Here's a fun idea for your next bash! The next time you're thinking about doing goody bags or party favors you have to try these! Plus it's a lot more fun when there's popping involved.....packing bubbles, balloons, gum!!! Once again here is a quick and simple tutorial that even the kiddos can help with. First Step: Drive, walk, or skip on down to Wal-Mart (where I got mine) to get some fun Push-Up Cake Poppers. They should be in the party section. Step 2: Go crazy grabbing fun stuff that'll fit inside the tubes for your event. Don't forget the confetti!! Step 3: Check out. Step 4: Go home. Step 5: Once inside rip open the fun and start stuffing the push pops. Step 6: Throw a PARTY AND HAVE FUN!

I hope you enjoyed my DIY and humor. Check out my blog for other fun DIYs. Heather Where I linked up this fun DIY. Thanks to the following for hosting! :) Crafting Along Link Party  Share It Saturday!  Saturday Spotlight @ Classy Clutter Serenity Saturday @ SerenityYou Craft, Create, & Inspire Linky Party @ Live Love Create

In my search for new Halloween decor ideas I came across a tutorial on how to make a cheap plastic cauldron look old and spooky. After a little tweaking I came up with my own tutorial that I think is easier and looks great! This was a super fun project for my boys to do with me. 

First, I made a mixture of plain oatmeal and mod podge in a big bowl. It was easiest to just dig right in with our hands to mix it up. I made sure every bit of oatmeal was drenched in the mod podge. We had to work fast to place it all over the cauldron before it started to dry. I placed it to look like old potions that had bubbled up and spilled over the sides and dried onto the cauldron. 

After it dried (and it dries rock hard!) my husband sprayed it with black spray paint.  Then he took some brown and yellow paints and sponged them around to give a rusted look. It turned out awesome!!! 

Now after you buy a cheap plastic cauldron you can take it home and really have some fun. A great family night activity. You're welcome! haha

Here's another quick scrub you can easily make yourself and you will be amazed by the results! I just did a post on my Homemade Facial Scrub that I've taken a long time tweaking and finding answers to readers questions. After it was perfected, I put that knowledge toward creating an amazing body scrub!  

The list of ingredients seem the same when you compare both posts, except for one big detail. The exfoliator in your body scrub is Sea Salt!    One important thing I learned, first after trial, second after my research, is that sea salt is very powerful. Sea salt helps your body to release toxins and can also be drying to sensitive skin, like your face! Haha! I'm telling you this so that you know this is not an "all over" body scrub.   Here is the simple ingredient list and directions. Prepare this beforehand and then you'll just use this while you're taking a bath or shower.   1. 1 cup Sea Salt 2. 3-4 tablespoons of Vitamin E 4. 2-3 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil  5. 2-3 drops of Lavender Essential Oil    These oils are my personal choice but don't be afraid to mix it up and add a couple drops of whatever it is you're needing at the time for your health or mood. I do!    You can mix up all of your ingredients and use it right away or store it in an air tight container, like a small mason jar. Remember that salt dissolves in water so scrub quickly and above the water if you're in the bath. Use the scrub all over and concentrate on rough areas like the bottoms of your feet. Scrub quickly and wash off quickly. Avoid your face! If you are in need of a facial scrub you can go check out my Homemade Sugar Facial Scrub recipe. My facial sugar scrub can be used as a body scrub if you feel your skin is too sensitive for the sea salt. Note ~ If you are prone to body acne, boils, or have any kind of open wound or lesion DO NOT use this scrub. It will burn to high heaven.    Have fun exfoliating! :)     

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My boys love to use hangers as bows and pretend they are shooting invisible arrows at whatever they are hunting or being chased by. I decided while watching them play that I'd make them "real" lethal weapons to play with!! Then I had a vision of Fat Amy saying, "Mmmm, better not." Then I decided to make them "play" bow and arrows. ;)

Here's what you'll need

1. Old plastic hanger

2. Hand Saw/Or bread knife if you're okay with that

3. Colored Duct Tape

4. Empty Toilet Paper Roll

5. Scissors

6. String

7. Mad Taping Skills

Alrighty. First you're going to cut your hanger in three areas as shown in this image. Set aside the bottom part of the hanger. It will be your arrow later on.

Next, take your empty toilet paper roll and cut a straight line down it's center as shown. Wrap the roll around the center of the upper part of the hanger in the middle. This will be the hand grip. Take your  duct tape and use it to cover and attach your roll as shown.

I took a piece of duct tape and folded it to make a pointed arrow piece that I then attached to the end of the bottom piece of the hanger.

The last thing I did was tie the string onto my bow and tape the pieces in place.

And BAM!!! EASY Bow and Arrow in less than 15 minutes for the kiddos to use for hours of fun!

 

 

 

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Someday Crafts, No Minimalist Here, Sew Much Crafting, I Gotta Create, Seven Alive, Live Laugh Rowe, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Ginger Snap Crafts, Trendy Treehouse, Sew Much Ado, The DIY Dreamer, If It's Not Baroque, Hickory Trail, My Turn For Us, Funky Junk Interiors, Create, Craft, Love, Simply Dream & Create, Suburbs Mama, Raising Memories, Classy Clutter, I Should Be Mopping, Under the Table and Dreaming, Keeping It Simple, Piggy In Polka Dots, Homemaker on a Dime, Alderberry Hill, C.R.A.F.T., Sew Can Do, Crafting My Way to Success, A Peek into My Paradise, Create With Joy, Natasha in Oz, The Gunny Sack, Better With Age, Crafty Confessions, Elizabeth & Co., Katherine's Corner, Lamberts Lately, Uncommon Designs,

You can make campfire s'mores without going camping, having a campfire, or even a firepit!
Here's what you'll need:

1. Deep baking pans (Size depends on preference. You could even use bread pans if that's all you have)

2. Foil

3. Coals/Wood or Both

4. Old tiles/Bricks

5. S'more essentials :)

Lay down your tiles, rocks, or bricks so that they are flat and stable. This is to provide heat protection between your pans and the surface you're using. I put mine on the grass but you might prefer your cement patio. Next, cover your pans in foil. Then, put coals, wood, or both in your pans. I did both to show two different examples of what could work.

Here's a picture from the side to give you a better idea of how it looked put together. Despite how the picture makes them look, they are extremely stable. I have my tile slabs and bricks placed in such a way that there would be no wiggling or danger of tipping at all.



Use extreme caution when starting your fires. Make sure children have constant supervision around your pans. I might even go as far as putting a rock border around your pans so that they know how far away they should be. Safety first!

Here's what mine looked like after setting up and in use. So easy and the s'mores were delicious!!!





Where I Party:
Someday Crafts, No Minimalist Here, Sew Much Crafting, I Gotta Create, Seven Alive, Live Laugh Rowe, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Ginger Snap Crafts, Trendy Treehouse, Sew Much Ado, The DIY Dreamer, If It's Not Baroque, Hickory Trail, My Turn For Us, Funky Junk Interiors, Create, Craft, Love, Simply Dream & Create, Suburbs Mama, Raising Memories, Classy Clutter, I Should Be Mopping, Under the Table and Dreaming, Keeping It Simple, Piggy In Polka Dots, Homemaker on a Dime, Alderberry Hill, C.R.A.F.T., Sew Can Do, Crafting My Way to Success, A Peek into My Paradise, Create With Joy, Natasha in Oz, The Gunny Sack, Better With Age, Crafty Confessions, Elizabeth & Co., Katherine's Corner, Lamberts Lately, Uncommon Designs

I know, I know...Independence Day is still about a month away. However, I thought I'd get my tablescape and food ideas out there early to help get the creative juices and inspiration going. 
  I LOVE throwing parties. I love a good theme. I really love special holidays such as birthdays, Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July where I can pull out all my tricks to celebrate life. It's my favorite thing to emphasize!  I had way too much fun with this. I believe in layers and confetti.....lots of confetti! 

Main Dishes


I added Pop Rocks to this sweet treat and called them Firework Cookies! The boys' FAVE!
Dessert I had so much fun celebrating Independence Day with my family a little early just for you guys! Let me know if you liked my Fourth of July tablescape. :)