Ice Cream Flowers

The weather here in Ca had been in the low 80's. I know right!?!? Where is winter these days. I'm not complaining. We are a big ice cream family. It doesn't matter what kind:) we like them all! Today I'm sharing our Ice cream flower pots. My kids look forward to this dessert every summer. These are easy to put together and only have 3 ingredients. I know there are several tutorials for this but this is how our family does it. 

Ice Cream Flowers 

Ingredients:

Ice Cream (I used Sherbet today) 

Lemon loaf cake (you can use your favorite loaf cake) my grocery store sells these pre sliced in the bakery section. They have chocolate, pumpkin, lemon and many others. 

Oreos 

Supplies:

Thick straws

Clay Pots-lead free 

Artificial flowers 

Wire cutters

Parchment paper

Scissors

Hammer

First take your parchment paper and trace the bottom of your clay pot. Then cut out the paper and place it in the bottom of the pot. This helps the ice cream from dripping out. Next take your clay pot and set it right side up on top of your loaf cake. 

Use a knife to cut out the small circle of loaf cake and place the cake on top of the parchment paper in the bottom of your pot. You can add as many layers of cake as you would like. Our kids like more ice cream and less cake so we only use one layer. 

Now push your straw into the center of the loaf cake. Carefully add the ice cream around your straw. I say carefully because the straw isn't too secure with only one layer. The more layers of cake the sturdier the straw. 

Now place the pots in the freezer for 10-15 minutes so the ice cream hardens back up. While they are in the freezer let's get started on the dirt. You can't have a pot without dirt. 

To make the dirt take 8-10 Oreos and get rid of the center. The hardest part is finding someone to eat this. I ate it all by myself. Now place the cookie part of your Oreos into a zip lock bag and go grab your hammer. 

This is my favorite part. Hammer the Oreos until they look like dirt. It relieves stress so take your time. 

Once the dirt is done take your pots out of the freezer and pour your dirt on top. Make sure to keep the dirt out of the straw. 

To finish these cute pots just add your artificial flower down the straw and admire your hard work! If your flower stem is too long just snip it with some wire cutters until it's the length you desire. Have fun!  and Eat.More.IceCream!

XOXO~Jenn 

P.S. Add some gummy worms if your kids love them as much as mine do:)

Rose bouquet

Heyyyyy there!!!!! I told you I'd be back soon!!! :) Okay so I, like Chelsea and Jen love Valentines Day. Well, who am I kidding we love any excuse to decorate. lol When I took down the Christmas decorations it was waaayyyyy to plain!! It was sad so of course I told myself it's never to early to add a little pink, red and glitter!
One of the things I made was a flower bouquet. It didn't take longer than 10 minutes! It was actually more like 5 but I couldn't find my wire cutters.

All you need are silk flowers (of your choice) and a foam ball! I got both at that same store I was telling you about last time. The bargain store where everything is a dollar!!!

Then you cut the flowers off the stems. I pushed up the leaves to keep them on the shortened stem.

Start arranging your flowers!!!! 

Ta da!!!!! 

I didn't want to hang mine ...but you can that would be cute too!! So I got a glass cup from the kitchen and put the ball on top ( I didn't put the flowers all the way around because I didn't want to hang but if you want to hang just fill the whole thing with flowers. 

It fit perfectly in the cup! I had left over zebra duct tape around the cup to make it fancy :) 

I added some of the stick in valentines day hearts to add a little more sparkle!!

I hope you enjoyed this quick cute Valentines day craft!! 

Add a little sparkle to someone's life!!!

Love Kali

Under cabinet spruce up

Pinterest is one of my places to go for inspiration. Some projects have turned out amazing while others were an epic fail!

I'm going to start a weekly series on this called "pinned it did it". Each week I will take a different project or recipe I pinned and test it out. I will share the good the bad even the ugly! 

This week I'm sharing an under kitchen cabinet spruce up. Search Pinterest for some inspiration. There are several tutorials. Here is how I did it.

Supplies used: 

Sharp knife

Peel and stick tile 

Measuring Tape

First empty your cabinets. My 2 year old thought she had a new play area 😳
Measure under your cabinets and cut the tiles to size. Now peel and stick each tile down. This project was quick, easy and cheap. Pinterest Success!!! There are so many options for peel and stick tiles. 
Since I was in the organizing mood I also purchased a tension rod and used it to hold my cleaners:) (see picture above) works great. 

Have fun, make it your own. This method beats using that thin, expensive and ugly contact paper! 
XOXO~Jenn 

Simple quick yet cute broom!!!

Hello everyone! I'm back!! I know...I know it's been way to long! I promise to keep you updated with my changing life and some fun..and of course cute crafts! Awhile back I was visiting my goddaughter and she wanted to swifter or sweep but she was wayyy to small for the adult size swifter/broom. So I found one her size but it was , well I'm not going to lie it was ugly. Of course I couldn't give her an ugly broom haha so I BLINGED IT and made it acceptable. It was simple and she loves it!!! 

All you will need is a small broom (if it's for a kiddo) printed duct tape, gems/rhinestones/jewels whichever you prefer (GOOD NEWS I got all of these at a 99cent only store!!!!! You know one of those fun stores that have a million random things for a dollar!  I also used our fav glue gem tack!!! 

I loved the broom I made for her so I also made one for myself!!! Here are some pictures of how I made mine then I'll show you the pictures of the BLINGED out broom! You can add all kinds of things bows, silk flowers or ribbons ..go crazy and make your broom a fashion statement!!!

Here's the ugly before broom

Start wrapping !!! I went at an angle to help cover !

I found it easiest to hold the tape like this with my unpolished thumb on top while flipping the broom and pulling the tape tight.

Keep taping!!!!almost done!

All done!!! Now I can sweep in style and look good while cleaning lol it was really fast only took about five minutes!!! 

Now here is the super cute one :

So cute....so easy..... And soo quick!!! Can't go wrong!! 

That's all for today but I'll be back soon!!! 

Smile at a stranger today, it might make their day!! Spread the love and sparkle! 

Love Kali 

I Love you because...

I'm back and ready to blog !!!! New year, new me ... Here comes one of my favorite holidays ..red, pink, glitter and chocolate are not just Jen's fav but mine also!! ... I did a quick craft today with some frames I keep moving around... I went to target and found some cute valentines scrapbook paper in the dollar spot. I got home and put the paper in the frames added some ribbon and they make cute dry erase boards! Quick easy and super cute...

 Xoxo till next time       

 ~CheLs

             

Share the LOVE

Valentines Day has always been one of my favorite days. I love everything about the red, pink, glitter, chocolate and hearts. Here are a few of my must haves for Valentines Day 2014. Just click on the link to take you to the products purchase page. 

Baby Legs are my absolute favorite leg warmers for my princess. We have several pairs and the quality is amazing. The link above is for a super cute Valentines Day pair at half off! Hurry and grab these before they are gone.

I'm loving these coffee cozies at the moment. This one is from RubysYarn . It's only $7 so maybe grab a few for some special friends too:)

I bought these fun conversation heart plates from Michaels Craft store. I don't have a direct link so check your local Michales. I plan on using these for a fun Valentines day photo shoot with my kiddos. Check back for DIY photoshoot details! 

I have been eyeing this awesome rocker style beanie from Yaguarete. Finally bought one for my little man. They come in baby sizes too! 

Just bought this fun crochet heart garland from Sarahndipities. I cant wait to see this up on my white fireplace!

 And how can you not be in love with this Cupid's my Homie sweatshirt from DentzDesigns. I need it in red to wear with my heart leggings!

Now go and shop! Share the LOVE.
XOXO ~Jenn

Personalized Valentines Day Mailboxes

Today I'm sharing a cheap Valentines Day craft that can easily be completed in under an hour. I purchased two glass candle sticks from the dollar store and two tin mailboxes from the dollar section at Target. You can purchase vinyl for this project from Expressions Vinyl. Link at the top of the blog.
Here is the tutorial:

First paint your glass candle sticks with whatever color spray paint you choose. Mine was a metallic silver which ended up looking more like a grey. Just use what you have. It doesn't take much to cover these. I didn't bother sanding because I'm lazy like that. They ended up looking great and were dry in about 30 minutes. (It was a warm day and I had them in the sun). 

Next you can print your vinyl. I put my kids names on them and used a few different images from my Silhouette. The possibilities are endless. 

Once all the vinyl is done and applied use a strong glue (like E6000) to glue the mailbox to the candle stick. 

That's it! 

I'm planning on using these to put special treats in for my kids starting February 1st. Right now they are having fun mailing each other post it notes and hiding things in them:)
Keep Crafting!
XOXO~Jenn

$10 Personalized Conversation Hearts

New Years Resolution # 3 Wear more lipstick- Check
New Years Resolution #12- STOP neglecting this poor bloggity blog

To kick off my first post of the New Year I'm starting with a fun personalized (my favorite) Valentines Day craft!
I have had a love for conversation hearts for as long as I can remember. And when I saw these cute wooden hearts at Michaels it reminded me of them. Right away I was thinking of a way I could incorporate them into my Valentines decor. It had to be something that was quick (I'm short on time these days).
I came up with this

I loved how it turned out! Now here is the tutorial so you can make some of your own.
First, find a Michael's coupon. Every little bit helps. This is an inexpensive project as well. The total for this project was just under $10.00. I bought 4 (one for each member of our family).
Now you need paint. I really wanted to keep them looking like conversation hearts so I searched the paint section for colors that best resembled the hearts. These are the colors I found worked best.

Craft Smart Brand (at Michael's)
Green- Celery
Yellow-Light Yellow
Pink-Pink Chiffon
Purple-Grape Taffy

I also picked up a few foam brushes and wide red ruffled ribbon to hang the hearts on. I rushed home to get started.
First paint each one of your hearts. I did the fronts only. I don't have time to waste painting sides no one will ever see. But if you have time and OCD like Kali then by all means go for it. Only 30 minutes till preschool pick-up!
Now while the hearts are drying its time to print vinyl. I used a glossy red vinyl but any red will work. Font used was Arial Rounded.
Once hearts are dry (about 20 minutes) you can apply the vinyl.
I had to take a break or I would be that awesome mom late for Preschool pick-up again.
Once we were back home I grabbed the dried personalized hearts and took them to the garage to staple gun the ribbon to the back. I didn't measure because well... I hate measuring. Im more of an eyeball it kinda gal!
Hope this inspires you to create some fun Valentines Day decor. Happy Crafting:) 

Check back for more Valentines Day crafts, recipes and a fun DIY photo shoot with my mini's
XOXO~Jenn