Everyday Celebrating

Still time to: Draw a portrait of Dad for Father's Day

Those of us with children love seeing their perspectives in drawing.

Design Editor provides a great FREE printable for Father's Day.  Simply print it out and have your child draw a portrait of Daddy.  So fun to compare their skills year after year!

 

DIY: Stamped paper plates

Aren't these stamped moustache plates cute?

You can create whatever design you want on your paper plates using a sponge and paste food coloring.

Emily at Remarkable Home gives a full tutorial on the easy process including cutting the sponge into a cute shape.

You have plenty of time to create fun plates for your July 4th gathering.  Stars and stripes, anyone?

For the new mom: Hospital survival kit!

I love this idea from My Own Road!  

When you're pregnant and even in the hospital, everyone brings gifts for the BABY!  But what about the MOTHER?   Whether you have a traditional birth or a c-section, the Mom is exhausted after and while the new baby is totally worthy of all the fuss, it's so nice for the MOM to receive some pampering as well.

Jennifer of My Own Road created some fabulous printables to attach to gift bags.  Create your own hospital survival kit for the new Mom.  While most Moms have a hospital bag packed, fill this bag with some things they may not think of or just a few pampering items like these things that Jennifer recommends:

Visit her site to read the descriptions.

As someone who had a c-section and stayed in the hospital for 4 days, I can tell you that this would have been a VERY welcomed gift!  

Jennifer has created those printables in both pink AND blue.  Save them for your next visit to the new Mommy!

DIY: Rainbow crepe paper wreath

Loving this crepe paper wreath from Fiskars.  Visit their site for the full tutorial!  

Make one out of any color combination.  You have plenty of time to get started on a red, white and blue one for July 4th celebrations!

Wordless Wednesday: Paint chip garland

via Grace and Light Studio

Gift idea: Date night!

Love this idea!  Shannon from Find Joy in the Journey shares this wonderful gift of 12 date nights.
For Christmas, she planned out 12 dates for her and her husband.  Mostly things that are free or inexpensive and most dates are activities they've never done. She put one in each envelope.  At the beginning of the month, they open the envelope and schedule the date around their current schedules.

Inside the envelope is a description of the date and additional items like tickets or a gift card, etc.

If you start planning now, you could easily have this done and ready to give this Christmas.  Plus, it spreads the expense out over time if you are purchasing tickets/gift cards. 

This idea would also be nice in a family or child version.  Fill each envelope with a family activity, document each activity through photos and make a nice SmileBooks photo book to document the year!

 

Wedding Wednesday

Rice Krispie wedding cake, anyone?  

Would also be super fun for a chidren's party!

DIY/Tutorial: Embroidery floss Easter eggs

This is still one of my most popular posts even 2 years later.  It gets tons of traffic all year long.  Bumping it to the top just in time for Easter.

Creative take on the easter egg "ornament" from Crafts for all Seasons
Here's how to make them:

• small balloons
• embroidery floss
• scissors
• pin
• a fabric stiffener such as Stiffy
• string

How to:

1.  Blow up balloons and tie off.  Make them small to realistically resemble eggs.

2.  Cut your floss in long lengths.  About 2 feet. 

3.  Pour the stiffener into a small bowl.

4.  Dip the floss into the stiffener and soak. Pull each length out and get rid of the excess by running the floss through your fingers.

5.  Wrap the floss around the egg.  Make crisscross patterns and cover it until it looks how you'd like. Don't be afraid to use different colors on one egg.

6.  Tie the string to the knot.  Hang them to dry overnight.  They need to be thoroughly dry.

7.  After it is completely dry, pop the balloon with the pin.  Gently pull the balloon out through an opening in the floss.

Eggs can be hung or displayed in baskets, centerpieces, etc.

DIY: Easter Egg bouquet

Looking for a last minute centerpiece idea for your Easter table or children's party?

Ms. Not So Perfect created this fun Easter decor using easy to find plastic eggs and skewers.

Visit her blog for the step by step.  So cute!

DIY/Tutorial: Easter bunny craft project

A repost of an archive post ...a great craft project, just in time for Easter....

Kim Vallee of At Home with Kim Vallee posted these adorable felt bunnies she was planning on using for her upcoming Easter celebration.  Problem being, a retailer couldn't be found for the bunnies that are produced by Daft.  Kim sent out the call for someone to help create a template and how-to for these simple bunnies.

Enter Everyday Celebrating!
I was thrilled to jump in and design the template to make these bunnies come to life!

It only takes 2 pieces of craft foam or felt per bunny... plus scissors!  That's it!

Visit Kim's site for the downloadable template - compliments of Everyday Celebrating and At Home with Kim Vallee!