Coasters

I needed a quick easy project to do. So I made coasters. These red ones are for me I thought I could use them for Valentines Day and Christmas.

I had some fabric I wasn't too found of so I turned them into Red, White and Blue coasters for all those patriotic holidays. They will probably make it into my present stash.

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Too Cold Outside

We decided since we still have all of this. . .

that we would make these snowmen. We painted the snowmen with q-tips and cut them out and decorated them.

Here We Go Steelers!

I saw these footballs on No time for flashcards so we had to make them for our Super Bowl Party today.



Draw 2 football shapes on a paper bag and color.




Cut out, add white lacing, staple around the edges 1/2 way and start stuffing with paper. Then finish stapling.

Easy and fun - GO STEELERS!

Snowman Cards

You know that packaging foam you get ( not the peanut kind, more of the block) that makes a mess with all those little ball-e things. We decided to take advantage of all those ball-e things.



We broke the blocks into more balls. . .

Then we made the outline of a snowman with glue. . .

Then we made it "snow" on our outline. . .

We let our snowmen dry. . .

Then we drew faces on them and and mailed them off to family and friends.

Before They Melt Away

Check out these cute snowmen before they melt away. . .









Miss A and I made them today and they melted away in our bellies! They are just 3 big marshmallows on a stick covered in white chocolate. We used M & M's for the buttons and mini chocolate chips for the faces. We found the "recipe" here and they look much neater then ours, but I am sure they all tasted the same.

The Year of the Ox

Happy Chinese New Year! Every year we host a Chinese New Year dinner. I spend the day before in the kitchen rolling egg rolls and these tiny little cabbages that go into soup. They consist of blanched cabbage with a ground pork mix in the middle tied up with a blanched green onion. Such simple ingredients . . . so time consuming. . . such great flavors and presentation.

Drawstring Pouch

I made several drawstring pouches to hold the beach glass gifts I made for Christmas. My picture isn't that great. The quick and easy pattern can be found here. Has anyone made a bigger version of this and have the dimensions?