Biscuit Lid Magnets

Here is a super simple, easy and quick craft.

I have seen some crafts online, using juice can lids.

When I was using some canned biscuits,

I wondered if I could use the ends of the can somehow.

They don't come off as clean as the juice lids,

and are slightly smaller.

But I thought they would make great magnets.

I trimmed the edges as much as possible, and washed the lids with hot soapy water.

The back was not super neat:

But who will see the back side anyway?

Anyway, all you need to do is:

Get some pretty paper, adhesive (I used double sided tape), and flat magnets.

Cut out circles, by hand or using a 1 3/4" circle punch.

Adhere the circle to the front, and the magnet to the back.

And you're done.

Cheap, fast, and simple: my kind of project!

Shared at Sugar Bee Crafts.

Bread Basket Condiment Carrier

 We like to eat outside a lot during the summer.

The thing I don't really like is running back and forth to the kitchen with all kind of stuff.

So today, as I was getting stuff ready to take outside,

I suddenly had an 'aha'-moment:

Why not put all our condiments in a bread basket?

This is an oval basket, and it worked great.

I'm probably not the first one to think of it,

but thought I'd share anyway...

Happy summer!

Caterpillar Birthday Party

It all started about a half year ago, when I spotted this cute party hat at our local $ store.

I really liked it, so it just had to come home with me.

Fortunately, a half year later I still remembered that I got it,

and even more important: where I put it!

A simple theme, and fitting for a one year old's birthday.

Which we happened to combine with our 7 year old girl's, 

who just had a project in her classroom where they watched caterpillars develop into butterflies.

(She had her 'own' party too, with some of her classmates.)

Since cake decorating isn't my forte,

I kept things simple.

I used M&M's to create caterpillars on cupcakes.

Used a toothpick and black frosting for the face, and sprinkles for antennas.

I put some cupcakes in a pie plate, and put colored icing on some of them to create one big caterpillar. 

I made this banner out of fabric.

No sewing at all, just a lot of hot glue...

I first assembled the caterpillars, by gluing fabric circles onto a strip of paper.

Drew the faces on with fabric paint, and used pipe cleaners for antennas.

Then I cut triangles, glued them onto a piece of twine, and glued the caterpillars on the pennants.

Simple and cheerful.

And some colorful favors...


(And for those of you who know us in real life:
yes, this post is way late, it somehow got stuck in my drafts...)

Fireworks

 I hope everybody had a great 4th of July!

We thought watching fireworks over water doubles the fun.

It was so pretty!

Homemade Playdough - no cooking required

I have been wanting to make some playdough using Kool-aid drink mixes.

So I got 5 cheerfully colored mixes in the store. When I got home, I only had 3...

I looked everywhere, but the two missing ones where nowhere to be seen.

So we just made 3 different colors.

(Of course a few days later I found them: in the fridge, tucked in between some other things I got that day in the store...)

It is simple, and SO fun.

I MUCH prefer the texture over the store-bought version, and my girls just loved the fruity smell of it. 

It's also nice to know all the ingredients.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup salt
1 Tbsp. Cream of tartar
1 cup boiling water
1 1/2 Tbsp. oil

 Several packages Kool-Aid Unsweetened Drink Mix

In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients.

Then, carefully add the boiling water and the oil.

Stir well with a fork, and once it has cooled down (which is pretty fast), knead it well.

Divide the dough in as many portions as the number of colors you want to make.

Add Kool-aid little by little to each portion and knead, till you made the desired color.

This last step is something that my girls really enjoyed.

This made a pretty good batch, we were able to fill six containers:

(I only pictured 3 here)

I used empty baby food containers, 

and put some Wrap&Seal over it too keep it air tight.

It seems to work well to keep the dough soft.

I will definitely try this again!

My kids had fun playing with this, and I thought it would also make a cute party favor or small handmade gift.

I linked up with Craft-o-maniac.

Crochet Doily Coasters

I had fun making these crochet doily coasters.

I like doilies, and these are fun to make, and a nice little addition to our coffee table.

I found the pattern in the newest "Stitch Craft Create" magazine.

I also tried a different pattern to make the coaster below:

These coasters are a little bigger, and the pattern can be found HERE.

It is a neat pattern, but the other ones are quicker to make, 

so I decided to stick with the first pattern to make a set.

Free Father's Day Printable - Scallop Tags

With Father's day around the corner, 

I decided to create these scallop tags.

Use these free printable scallop tags to create cards, make cupcake toppers, decorate crafts, for scrapbooking, etc. 

When the page is printed full size (8.5 by 11), 

the scallops can be punched out with a 1 3/4 inch punch.

For personal use only.

Enjoy!