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Goldfish Games • Tasty Road Trip Game Fun

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This post has been sponsored by Goldfish® Crackers. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Road trip season is going to be here before we know it! Now’s the time to start preparing some fun activities that your littles will love in the car for those long hours. I know, I know… We all have our digital devices, and road trips aren’t as tedious as they were in the past. I have even found myself telling my kiddos, “we will be there in about 3 movies.” Akkkk, for real? Have we all become so attached to our devices that we’ve lost the magic of a FUN road trip with the family? I sure hope not! We used to have all kinds of road trip games when I was little, and the best were the ones that also involved a snack. Do you know what’s perfect for road trip games? Goldfish® Baked Snack Crackers! They have all kinds of magic in those cute little bags. Today, I’m sharing a couple of fun road trip games that are packed with Goldfish FUN inside. I know, I know, we aren’t supposed to play with our food, but these games are just as fun as they are delicious! Baked with 100% real cheese and with no artificial flavors or preservatives, this is a snack you can feel good about serving your kids!

Road Trip Games

Two road trip staples are Tic-Tac-Toe and BINGO of course. How many times did you play these gems as a child? What I’ve done is kicked it up a notch and added some tasty fun to go along with the games. I grabbed some travel containers from my local discount store and then added vinyl (click HERE if you would like to learn how to apply vinyl) to the lid using my electronic cutting machine. Come watch this cute video that I’ve created to show you how fun Goldfish® games can be…

Any of that look familiar? Well, you can create some road trip games of your own. Grab some to-go containers and either draw on the lids with a permanent marker or, if you have a die-cutting machine and some vinyl, you can use my cut files to make some Goldfish® Games of your own. CLICK HERE to access the design files.

Goldfish® Tic-Tac-Toe • Travel Size

Goldfish® Bingo • Travel Size

Once you add your vinyl or your own hand-drawn design, all you have to do is fill your containers with yummy Goldfish®. I love that they are made with whole grain, real cheese & the colors are all plant based—which I LOVE.

Now, when your kiddos are getting restless in the car, all you need to do is pass them these Goldfish® games and they will have all kinds of fun with you playing tic-tac-toe or trying to find that cow so that you can win travel Bingo!

Disclaimer +

This is a sponsored post brought to you by the lovely folks at Pepperidge Farms®, the makers of Goldfish® Baked Snack Crackers. With that said, remember, I will only promote products that I truly love and use in my everyday life.

Stylish Organization Ideas

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The New Year always brings on the organization bug… I have it for sure! I hit up Michaels the other day looking for stylish ways to get my office organized. To be fair, I don’t really have an office, my “office” is my kitchen table and the space around my kitchen table. It’s out where everyone can see my creative mess therefore, I need to find a stylish way to keep it nice and tidy. Here’s what I came up with…

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Stylish Organization Ideas for my “Office”

The New Year always brings on the organization bug... I have it for sure! I hit up Michaels the other day looking for stylish ways to get my office organized. To be fair, I don't really have an office, my "office" is my kitchen table and the space around my kitchen table. It's out where everyone can see my creative mess therefore, I need to find a stylish way to keep it nice and tidy. Here's what I came up with...

My kitchen has always been my office… It’s where I work my magic. It’s my photo studio, my creative space, my office, where I entertain and where I feed my family. Therefore, the way I use to organize my tools of the trade needs to be tidy, portable & stylish.  Here is a video that I put together to show you how I create the perfect little space to organize all of my odds & ends.

Supply List

The New Year always brings on the organization bug... I have it for sure! I hit up Michaels the other day looking for stylish ways to get my office organized. To be fair, I don't really have an office, my "office" is my kitchen table and the space around my kitchen table. It's out where everyone can see my creative mess therefore, I need to find a stylish way to keep it nice and tidy. Here's what I came up with...

I thought it turned out super cute! Ok, stylish… not just cute. Creating a station that is super functional was very important to me. A place that doesn’t just get cluttered-up and then written off as another messy place to have to clean and ORGANIZE. I love that when I’m wanting to entertain, these four Lexington carts can be rolled into the laundry room and then my kitchen is nice and tidy for our guests. Here’s what you’ll need to create your stylish organization station.

This project is super easy, if you watch the video it will show you exactly how to create a space like this for yourself. Plus, as an added bonus, I’m sharing my Cricut Design Space files that are fully editable so you can create the exact same look for your space. Here are some tips on how to apply vinyl if you’re new to vinyl.  The rest is super easy!

The New Year always brings on the organization bug... I have it for sure! I hit up Michaels the other day looking for stylish ways to get my office organized. To be fair, I don't really have an office, my "office" is my kitchen table and the space around my kitchen table. It's out where everyone can see my creative mess therefore, I need to find a stylish way to keep it nice and tidy. Here's what I came up with...

I love how each cart has a different purpose. I have my office cart, my plant lady cart and then my creative carts full of my favorite craft supplies. Let’s see what kind of stylish spaces you create!! Tag me on Instagram @whipperberry to show me what you’ve created.

Hanging with My Gnomes Wreath • Video Tutorial

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Yo, yo, yo… I’m hanging with my Gnomes this Holiday season! LOL!! This is actually a fun Christmas tradition that comes from our favorite Nordic friends up in Sweden & Norway. Gnomes have always been a big part of their Holiday traditions and I thought it would be a fun one to add to our family’s Christmas this year. These cute gnomes are so easy to make and to add them to a yarn wrapped wreath form is a quick and easy way to introduce some new friends to your home. I grabbed all of my supplies at Michaels, my favorite creating store and set to work. Here’s how I made them.

+ This post brought to you by my favorite friends at Michaels +Yo, yo, yo... I'm hanging with my Gnomes this Holiday season! LOL!! This is actually a fun Christmas tradition that comes from our favorite Nordic friends up in Sweden & Norway. Gnomes have always been a big part of their Holiday traditions and I thought it would be a fun one to add to our family's Christmas this year. These cute gnomes are so easy to make and to add them to a yarn wrapped wreath form is a quick and easy way to introduce some new friends to your home. I grabbed all of my supplies at Michaels, my favorite creating store and set to work. Here's how I made them.

This wreath couldn’t be easier! You could even get the kiddos involved as long as you’re in charge of the hot glue part. We don’t want any burned little fingers. They can cut out felt, make beards & even wrap the wreath with the yarn. It’s a great Holiday project for the family. Here is what you’ll need to make one.

Yo, yo, yo... I'm hanging with my Gnomes this Holiday season! LOL!! This is actually a fun Christmas tradition that comes from our favorite Nordic friends up in Sweden & Norway. Gnomes have always been a big part of their Holiday traditions and I thought it would be a fun one to add to our family's Christmas this year. These cute gnomes are so easy to make and to add them to a yarn wrapped wreath form is a quick and easy way to introduce some new friends to your home. I grabbed all of my supplies at Michaels, my favorite creating store and set to work. Here's how I made them.

Hanging with my Gnomes Wreath Supply List

Video Tutorial

Here is a fun, quick video tutorial to show you how to make these little guys…


Ok, had to create something fun when working with gnomes, right?

Here’s a quick list of instructions for the hanging with my gnomes wreath as well.

Yo, yo, yo... I'm hanging with my Gnomes this Holiday season! LOL!! This is actually a fun Christmas tradition that comes from our favorite Nordic friends up in Sweden & Norway. Gnomes have always been a big part of their Holiday traditions and I thought it would be a fun one to add to our family's Christmas this year. These cute gnomes are so easy to make and to add them to a yarn wrapped wreath form is a quick and easy way to introduce some new friends to your home. I grabbed all of my supplies at Michaels, my favorite creating store and set to work. Here's how I made them.

  1. Hot glue the wood heart onto the bottom of the peg person. The top of the heart will be the top of his feet.
  2. Measure the height of the peg person’s body and cut a strip of felt that is large enough to wrap around the peg person. I can’t really give exact measurements for this because all peg people are a little different.
  3. Hot glue the felt onto the body of the peg person.
  4. Tear a 2.5 inch section of wool roving and gently pull it apart a bit to create your gnomes beard.
  5. Carefully hot glue the beard onto the peg person.
  6. Cut a tall triangle out of felt for the gnomes hat. Make sure the base is wide enough to wrap around the peg person’s head.
  7. Hot glue a section of floral wire onto the inside part of the felt triangle.
  8. Hot glue the trangle together to create the gnome hat like in the video.
  9. Hot glue the hat onto your gnome’s head.
  10. Cut the stick off of the rock candy stick and then hot glue the wood ball onto the peg person for the nose.Yo, yo, yo... I'm hanging with my Gnomes this Holiday season! LOL!! This is actually a fun Christmas tradition that comes from our favorite Nordic friends up in Sweden & Norway. Gnomes have always been a big part of their Holiday traditions and I thought it would be a fun one to add to our family's Christmas this year. These cute gnomes are so easy to make and to add them to a yarn wrapped wreath form is a quick and easy way to introduce some new friends to your home. I grabbed all of my supplies at Michaels, my favorite creating store and set to work. Here's how I made them.
  11. To start the wreath, tie a knot into the chunky yarn and secure it with the greening pins onto the wreath form.
  12. Wrap the form with the yarn until completely covered. It’s easier to work with smaller sections of yarn so cut lengths that are about 2 yards long and continue wrapping the wreath form until covered.
  13. Hot glue your new little gnome friends onto the center of the wreath.

Yo, yo, yo... I'm hanging with my Gnomes this Holiday season! LOL!! This is actually a fun Christmas tradition that comes from our favorite Nordic friends up in Sweden & Norway. Gnomes have always been a big part of their Holiday traditions and I thought it would be a fun one to add to our family's Christmas this year. These cute gnomes are so easy to make and to add them to a yarn wrapped wreath form is a quick and easy way to introduce some new friends to your home. I grabbed all of my supplies at Michaels, my favorite creating store and set to work. Here's how I made them.

Vintage Canvas Christmas Tree Cart

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You guys, this project has been a long time coming! I’ve made all kinds of ornaments for my Christmas tree using my favorite Cricut tools like these felt ornaments or my farmhouse stars from last year. Now, I have something extra special for you! I have some good friends here in Nebraska, Brent & Leah from Old Cotton Wood, who are master pickers. They find all kinds of goodies and then travel the country selling at vintage markets. A few years ago Leah texted me about a vintage canvas mail cart that she thought I might like. The instant I saw it, I knew I needed it for my Christmas tree. My family hated me and begged me to get rid of it as we were moving to our new house and I held firm. I have plans for this beauty and you are all just going to have to wait and see what I create. Finally this year, I had the tools to create a beautiful canvas Christmas Tree Cart using my new, absolute favorite tools my Cricut Easy Press 2 mini & my new Sunflower Cricut Explore Air 2!! Now my family LOVES it and will be far more tolerant of my crazy hoarding of vintage finds. Come see how you can make one for your Christmas Tree.

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create a beautiful canvas Christmas Tree Cart with @cricut • WhipperBerry

The Canvas Cart

I know, I know, I know… You guys don’t have a Leah looking out for you, finding fabulous vintage canvas carts for you. I get it. However, you do have ME and I have found a fabulous new canvas cart that will be perfect for this project. It’s from one of my favorite (new to me) companies, Steele Canvas. They have a perfect canvas cart that will become a family favorite for the Holidays I’m sure! Plus, when it’s not holding up your Christmas tree, you can use it as a laundry cart or for storage. You guys, I crush hard on basically anything they make… I love canvas in all shapes and forms.

steel canvas cart

Now, your canvas cart won’t have that vintage patina but, it will look amazing either way… Old or New!

The Design

I do my best to create all of my designs within Cricut Design Space but, this one I had to design on my own in Illustrator. However, I’m sharing the SVG file for you guys to use on your own cart. Click on the image below to download the SVG file or click HERE to access it in Design Space.create a beautiful canvas Christmas Tree Cart with @cricut • WhipperBerry

Canvas Christmas Tree Cart Supplies

create a beautiful canvas Christmas Tree Cart with @cricut • WhipperBerry

Now, when you are cutting Iron-On material like Cricut Iron-On Lite or my new favorite Everyday Iron-On you can use any of the Cricut cutting machines; the Explore Air, Explore Air 2 or the Maker. Any of these fabulous machines cut iron material just fine. BUT… if you want the Sunflower Explore Air 2 you need to grab it at Michaels AND they are on a crazy awesome sale this week for Cyber Monday!

The new Sunflower @Cricut Explore Air 2 from @michaelsstores • WhipperBerry

Here’s what else you will need…

 

Instructions

  1. You’ll need to cut the design in Design Space which is sized for a large canvas cart right now. However, you can resize as needed. I’m sharing several tips and tricks in my STORY that help with all kinds of things for this project. Go check it out before you start anything. DO NOT FORGET TO MIRROR YOU DESIGN BEFORE YOU CUT! Also, remember the shining side of the iron-on material goes face-down on your cutting mat.
  2. In my Instagram Story, I share how to get all of your design onto ONE cutting mat, therefore, saving MONEY by not wasting iron-on material. I also talk about using more than one piece of iron-on for this LARGE design. 
  3. Weed your design and grab your Easy Press 2 (small) and get ready to iron on your design onto your cart. I recommend starting by centering the  Trading Co. part first and pressing it onto your cart. If you are smart, you will do with before you load your tree into the cart and lay the cart on its side. It’s totally do-able pressing your iron-on vertical, it’s just a good arm workout. 😉 Again, watch my story to get all of the tips and tricks for this process. 
  4. Set your Easy Press to 375˚ and start pressing your design onto the cart. It helps to use the Cricut spatula tool to press the Cricut Iron-On lite or Everyday Iron-on onto the canvas surface. Not having a hard work surface, you do have to baby this project a little bit. Work in sections until the whole design is complete.

create a beautiful canvas Christmas Tree Cart with @cricut • WhipperBerry