Haunted Bushes!

Pinterest has always had a ton of great ideas, and inspirations. However some of the supposed "SIMPLE" projects, wind up not working, or being a lot harder than advertised. So I was wary of making this project work, but to my surprise it came out great!

Haunted Bushes

We are planning on making a TON of these for Halloween night, but 2 was a perfect test run.

Supplies:

empty toilet paper rolls

glow sticks

tape

scissors

First step is to cut eyes into the toilet paper roll!

After that, take the glow sticks and light them up! Tape them right behind the eye holes on the toilet paper roll. Then go put them in your bushes or trees or whatevers!

And there you have it! Haunted bushes!

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Spider Magnets!

Running after a toddler while taking care of a newborn is a LOT more chaotic than I was expecting!! That being said, this weeks Halloween project is simple, and takes next to no time to complete!

Spider Magnets!!

Supplies :

Hot glue gun

Small round magnets (mine are huge, I will be going back for smaller ones to try more!)

Plastic spiders (or bugs)

Easiest project ever? Yes it is! Glue the spiders to the magnets, let dry! Done! Simple as that!

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Trick Or Treat Thursday! 10/10

1. Krystal's pick:  Halloween Krispie Treats by Cupcake Diaries

2. Victoria's pick:  Candy corn cookies by Creative Destinations Guide

3. Randi's pick: The sorting hat by Practically Functional

4. Jessica's pick:  Monster apple bites by We Do Fun Here

5. Ashley's pick: Hand painted pumpkin crate by Anderson and Grant

Randi Sowders - Sowdering About in Seattle / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter

Ashley Emmett - My Craftily Ever After / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter

Victoria Schilke - My Little Birds / Facebook / Pinterest

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Jessica Booth - Preserving Life's Moments / Pinterest

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Trick Or Treat Thursday! A Blog Link-Up

 October. It's here. FINALLY. I've always loved October and the fall. Think crisp weather, apple orchards, Halloween, my birthday ;) Definitely the best month of the year.

 This year, since we are in our own place now, I decided that I wanted to actively decorate for the holidays! It never felt right anywhere else, but here it feels right. So I teamed up with a few other bloggers to get together the Trick Or Treat Thursday blog hop! Feel free to link up with us and share your projects!

To kick things off, I decided to make my daughter's Halloween headbands. Basically translates to, I have a one month old, and a 20 month old, and I don't have time to sit and do anything elaborate until my husband gets home form work, and I creep down to the craft nook with a bottle of wine.

My flowers and elastic was ordered from http://www.sunshineshoppesupply.com, and the little buttons were purchased at Hobby Lobby!

First was pulling out my supply basket.

 You can probably tell from my variety that I definitely had the holidays in mind when planning on making fun headbands. I chose my colors and pieces and put the rest away. After that I took the elastic and figured out how large my daughter's noggin was, and cut a few pieces to that length (this way I can just use the others later on without having to measure again)

I busted out the hot glue gun to glue the ends together and make the loop. After that I cut out my flowers, and figured out my layout. I got felt circles, and hot glued everything in place onto those. Once it was dry I went ahead and glued the felt circles onto the elastic and let the whole thing dry again!

Then of course comes the finished product! And I love how they turned out. Of course what headband would be complete without a little model?!

Once you have the supplies, this project is super easy, and not at all time consuming. I'm glad I went about making my own, instead of purchasing premade ones!

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2 Under 2. The Saga Begins!

Our family of 3 is now a family of 4! Sorry for the late update, but life has been hectic since the arrival of our beautiful little man! Ian came into this world via repeat c/s on 9/3/2013 at 7:56 AM. He weighed in at 7 lbs 1 oz, and is 19.5 inches long. He is an eating machine and has been packing on the weight, so he's now up to 7 lbs 8 oz.  We love him very much, and big sister seems pretty excited to have a baby around!

Ian Seamus - The Big Nursery Reveal!

It's finally done. The nursery is complete, and not a moment too soon, since he will be here 9/3 at the very latest!

Remember this room?

It is now, THIS! :)

Just a few more days now until I can hold my little man in my arms and welcome him to the world!

Nursery Name Wall Decor!

I'm a firm believer that every nursery needs at least one or two things with the child's name in/on them. And with our underwater theme, I figured what better way to do that then with an OAR!

So I went to Cabela's (definitely not my scene!) and purchased a small oar for $15, and then went to the craft store and purchased a package of small knobs to glue onto said oar after it was all painted to my liking. (re: once my husband painted and didn't miss a spot!)

Then I purchased unfinished wood letters from Hobby Lobby and painted those white as well, so they had a good base going.

It only took one coat of paint for the letters, but I believe we did 2 or 3 coats on the oar and the knobs just to make sure coverage was there!

After the paint dried on the letters, I traced them onto scrapbook paper, and cut them out. After that, I used Mod Podge to adhere them to the wooden letters like so.

Next was finding a way to get them to hang off the knobs! I figured ribbon was the simplest solution in this situation, so I used super glue to stick the ribbons to the back of each letter (be careful to make sure the ribbons are the same length or else the letters will not hang evenly)

Now that we got this far, I realized I had no idea how I was going to put the actual oar on the wall. If it doesn't require glue, scissors, glitter, or a paintbrush, this is where I recruit the help of my trusty husband, who came up with a solution I like to call "TEETH!"

Then a quick test shot to make sure the letters hang evenly....

Close enough for my liking! Then came time to hang the oar on the wall, and with that! Ian's nursery is now complete. 

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Kid's Summer Craft Camp, and my First Guest Post!

I recently completed my first guest post over at Sowdering about in Seattle, as a part of Randi's Kids Summer Craft Camp series!

 I've always loved taking something old and seemingly useless, that would just wind up in the trash, and turning it into something not only functional, but adorable!

 

Click HERE to see what project we completed! As well as check out all the other amazing and fun, kid-friendly crafty goodness created by others around the blogosphere!

Enchiladas

Family Circle Magazine has always been one of my favorites. Great recipes, great articles, and fun projects to do with varying age groups! My subscription showed up the other day, and on the cover I saw the most amazing looking enchiladas, and I knew I had to make them. That night. So I jammed the magazine into my purse, and headed to my local Meijer store for ingredients.

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First step was to make shredded chicken. I always do this in the crock pot because it's easy and I can do other things while it's cooking. So I put 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts in the crock pot on high for 4 hours. And shredded the results.

I sprayed my casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray and poured in a small layer of enchilada sauce. Then mixed the rest of the enchilada sauce into the chicken, along with the shredded cheese. 

Then the neufchatel cheese was spread on the tortillas, filled with the meat/cheese mixture, and then the tortilla was rolled up and placed in the baking dish!

Cover the enchiladas with the remaining cheese, and bake at 375 for 20 minutes, and then 400 degrees for 5 minutes.

 Garnish with whatever you want. I used jalapeno peppers because I love them!

Cut out your piece, and enjoy!