American Girl Doll Food: Valentine's Sugar Cookies - $10

One last addition to the Valentine's Day Menu:

American Girl Doll Food: Valentine's Sugar Cookies - $10

No Valentine's Day would be complete without heart-shaped sugar cookies! These adorable little cookies come as realistic as possible, meant to mimic the look of real sugar cookies. Just check out how the frosting looks good enough to eat...but don't! They are 1/3 scale and will be a wonderful addition to all American Girl, Our Generation and other 18" dolls.

WITH YOUR PURCHASE YOU WILL RECEIVE....

• Four (4) Cookies: 
- one (1) pink heart-shaped sugar cookie with sprinkles
- one (1) pink heart-shaped sugar cookie with polka dots
- one (1) red heart-shaped sugar cookie with white swirl
- one (1) red heart-shaped sugar stained-glass cookie 

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American Girl Doll Food - Valentines Menu

(Limited sets available)
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Many of you know I am a mom of two boys, so when my brother had four little girls, I was thrilled to be able to pretend they were my own and craft for them. I am living out my "girl mom" life through them. In 2014 I created some American Girl Doll food and accessories for them, and I FELL IN LOVE. Sure, my husband thought I was crazy, but I fell in love with making realistic food for dolls. 

I'm back at it again for Valentine's Day. Inspired by the beautiful American Girl Doll Food menus found on Pippaloo For Dolls' Blog, I have started on my own menu for Valentine's Day. I still have a couple ideas in the works, but I wanted to get a head start. 

Strawberries & Chocolate Covered Strawberries - $12
(Only two sets available)
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These precious strawberries are just so adorable....I almost don't want to sell them to you! (Okay, but I will.) They are all handmade by me and I do my best to make them all the same size, quality and as realistic as possible. They are 1/3 scale and will be a wonderful addition to all American Girl, Our Generation and other 18" dolls. Because they are made by my own hands, there will be some subtle differences....sadly, I am not a robot....sadly.

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Heart-Shaped "Box" of Chocolates - $15
(Only two sets available)
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So I'm actually giddy about how well these "boxed" chocolates turned out. These adorable little bite-size chocolates come in a handmade, heart-shaped dish that are meant to mimic the look of a box of chocolates. 

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Chocolate Lunch box Treats - $10
(Only two sets available)
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These adorable little lunch box, chocolate treats will be a welcome addition to any lunch. The swirl of the cupcake will bring back all of your childhood memories while you help your child create her own. Hohos were created with both an inner cake and cream filling layer and covered with a chocolate gaunche. The Ding Dong is a classic cake oozing with cream filling. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 

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I hope you enjoyed them. There are two sets of each available for purchase at my Etsy shop. Shop now

Sharing Time January Week #4 - Experimenting Upon the Word of God aka I Can Know the Scriptures are True

Here is the latest Sharing Time / FHE Family Home Evening from Etsy.

Check it out HERE

Feast Upon the Words of Christ - Sharing Time, January Week 2, or Family Home Evening (FHE) Idea

I spent quite a bit of time on this week's Sharing Time Lesson for my Ward's Primary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so I went ahead and put it up on the Etsy Store.

Download this Complete Kit (Lesson, Cut-outs, Coloring Page, Worsheet) for only $3.49:
Print out these files:

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Scripture Heroes Memory Game - To Go Along with January 2016 Primary Week 1

I'm grateful that in my church we are given lots of opportunities to serve each other and the community. I am currently serving in the Children's Sunday School, which we call Primary, as the 2nd Counselor. It is my third time back in Primary, and I just love it.

This week's Sharing Time (lesson time) deals with scripture heroes, and they suggested a memory game. I made this one and wanted to share it with others serving in Primary or for families for Sabbath Day worship or Family Home Evening. Enjoy!

To Make:
Print out these files:

Download the PDF Files of the Scripture Heroes Memory Game

Color, add colorful card stock (in the same color) as a backing, and laminate. Attach magnets and play memory on a magnetized chalkboard.

For personal and church use only. Not for resale. All images are originals, but other clipart inspired mine.

Teacher Appreciation - EOS lip balm tutorial - Apple Card for Teacher

Pin-napped!

I think I might have sunk to a new low! A friend of mine on Pinterest recently pinned the cutest card for Teacher Appreciation Week using an EOS lip balm to make an apple-themed card. I instantly repinned it....and then went to work to make my own. Now, I think this would have been okay if my friend lived, say, on the other side of the country, but no, she lived in my neighborhood. That's right, I pin-napped a craft for a teacher, from a mom in our same elementary school! Oops! Well at least her daughter isn't in the same class as my son. That would definitely draw the line. I hope she feels flattered I thought she had good taste, not upset that I stole her idea!

I hope you like this as much as I did. Feel free to use my printable or go to the original pin at the Country Chic Cottage and use theirs.

DIY:

1. Print out the card.

2. Trace the lip balm and cut out the hole.

3. Unscrew the balm and place it through the card. Screw the other end to the front.

4. Add a leaf and stem. I used craft paper and rubber cement glue.

5. You're done.

Thanks to Country Chic Cottage and my friend Carrie for the idea!

Enjoy!

Lego Birthday Party 101 - Free Printables and Ideas

So you want to throw a LEGO party? Why not, Legos are a classic theme and the molds for these projects are so darn cute. When I clicked the "add to cart" link on Amazon the day I bought the minifigure molds, I thought it might be a splurge, but since then we have used them and used them. In this crazy post, I'll share with you a peak into my slightly unhealthy obsession into children's birthday parties.  Let my hours of hard work be your gain. 

Included in this Post....

- Free Printable Lego Birthday Invitations with DIY Scratch-offs
- DIY Gummy Legos with Printable Toppers
- Minifigure Crayons and Lego Coloring Book

- Chocolate Minifigure Cupcake Toppers
- Minifigure Printable Banner

- Paper Plate Decorations
- Lego Race Car Activity

Here is a picture of the table scape. Notice at this time I did not understand the necessity of the backdrop. In these pictures it is painfully obvious how distracting the living room furniture is. My bad! Live and learn. 

A good party starts with a good invitation. In a world of Evites, a printed invite gives a personal touch. And, if you have an interactive invite, all the better. These invites were printed at 4x6 photos and included a scratch-off to cover up the Lego Hero section. A series of 9 heroes were printed and randomly given out. You could use these as groups for the party, but we just did it for fun. The kids loved to be surprised when they scratched it off...even if we had no meaning to it. 

DOWNLOAD IT HERE. If you've never done a scratch-off thing before, HERE is a good tutorial. I've tried the crayon-method before, but I really like the package-tape method better. 

I printed these at my local Office Depot. They are great, low priced and you can email them these files directly, just call your local Office Depot's print people.
(No, I am not getting paid for this endorsement...they are just amazing!)

If you have these awesome molds that you can buy HERE, and you use THIS TUTORIAL for make-your-own-gummies, than you can package them with these coordinating toppers that you can DOWNLOAD HERE.

Making Lego crayons is as easy as breaking them up, melting them down in the oven, 150 degrees F for 15-20 minutes. And there you go, cool crayons. Print out this Lego coloring book by DOWNLOADING PAGE 1, PAGE 2, PAGE 3, PAGE 4, PAGE 5 and simply stitch it together for a great take-home.

Used the same molds (after washing very well) for chocolate for cupcake toppers. These were a big hit. 

Make this quick and easy banner by DOWNLOADING IT HERE. Print it, cut it out, and sew or glue it to ribbon. 

Made these crazy, but fun, plate decorations with THIS TUTORIAL, costing a total of $3.

Each guest created their own Lego car and then we raced them on this piece of MDF that was painted with chalkboard paint. We found extra Legos and car parts (wheels and steering wheels) HERE on AMAZON.