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Friday, June 21, 2013

Summer Fun Stuff

Happy Summer!

Oh what do you do in the summer time?

Paint cute stone creatures like these from a Woman's Day 7/18/89 magazine ...

or from the same magazine, comes this idea of a rock mosaic ...

or this idea of a leaf fan ...

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I don't know where this comes from, but can see that it is from the year 1999. I have seen others like it online, but wanted to save the look here, especially since I had in on paper.

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Another twig project is this basket. This project was saved from a Woman's Day 7/18/89 magazine.

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Use twigs to help create a Charm Bag like these seen in a July/August 2006 Family Fun magazine.
It looks like a fun craft for young girls.

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More nature crafts include these adorable creatures from a Family Fun June/July 2012 magazine.

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Pool Noodles can be used for some fun out of the pool as seen in these next two images

this is from a Family Fun magazine July/August 2006

and this is from a Family Fun magazine July/August 2007

Have some Fun!

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Beach Stuff

Ready for some Summer Fun ... in the sand ... ?

Here are some fun things I found in my files and wanted to save.

Sand Painting from a Carson-Delos Publication

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Sand Mosaics here (and with a much better picture)

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Here are a couple things I had pictures of, but decided not to scan my original page because these are definitely better than scans:

footprints in the sand

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sand castles that last

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Woman's Day 7/18/89 had a similar project with sand in this issue.

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It also had some cute shells creatures - just glue the eyes on shells, and then glue them to a magnet or pin back if you wish.

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Drift Wood and Pebble Tic Tac Toe would be fun, like this from a Woman's Day 7/18/89 magazine.

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I don't know why I can't find this one, but it's really a cute idea I found in 2006 -

Beach Preserves

(maybe they found that for some reason it doesn't really work as well as they would like)

I thought at first that it was going to be some sort of jelly that set up to hold everything in place, but nope, just seawater.

It's cute how they glued the sand onto the rim too.

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and this one couldn't be found online, but I think it's a fun change from a sand castle

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Lastly, our children helped create these at a family reunion in 2006 using sand from the beach we were at and shells from a little store nearby (because let's face it, it wasn't easy finding little shells like these in the sand on the beach - they were nowhere to be found).

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Wedding Decor

I thought this was a great and summery look - from Second Chances

It starts at the guest table where guests write a note for the couple and put their message in a jar.

Raffia and shell garland is used to create a great look in front of the table.

These labels are displayed on the cutest of finials or posts or ??? whatever they are.

And, the bouquet had shells in it too - lovely addition to a beautiful collection.

More lovely comes in the way of a dressed up gazebo - dressed in lacey curtains.

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After finishing this post about the Beach Wedding, I found that this family had another Shabby Chic Wedding earlier.

There were several great looks there too.

You'll recognize these label holders from the wedding above - they are wooden salt and pepper shakers, candlesticks and wooden balls, and curly paper clips. Cool!

The food tables all had white icicle lights attached to them before the table skirting was put on. They were covered with vinyl lace fabric purchased from JoAnn's and cut to size. And isn't that bunting cute?!?!?!

Love the picket fence here! The backdrop was made from sheets - hung on pvc pipe.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Homemade Summer Coolants

Need a way to keep cool in the summer heat?

Most of these recipes sound very simple and have very few ingredients, though some are ingredients I don't always have on hand.

Strawberry Sherbet from Food, Travel, Books, and More

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Strawberry Sherbet in a little different way with a little different look from Tasty Kitchen

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How about some non-dairy, sugar-free Strawberry Banana Ice cream from The Primal Home

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And just a little different way from The Reality of Skinny

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Or, for a different flavor, at that same site you'll find these Pina Colada pops

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Here is another Pina Colada refreshment - a float - using homemade pineapple sherbet - from Cooking Classy

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How about this layered delight from Better Recipes

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Now, this recipe - from me - though I cannot claim the recipe as mine, but our family does like it.
A friend brought it to a gathering many years ago and we loved it ... made it a few times ... forgot about it cause I didn't have it written down ... and I just remembered it again this summer.
Good stuff!

And, so easy!

1 container raspberry sherbet

1 container cool whip, thawed

1 package pecan sandies cookies, crushed or broken into small pieces

Let the sherbet sit out for a little while to soften, mix with the cool whip and crushed/broken cookie pieces. Store in freezer of course. We like to serve it soon after we mix it, while it is still soft, but we have kept it a few days (in individual serving containers) and it still works nicely if you let it sit a couple/few minutes before eating.