Christmas Tree and Treats for School

Christmas is just around the corner and I think I'm finally ready! Everything I wanted to get done is done.... thank goodness! Now all I have to do is wait for Santa! 

Later this week my hubby is having a Christmas potluck at work. He asked me if I could make a dessert. Initially, I had planned on making cupcakes, but since I had already planned on making cake pops for the kids at school I thought I would just make a few more. Well, 92 to be exact!

Cake Pop Christmas Tree and Treats for School

Since edible arrangements are so popular, I thought I'd take that idea and make my own and make a Christmas tree using all the cake pops. 

Cake Pop Christmas Tree and Treats for School

To make the tree I used a Styrofoam cone. First I covered it in a green tissue paper and then wrapped it with tinsel. Then just randomly stuck the cake pops all around the tree. Isn't it pretty??? and don't they just look sooooo yummy! Well, they are... I just had to try one, OK maybe two, LOL!!!


Cake Pop Christmas Tree and Treats for School

Remember those personalized clay ornaments I made a few weeks ago? Here they are again. I used them as tags on the cake pops, to give each student in my children's class. I think they are going to love this treat!

Cake Pop Christmas Tree and Treats for School

See, here is the second cake pop I ate... totally for photo purposes, hehe! Makes my mouth drool just looking at it! For tips on how I make my cake pops, click here. FYI, one cake box recipe made 92 cake pops using the Babycakes Cake Pop maker.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays!
I hope your mouth didn't water too much! ;)

Sunday, December 16, 2012

DIY Duct Tape Credit Card Wallets


Can you believe Christmas is only one week away? Are you ready???? I sure don't feel like I am... 

If you are looking for a great little stocking stuffer you should definitely try making one of my credit card wallets. I absolutely LOVE mine! It's a great place for all my extra loyalty cards that I don't need in my everyday wallet. It has also been my most popular posts since I started this whole blogging journey!

DIY Duct Tape Credit Card Wallets

So easy to make and so useful too! Click here for directions on how to make your own! You won't regret it, and your overstuffed wallet will thank you :)

DIY Duct Tape Credit Card Wallets

Who knew Duct tape could look so cool! I have a thing for the zebra pattern, can you tell? I'm not kidding... in our last house, I painted our bathroom's ceiling in a zebra pattern, lol!

DIY Duct Tape Credit Card Wallets

And here is the wallet I made for myself back in June... It still looks and works great! I always get so many compliments when I pull it out of my purse and ladies see it... Every lady needs one especially if you love to shop and have way too many cards! 

DIY Duct Tape Credit Card Wallets

If you haven't made one yet, you should... a Christmas gift to yourself or for a friend. I promise you'll all love it!

Happy crafting :)



UPDATE
February 10, 2017
Check out VERSION 3 of the DIY Credit/Loyalty Card Duct Tape Wallet
or watch me make it on YouTube!