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Dreamy Backyard Summer Birthday Party

2 · Jun 1, 2016 · Leave a Comment

There is nothing more magical than a summer birthday party when you’re turning 12…

Ok, well maybe 16 and 18… Oh well, you get the idea. Birthdays are pretty special. We’re big fans at our house.

I’m not one of those Mom’s that throws over the top parties every year for each child. We like to alternate years. Some years we do something special with the just family and other years we like to create a simple yet fun party for friends.

This months Michael’s Makers Challenge was timed absolutely perfect! The challenge is…

…And my sweet Emily just happened to turn 12!

We are a family of summer birthdays so it seems like summer is always the time that we party the most. The cool thing is, with Michaels… Parties are a snap!

My first stop was at the Michael’s Party section where we found the perfect little accessories for our event. Some canvas flags to make a banner. Some gold letters that would go with Emily’s color choice; black, white & gold. They had the cute berry baskets that are perfect for party favors and black and white straws that were perfect to add to the color of the night.

The center piece was our favorite Heidi Swapp Light Box that is perfect to add a little pizzaz to you summer party.

Another little Heidi Swapp gem… Her fun Light Star Lanterns that you can find at Michaels.

We bought a few of these guys and placed them throughout the tree to add a little dreamy air to the night.

We scoured the store and found all kinds of fun goodies in gold and black to add to our favor baskets. They turned out so cute. We have some notebooks, some Heidi Swapp stickers, cute pencils, some washi tape, little clipboards. They were perfect!

The girls had a ball playing with another Michaels gem, our Fujifilm Instax™ Mini 8 Camera

I grabbed some film and let the girls go nuts taking photos…

Duck Lips anyone? A must at a 12 year old’s birthday!

It was so fun to place the photos on the buffet to add to the memories of the night.

I even found these great Happy Birthday balloons at Michaels along with the ever popular tassels AND the helium tank to blow them up! SCORE!!

So many fun ways to dress up your backyard and turn it into a dreamy scene, perfect for a fabulous party! I have a few more details that I’ll share tomorrow.

For now… Here are even more amazing ideas from the rest of the Michael’s Makers.

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Disclosure // I am a member of the Michaels Makers Crew and receive product in order to complete my challenge assignment.

Summer Crafting with the Kids

0 · May 1, 2016 · 1 Comment

+ This Summer Crafting with the Kids post brought to you by Michaels +

You guys… Summer is almost here!!

No more school!

No more car pool!

No more early mornings!

Well at least for a couple of months anyway. Now the challenge is how to entertain the family during the fun, lazy days of summer. Did you know that Michaels has you covered, they offer free classes in their stores! You can try out a new craft skill for just the cost of supplies.

Just because school will be out for the summer, doesn’t mean that learning stops.

You can sign your kiddos up for a class or you can take a little time for yourself and learn a new skill.

Another great way to explore your creativity is by trying out a craft kit. Michaels has everything from sewing kits to art kits and everything in between.

My daughter Emily and I decided it would be fun to take one of their kits for a test drive.

Emily picked the Craf-Tastic™ Pom Pom Kit, we’re kind of obsessed with pom poms here at our house. This kit was cool because it had the promise of teaching us how to make pom poms really quick. We were intrigued.

I’ve made all kinds of poms, but this was Emily’s first rodeo so this kit was perfect!

The directions were fantastic and Emily who is 11 easily figured everything out without any help from Mom.

We loved how the kit came with EVERYTHING you need for a fun afternoon of crafting and Emily loved that she could do it all on her own.

We decided that it would be fun to add some silly eyes onto the poms to create some little fuzzy friends…

This kit was worth every penny… Emily and I had a ball creating together without all the hassle of trying to pull together all the supplies on our own. Total summer win in my books!

Here are some more fun idea from the other Michaels Makers.

An InLinkz Link-up

Enjoy the Ride Marquee Sign for Mother’s Day

0 · Apr 1, 2016 · Leave a Comment

+ This Enjoy the Ride Marquee Sign for Mother’s Day post was brought to you by Michaels +

Hey, hey… It’s time for this month’s Michaels Makers Challenge!

This months challenge is all about Mother’s Day.

How fun is that?!

It’s crazy to think that I have been a Mom for 18 years now… gulp! Now that my girls are a little older it’s so fun to work on projects together.

I have been wanting to create some type of sign to remind our whole family to stop, take a step back and ENJOY THE RIDE.

Sometime our lives get so crazy, especially now that the kiddos are getting older and have crazy schedules themselves, we forget to find joy in the moment. The girls and I decided we wanted to create a marquee sign to put on our shelves in our kitchen to give us that simple reminder everyday.

If you know me, you know I have a love of marquee letters. I started out making my own, you can find that post HERE. Then my fabulous friend Heidi Swapp…

Took the marquee world by storm with her Marquee Love Letters.

I created this fun kitchen sign with her original Marquee Love…

Now Heidi has introduced a larger 12 inch Marquee Letters that exclusive at Michaels and I’ve fallen in love again!

My girls and I decided they would be perfect for our Enjoy the Ride sign and set to work together to dress-up the letters.

We used Heidi Swapp Marquee Love Washi Tape…

And the coordinating paper to dress up the letters.

It was so fun to work together with the girls to create this new masterpiece. With Heidi’s washi tape & paper, it’s super easy to add a little flair to the letters. Talk about an aaaamazing Mother’s Day gift!

A handmade gift from your kiddos is always fantastic no matter how simple it is. It really starts to get fun when you can work together with your kiddos to create a project together. We LOVED it!

Looking for more Mother’s Day inspiration? You can visit Michaels for project ideas or their blog The Glue String for all kinds of goodies PLUS, you can check out the 49 other Michaels Makers for their fun takes on this months challenge!

An InLinkz Link-up

How to Decorate with Flowers

0 · Mar 1, 2016 · 2 Comments

+ How to decorate with flowers post brought to you by Michaels Craft Stores +

I ADORE flowers!

I love how something so simple can transform a space.

Especially this time of year when we are all waking up from our winter hibernation. It’s time to pack away the buffalo check and the fun plaids and bring out the romantic spring florals. That’s why this month’s Michaels Makers Challenge is all about the Flower Market!

How to decorate with flowers

My one issue…

I HATE how quickly fresh flowers fade. I love having them around, but I truly dislike the cost of keeping them up in our home. That’s why I’m in love with Michaels new Floral Market with over 500 fresh new blooms that will for sure match almost any personality and decorating style!

I tend to keep things more on the simple end. As much as I love huge arrangements in other spaces. I feel like the space in my home needs something a little more delicate.

img source + beyond sweet and savory

I have always loved Ranunculus blooms and thought they would be the perfect addition to this little corner in my kitchen.

These beautiful Ranunculus blooms paired with the romantic bud vase that I also found at Michaels it was a real home run!!

The beauty of the whole thing is that I get to have this romantic splash of spring and it’s not going to wither and die on me. I LOVE IT!

I’m sure you have a space in your home that could use a little love… It’s amazing how adding a little bloom can totally transform a room.

Looking for more simple floral ideas, you should visit Michaels blog The Glue String for all kinds of inspiration OR you can visit the 49 other Michaels Makers to see how they’ve dressed up their home from the Flower Market.

Michaels Makers Summit Challenge

Speaking of Michaels Makers… YOU could win the opportunity to join us for this years Michaels Makers Summit

Come and be creative with some of your favorite creative friends!!

All you have to do is submit a photo of your work at the Made with Michaels site. We will be pouring over your fun creative projects and we will be selecting a few of you to join us for this years event. Head on over for all the details.

NOW, here are all of the other fresh new spring ideas from the other Michaels Makers this month…

An InLinkz Link-up

Michaels Maker

How to decorate with flowers

Michaels Makers Summit Challenge

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