JOY Christmas Banner

There is still time to make a banner for Christmas. This one is pretty fast since there was only 3 letters!

Materials: DCWV 12x12 Holiday Collection Christmas Stack - 2009, Cricut "Plantin Schoolbook" Cartridge, Cricut "Accent Essentials" Cartridge,

Woodland Forest Service Birthday Party

I haven't posted in FOREVER but the good news is that I had a very good excuse and lots of new things to share.

The following are photos from my sons 2nd birthday party. My husband works for the U.S. Forest Service so I thought it would be fun to have a Woodland/Forest Service Party.



The invitation was a 3 dimensional card. It folded for mailing and then "popped" open so you could stand it up. The party information was printed on the back.



Door Sign



Outside Party Area



Beverage Table



Close-up of the felt banner that I made. I thought the outside area needed a little color so I cut felt pieces into triangles and sewed them together connecting them with a wide ribbon.



It took a while but I found paper that was VERY close to the color of U.S. Forest Service trucks.



This is the second time I've made hats for a birthday party. I bought two sets of party hats at our local 99 cents store and covered them with my own paper. I disassembled one to use as a pattern. You can make your own completely from scratch but these already have the stretchy string.




Every good party needs something to do. To tie in to the theme, I decided to have the kids paint their own wooden bird houses. As you can see the kids (and even some of the adults) were very involved.





Finished Bird Houses



Sweets Table.



Milk and Dark Chocolate Owl Suckers



Edible Chocolate Bird Nests



Edible acorns. Mini Nilla wafers with Hershey kisses and Reese's Peanut Butter Chips. I used a lighter to quickly melt the chocolate a bit to make it stick to the wafers.



Party Favor Bags.



Materials: Cricut "Camp Out" Cartridge, Cricut "Create A Critter" Cartridge, Cricut "Everyday Paper Dolls" Cartridge, Cuttlebug Embosser and Die Cutter

Martha Stewart Craft Coupon

Do you subscribe to Martha Stewart Living? In this months issue there is a coupon for 50% OFF any one regular price Martha Stewart Crafts Item. This is a big deal since Michaels coupons EXCLUDE Martha Stewart items. I'm going to be getting at least one of the punches that I've been drooling over.

There is also a printable coupon on Oprah's website, also for 50% OFF an one regular price Martha Stewart Crafts Item. Oprah Show viewers can download the in-store coupon before 11:59 p.m. CT on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 on this site: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Martha-Stewarts-Craft-Kit-Essentials. The in-store coupon can be redeemed at any Michaels location between October 5, 2010 and October 16, 2010.

Rides

Very simple layout. I still don't like my own writing. I think it makes things look messy. And I don't like messy.



Materials: Cricut "Opposites Attract" Cartridge, Cricut "Mickey and Friends" Cartridge, Sandylion Disney 12x12 "Mickey Phrase" Paper, Signo White Uni-ball Impact Pen

Mickey's TOONTOWN

I won't lie to you. It took a long time to cut out and assemble the characters. Well worth it though, don't ya think?



Materials: Cricut "Mickey Font" cartridge, Cricut "Mickey and Friends" cartridge

The Tea Cups

Materials: Cricut "Mickey and Friends" Cartridge, Cricut "A Child's Year" Cartridge

The Happiest Place on Earth & Mickey Mouse

Materials: Bazzill Basics 12x12 Medium Scallop Circle Cardstock "Beetle Black", Sandylion Disney Collection 12x12 Paper Pack "Mickey", Cricut "Mickey Font" Cartridge, Cricut "Mickey and Friends" Cartridge, Creative Imaginations Magic Collection 12x12 Silver Foil Paper "Magic Castle", Cricut "Paper Doll Dress Up" Cartridge, Signo White Uni-ball Impact Pen