Cute Quick Mummy Decoration

I have had the desire to be a little creative lately, but time has been an issue.  So when I saw a picture of this I knew I could handle it!! So cute simple and cheap!!

You need a jar,
gauze or cheese cloth (I bought some bloody gauze in the Halloween section at the dollar store.)
googly eyes
hot glue gun
battery operated candle (also 2 for a dollar at the dollar store.)
optional: extra Halloween decorations

Glue the edge of the gauze to the jar.

Wrap the jar with the gauze. Glue on the googly eyes and wrap a little over top of them.

Glue your end to the rest.  I then spread open the threads of the gauze just a bit over top of the eyes.

I added some plastic spiders I had lying around.

Turned the candles on and set them in the bottom of the jars.

Voila!! So cute.  The picture does not do them justice!

Cheap, simple and a fun decoration!

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Cute July 4th Flag Craft

Well I am all moved.  Boxes everywhere though, but atleast I have internet again.  I missed you all!! Since my kitchen is not quite ready for a cooking session yet I thought I would share a little easy festive craft! I made these flags with my preschool kids.  They turned out so cute!!

Supplies:

red, white and blue finger or tempera paint (anything washable will do)

cardstock paper for the flag

small stars

sticks for the flag pole (I used skewers)

The only tricky part is you have to work quickly before the paint dries.

Paint the palm of the hand blue. Alternate the fingers white and red.

Press hand down on the paper with fingers straight and thumb extended. (Thumb should look like the flag pole.) Lift hand straight up.   Let paint dry and glue on the stars and add the pole.

The kids had a hard time getting that thumb straight, but they still turned out so cute.

Quick, easy and so cute!!

Happy 4th of July!!

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Gobble-Good Turkey Casserole

Check out this cute turkey! One of my school kids brought it.

Best of all he comes with a treat..

He's got the 1 cup of rice needed to make the Gobble-Good Turkey Casserole!

How fun would this be for the kids to make and send home with guests or take to people!

Here's the recipe that's tied around his neck:

Gobble-Good Turkey Casserole

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can cream of celery soup

1 package onion soup mix

1 cup rice

1 1/2 cups milk

2-3 cups leftover turkey

Combine all ingredients in a large casserole dish.  Bake Covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

*Note I have not tried this out yet! It sounds delicious.  I just fell in love with this idea, thought it was so cute I just had to share!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

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A Couple Quick & Cute Valentine Gifts

Pink Saturday is all about Valentines's this week and with money tight this year, I still wanted to do something special for my husband.  I must admit I was a bit lost.... Luckily, a good friend came to my rescue.  She taught a little class this week on "Dating Your Husband".  Something I really need help with.  It was great!! She was so candid and gave us "real" ideas!! I loved it!

So I asked her if I could share the couple things that she had us make to take home and a few other ideas she had "for that someone special". These ideas are good for any day not just Valentine's Day.

You make my heart POP!

Me...You..Movie..Tonight

Little jars filled with candy and decorated cute!!

"I am FORTUNATE to have YOU!"

"Love Pills

Take one Tablet Daily as needed"
I filled this one with Hershey's Kisses.

A few more cute ideas:

*Give your husband a bag of Hugs and Kisses, secretly place them where he will find them.  Attach a note saying: "There are more hugs and kisses waiting for you when you get home tonight."

*Leave him a note on the bathroom mirror that says whatever you want!!

*Give him a magnifying glass..."The closer I look the more there is to love."

These are just a few of her amazing ideas.  When she asked her husband if he thought these things were dorky, he said no, it reminds me how much you care!! How sweet is that!!

Now the goal is to date our husbands not just on Valentine's day but year round. 

A goal I need to work on!!

Best Wishes!!!

Linked to Pink Saturday.



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A Quick & Cute Valentine Garland

This past week I have been trying (more like attempting) to eat less.  The big issue is I LOVE to cook, but I also love to craft.  So I decided to put my hands to work without involving my mouth or stomach.  I saw a picture of this cute garland and loved it.  Mine turned out different, but I really like it. Because I put it up over the sliding glass doors the pictures did not turn out well.  So you will have to use your IMAGINATION a bit.

I cut hearts out of scrapbook paper.  This was cute sparkly stuff from the $1 section at Target.

I made it double sided because my plan was to put it in the front window, but that didn't work out.

Placed the hearts together and glued the edges.  Then cut 2-  1/2 inch slits about 2 inches apart in the middle of each heart.

Pulled the ribbon through and then decorated the plain hearts with a few stickers. (You can't tell, but they are shiny and sparkle.

Simple & Easy!!

Happy Pink Saturday!

Check out all the pink today over at How Sweet the Sound.

Happy SUPERBOWL Weekend.

 

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