Hershey Nugget Paper Purses {Tutorial)

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A few weeks ago we had a Young Women's activity to help the girls with their Personal Progress goals. We had them rotate around three stations, while the leaders pulled them out individually for interviews. At one of the stations I had them make these tiny paper purses. For "purse"onal progress. Get it? Haha, I [...]

Free Printable Tic Tac Covers- Snowman Kisses

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If you follow me on facebook, you will know that I have been under the weather. For like SIX days in a row. I don't even know what I had, because every single day had different symptoms. Every single day. Some of the fun-ness included: fever, chills, severe body aches, complete and utter nasal congestion, [...]

Hot Fudge Sauce {Christmas Neighbor Gift Idea}

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Here is the second recipe from my "Christmas Gifts from the Kitchen" series. Hot fudge sauce! I found these cute little glass jars at Tai Pan Trading, and just knew I had to use them for gifts this year. Although I must admit, I am saving several for myself because I just love them. You [...]

Pumpkin Treat Bag Tutorial {Halloween}

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We are a week into September, so I think I can now justify starting my fall and Halloween posts. I waited as long as I could. What can I say, I am in love with fall. I came up with these little Halloween Pumpkin Bags for a guest post on another site last year, but [...]

Young Women's Birthday Tags {Free Printables}

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A few weeks ago I was called as the Young Women's President in my ward (church). It is a huge time commitment, but I love it! We have about 40 girls in our group, and 18 of them are in my class. I'm quite sure they are some of the best girls on the planet, [...]

VTech Switch & Go Dinosaurs Review

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This post brought to you by VTechKids. All opinions are 100% mine. I was recently asked to review some Switch & Go Dinos. At first I was hesitant because they are for boys 3-8, so my 8 year old is at the very top of the scale. I wasn't sure if they would hold his [...]

Teacher Appreciation Idea {Free Printable}

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Friday was the last day of school for my boys.  Just like every year, they had fabulous teachers, and I wanted to do something to show how much I appreciated them this year. I know there is only so much hand lotion/apple crafts/mugs that a teacher needs. I wanted to come up with something they [...]

Favorite Projects from 2011

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What a year 2011 has been! Of course the most amazing event was the adoption of our sweet little Rachel, who we waited six years to find. I can't even describe the amount of joy this little girl has brought into our home! This was also the year our oldest son Brandon turned 16, adding [...]