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Valentine Day Crafts—Candy Rings

I have actually had these pictures taken for several days and totally forgot to share them with you…womp…womp! So I realize this may be too late for you to make some Valentine’s Day Candy rings this year unless you want to make a fun Valentine Craft with your kiddos and have the supplies on hand or have time to run out and get some quickly.

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They literally just take seconds to make but can be worn to provide a little extra festivity to your day. Or you can whip some up really quickly and give them to someone special. Of course we had some empty ring forms laying around which I found after cleaning up my craft room recently *ahem*!! We simply took some Sweet Tart Conversation Heart Candy and glued them right onto the ring forms with some hot glue. They held up really well and then when my little one wanted to eat her ring, we simply broke the candy off. Part of the candy broke off and left a perfectly good piece of candy for her to eat…sans glue. Now, I personally would not eat the candy after wearing it…but this particular child has no qualms about that sort of a thing… We also tried our hand at making some jelly candy rings. We just simply stuck the candy right onto a ring pop form like we used on these past Candy Rings. Such a simple idea that your kids can help you create. And would be a fun little gift idea or a party favor for a little ones birthday. Change up the candy and make them fit other holidays too for greater flexibility! Valentines-Day I hope all of you have a Great Valentine’s Day!! Pin It

February 13, 2012 · Filed under: Acessories, Activities, Crafts, Gifts, Girls, Valentine's Day Tagged with candy rings, DIY candy rings, make a candy ring, Valentine s Day Craft, valentines day, valentines day crafts, valentines day gift

block puzzle

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Hey guys…things are still crazy around here. We are finally starting to get things put back together in our home. Yeah! But we still have a LOT of work ahead of us. I hope to share an update later in the week if you are interested. But, in the meantime, I wanted to share with you a fun idea for making a fun Photo Block Puzzle.

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These have been around for a while but I was reminded of them when my mom made one of these with a group of her church friends. Hers was much larger and the blocks are about 3 inches (I think) each. I thought it would be fun to make one on a much smaller scale and make one of them for my kids or to give as a gift to someone.

So I found some 1 inch craft blocks at my local craft store. They came in a large package of several of them for just a couple of dollars.

Then I found a box that measured 2 inches x 3 inches. So that six 1 inch blocks fit almost perfectly into the box.

Then I found 6 pictures that I wanted to include on my block puzzle. One photo for each side of the block. So you have essentially 6 different photo puzzles. I loaded the photos into my photo program and cropped them so that they measured 2 x 3 inches each.

I tried to make sure that the lines I would be cutting on would not cut through any important details of the picture. This will help it so that the final picture will not be distorted. Then I glued the pieces on the puzzle with Matte finish Mod Podge.

Then I simply rotated the blocks all in the same direction and then added another photo. I continued that process and tried to make it so that the photos were on the same plane…if that makes sense. Either way it will work out.

When you are finished, every block will have one piece of each puzzle on it. And you literally have six fun photo puzzles to play with in a nice little box.

These would be a great activity for your little ones in church with faces of the people they love. Or a fun way to ask someone to a dance…do they still do that in high school? Or to give to someone as a small gift idea. There are so many fun ways these could be used.

What would you make one for and for who?

*And I would like to thank Kristen Duke for our fun family photo. It is from 2010 but is still one of my favorites!

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February 7, 2012 · Filed under: Activities, Christmas Gifts, Crafts, Games, Gifts, Kids, Mother's Day, Teacher Gifts, Tutorials, Wedding Gifts Tagged with block puzzle, block puzzles, handmade puzzles, personalized puzzle, photo blocks, photo puzzles, picture puzzle

video tutorial—tissue paper rosettes

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I have gotten a lot of emails and comments from several of you who were having a little bit of difficulty making their tissue paper rosettes. The word “twist” was a bit confusing and it is hard for me to explain how I was twisting mine. So I went ahead and made quick video tutorial for Tissue Paper Rosettes.

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Now I must warn you…this is not a high quality production. I simply propped up my cell phone between some cracker boxes and had my son push record and stop when I gave him a cue. He he! But hopefully you will be able to see how I am twisting the paper. I tried to get in as close as possible so you could see the tissue rosette in as much detail as possible. Hope this helps you.

For the original tutorial you can go here: Tissue Paper Rosette Kissing Balls

I also made some of these and hung them in my daughter’s room which you can see here: Crepe Paper Flower Balls

These are the perfect decoration for Valentine’s Day and they are really inexpensive to make. They just take time. I would suggest making these when you sit down to relax and watch television or a movie!

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It’s Valentine’s Week! Every day this week we are sharing some great ideas for Valentine’s Day. We kicked off the fun filled week yesterday with the Pink Lemonade Pie! And a GREAT giveaway from The Paper Cupcake Etsy Shop! Today, Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage helps you decorate for the holiday. She will also have a giveaway, you won’t want to miss it!! Be sure to head on over and check it out.

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