Wedding Gift Idea

My nephew just got married and I was trying to think of something to give him.  I love personalized gifts and I think most brides like gifts or things that have their new last name on them.  So, I etched on their last name using my Silhouette to cut out the vinyl and using etching creme.  I purchased a 3 piece set and I had an idea to make it look like a three tiered cake.  I filled each layer with kitchen supplies and then tied it all up with a ribbon.  I was going to use the salt & peppers as a bride and groom on the top - but it didn't look right.  I hope he likes it!

Thank You....

Being a volunteer coach for any sport is often an unappreciated job.  I wish I had known more about flag football and I totally would have tried coaching but I know very little nothing about flag football.  Our football coach was really great with the kids and I appreciate his time and effort in coaching.

As a token of appreciation, we made him this little thank you gift and Chance gave it to him at their last game.  (You may question why I give so many food gifts - it's because everyone likes to eat and I don't like clutter and don't want to add to someone else's clutter.)

Pumpkin M&M's

mmmmm...these ALMOST look good enough to eat.

I bought 5 small pumpkins - all about the same size and spray painted them different colors.  I cut out vinyl with my silhouette and stuck them on the pumpkins.

P.S. I loved these SO much that I kept them up for weeks after Halloween.

Halloween Treats!!!

For all you "older" ladies out there - do you remember going trick or treating and coming home with all different kinds of popcorn balls?  I kinda miss that tradition and so after some advice from a neighbor - I decided to tackle this one.  Let's be honest - I couldn't hand out popcorn balls to ALL the kids who come to my house (I probably get close to 300)  However I did make about 150 popcorn balls for my ward members and their kids.

In this day - you just don't know if you dare have your kids eat anything that is not prepackage but my friend game me an idea.  I printed labels that said, "Happy Halloween from the Wilkinsons) and stuck them on each popcorn ball.  That way the parents would know where they came from and just might let the kids eat them.  haha.

It's funny because when we were kids - it was so exciting to get ANYTHING that wasn't homemade and now it is a treat to get something homemade.  I loved seeing how excited all the neighbor kids were when they got the popcorn balls.  Definitely something I will try again next year!

Happy Halloween!!!!

Yay!!  It's Halloween!  I love Halloween!  I am a website stalker when it comes to crafts and this was something that I saw YEARS ago and have wanted to copy for a long time - a SLURPEE costume.
I  used the following items:
2 hulu hoops (dollar store)
2 blue tabecloths
2 white tablecloths
red vinyl
rope
several yards of tulle (your color choice)
a lot of packing tape  (haha)

You could use canvas fabric to make this more durable but I was wanting something cheap and so I used plastic tablecloths and just taped them up.

She was adorable - the only drawback - it was awkward to wear during school hours but still one of the most original costumes I've made.

 

OK - and this was just an adorable costume made by a friend of mine.  It's from the movie Soul Surfer.  LOVED THIS COSTUME!!!