DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Congrats! You got the Cricut machine you wanted for Christmas/birthday/Mother’s Day! Now that you have it, you don’t know where or how to start using it! We’ve all been there! Follow along as I share a few Dos and Don’ts about your Cricut machine to get you on the way to creating personalized gifts, cards and home décor! You might be surprised to learn but my first suggested steps of Cricut ownership do not involve opening the actual machine! To me, understanding the actual machine’s buttons and actions to cut are completely separate of the digital aspect of using it. Also, lots of these first few steps can be done when you only have your phone or tablet near you (like laying in bed or waiting at one of your child’s activities). Use this downtime learning about the machine or preparing your design in Design Space so you can spend the time you have WITH the machine for actual cutting. DON’T OPEN THE BOX…yet. Start with the digital side first to understand the capabilities of ... Continue Reading...
Kid Craft | Shrinky Dinks Christmas Ornaments
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Kid drawings are simply the best! I’m not sure what’s cuter, their way of drawing everyday objects or the way they write their letters, but preserving the current stage of creativity is always a good idea. This Christmas preserve their artwork in the cutest mini form, when making fun and interactive Shrinky Dinks Christmas Ornaments. My parents didn’t have any grandkids and then suddenly they had 5 under 5. For the past few years, for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas we’ve been trying to come up with gifting ideas that use their actual likeness or are made with their own adorable hands. We recently got the kids together to create these fun interactive Shrinky Dinks Christmas Ornaments to don their tree this year. There’s little time to get all 5 kids together besides holidays and birthdays so we took the Thanksgiving holiday as an opportunity to get this craft done so this isn’t a true spoiler for my parents who were somewhat around that busy holiday date when ... Continue Reading...
Sleigh Christmas Gift Basket with New Jersey Lottery Holiday Games
Disclosure: Tickets and compensation were supplied by The New Jersey Lottery for this post, but the opinions are all mine! Know that I will only promote items I have personally used and stand behind. For more information on my disclosure policy, please visit this page. The Christmas season includes lots of festive fun and also a big shopping to do list. If you’re in the corporate world there are bosses and coworkers, the front desk guy and the office white elephant exchange. If you’re a parent there are teachers, bus drivers, crossing guards and activity coaches on your shopping list. Check out one welcomed holiday gift idea, a sleigh Christmas gift basket, to gift all the 18+ aged adults with the help of New Jersey Lottery Holiday Games! This holiday season New Jersey Lottery is introducing four new holiday themed Scratch-Off games. Lottery tickets make great party favors, stocking stuffers and gifts, especially when presented in a cute way! This sleigh Christmas gift basket comes together with very little supplies but brings big fun, especially when a player has the potential to win big! Sleigh gift basket supplies: Mini wood sleigh (found mine at AC Moore for only $1)Acrylic paintAssortment of paint ... Continue Reading...
