PLASTIC CANVAS FACE MASK CLIPS

PLASTIC CANVAS FACE MASK CLIPS

I have been sitting back wondering how I could help with this pandemic...

I wanted to do something for people who are spending their days working

in hospitals, grocery stores and restaurant workers who have to be there

to provide food ...also for everyone when they go out and about shopping....

I decided since I can't really go and physically help out I would do it in another

way...using my favorite thing...my crafts....

First I crocheted headbands with mask buttons which I will post here a little later...

I donated some of them to medical workers at a local facility here....they were fun to make

and they seemed happy to get them....

Then I wanted something else that I could put together really fast to be able

to give them out to a larger number of people....

So....this is what I am doing...

These are little button clips that sit at the lower back of the head and hold the face mask

in place....I think they are cute and should make it more comfortable for people who have to

wear a mask for hours a day at work....

I am sharing my very quick and easy pattern here in hopes that some of you crafters

will help out and make some to give away too...there is no better feeling than to feel

that you are doing something to help out at times like this....if not or if you have just

enough time to make some for your own family please do that....all I ask is that you

wear your masks to stay safe!

Pattern is below...if you use it please share a comment or a picture of the clips you

made.....

Enjoy!

PAPER CUP CHICK BASKET

I guess I never have gotten out of the daycare mode.  I still find myself keeping these cute little crafts like I did back then. But now it's much easier than it used to be. I think I have mentioned before that I used to have to hand draw the crafts for my daycare kids.  I spent hours on it but it was worth it because they had so much fun making things.  

Now with computers and printers and those fancy paper cutting machines

it's so much faster to prepare for 'Craft Day'

Not to mention the thousands and thousands of ideas you find around the internet...

especially on Pinterest.

So here is a very cute and easy little Easter project...whether it's for your daycare

kids, your own kids, grandchildren, school class, Sunday school class...

wherever you spend time with kids...this would be a hit for sure...

might I suggest you buy a bag of jelly beans or some kind of yummy goodies

to fill them up with before they take them home....this always makes the

project even more fun!....and I know how much the parents love their kids

munching down a nice sugary treat before dinner!

But look how cute cute cute this is...I love it!

You can get the instructions and a printable pattern

for all the parts here:

https://www.firstpalette.com/craft/paper-cup-chick-basket.html

CLOTHESPIN REINDEER

I was looking for something I could make a lot of

in a hurry and I came across a few of these

around the internet....

I thought they were pretty cute so I did some in my own way...

they were so easy I just sat on the couch and glued everything together...

let it dry overnight and added the ribbon....

I added them to some gifts as a little extra something and

so far everyone has loved them....

....next year I will make some to donate just to brighten the

day for people that can't spend Christmas season at home...

...I don't have an exact pattern for them because I didn't follow one

myself and I think they are pretty easy to create without one....

...just simple spring clothespins....google eyes...yarn ribbon...little red

pompoms...I used the 1/2" size and they were perfect....

...have fun and create some to just hand out and make people happy!

Enjoy!

JACK-O-LANTERN QUESADILLAS

This is an easy and quick supper idea to have before

heading out to the mall or wherever your kids do their

Trick or Treating on Halloween night....

Supper can get a bit hectic especially when

it lands on a night during the week when there is work

and school during the day...

I always thought they should change Halloween celebrating

to a Friday or Saturday every year...because it's just not as much fun

when you know you have to be up and about early the next

morning...but...they don't listen to me!  

When I was
Trick or Treating I remember that my mom would

make hot dogs and pork and beans for supper before we went out

to collect our candy....so many fond memories....

...this is such a fun idea...wish I had one to eat

right now!

...here are the easy instructions to make these...
she has a really nice blog so you may want to
 look around while you are there...

1. http://florassippigirl.blogspot.com/2014/10/jack-o-lantern-quesadillas.html

GHOST TASSELS

I guess it's not too early to start getting things done

for Halloween....for some reason I feel like we are still

in the month of August....

If you are looking for a quick and easy little project that does

not cost much to make... I think this might just be it.....

these little Ghost Tassels are great....

I am having so much fun making them...

you can make bunches of them in no time and hang them

around your house, or carry them in and hand them out

to co-workers....a little day brightener....and...I think

it would be easy to attach a little candy bar treat to them too....

....go here...

https://www.mynameissnickerdoodle.com/how-to-make-ghost-tassels/

for this fun idea!

CHOCOLATE PUDDING PIE IN A JAR

It's amazing how much I love mason jars....
but even more amazing that I don't own any...
it's one of those things that you always planned to buy..
but figured you would do it next time...
one of these days they will be in my kitchen....

I remember playing outside when I was a kid and we would
run in the house now and then because usually we would find
my mom in the kitchen making one of her special treats....
one of them was pudding...vanilla or chocolate mostly...
but as I remember it she made it from scratch...I kind of remember
it involving cornstarch...not sure about that but you know how
childhood memories go...
the fun part of it was that when we ate it we had it in
a bowl and she put milk and sugar on it...I thought it was amazing
that the milk turned 'chocolate' while I was eating it...did everyone serve it
that way back then? ....we also ate jello with milk and sugar on...

...and yes I do also remember her making chocolate pie with a
graham cracker crust....but she put a huge amount of meringue on it...
I loved it!
oh how I miss those days....

...anyway...this recipe reminded me of all of that...
this is such a cute way of making chocolate pie...
enjoy!

...as you can tell I really do like to post recipes and crafts from some years

back...I figure a lot of us have either forgotten about them or missed

them when they were flying around Pinterest...

https://www.thisgalcooks.com/chocolate-pudding-pie-in-a-jar/

VALENTINE'S DAY KISSES

I really like little, cute and easy crafts...

especially for holidays...

....if you still need to put together something

quick for Valentine's Day this is the

perfect little project....

...all you need is candy kisses, a toothpick...and...

a paper heart....I don't have one of those two

or three hundred dollar craft cutting machines...

(sooo wish I did)

...but I do know how to cut a heart shape out of

a pretty piece of paper....that's easy...

...so go ahead and make these...bunches of these....and

just flutter around like a little Cupid handing them out

here and there....I guarantee one of these on Valentine's Day

will make anyone smile....

...look how cute they are!

...great instructions here...

Valentine's Day Kisses

VALENTINE'S HEART BOXES (Free Printable)

I love holiday printables...

especially free ones....

you can print these beautiful Valentine's boxes and

easily assemble them....

what a nice way to present a gift or candy to anyone...

(Note: you may have to type in your name and

email address to use the printable...but that's

easy to do right?)

http://www.pressprintparty.com/free-printables/valentines-heart-boxes-free-printables/

YARN WRAPPED HEARTS CRAFT

Where did Christmas go ??

....how can the days go by so fast...

it's amazing...and I know everyone says that

but....as I was growing up my mother always told

me that when you get older the time seems to go by

even faster....I wondered why that would be but now

I sure understand what she meant....

....and now here it's going on Valentine's Day....

I found these great yarn wrapped hearts and thought

it would be fun to share them on here....

...nobody can say "I am not crafty enough to make those"

....because there is nothing to making them...you could

do bunches of them while watching a TV show...

...look at how easy and pretty they are....

have fun with these!

...easy instructions here:

https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/yarn-wrapped-hearts-craft/

FACEBOOK POST COOKIES

Ha Ha! ....I love this idea...

what a fun gift these cookies would be to those

friends and family members who love Facebook...

I think this is a pretty clever idea....

...and they look delicious to eat too!

...check these out here...

http://thedecoratedcookie.com/2013/04/what-our-facebook-posts-say-about-us-also-facebook-post-cookies/

EASY NO BAKE MAKE AHEAD PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Many years ago...many, many years ago...

I went along with my sister to one of those house parties...

where they would demonstrate and sell different kinds

of products in your living room...and then they would serve some

kind of delicious dessert....

...this one served Peanut Butter Pie...which at the time I had

never seen before...but...it was so good it has always come into my

mind from time to time...so I decided to search around and see what

kind of recipes there are out there for it....

....I found this one that looks so good and so easy...

let's all try it huh?  At least I am going to!

.....you can get this easy recipe here....

http://easypeasypleasy.com/2015/12/01/easy-no-bake-make-ahead-peanut-butter-pie/

FREE PRINTABLE 3D CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS

When we get this close to Christmas I am always looking for more
things to make...the house is decorated and the Christmas food is
planned....cards are done and sent...so now we have a few days to
just do fun things....

...these are so cute...you just print them and cut them out...
set them around your house...for the kids there are also some
that they can color....then they can use them for finger puppet shows too...

love, love, love these!

...print here....

http://www.amummytoo.co.uk/2014/12/christmas-printable-characters/

WOULD YOU RATHER CHRISTMAS EDITION FOR KIDS

This is something any group of people would
enjoy....it would be great to fill in that time between eating
and opening those Christmas gifts....
or to help calm kids down after the gift opening so they will be
able to go to sleep...

I think it would be fun to ask them 'why' they chose the
answer they did too!

....you can print the questions here....

https://www.kitchencounterchronicle.com/would-you-rather-christmas-edition-for-kids/

FREE PRINTABLE CHRISTMAS JIGSAW PUZZLES

Here is an awesome treat from one of my very favorite

places...I have been checking this website out every holiday

for many years now...they have so many great things...

I always find something that I want to keep....

....this is printable Christmas jigsaw puzzles ...they are
beautiful and so much fun....if you have kids or grandchildren
all of you could have so much fun together with these during the
Christmas holiday....

...there are nine different puzzles to choose from....
or go ahead and print all of them if you want....

...get these here...and look around...

there are so many wonderful printables....

http://www.kidscraps.com/Activities/Jigs/jigs-christmas.htm

CUPCAKE PAPER ANGELS

Oh how those childhood Christmas memories keep

appearing in my mind....

I believe I remember every Christmas tree we had and each and

every one of the decorations we had on them...

my dad would bring home the tree and say that it had to sit

for about a week and open up before we could put it up...

it went up the Sunday before Christmas most years....

...it's amazing how these things stand out so clear in the mind....

I could go on and on telling you all about them....but I'm sure

you all have beautiful Christmas memories yourself....

We would love to hear about some of them...what ornaments do you

remember most from your childhood tree?

...does anyone remember the large flower shaped, aluminum reflectors

that went behind those big light bulbs years ago?  I loved those!

I came across these cute Angels that are made from

cupcake wrappers...they are so fun because you can get so

many wrapper designs and have a huge variety of them....

they would look great anywhere in the house or classroom...

enjoy!

...instructions here...

https://www.christianitycove.com/luke-2-cupcake-paper-angels-christmas-craft/6118/

AUTUMN PUMPKIN POPCORN

So many fun things you can do with popcorn now...

I used to make marshmallow popcorn balls which were

so good and now I have seen the same thing with

caramel added....yum!

I can't wait to try this one with pumpkin pie spices on it...

I bet it is great for this time of the year....I love fall and this

recipe fits right into the season....

enjoy!

...this takes just a few minutes to make too...

http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/autumn-pumpkin-popcorn-325336

CANDY CORN PUDDING PARFAITS

These look so fun and so easy to make...

just pudding and a little food coloring...add

whipped topping and what a pretty thing to put on a

Halloween dinner table or buffet...

....this would make any of your guests smile!

...easy instructions here...

https://michellespartyplanit.com/2013/10/candy-corn-pudding-parfaits/

CREAMY CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Two of my favorite foods combined...

spaghetti noodles and chicken....

and what's even better is that I can use lower sodium

cream of chicken soup and also low sodium

chicken broth ...perfect!

I am so happy they are coming out with more and more

low sodium items....it makes cooking more fun because I don't

have to worry about having too much in the dishes I make...

...this casserole looks so good !

...recipe here...

http://backforseconds.com/creamy-chicken-noodle-casserole/2/

CHEDDAR CHEESE COOKIES RECIPE

This is another recipe I have had for a long time

and still have not made it.  Not sure why...sometimes these

things just get lost in my files and I forget about them until

I am looking for something else and there they are!

I cannot wait to try it...they look so good....

I wonder how they would be with a nice hot bowl

of chili or hot dish....or as it says...just for snacking

would be great too....

another idea is a pretty bowl of them on a buffet table...

yum!

....easy recipe here....

http://www.cheaprecipeblog.com/2013/12/savory-cheddar-cheese-cookies/

EASY HOMEMADE DIY SUNCATCHERS

Well here I am finally getting on my blog to post something...

I guess I have to talk to Google and see what's up as it only

lets me post about once out of 20 times that I try...

not sure if it's them or something odd with my computer but it sure

is frustrating...

...this is a great craft that I can't wait to try...

it's so easy and inexpensive to make too...

you can buy the stones at the dollar store in a couple

of different sizes and you get lots of them in a bag...

...this is also a good time to buy extra glue too because we

noticed they are already putting out the school supplies...

....I have been saving the little plastic covers from potato chip

cans and I am going to make some of these out of those...

I knew if I held onto them I would fine a good use for them....

....so...have fun with this....

...very easy instructions here...

http://www.thejerseymomma.com/2016/12/easy-handmade-diy-suncatchers.html