by libraryman While most of the summer here in Chicago has been VERY mild, the last few days have been in the 90's and without air conditioning in our apartment it's gotten a little warm!  I decided to whip up a quick frozen treat to help my husband and I cool down.  I thought I'd share with you this simple recipe for making your own Frozen Limeade Pie! Frozen Limeade Pie Ingredients: 1 graham cracker pie shell (or make your own) 1 8oz. container Cool-Whip (I use the Lite or no fat one, it works fine for this recipe) 6 oz. container frozen limeade concentrate 2 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream Here are the super difficult … [Read more...]

Ok, so I got a little carried away with these ribbon flowers and made a few extra.  Then I experimented with some different widths of ribbon.  Here's a card I made with a few of them. The larger flower was made from some 1 1/2" wide satin ribbon.  I LOVE how it turned out!  I added a fancy brad in the middle for a little accented touch.  What do you think?  I'm thinking they would also make great hair clips, brooches, or embellishments on a little handbag! … [Read more...]

I found this awesome striped ribbon on clearance at the fabric store and knew I could do something with it. I let it sit for a few days on my craft table while I mulled over what to do with it...and here's what happened! Want to make your own?  It's easy!  Here's how: Gather the following supplies: Ribbon for napkin ring, flower and leaves. Needle and thread Hot Glue Gun Cut a 5" piece of ribbon for the flower and one for the napkin ring.  I used a plain pink satin ribbon for the ring part. Turn under one edge and hand stitch (or machine if you prefer) to make a ring.  Do this for both the flower and napkin ring ribbon. Set … [Read more...]

Today you can find me, and a cute back to school gift I made for your favorite teachers, over at ChristyNelson.net! This package and a card are available for download over at Christy's site! … [Read more...]

I just got back from BlogHer and had a grand time!  I'll post more about that later but I wanted to share with you some little notecards I made to share with friends at BlogHer.  Since many of my friends couldn't make it to BlogHer I've posted them here so you can print them too if you'd like! Click on the link to download the notecard pdf.  Cut on the layout lines and fold in half and you've got 3 little notecards for almost any occasion! … [Read more...]

I probably should have titled this post something like What I'm doing instead of packing for the move in 4 days, or maybe What I'm doing now is way more fun than packing, but since it's Tuesday, a tutorial it is! This is a new project template that can be used in conjunction with the storage tins used for the Classy Dad Kit and the Tool Kit. This free template has two options for you! Here are the main items assembled to put together the kit. The free PDF template (see below for the download link), silver tin, a few coordinating papers, and don't forget the chocolate Riesens! Just cut out the pieces you'd like to use and you're ready … [Read more...]

Here's the kit for those DIY dads! I had lots of fun with this kit! There's lots of little tool icons and the wood texture was fun to work with also. As with the release yesterday there's a standard version and a custom version which lets you type in all your own sentiments. All you need is candy, tins, and the kit! The both kits include two cards, the tin cover with three alternate sentiments, and one sheet of designed labels. You don't need any special photo editing software to add the text either if you purchase the custom one! I tried to make it super easy for you! The labels are standard Avery 8160 series address labels. I … [Read more...]