More Pinterest Crafts, May 2012

Hey guys, sorry I’ve been a bit out of the picture with my blog this month. I’ve had some unexpected but good news and I’ve been doing a bunch of research to see just what I want to do with my blog. I have so many ideas and I’m not sure if I should put them all on this blog or create a new one. Anyway for now I’m posting here and going to see how it goes.
So here is what I’ve been up to in the last month or so… and I wanted to share:

We made some handmade edible finger paint and I think it came out really nice, and it was super easy to make:

Recipe:

1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp sugar
2 cups cold water
food coloring

Mix all ingredients except food coloring well with a whisk.  Set over medium low heat. Stir about 15- 20 minutes until thickened.  The mixture goes from water consistency to thicken very quickly towards the end of the time period, so don’t worry – you will know. Let cool. Distribute evenly into bowls or cups. Add food coloring — a little bit will do — and mix with a spoon.

Next I found a spoon to use as a hook outside. I didn’t think of it at the time, but when I found this slotted spoon, I knew it would be perfect. No drilling required :)

And here is a cute idea I found using a bird cage to house some flowers. I had this bird cage for about 2 years and moved it all over the house trying to find the right place for it. Soon it ended up in the attic... until I found this idea on Pinterest. I think it came out really cute ;)

Another cool idea I found using Pinterest was taking old brass candle sticks and spray painting and distressing them. I really like how they came out!

 This idea turned out better than the original idea in my opinion. The original idea was to use a cap from your plastic dish soap container on a glass bottle. Here is the link I found this old milk/beer bottle at a local thift store and thought it would be perfect for my dish soap!!

And last but certainly not least, my two favorite kiddo's...Ryan and Ryder. We made this photo for our Mother's Day gifts for my Husband's and my Mom...Of course I made one for me as well ;)

Hope you enjoyed viewing my crafts :) 

Mid Month Review…

In just 8 days my oldest will be graduating from preschool and I’m really excited for him! I have a feeling this month is going to blow by and before I realize it, it will be the start to the summer season... OH MY!!!!
Gosh!!! I feel like I’ve done so much, but when I review my list, I really have only done a few things. Guess I need to get going with some of my goals. So here is what I have done:
I managed to finally get Ryder’s 1^st year scrapbook completely organized. I only have about 4 more pages to scrap and I still need to get more photo pages and upload the DVD, but hopefully by next weekend I will have it completed. I also organized our 2011 Scrapbook and have just a few more things to do on that one as well. I hope to scan more photos next week while I’m off for 3 days, but I’ve still got a lot to do with those. My hopes are to at least finish uploading photos from 1997 – now. I’ll most likely start working on the others sometime this summer :)
So where does this leave me with my other goals???
Okay I decided to not do the May photo a day challenge, and the window boxes are looking bleak. My Husband doesn’t think they would be a good idea… honestly I just don’t think he wants to do them. I’m going to see if I can find some at the local garden store’s and go from there, but I may have to wait until this fall :(…
I’m still hoping to clean the rest of the back yard, but I don’t know if we are going to open the pool this summer.
In the next few weeks I hope to Read a book in a day, Start sorting through my yard sale stuff and decided what I’m going to do with it all, and organize my bedroom closet.
Well Happy Wednesday all, and best of luck with all your goals this month!