Christmas Reindeer Carousel...

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(¸.·´ This Christmas Reindeer Carousel Box is one of my new favorites. Every year when we take our daughter go see Santa, we always go on the Christmas Reindeer Carousel... So as I started thinking about the holidays, I knew I needed to make a Christmas Reindeer Carousel. This Christmas Reindeer Carousel is perfect for homemade treats, small gifts, cookies, gift cards, cupcakes or use for a holiday birthday favor. This Christmas Reindeer Carousel will delight whoever receives it.... and you will be amazed how SUPER EASY this box is to make with our full color photo step-by-step instructions.

This kit comes with THREE different pattern center carousel backgrounds, TWO different color Christmas Reindeer, Christmas Horses (if you'd rather have horses)... so you can choose which animal you'd like to use. It also have tons of editable cupcake flags.

You can find this item in my etsy shop... and keep watching for what's new... and don't forget to color your day happy by getting crafty!!

Thanksgiving Turkey MINI Box...

This cute little box is just the right size for the little kiddo's on Thanksgiving. With the EDITABLE lid, it's also great for place settings, mini cupcakes or little treats...

You can find this in my etsy shop... don't forget to color your day happy and get crafty!

St. Patrick's Day... Mustache Bash... & A Freebie...

No we're not Irish... but ever since Rainee was in Pre-school, we've been doing a little St. Patrick's Day celebration... each year we do something different... Sometimes it's just Rainee & I... other times she has a couple of friends over... but this year... I thought it would be fun to do a St. Patrick's Day Mustache Bash... because Leprechaun's do have mustaches don't they??? And they are red, right?

at etsy shop

I wanted to share the invitation I made for her friends (in my etsy shop)...  and a few mustache signs I've been working on with a little Irish twist...

I found some of these signs and reworked them to match my St. Patrick's Day theme... but others... I just couldn't resist to make and have fun with for our little party...

PLUS PLUS PLUS... just for YOU a cute little FREEBIE Leprechaun... print it out and wrap it around a toilet paper roll and oila... there you have the cutest little Leprechaun...

Well... I really 'mustache' I've got so many ideas going through my head... I'm hoping I'll have enough time to get them all done...
 

Goldfish Valentine's... for Rainee's Class...

Just wanted to say
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
And show you what Rainee decided on for her class Valentine's.... this year she didn't want to give candy... instead she wanted to do 'goldfish'... so....
I decided to create something that look similar to the goldfish box... Rainee's soooo happy... she can't wait to hand them out to her class...

Hope it's a happy day for you!

Merry Christmas...

Wishing you the very best Christmas...

May your home be warm and filled with wonderful food, family, friends, lots of laughter, tons of love & many many blessings... on this very special day of our Lord's birth...

Merry Merry CHRIST-mas!

Stuff For To{day} ... Free Santa Notes Download...

Free Santa Notes Download

I was just getting out all of our Christmas decorations... and remembered... Sparkle... Rainee's, Elf on the Shelf... who comes to "life" on December first... and brings along a little note from Santa. So I thought I'd share these little notes with you... They're great as gift tags... lunch box notes... or just them for a little something from Santa...

Hope your kiddos enjoy them...
Happy December 1st!!

Happy Thankgiving...

Well it's here... Thanksgiving... and the question to be asked this year is...

What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

Are you sleeping outside in line waiting for a store to open so you can get the best deals... or... are you holding back, just a little, and gobbling down your food so fast you can't enjoy it to get to the store of choice doors opening... or... are you spending time with family and friends and enjoying the day... and aren't you wondering, just a little bit, what happened to this holiday of giving thanks....

Well, here in my little house?... I'm looking at my family... at my home... at my little part-time job... at all the blessings I've been given this past year... feeling blessed by little things taken for granted.

If you've followed my blog at all... you'll know I haven't blogged like I use to this last year... and when I do, it's been something quick... but the truth is... the reason is... I've had a hard year... so many ups and downs... so many things going on in my life... I haven't had the energy to put much into anything other than caring for what's most important...

I'm not going to go into everything that's been going on this last year... but I will tell you if it hadn't been for Lord, my prayers and those of others... what I'm thankful for would be much different...

So, today instead of passing by this holiday with shopping and meaningless things that don't last... I'm going to make memories and enjoy every moment of the day... I'm going to remember Thanksgivings past with those I miss... and enjoy... enjoy every family member... enjoy every giggle... enjoy every football cheer... enjoy every board game... enjoy every bite of thanksgiving dinner... down to the very last bite of pumpkin harvest pie...

I'm going take in the blessings that surround me... and be thankful...

I hope you're surrounded by blessings to be thankful for today and always... Happy Thanksgiving...

Halloween Lunch Box Notes...

Download Halloween Lunch Box Notes Here

I think Halloween is such a fun holiday although I'm not into all the gory stuff... I do love seeing Rainee get dressed up and taking her out trick or treating... This year I thought it would be fun to do something fun for her the full month of October.... but the question is... what? Well, with Halloween themed Lunchbox Notes of course.  

Here is a set of Free Halloween Lunch Box Notes...

Etsy Shop Halloween Lunch Box Notes

..... Annnnnnnd if you're interest in more Halloween Lunch Box Notes, here are a few more from my etsy shop....

I know Rainee will love them... I hope your kiddo's will too!!

For laughs... below I've add a few fun sayings to go along with your lunch box notes...

What did the ghost say to the invisible man? Long time no see.

What music do Mummies like? Wrap music.

What kind of witch lives on the beach? A sand-witch

What do skeletons use to communicate? Cell-phones

Ghouls just want to have fun...

Have a Fang-tastic day...

Halloween is a real treat.

Carve out some good times! (with carved pumpkin)

Just hanging out with my ghoul friends.

Time for a coffin break. 

I can’t stop falling in love with brew.

Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? Because he didn't have any guts.

Sit for a spell and have some brew. 

I want my mummy

Mummy's little monster

Free broom with flying lessons.

Broom Parking - 5 cents 

Ima Ghoul

Myra Mains

Dr. Acula

Bite me.

What's a ghost's favorite thing to wear? Boo-jeans

What do you call a witch's garage? A broom closet.

What is a vampire's favorite candy? A sucker

What is a vampire's favorite food? Neck-torine

These Free Halloween Lunchbox Notes will disappear on October 31st--

and will be laid to rest until the next Halloween... Get yours before they're gone!

Happy Father's Day...

Happy Father's {Day}!!!

As I was looking for a photo of Steve with Rainee for this post... I came across one of my favorite layouts of them together... so I had to post it again...

Anyway... to Steve... Rainee's daddy... I love watching you teach Rainee little things that help her grow... you make her smile, laugh and play... I love seeing how very much she loves you... you are a great dad... and we love you very much!!!!

And to my dad... even though you're not here... I still miss you... I feel blessed to have had a dad with such a kind caring and loving heart... you are missed to{day} and every {day}...

Father's, enjoy your {day}... enjoy your children...  and have a happy father's {day}!!!

Happy Memorial Day...

Freedom. I'm blessed to live in a country who fights for our freedom. Blessed by those who've served and are serving now. They chose to fight and even die for our freedom. So on this day of remembrance I want to say... I am grateful. I am blessed by the freedom they have made possible.
Thank you.

Merry... Merry...

Welcome Autumn Teacher Gift...

To{day}, I thought I'd share with you the "Welcome Autumn Gift" Rainee and I put together this weekend for her teacher.
We made these cute little Owl & Pumpkin CakePops to put in this adorable CandyCorn Plate I bought at Target for a $1.00.

Rainee is the best little helper... and she did such a great job with the sprinkles and putting on the green icing pumpkin vine and stems... We had such fun making our fun little yummy cakepop gift!

Thanks for popping in to{day}... and welcoming fall with me...
 

Creepy Pumpkin Card...

Hello Monday - -  I hope your weekend was eventful.... I did a bit of cleaning and packing up a few boxes to move furniture - bookshelves, dressers and chairs... so I didn't get as much crafting done as I would have liked... but with the time I had I made a few cards.

Today's card is made with the sketch with the sketch #39 from Cardabilities. I'm also entering it in a couple of 'anything goes' card challenges from... The Squirrel And The Fox and Cute Card Thursday.... and a halloween challenge at Sew Many Card Challenges....

Ok, ladies... that's it for today... I'll see you tomorrow... Thanks for stopping by...

Take The Day Off... Happy Labor Day!!!

Happy 4th of July...

...God Bless America...God Bless America...God Bless America...

Donut Day...

This layout is from our day of celebrating a fun silly food holiday... "National Donut Day"... I happened to stumbled upon it... and both Rainee & I were happy I did... did you know even the big donut store chains {Krispy Kreme & Dunkin' Donuts} gave one FREE donut to every guest... fun huh!!!

Anyway instead of going out for donuts... I decided to make our own semi-homemade donuts... we had fun celebrating Donut Day!!! Since then, I've found other silly food holidays we've been celebrating like... Eat Your Vegetable Day.... Strawberry Pie Day... Ice Cream Soda Day... and tomorrow is National Chocolate Eclair Day.... hmmmmmm I wonder what we'll be doing tomorrow...

Thanks for taking a break on my blog and for your lovely comments... see you tomorrow!

Memorial Day...

 Freedom. I am blessed to live in a country who fights for our right to be free. Every day, I am blessed by the men and women who serve for my freedom. I am blessed by their choice to serve, they did not have to... but they chose to fight & even die for our freedom.

So, on this day of remembrance... I want to say, thank you... thank you, to all who have died for my freedom. I am truly grateful.

Easter Fun...

From the moment Rainee woke up Saturday... there was excitement about all things Easter... our weekend was full.... making carrot cake - Cake Pops... coloring eggs... finding Easter Baskets & eggs... singing praises in church... and going to the movies. This was an Easter filled with... blessings... love... forgiveness and laughter.  I hope your holiday was full of wonderful memories too.

The Happy Day...

Last week I was so busy with the last details for the Magnet EverydayFrame launch... that I didn't get much scrapping done... but this weekend... with the wonderful excuse of the National No Housework Holiday... I was able to do a few things... and this is layout is done with the sketch from SketchyThursdays... which I love love love...

I have been wanting to use this new Bazzil Dot Textured 2-tone core paper I found at Joann's... and this bright pink was perfect for an Easter page... it was so fun distressing it... I can't wait to use the other colors I bought... this was a great find!!! Then as I was putting the photos on... I decided to do something different... so with my Cricut (and my Gypsy) I made these fun Polaroid photo frames for the photos!!! I loved stamping little things about the Easter Egg Hunt on the blank part of the frames... too too fun!!! I love the look of Polaroids... & now that I have these saved on my Gypsy... I know I'll be using them again... and again... love them!

The photos are from the Easter Egg Hunt Rainee went on in Pre-K... 2 years ago... It's so nice to get some more photos scrapped so I feel somewhat caught up... lol... like I'll ever be caught up... ha ha!!! Well, that's it for today... I hope your Wednesday is one full of wonderful things!!!

And the Giveaway Goes To...

I hope you had as much fun as I did on the National NO Housework Blog Hop... It was fun checking out all the blogs... and of course... scrapping without having to worry about housework!!! I wish that holiday came around more often... anyway... on to the person who will receive the New Black Clean-Cut Magnet EverydayFrame from EverydayScrapbook....

#25 • Kelly Massman... Congratulations Kelly! Please email me at michelle@everydayscrapbook.com with your contact information. Enjoy!

There were so many inspirational blogs along the hop... I can't wait to go back for a visit... Thank you so much for hopping along with us.... have a lovely week!