Thursday, March 21, 2013

"He is Risen" Sign!

Keeping Christ in the Christian holidays seems to harder and harder as the years pass.  For me, Easter is the most important Christian holiday that is celebrated.  It celebrates the moment that defines our religion, our birth as believers.

I do my best to keep Jesus in this holiday; this goes for my decor options as well!

Here is the Frame Art I made for 5x7 frame that sits on my mantel.  I used "Easter Blessings" Craftroom Exclusive Cartridge to cut these images with my Cricut Machine.



I cut the phrase "He is Risen" as well as the thorn halo.  I then ran the cuts through the sticker machine.




I built my layers....and then placed the images on my background!




I don't know the real story of the easter bunny and all this candy....but that doesn't really matter.  The story I tell my children works for us...and I will be sharing as we get closer and closer to Easter.

Watch for a couple more Easter Decor projects coming this weekend and the first of next week!

~Happy Decorating!
Brandie

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Crack Dip!!

During football season last year, my best friend hosted a couple of parties.  At one such party she made this amazing dip she found on Pinterest!  She shared the recipe with me and recently (like two days ago) I made.

We have deemed it "Crack Dip" as she couldn't remember the actual name of the stuff.  It's crazy good, crazy bad for you, but crazy AWESOME!

Here's the recipe!

16 oz Container of Sour Cream
1 package of Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning
1/2 Cup of Shredded Cheese
(Optional:  Cooked Bacon chopped)

I put it all in a bowl and mix it until it's blended.  You, of course, need to keep it refrigerated.  I eat it with Wheat Thins (makes me feel better about it!).  You can use any cracker or chip that sounds good.

~Happy Eating!
Brandie
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Kids Info Printables!

It's time for my second installment of the Home Notebook FREE Printables!

This installment is all about the kids!  Anyone with kids knows that as they get older, life gets busier, more complicated and hectic.  Add 2-3 more kids into the mix, and any good mom or dad could bat-nuts crazy if he or she is not careful!  I have four kids, the three older ones (all boys) have already spent years involved with sports and school activities.  My youngest and only daughter is speeding into joining her brothers in the craziness.  I have always keep an agenda to keep their schedules under control....but I always forget something...or someone at least once a season!

The Goal of the Home Notebook is to keep my life organized so that I can spend more time being their mom, having fun, playing catch and whoopin' butt in a game of tag!

I searched the internet and Pinterest and found TONS of free printables!  The problem is that most of them are geared towards my home schooling moms.  It takes a stronger mom than I am to homeschool multiple children and most of these printables didn't work for me.  I found three that did (see below) and then made the rest of what I felt like I needed!

The website I got the three useful one in regards to the kids is YourWay.net.  I actually use several others, but that is a whole other post (and will be coming soon!).

I use "Kids Info" to keep track of their favorite things, their best friends, and their basic daily schedule.  This is handy when the kiddos need to stay over with grandma or an aunt or uncle or even long term with a babysitter.
I use the "Personal Info" to keep track of their doctors, dentist, and other such things.  This is key for those emergency situations where I can't be there....but my book of knowledge is!

I also use the "School Info" one to keep track of their library days, teacher contact info, and class schedules.  This is really for me....I am always forgetting emails and library days!
Now, we are an active, year round sports family.  I couldn't find anything that would help me keep track of schedules, contact info, and equipment info, etc.  So I made my own!  I also made one for every sport I could think of!

Here they are!












I attempted to think of every sport your child might play.  These forms have already been helpful (mainly because I can't remember what size shoe my kids wear!).  It's going to be super handy when family start asking me what their schedules are!

I will be sharing my party planning section next!  It's all coming together! YAY!

~Happy Planning!
Brandie
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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Lucky Banner! Free Printable!

Yet another piece for my St. Patrick's Day Mantle Decor!

I found this link on Pinterest to print a FREE "Lucky" Banner!  It can be found at the HGTV website with instructions to make their version.

Here is mine!

I printed the pages out, plus an extra of page 3 so that I had two shamrock pieces (the tutorial showed a page with two already on it, but it was not included in the download).

I cut each triangle out...

Punched holes on both sides at the top...

And strung it up with fishing line!

Normal people hand banners along the actual mantel....but I'm not normal and hung mine from the ceiling!

All I need now is some green flowers and the decor will be complete!

~Happy Decorating!
Brandie
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