Getting Ready for a Valentine’s Day Party

February 11th, 2010

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I’m head room-mom for Thade’s class, and this week there is a Valentine’s Day party to plan. I had plenty of great volunteers and helpers to send along tasty treats for the kiddos. The kids are already excited about the party, and I think it is going to be a lot of fun too.

We have to keep the menu pretty healthy. The school has adopted the policy of allowing just one sweet treat per party, so I had to get creative. There will be Apple juice boxes, baby carrots and apples slices too, heart-shaped sandwiches, and even some Valentine’s day cookies. I’m bringing along the activities. We will be decorating hand-made Valentines for a loved one and playing heart-shaped Hop-scotch.

I’ve just got to get all of my supplies together, and then it’s time to party!

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Getting Crafty

August 12th, 2009

This is turning out to be one busy week over at Nicostuff. There are Doctor’s appointments to get to and kindergarten open house too. I had a MOPS Steering meeting last night, but the weekend is ending with a super-fun Bridal Shower for my dear friend Shaunna.

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Today I’m spending some time and getting crafty! I love working on any type of craft that comes my way, and I’m hoping that the boy’s will play nice today and let Mommy work on some Bridal Shower decorations.

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I should probably get to that major pile of laundry that needs folded today too. My kitty looks pretty comfy though, and I really don’t want to disturb him.

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Nico’s Custom Shop

March 18th, 2009

It has been quite a while since I posted a jewelry project, but this one was just too pretty not to share. I love to make hematite jewelry, but occasionally I’ll get a request for a customized order. Sometimes it is a sewing project, but this time it was matching bracelets for a Grandmother, a Mother, and a little Daughter too.

This was a really fun project, and I really love how the birthstone bracelets turned out. I also got to work with Czech Glass beads, and sterling silver, too fun. I’m a bit partial to the Amethyst one, because I’m a February baby too…

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Homebaked Goodies for Rob

March 2nd, 2009

I like to bake my Brother a pie or cake for his birthday, and this year I decided to bake an Apricot Pie.

I made Apricot filling from scratch, and rolled out some homemade pie crust. I like to decorate my pies, so I gathered up a few cookie cutters to make the top crust.