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LDS Primary Classroom Signs

35 · Jan 6, 2013 · 28 Comments

LDS Primary Classroom Signs // My friends, I’m back! I had a lovely holiday with my little family and enjoyed just spending some quite time with my kiddos while they were on vacation. We slept in, snuggled, shopped and worked on little projects together. A couple of them I will be sharing here in the next couple of days. First, I’ve had a little request… Saturday night I was sharing some of my projects I was working on for my church assignement on Instagram. A few of my friends asked if I would share some Primary classroom signs that I had created for our new classroom assignments at church here, and I am happy to share! I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons) and our children’s program at church is called Primary. For those of you who are members of the church you will recognize the class names…

How to Use the Door Signs

For our Primary, I printed a set of signs on cardstock and took them to have them laminated. The lamination is the beauty of the sign. You use a dry erase marker to list the teacher and classmembers on the sign. Any changes are super easy to make with just a quick addition with the dry erase marker. I also added some magnets to the back of the sign to easily attach them to our door frames at our building. Ours are metal, so the magnets work like a charm. You will have to check on your own building to see what application process will work the best. Below you will find the files to download for your own Primary…

Printable Primary Door Signs

Click HERE to download the Primary Door Signs

I have also used a great printable from the lovely ladies at Eighteen25… It’s a great Articles of Faith printable punch card to help the kiddos learn their Articles of Faith.

img source // articles of faith punch card from eighteen25

Click on the link above to visit their site and download the punch card. Isn’t it so much fun to help each other out with great ideas? What other fun ideas do you have for your Primary classes this year? Leave a link in the comments so that we can all check them out!

Valentine’s Day Red Velvet Pancakes with Buttermilk Syrup // Recipe

24 · Jan 2, 2013 · 22 Comments

Red Velvet Pancakes with Buttermilk Syrup // While I'm taking a little break with the family for our holiday vacation, I thought I would share an older post from a few years back. A fun Valentine's Day breakfast idea, Red Velvet Pancakes with Buttermilk Syrup.

Serve up a romantic breakfast-in-bed for your Valentine with these decadent pancakes. Simply beautiful, and yet more pleasing to the taste-buds than even the eyes. I know my sweetheart revels in any opportunity to feel just so pampered. How fun it is to celebrate the month of love through the delights of sweet treats.

Red Velvet Pancakes:

1 1/2 C. Buttermilk

4 Eggs

4 Tbsp. Butter, melted

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 Tbsp. Red Food Coloring

2 C. Flour

2 Tbsp. Cocoa

1/3 cup Sugar

2 tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

1 tsp. Salt

Buttermilk Syrup:

1 C Butter

1 C Buttermilk

2 C Sugar

2 T Vanilla

1 t Baking Soda

Directions

For the pancakes, mix together dry ingredients and set aside. Melt butter in separate bowl, then add buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and food coloring. Blend well. Pour in dry mixture and beat until smooth.

Pour ½ cup of the whipped batter on a greased skillet. Pan fry on medium heat until browned. Flip over and brown again. Top with desired toppings and serve warm.

(To make a heart shaped pancake (optional), place a heart shaped cookie cutter on the skillet, and pour batter into the cookie cutter. Remove form before flipping.)

Make the syrup by bringing the first three ingredients to a boil and boil for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda. Stir and Serve.

*Optional toppings include syrup, butter, whipping cream, and shaved chocolate.

Ring in Your New Year with Styled by Tori Spelling

2 · Dec 28, 2012 · 3 Comments

Nothing rings in the New Year better than a little glam! As I was thinking about my New Year’s make over for my Winter White Wreath, I thought some Styled by Tori Spelling goodies would be perfect to dress up my wreath and get her ready for the party!

She dresses up pretty well don’t you think? I created a New Years banner out of paper and some of my Martha Stewart gold glitter. I used my Silhouette Portrait to make the black letters out of paper for the banner.

If you follow me on Instagram you saw my craft fail with the banner… I managed to regroup and came up with something much better than my original idea.

Once the banner was made I pinned a gold 3 layer necklace bottom from the Styled by Tori line onto the wreath with just a couple of straight pins, to dress her up for the celebration. Now she needs a couple of friends to join her for the party.

These are so easy to make. The first one, I just tied a glam dangler onto the candle with a little black ribbon. The other one I used one of the connectors to attach another gold dangler to a fun pendant and then attached it to the candle with a little dab of hot glue. It took five minutes to give these candles a little glam makeover… That’s it! I added a few more items to the group to round out the display…

I made a simple sign for 2013 and used a fabulous frame and mirror, both from Target to round out the collection. I had fun playing with the frame while taking pictures…

ahhhh, I love playing with the camera! What do you have planned for the new year? Any fun projects up your sleeve with the fun Styled by Tori products? I’m already dreaming up ideas for January and can’t wait to share!

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Still Dreaming of Silhouette

0 · Dec 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The big day is over and now it's time to get what you really wanted!! It's time for Silhouette's December Promotion…

Click HERE to have access this months Silhouette Portrait and Advent Calendar Special! HURRY, supplies won't last!!

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Merry Christmas

1 · Dec 23, 2012 · 4 Comments

This week has been and odd week, I’ve been a little quiet for a number of reasons. Some of them technical, computer and site issues… Others have been this wonderful season we have to share with our family and friends at this time of year. In light of recent events here in our country in the last week or so, I’ve decided to take this time to spend with my family. I don’t want to miss any minute with my kiddos and my sweet husband at this magical time of the year. I have decided to take the next couple of weeks off while my kiddos are out of school and enjoy time with them. I will still pop in a few times with a couple of posts here and there and, I will be on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram but, for the most part I am going to be spending time with my little family.

img source // diy felt holiday banner from a beautiful mess

I want to send my holiday wishes to you all, I hope you have a wonderful, magical Christmas and enjoy some time with your family and friends. If your heart is hurting or sad at this time of year I send my love and prayers that your burdens will be lifted and that happiness will find it’s way back into your life. I am so grateful for the time you spend with me each and everyday. I know that time is precious and I am so grateful that you choose to say hello and spend a few minutes with me and my crazy, creative world. I look forward to spending more time together in 2013 and can’t wait to share some fun new idea with you.

Merry Christmas and I will see you all in 2013!!