Bleach that mold

Do you ever get a little mold around the edge of your sinks or bathtub?  Well occasionally we do at our house.  I found a little tip that really works.  If you saturate a cotton ball in bleach and then place it on the molded area over night, when you remove it you rub and it comes off.  This helps not spread the mold into the cracks too.




SPARKLING CLEAN

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Fathers Day

Father's day is only 13 days away, what you doing for the men in your life??? We decided to do a candy bouqet.  Then nice thing is you can spruce it up or keep it simple depending on what you want to give dad this year.

How to make?  Refer to a previous post:  http://tracees3ts.blogspot.com/2013/05/birthday-treat.html
Now you can add gift cards or jerky whatever dad likes. 

Birthday Bouqet

One of the neatest women I have ever met celebrated a birthday yesterday.  I was wanting to do something special for her, but what?  I made her a candy bouquet.

 

It took no time at all and was easy. 

--4 boxes of theater candy (I chose whoppers)

--6 wooden skewers

--5 candy bars

--2 sheets of tissue paper

--floral foam

--packing tape

--ribbon

First you take the boxed candy and make it into a square, with packing tape tape them together.

Insert the floral foam in the center, and make sure the bottom is taped and secured.

Tape candy bars on to skewers and poke in foam.  With tissue paper bunch it together and place a skewer in the center.

Pop in Soon.

 

 

 

 

 

I made these little bubble wands and attached bubble gum in mesh with a saying "We miss you in primary please pop in sometime soon."  I had each of the primary teachers write notes to the children who did not attend the entire month of April.  With our presidents permission I am going to keep track of who does not come to primary for the whole month, giving the teachers hand outs and letting them write a message on fast Sunday. 

WHOO ♥'s their teacher???

Our teacher appreciation seems a little late this year (maybe cause I thought it was last week and went down to decorate my 1st grade sons teachers door;  OH WELL BETTER EARLY THAN LATE RIGHT?)  I gave my son a whole bunch of ideas and he chose an owl theme.  WHOO knew owls could be so cute?

First I made owl masks for the kids to cover their face with their little eyes looking out. (I did multiple colors so they could choose.  Also I made round eyes for the boys and flower for the girls, just to add some variety.)
On a black peice of cardstock with a white crayon, I had each child write his/her own name.
One by one I took a photo of every child in the class masked and holding their name.

 

At the top of the door I put WHOO WHOO  ♥ Mrs S Webb?

(and for good measure I did it on school themed scrapbook paper)

Here is the finished project.

 

 

Easter Bunny Craft

Easy Easter Bunnies.  Take a wash cloth, roll it up, bend in half and tie a bow, fluff the ears and glue on eyes. 

LUCKY to have you as a teacher

I found a blog with a cute little shamrock treat for St. Patricks day.  I am of the mind set you don't have to do anything big, but it's nice to acknowledge different holidays.  So for the kids teachers we made these cute little things.

Easy Insturctions go to:http://qbeesquest.blogspot.com/search/label/St.%20Patrick%27s%20Day

TWeeN VaLeNTiNe BoX

Man when your kids hit that age where princess and mickey mouse aren't cool, but your not ready for them to jump into fast cars or lipstick.  We have ARRIVED!  So I am trying to be clever about what kind of a Valentine box to make my daughter??????????????????????????????????????
And this is what I came up with.

A magazine:  With her and 2 friends on the cover.
I went to  http://photo2.walgreens.com/ ordered this photo.  They have a coupon currently for 30% off with code 30TODAY and made a narrow box into a magazine.

Then I waited all afternoon to see  what kind of a response I would get?  Ya know the
"mom your such a fool!?#$"
or
"Mom that's really cool!~"
What do you think she said?  See for yourself:

 

 

Valentine for VT

Valentine Gifts and creations!!!

 

VISITING TEACHING:

Simple Terra cotta pot painted red, with votive glass and candy inside.  Makes a nice gumball machine valentine treat!

BRaG BOaRD

At our house we use lots a whole forest of paper and every new drawing becomes PRICELESS! I have a hard time throwing them away I always get caught and I  am sentimental about others and put them in a special album.  But what about the fleeing artwork?  Ya know this weeks before they go in the "recycle" bin?  Well this is what we did. 

Bead board (any size you want it)
I had left over from a previous project.                           
So it felt free??

                                                                                   We went to our local Habitat for Humanity

                                                     store and picked up molding for wood floor.  3 pieces .75 cents

                                                   (woowoo my favorite part was watching my HOT hubby work on this).

Wal Mart sales clothes pins for $1.00 and it's a pack of 50, so a

handful for this project and store the rest away for the next.

Scrapbook paper that I already had FREE I cut into strips an

glued on the clothes pins for a little fashion flare.

 

 

After cutting out my words with my Cricut we have a family brag board!!!

 

 

Items needed:

Bead Board, molding,nails

Clothes pins, paper, glue

 

optional:

words at the top.

Antique your Furniture

First set of CLUBS

 Diaper cakes are so cute,  so fun, and so expensive.  I have a new little nephew arriving around February 28th.  Because the family has a long line of golfers I decided to make him his 1st golf bag.  Is all it takes is:  one round box (I got it at Michaels I think it's a wine box.)  2 blankets, wash cloths, slippers, fake keys,  So I stick outfits down in the box and with a few folding techniques I made it.

REACH OUT TO THE 1

Can I please just tell you a little something that has been AmAzIng for me.  I was recently called to the primary presidency in my ward.  A calling I have never had.  I have been in activity days, primary teacher, & sec.  but never in the presidency.   Well don't worry my 2nd week I was doing sharing time.  And can I say this is right up my alley.  My cute little girl said "Mom I think you were made for this calling!"  Well at least I have 1 fan.  So I jumped in to see if I would sink or swim.  I loved doing this, I just completed my 4th Sunday and I am alive to tell about it, and even elated with what happened.  Soo . . . I had the strongest prompting to reach out to the children who did not attend once during the 3 weeks prior to my 4th sharing time.  I first got permission from my very awesome president (who I love already and am excited about the things I have and will learn from her.)  I took the little handouts for each week and on wrote a letter explaining what we learned each week.  As follows:

Week 1:  We learned about the importance of choosing and being a good friend.  My hand out was a black boot cut with my cricut with nickels and a quote.  (I also included the story Pres Hinckley told of two boys and the value of having good friends)  http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8115&Itemid=200138


Week 2:  We learned about the good and bad of media.  We had a don't pet the rattle snakes lesson by Elder Sorenson.  I made a snake with a small chico stick attached as the rattle. http://perglersprimaryplace.blogspot.com/2012/07/reading-listening-and-looking-at-things.html

Week 3:  We learned about keeping the sabbath day holy.  And invited a member of the  bishopric to come in and we made him a Sunday, discussing the good things we can do on Sunday and putting yummy toppings on.  Then including things not appropriate for Sunday and asked would this ruin your Sundae?
http://www.sugardoodle.info/Sabbath%20Day/Would%20this%20ruin%20your%20Sundae.shtml
I gave them little ice creams cut out with my cricut with a dum dum attached to the back.  I also attached suggestions of things to do on Sunday.

SO I typed this up with a little letter saying We miss you at primary and hope to see you soon.  Next week we will be playing a game, it will be from the stories above. 

I placed the goodies in a brown bag and delivered to those who we have not seen in the last 3 Sundays.  I was completely overjoyed when 7 of the 15 children showed up to church.  I cannot tell you how happy that makes me, to know just a little love and encouragement and we can be blessed with these children in our primary.  I would strongly encourage you to become whatever it may be but reach out to those who others may give up on.  It is amazing!

AUGUST VT

I think the Visiting Teaching Messages recently have been so special.  They are not a lesson you actually go and give, but I time for you as a VT to ponder am I doing what I should and do my sisters know I am here and want to be a positive and helpful part of their lives. 

I have chosen to focus on one thing in the instruction and this month one of the questions at the bottom states:
"Do the sisters I watch over know that I am willing to help them when they have a need?"

So instantly I thought of emergency and first aid.  So here is a VT suggestion for August.

Link to lesson:  http://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/08/taking-action-in-time-of-need?lang=eng

MY MEMORIES ON FACEBOOK

So the drawing is in a little over 48 hours and I am excited.  Not had as many entries as I hoped, but maybe everyone is waiting till the last minute.  Either way good luck, whoever wins will be super lucky and if not you will automatically be entered to win the FREE 6x6 photo book (Shipping on  me).  Anyway but I have been playing with the my memories software and you can add a facebook heading to the timeline.  SUPER CUTE and fun.  Check these out.  By the end of today I hope I will have one of these up on my facebook header.

MY MEMORIES (GIVEAWAY)

I had a real struggle moving from scrapbooking with all the paper and JUNK, to digital. Ya know the kind where it's you and your computer and that's IT. Well I think it's one of those things that has made my life less complicated. Do you think it's time to switch or have you already joined the life of DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING. Right now I am going to make this decision a little easier for you scrapbookers or scrapbook wanna Be's. . . . .

I have been using scrapbook software and love it.  Let me share with you the one I am
using and absolutley love. you can check it out at www.MyMemories.com

** GIVE AWAY TIME**

You can enter up to 3 times per person.  That means you can choose 3 of the 4 options.

  Giveaway will be Sunday August 5th, 2012 at SIX pm

                                      

                                      

1.  Go to Pinterest, pin the photo from this post to your pin board

2.  and/or share this post on Facebook
Then comment on this post for each entry! Simple as that! !   

 3.  Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/MyMemories/140359372717593 

                                                and like!!!~

                                          Make sure you come back to my blog and let me know you LIKED this page.

4.  Invite friends to join my blog. 

                                         Every friend that joins needs to comment YOU sent them.

                                              That will enter you and the friend.

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IF YOU WISH TO PURCHASE MY MEMORIES DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK SOFTWARE, I have some exciting news!

My Memories Suite

My Memories Suite Version 3 digital scrapbooking software is a fun and creative way to keep and share memories, whether you have a Mac or PC. The software's design tools will help you to build entire albums effortlessly using one of the many installed templates, or designing your very own pages from scratch.

Available worldwide. Intended for English-language computers. Technical support is English-only.
$39.97 USD 
but you can enter code STMMMS12166 and receive this for $30 (you can't buy paper, tape, scissors, and the mess you have when scrapbooking the old fashion way for that price.) THATS NOT ALL. . . you will also receive a $10 coupon for My Memories store for $10.  Seriously you CANNOT beat this price.  So here on my page you can receive a $50 value for $30, plus access to over 200 free kits.  Think about

the time and mess you could save yourself. HAPPY SCRAPPING AND GO GET ENTERED! 

                    

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Painting Bar Stools

Our house is in real neutral colors.  The kitchen paint is Sherwin Williams Dapper Tan that to me looks like a color you might find in camoflauge.  Anyway we have these awesome barstools.  They have been around forever with a brown padded seat.  Lately I've been in the mood to have a project.  So what color do you think would be best to accent the kitchen.

We have silver knobs and handles, white floor boards.

This is the valance. 

1--Tiger Eye
2-- Tassel
3--Flower Pot
4--Turpeto
5--Wheat Grass

6--Sunshine
7--sand
8--Cream
9--Chocolate
10--Slate
11--Ice


Please take a minute and comment what you think would look best. 
Instructions:  press comment at bottom of this post and submit.  I would really appreciate it.

Chalkboard Jar. . . .

So last week I said I would do another craft with chalkboard paint.  Still my can is FULL.  But I got this cute glass jar at Michaels with a coupon.  $7.99 before discount, but with 40% it came to $5.50.  Fill it with whatever, we chose Tootsie Rolls.

Platter chalk and Magnet Board

My kids do their crafts on Thursday. This one turned out really cute, and it was very inexpensive.

Supplies:
            
   *(3)Silver trays(Dollar Tree) they have a decorative oval or round.                       $3
   *Clear rocks from (Dollar Tree)                                                                              $1
                                                                                                                                    $4

http://www.michaels.com/c/070812-TLC,default,pg.html coupon link for 50% off exp. tomorrow 07/14/2012
    *Black chalkboard paint (Michaels w/ 50% off coupon) (we used very little, add to supply bin)               $4
     *Tacky Glue  (Michaels)                                                                                         $1
                                                                                                                                      $5
                       BUT I HAVE LOTS LEFTOVER FOR ANOTHER PROJECT

 *Magnets (in my supply) I would recommend the round ones that are
                                  stronger than the roll of magnet.                                           FREE
*Scrapbook paper (my paper supply)
                 TOTAL COST ---------------------------------->$9.00

That Created 3 magnet chalkboards and a supplies for plenty more projects for just $3 each.  When we did crafts at Roberts last year they charged $5 per time, so we are pretty impressed with this price.

Check back for another craft next week with my chalkboard paint!!!~

                          

Red, White, and We love you!

This is our 2012 July 4th card.  It is so fun to document and send to family.  I've been looking at past years and thats what gave me the idea for blog posts this week.

Simple Blue star paper cut 3 3/4 by 3

Red cardstock cut 4x9

White sparkle card stock cut 1 x 3

Put white in the paper crimper

Double sided tape

and white tulle

Photo of the kids dressed in their red,, white, and blue.