Valentine's Day

We have had 3 snow days in a row...so we've been busy with crafting projects!

Valentine's Day box for my Kindergartner...

100 Day Project for my Kindergartner...

Dog Valentine Cards (we couldn't get to the store to buy Valentine's cards)...

Write your message under the ear...

Flower Valentine Pops for the Teachers...(I am going to buy Tootsie Roll Pops after the roads thaw out)

You can write your message on a "leaf" under the flower...

More flowers...I made 20 of them and I am holding them on a nail until I get the Tootsie Roll pops!

Creating Art with Baking

Some of my baking creations...

Owl Cookies on a Stick...created for Halloween (Moon Pies, Oreo Cookie halves, and M&M's)

Santa Cookies (nutter butters, white almond bark, small candies)

Paint Can Creations...

Another one of my obsessions...decorating paint cans!

This one was created for my niece's birthday!

Toad/Luigi Paint Cans Created for Halloween...used as "Trick or Treat" buckets

Paint can created for teacher at my son's school...

Spiral Notebook created for a teacher at my son's school...

Santa quart paint cans created for the teachers at my boys' school...

Mario Party

My son wanted a Super Mario Bros. party for his 7th birthday...

Here is my 7 year old with his Grandpa...with their Luigi hats on!  (mustaches were purchased at Party City for .25 cents each)

Super Mario Bros. Cupcake Stand...cupcakes from Sams, "Cricut" red/green circles with circle sticker labels on them, and "Cricut" cutout letters.  The Mario/Luigi on the top were cut out of the Fruit Snack box!

The kids all went "Mario Kart" racing...Super Mario shirt purchased at Walmart!

Close-up picture of the cupcake stand...

Simple to make:  Cut out 3 cardboard circles for each "layer" (I used 3 different sized plates for the template).  Hot glue the 3 cardboard circles together to make a thick layer.  Cover with scrapbook paper (and cut strip for around the edge of each layer).  The green divider is an empty beef jerkey container covered with green scrapbook paper.  All layers hot glued together!

Mario and Luigi party hats (made out of poster board and "Cricut" cut-out letters)

Goodie Bags...I made "Toad" toppers (oval, square, circles), Mario Klik Dispensers purchased at Party City, Mario Fruit Snacks purchased at grocery store, Gold Coin, Candy Bar with Wrapper printed on computer, and Yoshi Eggs (easter eggs with small sticker dots...they had mario gummies inside)