Valentine's Day DIY

Valentine’s Day 2015 is the perfect opportunity to let that someone special know how you feel- here are some two ideas to help you do just that!

No-Fuss Paper Roses

1. Take an 8″ red paper doily and cut a straight line to the center.

2.  Roll the doily, making sure the wrong side faces up.

3. Twist the end.

4. You may use floral tape to create a stem, or if you have it at home — green painter’s tape.

5. Optional: you can cover the stem with ribbon for a more polished look.

There you have it — a paper rose in seconds!  These paper doily roses are not only simple to make, they are also very inexpensive.  You can pick up half a dozen red paper doilies for $1 at the dollar store. A bouquet of these is certainly a stunning substitute for bows when wrapping gifts, but, with the help of some glue and magnets, it is also fancy having a beautiful collection of paper roses on the fridge!

DIY Valentine’s Cards  

This is SO simple! Just take a stalk of celery and cut it near the bottom to make a stamper. Dip it in whatever color paint you want and press onto paper! Let dry and decorate the rest however you want!

How easy is that??

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January Crafts for the Kids

Here are some easy (and fun!) crafts for the kids to help keep the cabin fever away!

Crystal Snowflake

Materials:

• Borax Laundry Booster
• boiling water
• jars or glasses
• pencils
• pipecleaners

- Create a shape out of your pipecleaners and attach it to the pencil {either with the pipecleaner or some yarn/string}

- Boil water and dissolve Borax into the water - I used about 4-5 tablespoons of Borax per glass.

- Put your pipecleaner shape into the glass being sure that it does not touch the sides of the glass.

- Let the pipecleaners sit in the solution for 24 hours or longer to reach desired effect.

Note - while Borax is a natural product, it should not be consumed or inhaled so be careful and follow the precautions on the box.

Snowman Slam

This game is fun for the whole family, and you likely have most of the materials to make it already on hand.

Materials:       

• White cups
• Black & orange craft foam or construction paper
• White socks
• Glue 
• Scissors

To make our snowmen, I decorated six white cups using black and orange craft foam.  To make the snowballs, just tightly ball up three white socks.  That's it!  The idea of the game is simple; toss the snowballs to knock down the snowmen!

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