Pom-licious

Doesn't that look refreshing!!
Need to come up with an occasion for this one...maybe a first day of Spring sort of celebration.

You can find the recipe here

















And it would be PERFECT to sip here...but now I'm asking for a little too much, huh?






















photo credit http://www.rachelashwellshabbychic.blogspot.com/

Start Your Engines!

About a year ago, I saw this post and just couldn't wait to make them. My son's Pinewood Derby is coming up, so this was the chance. I felt a little guilty buying all those twinkies AND oreos (two things we NEVER have in the house!) but it is a special treat.

They were super easy...I just mixed up a little icing to use as "glue" for the tires. I think this would be cute with those mini oreos too.

Spring is in the air

The birds are singing, the trees are blooming and sundresses are back!

Love this!! Details here

♣♣Fun St Patty's Day Ideas!!!! ♣♣

So many great ideas floating around in BLOGland...LOVE them all!!

Love this technique on this ADORABLE onesie! Think I'll be trying this on a shirt for Caden...(check back!)

Gotta make these!!

Gotta makes these too!

You know who will be seeing these in his lunch










And this jello looks tasty too












Adding more
Blarney Stones
Leprechaun Trap CAKE

♥Enjoy your Freedom♥ Gift Card holder

Our family knows a couple who are thinking about starting a family...they also have birthdays close to one another...so my husband and I decided it would be fun to encourage them to get out and have fun, while it is still easy to do and doesn't require the planets to align, clovers to be found and lamps to be rubbed. I may be exaggerating a bit, but sometimes that's what it feels like to get out without the kiddos.

I put together this card to hold the gift cards

(their initials are C & G)

First I gathered my materials...printed out some clipart, found some coordinating paper, along with a gift card to a local wine bar and movie tickets.

Fold the 12x12 paper to make 6 squares, then cut out the top 2 rectangles

Start assembling...cover

first flap

inside top flap

Inside middle

I attached the giftcards to the top flap using a cute paperclip

TA-DAH!

I'm a LUCKY girl

I'm very lucky to have some fantastic friends. When I came across this quote, I knew I had to send it out as a card to a few of my favorites.

Here's what I did...typed the quote so it would print on the bottom right side of a half sheet of paper.

Then I designed the 4 leaf clover using some yarn. I essentially made a double bow using the old fashion wrap around your finger technique. ( I really wish I put on some lotion before I started this project!)

Glue it down on the card...and POOF! A perfect card for those perfect friends!

Happy March! Here is the card printable...just click on the photo, right click to save and print. I printed mine on light gray paper.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Get your GREEN on

St. Patrick's Day is a favorite holiday in this house. My 8 year old LOVES making Leprechaun traps and now after reading the first Artemis Foul, he is even more crazy about it. Here are some of his traps from last year...

My favorite was the old shoe and hammer he used to attract the green guy's attention...because Leprechauns are believed to be the shoemakers for fairies...along with the letter he wrote offering peace in a weird abduction kind of way.

Traps 2011 already started and now my almost 3 year old is getting in on the act. In the mean time, I've started "Greening Up" the house. We want to make those Leprechauns comfortable if they do happen to stop by and visit.

Last month I re-purposed an old photo frame for Valentine's Day. Now it's ready for St. Patrick's day for under 60 cents. Gotta love that!! (I had to buy green glitter)

First I found these fun silhouettes in Google Images...printed them out and then cut cut cut (see, yet another reason why I need one of those fancy Silhouette machines!)

After they were cut out, it was time to glue and glitter. Glitter makes me really HaPpY!

I used a little gold glitter glue for the top of the pot of goldMounted each silhouette on a patterned paper I printed from here

There you go...aren't they cute!

Here is a view of the other side of the entertainment center

This ADORABLE four leaf clover printable can be found here

I printed this sign from a quote I found surfing around for an Irish saying. I painted the background with more gold glitter gold...oh how I love glitter!!

Think those Leprechauns will like this??