Friday, February 17, 2012

Anniversary Photos


Just made these quick photo displays for my Hubby for Valentine's Day (also our engagement anniversary). So very easy and I think they look really stylish. I'm going to make a whole bunch of them to display on top of our piano. The two photos above are from our wedding; on the left, a vintage mason jar votive



To make these you need:

Flat pieces of Wood
Mod Podge
Paintbrush
Black and white photo on printer paper
White Paint
Sandpaper
~Take your wood and paint it entirely with the white paint.
~Find an image you would like to use and print it in black and white on regular printer paper.
~Trim the image to fit the wood, and mod podge the image onto the wood.
~Once dry, scrape the sandpaper along the edge of the wood and the edge of the photo as well.

Ta Daa!!



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Sunday, February 12, 2012

A Marvelous Mess #50 and Window Hearts and Features!!!

I've got a last minute Valentine's craft for you and your kiddo's to try!! 
It's pretty simple and looks so pretty in the window!! 
I saw these at this site, though they used contact paper instead of wax paper and glue. 

For these Window Hearts you need:
Wax Paper
Cardstock 
Tissue paper
Glue

~Take your cardstock and trim out an outline of a heart.
~Hot Glue the outline of the heart to wax paper and trim it out:
~Flip it over.
~Take some tissue paper, trimmed or torn into pieces and begin glueing them to the back of the heart.
~Cover the whole thing.
~Wait for it to dry then pop it up in the window!! It looks so pretty!!


Not bad, eh?
You guys linked up some awesome projects this past week.

Valentine Hat from A Little Bit of Everything

And, the project I'm going to feature on my sidebar is....
Shabby Chic Valentine Cards from Paperlicious Designs

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Kidlandia Free Online Game

Kidlandia is offering a free interactive game for children on their site!!

If you don't know Kidlandia, they are the most fantastic site for making personalized gifts that are creative and interesting for your children. You can find maps, cups, pillow cases, placemats and so many more items to personalize for your child. We currently own a poster for the wall and a placemat, both products are maps....the poster is of the United States and the placemat is of the world. We have loved both products....not only because they are unique but because they teach at the same time.
Kidlandia is taking "personalization" to a new level....now you can create a land AND play within in boundaries online!! 

They've created an imaginary world that is inhabited by lots of little animals (they call them Kreechurs). By using money (Kaploons....which you earn by participating in some educational games), you can fill your own personal land with kreechurs, homes, plants, and your very own Popkin (the kreechur that represents you). You can dress the Popkin in many styles:

And, you can organize the Kreechurs all over the land:

The kreechurs are really cool. And, they came with their own stories....not only can you read their story, you can add to it. This is my favorite part of this game. Being able to add to the stories and histories of the land gives the person on the game a feeling of ownership and something to be proud of!!!!

You can buy eggs to hatch Kreechurs out of. And, sometimes your kreechurs lay eggs that you can collect. You take good care of the eggs by giving them warm sunshine and kisses:

It's such an adorable game. And, it is definitely educational. I think you can your family should check it out!! You are going to love it!!