<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674799112433924938</id><updated>2023-11-23T04:27:42.228-06:00</updated><category term="holidays"/><category term="crafts"/><category term="sewing"/><category term="fun stuff"/><category term="project 365"/><category term="how to"/><category term="tutorial"/><category term="recipe"/><category term="instagram"/><category term="kids"/><category term="decorating"/><category term="cool blogs"/><category term="gifting"/><category term="etsy"/><category term="entertaining"/><category term="ramblings"/><category term="party"/><category term="Martha"/><category term="homekeeping"/><category term="printable"/><category term="365"/><category term="antiquing"/><category term="#12monthsofmartha"/><category term="gardening"/><category term="wiww"/><category term="bento"/><category term="kitchen"/><category term="walls"/><category term="10 on 10"/><category term="flowers"/><category term="polka dots"/><category term="tutorials"/><category term="weekly pinterest"/><category term="parenting"/><category term="giveaway"/><category term="blogging"/><category term="sponsors"/><category term="wordless wednesday"/><category term="charity"/><category term="not fun stuff"/><category term="freebies"/><category term="numero uno"/><category term="plants"/><category term="sunday bakes"/><title type='text'>a pretty cool life.</title><subtitle type='html'>crafts. projects. sewing. diy.  a little vintage and handmade mixed in, too.  xoxo</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.aprettycoollife.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4674799112433924938/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.aprettycoollife.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4674799112433924938/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Cheryl @ a pretty cool life.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17550832606860935805</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOquFhbrwRFaSuhiLPvSA8UnlZupt-ADQipFV1iJSaM32YjAUYwOkTfCxaS87cZzkXDXC9IFCpU0fetOyNMo52-TNYN5K7kBC_mKKKjjnwQUyRuLH_CWerhKqt5l6zg/s220/1.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>886</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674799112433924938.post-5046272717422586941</id><published>2016-12-09T22:56:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2017-02-08T22:59:42.010-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gifting"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="holidays"/><title type='text'>gifting: tomato can christmas flowers</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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After a quick trip into Trader Joe&#39;s, I had the makings of sweet little gift for our teachers this afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Kinda like the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2016/05/easy-cinco-de-mayo-flower-arrangements.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cinco de Mayo flower arrangements&lt;/a&gt; I put together last spring, these are as easy as they look. &amp;nbsp;Grab a festive red&amp;nbsp;+ green colored soup or tomato can and a bunch of flowers (Hey $3.99 TJ&#39;s bouquets!) &amp;nbsp;Clean the can and fill with the flowers and you&#39;re good to go!&lt;br /&gt;
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Drop these at your littles&#39; school or bring one along as a hostess gift...or just keep it for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
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Merry everything, friends!&lt;br /&gt;
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Before our parties and trick or treating, had to have a little fun with our school lunches!&lt;br /&gt;
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clementine // black + orange tortilla chips // bat shaped sandwiches // cheese stick // halloween JoJos&lt;br /&gt;
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Happy Halloween! &amp;nbsp;Have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
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No tricks, just treats for our teachers for Halloween. &amp;nbsp;We are so lucky to have such wonderful teachers again this year!&lt;br /&gt;
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Kept it simple with a few favorites:&lt;br /&gt;
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candy corn boom chicka popcorn&lt;br /&gt;
jack o lantern socks {old navy}&lt;br /&gt;
justin&#39;s peanut butter cups&lt;br /&gt;
clementine izze&lt;br /&gt;
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Cute tags and stripey bags from Target of course.&lt;br /&gt;
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Happy Halloween, friends!&lt;br /&gt;
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It&#39;s almost time for our kindergarten halloween party!&lt;br /&gt;
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After some ideas that didn&#39;t quite pan out and a cancelled online supply order, we decided to go simple. &amp;nbsp;Balloons decorated as bats. &amp;nbsp;Because what 5 year old doesn&#39;t love a balloon?&lt;br /&gt;
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All the the pieces are just heavy cardstock punched into different shapes and attached with a glue stick. &amp;nbsp;Easy peasy. &lt;br /&gt;
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Happy (almost) Halloween, friends!&lt;br /&gt;
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So just like the&amp;nbsp;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2012/10/warhol-soup-can-vases.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Warhol soup cans I turned into vases&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;, this project doesn&#39;t need much explanation...just pick a few bunches of bright and colorful flowers, trim them down to size, and fill the cans to overflowing. &lt;br /&gt;
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This brand of hot tomato sauce does not have a label like the soup cans, so there was no need to seal them. &amp;nbsp;If the can you choose has a paper label, I suggest sealing it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here&#39;s a roundup of some of our recent bento lunches. &amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;To see all of our quick + easy bentos, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/search/label/bento&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;Just for fun, I p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;&quot;&gt;ut together a little goodie box perfect for before the parade or just for fun on St Patrick&#39;s day. &amp;nbsp;I picked up everything except the straws from the grocery store.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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It&#39;s been awhile &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/search/label/bento&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;since I&#39;ve shared&lt;/a&gt; our bento box school lunches, but I really do still make them everyday {I &lt;a href=&quot;http://instagram.com/aprettycoollife&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;post them to instagram&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;sometimes too}. &lt;br /&gt;
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*Assembly line style is your friend. &amp;nbsp;I usually buy two shopping trips worth of produce a week. &amp;nbsp;When I get home, I wash everything, de-stem grapes, slice cucumbers, etc. &amp;nbsp;Obviously some things can&#39;t be done ahead of time, but lots can. &amp;nbsp;And even when I&#39;m not making lots of lunches, this approach helps us to reduce waste. &amp;nbsp;Grapes that I destem, wash, and put in a bowl get eaten almost immediately, while ones that I leave in the bag in the fridge usually end up in the garbage.&lt;/div&gt;
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*Keep tiny supplies together. &amp;nbsp;I have several sets of fondant and cookie cutters that are perfect for cutting fruit and sandwiches. &amp;nbsp;I used to keep them with my other cookie cutters because I sort the big ones by holiday/season, but I wasted a lot of time rifling through larger cookie cutters to get to the small ones. &amp;nbsp;I also realized that I don&#39;t even make cutout cookies all that often, so I don&#39;t even keep those sets in the kitchen any more.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Related to keeping the tiny supplies together, I have a plastic bin in our pantry with all the other little lunch trinkets I use. &amp;nbsp;Silicone liners, toothpicks, forks, etc, all go in my bento bin. &amp;nbsp;I try to keep things organized by color in there, as I mix and match often. :)&lt;br /&gt;
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And if you&#39;d like an easy to pin collage version of these valentine lunches...here you go. &amp;nbsp;Happy Valentine&#39;s Day!&lt;br /&gt;
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Valentine&#39;s Day is just a few more days away and things are really getting lovey dovey over here. &amp;nbsp;Three school parties on Friday and another little party over the weekend...I&#39;m seeing all pink and red and hearts...and loving it!&lt;/div&gt;
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I think by now everyone knows how much &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pinterest.com/aprettycoollife/gifty/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I adore a pretty package&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;I enjoy pairing ribbons and papers...and I hope the extra attention I put in shines through to the friends I&#39;m gifting to!&lt;br /&gt;
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I raided the candy aisles for anything pink and red, and then combined everything in a few different festive treat bags and pillow boxes. &amp;nbsp;I tied each with satin bows and I&#39;m ready to give them this weekend.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;I think one of the best discoveries I&#39;ve made over the years for pretty packaging supplies has been &lt;a href=&quot;http://papermart.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Paper Mart&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;Ribbons, bags, papers, boxes...all beautiful and all the perfect packaging that I can never seem to source at a local craft or party store. &amp;nbsp;The prices are just right...I don&#39;t feel like I have to scrimp on ribbon because the rolls seem to go on forever! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Pictured in this post: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.papermart.com/flat-glassine-bags/id=3643#3643&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;glassine bags&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.papermart.com/Patterned-Paper-Merchandise-Bags/id=53558#53558&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;patterned paper bags&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.papermart.com/satin-similar-ribbon/id=19026-INDEX&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;satin ribbon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.papermart.com/clear-colored-frosted-plastic-pillow-boxes/id=16524#16524&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;plastic pillow boxes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.papermart.com/Premium-Extra-Heavy-Colored-Crepe-Paper/id=80586#80586&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;crepe paper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I think we&#39;ve given this freezing cold January enough time...I&#39;m getting valentiney!&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#39;ve been working hard to come up with some new punny {well, to me anyway! ha!} candy free classroom valentines...and I&#39;ll start sharing this week. &lt;br /&gt;
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But first, some of our favorites from valentines past, all in one easy to find spot.&lt;br /&gt;
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maze valentines&lt;/div&gt;
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heart balloon valentines&lt;/div&gt;
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green army guy valentines&lt;/div&gt;
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space alien valentines&lt;/div&gt;
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cowboy sheriff badge valentines&lt;/div&gt;
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punch balloon valentines&lt;/div&gt;
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googly eye valentines&lt;/div&gt;
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parachute man valentines&lt;/div&gt;
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valentine memory game&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2015/02/diy-valentine-memory-game.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;: : click here : :&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I thought I&#39;d take a little trip down memory lane today...here are the top 15 posts from the past year. &amp;nbsp;They&#39;re such a mix...recipes, crafts, holiday projects...so fun! &lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you all so much for reading + commenting + and following along with all of my little projects! xoxo&lt;br /&gt;
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#15 diy Christmas cake toppers&lt;/div&gt;
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#14 diy chalkboard Easter eggs&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2015/04/diy-chalkboard-paint-easter-eggs.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;: :click here: :&lt;/a&gt; for project&lt;/div&gt;
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#13 diy 5 minute Christmas apron&lt;/div&gt;
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chocolate pudding in diy edible chocolate bowls {and I can&#39;t blame you...they were delicious!!}&lt;/div&gt;
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My New Year&#39;s Eves look a lot different than they used to...instead of getting all dolled up and staying out all night, we opt for a quiet night in with our little family {and I&#39;m not complaining!}&lt;br /&gt;
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One appetizer that is a crowd pleaser...all the way from my 1 year old up to my husband...is meatballs. &amp;nbsp;The best part is that they&#39;re a such a snap to make...you probably have the majority of the ingredients in your cupboard right now! &lt;br /&gt;
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As the days inch closer to the 25th, it&#39;s now or never to finish up my craft projects...so I spent a little nap time crafting yesterday and now I have a super cute Christmas doormat welcoming friends in our home.&lt;br /&gt;
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**I didn&#39;t have any vinyl to use as a stencil like the original, so I used freezer paper that I had on hand. &amp;nbsp;I was worried paint might bleed underneath on the uneven mat material, but it ironed on well enough and turned out just fine. :)&lt;br /&gt;
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It&#39;s Christmas cookie season in our house, so that means for pretty much the entire month of December you&#39;ll find me in the kitchen preparing goodies...and usually looking around for a towel to wipe my hands so I don&#39;t use my pants.&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#39;m only slightly more sophisticated than my 6 year old who likes to use his sleeve as a napkin. Ha!&lt;br /&gt;
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Anywho...I&#39;m not really crazy about wearing full aprons, but found pretty tea towels at Target, that I knew would make for a super cute Christmas apron. &amp;nbsp;{I&#39;ve got a thing for tea towels. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2015/01/diy-easy-cloth-napkins.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;These napkins&lt;/a&gt; are still going strong!}&lt;br /&gt;
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This project is the most basic of sewing {just a few straight lines!}, but if you&#39;re not comfortable using a sewing machine, it could be done with fabric glue just as easily.&lt;br /&gt;
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Start by deciding how long you&#39;d like your apron to be and trimming your towel to size. &amp;nbsp;I made mine about 18 inches long, which sits about Steve Urkel pants height and hits mid-thigh.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;I shared this project on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://babiekinsmag.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Babiekins blog&lt;/a&gt; last December...and since we&#39;re planning on making these after school one day this week, I thought I&#39;d post the directions here. &amp;nbsp;This project is super easy and will make your whole house smell so Christmasy! xo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To make about two dozen ornaments {depending on the size of your cookie cutters}, you’ll need:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup applesauce&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cinnamon + a bit extra for rolling out dough&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons ground cloves&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;*I buy spices for projects like this at the $1 store or in the bulk bins at the grocery store&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until everything is well incorporated and a dough forms.  It&#39;s easiest just digging in and using your hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**even though only food ingredients are used, don’t eat these!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;Roll out dough, sprinkling extra cinnamon as you would flour to prevent sticking to the rolling pin and counter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When dough is about 1/2 inch thick, use cookie cutters to cut out ornaments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;Use a wooden skewer to poke a hole through each ornament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;Place ornaments on a cookie sheet and bake in a 225 degree oven for about an hour.  Ornaments should be rock hard and completely dried out when they’re done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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Here&#39;s a gift that&#39;s pretty and functional and you can totally make a bunch ahead of time to have on hand for any holiday party invites!&lt;br /&gt;
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plastic animal&lt;br /&gt;
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Start by painting your plastic animal with gold leaf paint. &amp;nbsp;Let dry completely.&lt;br /&gt;
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Then glue the cork to the belly of the animal. &amp;nbsp;Let dry completely again.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you&#39;d like to add an extra festive touch {or just cover the gap of glue} tie a bit of ribbon around.&lt;br /&gt;
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And if you&#39;d like to up your gift even more special...nestle a couple of tiny copper mugs in with your stopper. &lt;br /&gt;
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A favorite cocktail recipe would also be a fun addition. &amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_u5GXCJqVioUDhrUURYNi1XMHc/view?usp=sharing&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; for the free printable. &amp;nbsp;Print on heavy cardstock, trim, and stick it in the box, glue it to the inner lid, or tie it atop with a bow!&lt;br /&gt;
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We&#39;re feeling festive {who am I kidding...we&#39;ve been Christmasing for weeks!} and party popcorn {that I&#39;ve shared before &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2015/03/st-patricks-day-sprinkle-popcorn.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2014/06/red-white-and-blue-sprinkle-popcorn.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2014/10/halloween-sprinkle-popcorn.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;} is one of our fave snacks. &amp;nbsp;I shared our festive Christmasy twist on the DIY Candy blog...get all the details right &lt;a href=&quot;http://diycandy.com/2015/11/candy-cane-crunch-popcorn-recipe/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Over our Thanksgiving break we made our gingerbread houses. &amp;nbsp;After all these years I&#39;ve finally managed to cut my stress over this tradition. &amp;nbsp;Now I just embrace store bought supplies and the stickiness and chaos and just let them have fun with it...plus I have my own home baked house and special candies to make on a night when they&#39;re all in bed early! ;)&lt;br /&gt;
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I brought our little art table into the kitchen, hot glued a few store bought houses together {if you don&#39;t use your glue gun, you&#39;re missing out! &amp;nbsp;No one really eats them anyway, right??}, put out store bought frosting and candy and just let them go to town. &lt;br /&gt;
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They each represent their little personalities so well. &amp;nbsp;Fast as he can. &amp;nbsp;Slow and steady. &amp;nbsp;Over the top. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Hurry – &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;this &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&quot;Better than Best&quot; $3 Cyber Monday Sale won’t last. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.restaurant.com/?ext=so_bl_20151130_1364&quot; id=&quot;yui_3_16_0_1_1448920349079_2199&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; style=&quot;background: transparent; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;yui_3_16_0_1_1448920349079_2198&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Restaurant.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;yui_3_16_0_1_1448920349079_2190&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt; is the trusted and valued source for connecting restaurants and diners nationwide. This offer ends &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Monday, November 30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;yui_3_16_0_1_1448920349079_2192&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt; at 11:59 pm CT. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Giving pretty gifts is totally my thing. &amp;nbsp;{In case you hadn&#39;t noticed...ha}&lt;br /&gt;
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Of course it&#39;s always what&#39;s on the inside that counts...but going the extra mile to make the outside of a package reflect the thought inside is always worth it.&lt;br /&gt;
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So since we&#39;re on the brink of the gift-giving-est time of year, I&#39;ve partnered with&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ooh.li/245540b&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hallmark&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;to put together a simple gift wrapping kit with some essentials to have on hand.&lt;br /&gt;
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I took a trip to my local store and {there&#39;s so much to choose from &lt;a href=&quot;https://ooh.li/245540b&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;online &lt;/a&gt;too!} picked a few of my Christmasy faves...every year I try to go with a different theme of wrapping and this year I&#39;m going the traditional route of red, green, and kraft.&lt;br /&gt;
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That wool roving and reversible paper! &amp;nbsp;Christmas wrapping perfection.&lt;/div&gt;
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I added in a few other fun details to use like glitter, twine, pencils, tape, drawstring bags, and tiny trees, and put it all in a box...get creative with what you love to use! &lt;br /&gt;
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You could even make this the gift to a fellow pretty package lover!&lt;br /&gt;
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I am so excited for Christmas this year!&lt;br /&gt;
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Here&#39;s another DIY project I put together for the Mod Podge Rocks blog...glitter snowball lights. &amp;nbsp;They&#39;re really easy to make and you probably have the materials on hand right now! &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://modpodgerocksblog.com/2015/11/glittered-snowball-diy-christmas-lights.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for the full instructions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanksgiving is right around the corner...eek! &lt;br /&gt;
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Not sure I&#39;m completely ready with a menu and table settings and dishes and centerpieces and dessert {why do I do this to myself??}...but I can say I&#39;ve got Thanksgiving morning ready to go. &lt;br /&gt;
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So before we start our busy day of 5k turkey trots and football games in the park and watching the Macy&#39;s parade, our family needs a good...but low maintenance!...breakfast to get us through til the big meal. &amp;nbsp;One of my favorite go-tos is breakfast burritos.&lt;br /&gt;
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They&#39;re quick.&lt;br /&gt;
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Any food that all six of us can agree on...winner!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;1 package refrigerated &quot;southwestern&quot; hashbrown potatoes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;6-8 e&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;ggs {I hate leaving just an egg or two in the fridge, so I&#39;m not exact...I use what I have. &amp;nbsp;I also sometimes use a carton of egg whites if I have one}&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;2-3 cups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Monterey Jack {or cheddar...or whatever you like best} cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Flour Tortillas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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But it does make keeping extras in the fridge a lot easier. :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Loving the look of felt banners as much as I am right now??&lt;br /&gt;
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Four of our eight pumpkins that actually survived the squirrels nibbling them on our front steps...&lt;/div&gt;
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Happy Halloween, friends! &amp;nbsp;Be safe and have fun! :)&lt;/div&gt;
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