Rainbow Treats

OK OK i know St. Patty's day is over but i had to share the fruits of my labor from yesterday. I spent way too much time on these rainbow treats but it was worth it in the end.

These cupcakes are so cute on the inside and darn it they better be because they were somewhat time consuming. Just don't think your going to whip these up quickly after dinner, they take some time to add the colors layer by layer. My kids loved them and i am thinking about going to have another one right about now..... Find the directions at familyfun.com

And i did end up making the rainbow jello also. It was easy and they kids LOVED it!!

Find the recipe HERE

You can make these fun treats for lots of occasions. I'm sure i will be making them both again soon!

-Jaime

Rainbow jigglers

How fun are these...


Head on over to nobiggie.net to learn how to make your own rainbow jello for your St. Patrick's Day treat.

St.Patrick's Day Wood Shamrock

I had been looking for the perfect shamrock to hang outside my front door. Well i got tired of looking and decided to make one last weekend.

First i found a picture of a shamrock on the Internet, one that looked the closest to what the one in my head looked like, that can be tough sometimes.

Second i blew it up on my laptop and traced it, moved it around a bit on the screen, lined it up, traced some more. I'm certain this wasn't the easiest way to do it but i usually don't do things the easy way. Then i cut the pattern out.

I ended up with a pattern for half a shamrock and that was fine because i wanted it to be 2 halves.

I had my awesome, amazing, wonderful hubster cut the one side out for me and then flip the pattern over and cut the other side as well. He also cut me some little wood blocks for a spring project i will be doing soon. Isn't he the greatest. If i had to cut my own wood for my projects i would be out of business soon because i am sure that i would cut one of my fingers off.

Anywho, then i sanded the wood, painted, stained and sanded a little more, wired it together, added some ribbon and WWWWAAA LAAAAA....not bad for a rookie like me...

Moral of the story...if you can't find it in the store, don't give up!!

-Jaime

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Whatever goes Wed at Someday Crafts




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Candlestick Holder Jar

I have seen this done quite a bit out there in blogland so i thought i would give it a whirl.

I have been wanting some cute glass vases to put around the house and fill with seasonal candies or other decorations. In my obsessive blog hopping i found several posts on how to make a cute vase even cuter.

First get a fun glass vase, from the dollar store or i have seen nice ones at Wal-mart, and a glass candlestick holder, also from the dollar store. My vase was $3 and my candle stick holder was $1.

Second, glue those suckers together. I used E-6000. Make sure to open a window if using this stuff, and please do not use if you are pregnant. The fumes are pretty toxic. OK now that i have threatened my life by possibly inhaling toxic fumes i glued mine together and WAAALAAA......

They are a match made in heaven, don't ya think! And i just happened to have some rolo's laying around so i thought they would look cute in it. So here is your variation on my other pot of gold post below. I will be making a couple more of these in varying sizes, they are just too fun and cheap not to.

-Jaime

Pot Of Gold

I have really been searching for some fun St. Patrick's Day ideas. Boy #1 has recently declared that" it's not a very fun holiday, all you do is wear green." Well it's time to make St. Patty's day a fun and exciting day. Love Actually Blog had the cute idea of Terra Cotta pots filled with Rolos to look like little pots of gold. I took it a step further and painted my pots, which were really cheap at Michael's craft store, with chalkboard spray paint. I like how they turned out and that i could write little messages on the pots. I have yet to master the art of spray painting and as i have mentioned before, have the patients of a small child so there are a few gazillion drips because i didn't do light coats like i should have but hey that's my life!  I got one pot for each of the boys in my house. I'm 100% certain that their eye's will light up when they see the pot's of gold and realize it's chocolate. Chocolate is definitely the way to my boys and hubby's hearts.

-Jaime 

 Linking to somedaycrafts