Halloween

We had the neighbor kids over for some fun Halloween festivities...

Three Super Cute Cowgirls!

They decorated cookies and watched Hocus Pocus...

The children were very creative with their cookie designs!

We mixed up a fun "Pumpkin Potion" and served it with a ladle from a carved pumpkin.

Tags were added to each glass with a different pumpkin face on each to mark everyone's drinks.  These vintage glasses were given to me by my Grandma who had inherited them from past generations...a family that owned an ice cream shop years ago.

Even my boyfriend Cam got into the fun!  Here he is as a classy phantom butler.

The children were really intrigued with our dry ice tricks!

When it was time to go, each kid got to take home a handmade gift...

....with fun sweets inside!

Craft Sanity on Take 5

Great Summer Crafts for Kids!

I know this is from spring break but these are brilliant ideas for summer fun with your kids. I love Jennifer! She always has the best ideas :) Check out the new summer issue at the Craft Sanity Website.

Craft night with Grace

Being creative every day is a really fun job but after a while I have a tendency to feel like my work is getting "stale." I invited a gal pal of mine over, 11 year old Grace for a fun night of crafting. Not only did we get to catch up, but I gained a refreshing sense of inspiration. And I think in the end Grace had fun too :)

We made fun little figurines out of clay to turn into magnets. I loved the idea of brightening up my refrigerator and Grace was excited to have something new for her bedroom.

After sculpting Grace popped our pieces in the oven to bake. Then we put in a movie while we waited.

After they were baked and cooled, it was time to paint. Grace made a turtle and peanut butter and jelly

....I think it was inspired by my beta fish, "Peanut Butter & Jelly"...he was watching us work.

My refrigerator looks much more fun and we had a blast doing it! :D