Homeschooling Education with Adventure and Fun!
4 weeks into my weekly appliqué series and I’ve already missed a week. I just couldn’t get it done last week, but I doubt anyone was freaking on that one. So, this week, I have this cool idea: appliqué mason jar lids. Fabric lids on mason jars are nothing new, this is just my personal spin.
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Have you ever heard of seed paper? It’s basically paper pulp with seeds embedded in the fibers. There are several tutorials floating around on the internets. Some are more involved and require a lot more ingredients than I was willing to track down. Knowing this was going to be a kid project, I needed simple with a splash of instant gratification.
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My sweet boy Jacks, is graduating Kindergarten this week. Insert proud momma moment here. As a parting, celebratory summer gift to his friends, he will be handing out these confetti packets. They are so fun! My kids have been having a blast tossing and re-tossing this handmade confetti. It’s a total cinch to make!
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You know what makes a really great gift? Personalized dishtowels. You can get a 4 pack of flour sack towels at Target for $3.99. You know what plain flour sack towels are good for? Appliqué.
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These little cookie sombreros are perfect for Cinco de Mayo! I made these last year, but I wanted to update the tutorial.
Gather your supplies:
Brownie pop mold
Whoopie pie pan
Sugar cookie mix/recipe (one that doesn’t rise a lot)
Brownie mix/recipe
Buttercream frosting
Gel food coloring (I used orange, violet, golden yellow, and teal)
Piping bags
Frosting tips (I used Wilton #16 and #2)
Make your sugar cookie and brownies according to your recipe directions.
Use the bottom of a glass to press down cookie if puffy when removed from oven.
Allow cookies and brownies to cool.
Cut off bottoms of brownies to level off.
Attach brownie to center of cookie using a little frosting.
Begin piping around the base of the brownie with the #16 tip.
Continue piping, alternating colors as you wish.
Add pom poms with the #2 tip around the perimeter of the cookie.
A perfect addition to your fiesta!
Coffee Filter Bunting Tutorial:
This tutorial combines three of my favorite things…the color kraft paper brown, baker’s twine, and doodles. Check it…
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Ribbon spool pillbox hat tutorial:
I’ve been saving my ribbon spools for a quite a while. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with them…until a few months ago.
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Mini shadow puppet theatre tutorial:
I just wrapped up Savannah’s shadow puppet birthday party and these were the party favors. Mini shadow puppet theatres. These are so fun! Perfect to give as a gift or for a rainy, snowy, sick day at home. They also travel really well!
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I’ve had this one in the back of my head for a while…little mini mailboxes stuffed with valentines! No baking involved here…these are practically ready made!
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