Tissue Paper Pumpkins

This is a great craft to do with the kids.  I did this with my 2 and 6 year old.  We even did this twice in one week.  These are also great to display for Halloween decorations.  

What you need for this:

- toilet paper
- orange tissue paper
- green tissue paper
- tape
- markers

Take a piece a orange tissue paper and fold it in half.  Place the toilet paper at the end and roll it up.  Use a piece of tape on the seam.  Push the ends of the tissue paper into the ends of the toilet paper roll.  Cut a small piece of green tissue paper and stick it in one of the ends.  Give your kids a marker and let them create their own faces.  I hope your kids enjoy this Halloween craft as much as mine did.

Jenn

Bottle Your Own Beer

I've bottled wine a couple times now and I was curious about their beer.  For anyone in the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada area I went to a place called Brew Time .  The staff there were very helpful and friendly.  They have over 100 different beer recipes to choose from.  We chose "Budweiser".  Each batch is a keg and you get 6 cases of beer from it and possibly a few extra bottles.  They have bottles there that you can purchase .  The only negative aspect of the whole experience is that the beer must be refrigerated, so we split the keg with a friend and chose larger 1 liter bottles to save on space .  That way we only had to squish 24 1 liter bottles in the fridge .  We paid $65 for 3 cases of beer.  Next time will be even cheaper since I now have the bottles.  This saves money and it was fun to do with the hubby and our friend.

The process to bottle it is very easy.  First you have to rinse out the bottles.

Next you put the bottle on the machine , add a little CO2, and start filling.

When it's done filling up you screw on a cap and you're done .

I also love how you are able to drink your beer/wine while you bottle them.

When we were finished we ended up with 25 1 liter bottles.

Whether you choose this place or any other place I really recommend to bottle either wine or beer.  It's a great way to get some girls together for an afternoon or even a nice date with your significant other.

Jenn

Leopard Print Nail Design

My flower nail design post is being repined like crazy the last few weeks on Pinterest.  So I have decided to to do another nail design.  The leopard nail design is very easy and looks great.

Here's what you need:

- base colour you want all your nails to be (I used Rimmel Long Lasting Pro in Steel Grey)
- white nail polish (I used Maybelline Color Show in Porcelain Party)
- black nail polish (I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Black Out)
- tooth pick
- small piece of tin foil
- clear top coat

STEP 1
Apply 2 coats of your choice of nail polish

STEP 2
Take your white polish and with the brush put a few spots over the nail.

STEP 3
Take the black polish and put a blob of it on the tin foil.  Dip your tooth pick in the polish and make outlines around the white spots.  You want to make some like brackets and some like the letter C.

STEP 4
Use the tooth pick to add some small spots to any open areas on you nail.

STEP 5
Add a top coat to keep your nails from chipping



If you have any questions please comment below
Jenn

How To Store Your Plastic Shopping Bags

I have always been one to have a drawer in my kitchen stuffed with plastic shopping bags.  Since moving I realized I don't have the space to have a "bag" drawer and even if I did I'm sick of opening a cupboard and having bags fly out at you.  While browsing Pinterest, I had come across a pin on how to fold shopping bags.  It shows you step by step on how to fold a shopping bag into a small triangle .  I tried it out and it was really easy. 

This is what my bags looked like before and after.

15 bags before

15 bags after

Here's the step by step tutorial on how to fold a shopping bag

Jenn

Thanks A Latte - Gifts for Teachers

I usually have such a hard time deciding what to give to my daughter's teachers at the end of the year.  This year I had seen this idea on Pinterest and knew I had to make it.

THANKS A LATTE - GIFT CARD 

 Here is what you need to make this gift:

- card stock paper (or you can get it printed at Staples)

- Starbucks gift card

- Starbucks coffee cup sleeve
- glue stick
- tape


This is very easy to make it took me about 5 minutes.

To download the "Thanks A Latte" template click here .  I printed it on card stock since it is thicker paper.

After printing I glued the sleeve on and taped the gift card into the sleeve.
Then all you have to do is get your little one to sign it.


Jenn

DIY Decor - Coffee Beans and Tea Lights

This is an easy DIY decor project. I went to Dollarama and purchased 2 ceramic bowls. I bought some french vanilla flavoured coffee beans from the grocery store and filled up the bowls with them. I made room to stick a tea light candle in the top. My house smelled amazing. When the smell starts to fade you can mix around the coffee beans in the bowl. When the smell is completely gone you can change the beans. Next time I think I'll buy hazelnut flavour.

Jenn

Fruit Loop Neckaces

Sorry I haven't written lately but my husband and I have just moved into our first home .  Moving with 3 young kids has been keeping me very busy.  Now that I'm mostly settled in I should have some more time to get on my blog.  The good thing about moving is there had been lots of  DIY projects I have been working on so I'll be writing about those soon.  To ease back into things I'm going to start back with a kids craft that I have used to keep my kids busy while I've been unpacking.



My 2 oldest love making Fruit Loop necklaces.  Not only is it a neat thing to make but it also gives them a snack to eat.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
-Fruit Loops
-plastic lace (you can find spools of it in the craft store)


For those of you that don't know, this is what plastic lace looks like.

All you do is cut a piece of the plastic lace and tie a loop knot on the end.  Pour some Fruit Loops in a bowl and let the kids thread it on.  Once they are done tie the ends together and let them wear and eat their creations.

Here are some pictures of my little ones making theirs. 

Isabella was a pro at this.

Dean couldn't wait till he was done.

Showing off their hard work.

YUMMY

Hope you all enjoy this with your kids.

Jenn

DIY Key Hanger

I was sick of looking at the plain key rack that hung in my front hall so I decided to create something that would add to the decor. To personalize it I made it with the monogram of my last name. With a little help from Pinterest this is what I came up with.

Here are step by step instructions on how to make this key holder.

This is what you need:

-picture frame ( I used a 5x7)

-scrapbook paper

-sticker of any letter you want or you can draw it ( I can not draw for the life of me so I found a "B" sticker)

-hooks

-paint (if the frame isn't the colour you want)

-paint brush 

-glue

-a decorative flower ( I found one in the jewelry section at Michael's)

1. cut your scrapbook paper to fit your frame

2. paint your frame 

3. while your frame is drying either draw your letter or put your sticker on the middle of the scrapbook paper

4. once frame is dry screw 2 hooks into the bottom of the frame

5. put the scrapbook paper in the frame

6. glue on the flower in the top left corner

Now you're ready to hang.

Jenn