Party Packaging

Anders Ruff has knocked it out of the park

with this idea of party packaging...

Who wouldn't love to have all the necessary ingredients

to wrap, write or embellish handy and coordinating?

Pop over and take a peek at their other collections...
You will adore them!

Soccer Cookies And Some Miscellaneous

What a crazy end of the week it was...

I'm no longer a 4th grade teacher...

but instead have gone back to 6th grade

(which is what I've always taught minus this year)...

That all happened in a mere afternoon...

AND...

My sister had a baby girl...

Madelynn Ruth...
(sorry for photo...it was taken with my phone)

In addition to all that...

I was asked to make these soccer cookies

(on my interview day, no less)...

Sorry for the lack of staging...

Thrift Store Treasure

I'd been wanting a lamp for my classroom...

so when I stumbled upon this crayon one at Goodwill...

I snatched it right up...

It was shadeless ...

So I took to Target and bought a simple white one...

Then I moseyed right over to JoAnn's 

and picked out some rick rack to embellish...

Got home...put it all together with some Liquid Stitch...

and voila...a perfect treasure...

at a premium price...

Are you a thrift store peruser too?

Anchor's Away (Cookies)

These little anchors have been quite popular lately...

I just sent this batch of pretties out today...

I love the red anchor and the blue bling around the edge...

 Add a glass of milk with a stripey straw...

 It doesn't get better than this...

Pure sweetness!

Chevron Print Teacher Printables

It's beginning to look like back-to-school...

I have already begun working on my theme, lesson plans etc.

Horrible...isn't it?!

Better to do it when I have time,  feel creative and am not so tired...

This is going to be my theme this year...

Black/white chevron print, apples and touches of primary colors...

I've already created my binder cover 
for that all inclusive paperwork...
and some fun personalized notecards
ready to be put to use...

We are also participating in a program called

Destination College...

in which we are promoting college, of course...

so I made a flag banner of my alma mater 

with the same chevron print...

Interested in some for yourself or your favorite teacher?
Pop over here to order...

Message Pencils

How adorable are these pencils

from Family Economics?
Perfect for the upcoming school year...

These are easy and inexpensive to make...
and you can customize your message...

What child wouldn't love to use a fun pencil like this?

Click here to get the full how-to...

A Baby Blessing Party

This party from Kara's Party Ideas is nothing short of spectacular...

Right down to the theme...A Baby Blessing Party...

How sweet that is...

I love the food in the gable boxes...
and this tablecloth...sigh...

And this cake...precious!

You know how I love pom cupcake toppers...




Absolutely darling!

No Sew Wine Bag

I am just loving this no sew wine bag

that I spied on Under the Table and Dreaming...

It adds a bit of charm to an ordinary wine bottle...

Click here to get the full how-to...

School Insiration

It seems that once July 4th is over...

my mind starts to creep over

to the school side...

I have found so many ideas and much inspiration 
for the upcoming school year from Pinterest...

Like this pretty...

I am SO loving the poms and bunting...

Sweet Friday - A Gingham Birthday Party

Celebrations at Home has been hosting

a vendor party challenge...

This gingham party from Piggybank Parties has my vote...

This pretty is sweeter than sweet!

Royal Frog and Dragon Cookies

I made these sweet, little, royal creatures for a friend

who was having a princess party...

I want to go and be a princess too!

Beverage Bucket

I love using big buckets to hold beverages...

They are a much more attractive alternative

than your average cooler...

And being able to see

the different drinks to choose from
is so much better than having to dig...

I adore this do-it-yourself one from Today's Nest...

They used an actual pal...

painted the inside...

added the chalkboard tag...

and the best part...

a magnetic bottle opener

for easy access...

Brilliant!

Click here to get the step by step...

"Anchors Away" Cookies

We celebrated the 4th of July weekend

at the beach with family & friends...

Since we would be spending much of our time

 on the boat,

I decided "anchors" would be the perfect theme...

I made these cookies as favors...

I nestled them in tins that I had bought

at Target...

This one ended up being a bit too big...

 So I moved down to this size...

Which fit perfectly...

Added some clear wrap...

And a tulle bow...

Instant yummy, patriotic prettiness...