May Day Kid Craft

Happy May Day!!

May Day is traditionally a time to celebrate the renewal of life and and to banish what is left of winter while welcoming spring. Some call it Beltane. In pagan cultures there would hold activities such as May Pole dancing and have great bonfires. In the United States we developed a tradition (though it is not held much now) of making May Baskets and placing them at a friends door, ringing the bell, and running away. If you get caught, you get kissed!!!!

For Craft time this week we made May Baskets of paper with paper flowers.

It's pretty easy if you'd like to try!!

Here's what you need:

Multicolored Paper
Contoured Edge Scissors
Stick on gem stones
Pipe cleaners
Glue
Tape
String
Tissue paper

~Take some paper and trim a whole bunch of circles, in a variety of sizes.
~Glue several circles on top of each other (from biggest to smallest).
~Put a gem stone in the middle.
~Tape a pipe cleaner to the back side of the flower.
~Take one sheet of paper and pull opposite corners together to make a cone shape, tape in place.
~Trim a piece of string to be a handle and tape it on either side of the cone.
~Place some tissue paper in the bottom of the cone.
~Twist the ends of the pipe cleaners together and then arrange them in the cone.
~Find a friendly door to put it on, ring the doorbell, and run like the dickens (unless you want to get caught!!).

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A Marvelous Mess #59 and Features!!!

Whew, it's time for me to get back in the mood for crafting. I've taken a major timeout recently....if you follow this blog much you might have noticed the complete lack of creative posts. Too much OCD in my life, and it kind of took over for a while. Well, I'm coming out of it!!! All the creative ideas you guys have been linking up have helped to inspire me. Thanks so much to all of you for keeping up with this party!!

Here are my fave's from last week!!

Plastic Spoon Hummingbird Feeder from Shabby Beach Nest. Um, how incredibly cool is THAT??!! Boy oh boy, I'm going to give that a try!!

and the post I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week is....

Laundry Room Clock Redo from Burton Avenue. I absolutely LOVE this clock. I'm totally going to do this for my laundry room (aka Bathroom). So CUTE!!!!

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Safslim Review and Giveaway!!!!

**We're going to try this giveaway AGAIN....as the possible winners last time did not leave any way for me to contact them!!**

I've been busting my butt recently to lose some weight....I'll be going on a trip to South Carolina soon and I'm hoping to wear my summer dresses proudly...........and not only that, but I just really need to lose some weight and get in shape. I've only got this body right?? I need to treat it better (for me and for my family).

So, on top of a new exercise program (Curves, yay!!!) and substituting protein shakes for some meals, I have also been trying a new product called Safslim. The Safslim Belly Fat Solution combines a safflower oil liquid supplement (that you take 1 tablespoon of two times a day) as well as a reduced calorie diet and exercise routine.

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Safslim comes in two great flavors, Berry Cream and Tangerine cream. I loved both flavors. You can add it to something if you like (yogurt) or you can just take it by the spoonful. I just took it by the spoonful.

I would say I've had great results!! I have definitely lost some inches around my waist and that is usually the *last* place the weight leaves my body when I start exercising.... so, I think I can credit Safslim for some of that!! Also, I like the taste and it's a really easy addition to a weight loss routine. I really think you guys ought to give it a try......

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