tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71255012707955773042017-11-06T03:24:04.719-08:00bee in our bonnethttps://plus.google.com/102743658685846002281noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125501270795577304.post-69023545288433143702017-08-29T14:27:00.001-07:002017-10-23T00:48:31.445-07:00

I got to share this idea on Eighteen25's Spooktacular October! Instead of plain old popsicle sticks, or dowels I dressed up my apples with skeletons! I found these cuties in the kid's craft area at my local JOANN'S!  They could be really fun for finger plays and other such story telling, but I had caramel apple on the brain.  So, $2.99 later, I was ready to get my craft on. There is

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Friends!  Let me tell you the story about how I had a fundraiser home tour at my house for the high school band that my son plays for and Ashleigh wanted to see pictures because we live 4 hours away from each other now.   So, I promised her a blog post because I love her.   And frankly, it may be the only time my house is clean at the same time, so I may just pull up this post on days when wet

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Halloween is around the corner, and as I scramble to gather this year's costumes, I thought I'd share one of last year's costumes! Now let me tell you that I love to make a costume for my kids, if I have time.  But I don't necessarily do it for every kid every year.  Last year, I bought 1, made ... and a halfish.  And I feel good about it.  One is all I had the time and the vision for.  When

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This post is brought to you by:  lots of experimenting, lots of recipes tried, lots of dishes, lots of mistakes and about 3 years of procrastination.  :)  Yes, I started my research 3 years ago, took the pictures 2 years ago and experimented more last fall, and recently! I've used any excuse to "need to make" caramel apples and try another recipe.  I've made them for big and small events, but

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I just can't get enough of pretty pastel Easter treats.  They never get old.  Neither do Cadbury mini eggs, but that's another story... I got to participate in "The Polka Dot Project" again this year!  Melissa is one of my very favorite bloggers and you just must check out all of the cute craftiness at polkadotchair.com! I know I did polka dot bunnies last year, but I'm bringing them back in a

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In the words of Dora, "Say Click!  Take a Pic!" These little camera cookies were some of my favorites I made last year.  I have a petit little camera cutter that made these little (2" x3") cuties.  I knew from the start, they needed to be 3-D to get the effect of a camera lens.  This circle cutter didn't come with the set, but I just grabbed the smallest one from my favorite cookie cutter set.

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Happy 2014 all! I've missed this!  I haven't posted as much lately but I'll have you know that I'm still here!  I'm still doing silly projects!  I'm still making cookies!  And I'm still enjoying any creative endeavor I can get myself into.  I haven't been as good at documenting here on the blog, but I want to!  Documenting not only gives me a digital record of my creative life, but also helps me

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As I decorated this December, I felt very happy that I did this project in February! I was tired of my stockings but was holding onto the idea of keeping the same ones for all the kids' growing up years.  Changing them would be absurd!  But then I remembered when my mom got new stockings for us, and we were all so excited!  Then I decided, there is NO rule!   I'm going to change our stockings

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It's almost Thanksgiving!  So let's do a Christmas treat! Doesn't Thanksgiving always get the shaft!  I won't skip over the holiday without telling you readers that I'm thankful you stop by this old blog.  Even when life with kids, jobs and responsibilities get in the way, you are patient!  And even send me nice emails!  Thank-you! If you're looking for a fun Thanksgiving cookie to make, this

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Hey all!  Just checking in to say, I just might survive this Halloween season!  The costumes are all done, the candy is purchased and many Halloween cookies have been made.  I'm whipping up a batch of monster cookies this afternoon!   But before I let the holiday pass, I want to share a few of the cookies I have taken pictures of! Pumpkins, skeletons and owl silhouettes for now!  Off to

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Oh the irony! This is my second spider cookie post in a row.  My spider cookies are my favorite lately. And yet spiders are the bane of my existence right now! We haven't set up pest control at our new house yet.  I was trying to see if we really needed that expense.  My frugal side said I can kill any creepy friends and save some cash.  Ummmmm no!  I just can't deal with these ugly creepers.  

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Did you guys catch my guest post during Eighteen25's Spooktacular September?  I shared these little cookie pops that double can be used as props in one of my favorite Halloween toddler games.  I first learned of this silly little song in a toddler music class with my oldest.  I since have used it to amuse pre-schoolers, kindergarteners and high-schoolers alike.  Okay, I'm kidding about the

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Last year was our first "scary" Halloween costume.  My daughter wasn't asking to be a princess or anything else cute.  She wanted to be something a little different and I wanted her to be something a little easy.  Medusa was our perfect solution. She really pulled out the acting skills for this quick pic. But really she's a cute and happy teenager.  Yes, I wish we could go back to cutesy

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Apparently I'm to the point in my life where I need some accountability to be a good mother. I have really good intentions of doing everything I have pinned on Pinterest board called Kiddo Crafts. But lets face it, that's hard. So I decided to host an art camp at my home this summer to encourage/force myself to follow through on bonding time with my little girls ages 7 and 9. I started

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Prepare yourself for a post from the archives. Before I blogged and before I took cute pictures of every detail. Since I already admitted that I cut recipes from the newspaper I figure it can't get much worse. If it inspires just one of you then maybe my bad photos will be redeemed. As a leader for the teenage girls at church in 2008, it was obvious that social media was becoming a huge

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It has been over a year since my daughter's Lemonade Stand birthday party, but she still talks about it all the time.  She has professed that it was her favorite party ever and I admit it has a special place in my heart too.  Not so much for what we did at the party, but who was there.  We miss her sweet little group of friends that were all able to come to this, along with her cousins who were

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Okie Dokie.  I'm done moving now.  Did I mention I moved twice?  Ya, sometimes the timing of selling/buying your house doesn't align perfectly.  So we had a short "layover" and moved again, but I'm feeling settled now.  The kids are all situated in school, the boxes are unpacked and I'm feelin' good.  Also, there's about a million home projects on my to-do list so the blog pace should pick up!  

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I painted a map. Why? Because maps are awesome and they are always classy. And also because I wanted a yellow map and I couldn't seem to find a yellow map to buy. So I challenged myself to do my biggest kopykake project yet. I bought my trusty kopykake projector to up my cookie game a couple years ago.  I still use it for cookies all the time.  But I've also used it to pretend I'm an

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This little breakfast date with my daughter provided some great memories for me!  I was lucky to partner up with a great friend of mine and plan activities for the 8-9 year olds in our church group (about 17 girls).  This was such a sweet group of girls to work with, I already miss them since I moved!  This activity was a special little mommy-daughter date in May (sometime around Mother's Day).  

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Anybody else need some cookie therapy*? Google reader is going away, like tomorrow! (No more little box with your cute faces on my sidebar saying "join this site") I looked into a few new ways to follow my favorite blogs and I decided on BLOGLOVIN!  It's really easy to import your reading list from google reader, if that's how you currently read blogs.   I followed these instructions. If

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I'm so pumped to be sharing one of Katie's parties again today!  Katie is a long time friend and party planning genius.  My kids act as though she's giving them Disneyland tickets when they get an invitation for her kids' parties.  And I act as if I've won the lottery if I get asked to help her with her treat tables.  I love being a small part of the party planning process with her!  She recently

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I made this cake for company recently and the cute twenty somethings said, "Oh my goodness, this is amazing...did you get this recipe from Pinterest?" And I proceeded to tell them a story about the olden days (also known as the 90's) when I clipped this recipe from ...the newspaper. Shocking, but true. As a newlywed I had to rely purely on my Betty Crocker cookbook, the newspaper and calls to

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And another baseball season has passed. And some more cookies have been eaten. This batch of baseball cookies was of course for my little guy's team.  If you're looking for my recipes or instructions on using royal icing, go here! Here's the low-down on this particular batch though...The baseball cookies were about the size of a 50 cent piece so I did the detail with an edible ink pen

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My kids and I had a lot of fun with these cookies last week! It all started in the dollar aisle... Let's pause for a moment just to be grateful for Target's dollar aisle! ... Aren't these sticky notes adorable!? I grabbed a handful for a simple gift for my daughter's middle school teachers.  Then of course I needed a treat to go with it.  My typical way of saying thank-you is with a cookie.

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of World Market.  All opinions are 100% mine. Cost Plus World Market is a store I know and love!  I'm a huge fan of their furniture and unique decor.  It is also one of my favorite places for gifts and my absolute favorite place for serve ware. Normally, my husband isn't game for shopping.  But he doesn't protest a trip to World

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