Crafty-Go-Lucky

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Puzzle Valentine's & Free Valentine prints! (most print sizes)

Hey there!

Got a bunch of NEW free printable valentines that I just finished, and am so stoked to share them <3

These can be simply written on the back of and handed out, printed in wallet size hole punched and tied to treats, OR framed :D

Enjoy, Hope your Valentines Day is Super!

CANT TAKE MY MIND OFF OF YOU!

yOU FLOAT MY bOAT

Treat idea:

Would be awesome to attach to some rootbeer float cookies, OR and boat toy or game.

So, my mother-in-law made us some awesome church picture ones, and I thought I'd make some Valentines ones too, since my kids loved them so much!

What you'll need to make your puzzle valentines:

large (or regular) colorful popsicle sticks (find them HERE -2.99-for 100!)
markers (for the numbering on the back OR drawing your own picture)
prints with a picture or message (all over this page!)
snack food bags (for labeling and storing each puzzle)
glue
scissors
pen or pencil (for making stripes on the back to cut)
Extra colorful or patterned paper if you want to create a border around your print (optional)

How To:

Pick your print. print at home or at the store... cut out, decide how many sticks long you want your puzzle, then trim off any excess of your picture as needed. my end sticks werent quite a whole stick so measure accordingly if you want yours that way.
flip over picture and trace the edges of your sticks all the way up (or down) your print.
Cut your puzzle strips (try to keep them in order as you cut them, saves possible confusion)
start with one stick in front of you, spread glue on the first strip of paper, center on your stick
grab another stick and line it up with the first. take the next stip in order and glue the back...bring over and line up with the first picture, etc.
after all are glued, may need to place heavy books on top to flatten
then turn one stick over at a time (making sure to turn each stick the EXACT same way, trust me, can make it tricky if you dont---making numbers upside down or on the opposite side as most of the other numbers) and number them [straight in the center or down one side]
and thats it! label a snack bag (with or without a sticker label) and you are set!

YOU AND I ARE the perfect fit

idea: Would be cute attached to any puzzle OR printed to make it into a puzzle valentine!

Like campfires & Marshmallows...

Treat idea: Would be super cute to attach to a treat bag of mini mallows on pretzel sticks! OR a good 'ol s'more/s'more treat mix!!

you & me

You are just me Type

Owl always love you

Now, this one will be included with some Cute kids decor prints (to come!)

BUT figured it was a cute one for Valentines Day as well!

Planning to use one of these for your Valentines Day OR Events?!

I would love to hear about it!

Tell me,

WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE?!

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Super Easy! UpCycled Storage bin

What you Need:

1.Duck Tape

(I almost got a fun printed one, but went with something I knew would go with anyting, if I happened to change its purpose/room)

2.Scissors

3.Storage bin (colors you like)

And...Things to go inside! ;)

Pretty obvious, I thought, as to how to do this. All you need to keep in mind it to keep the tape straight as you wrap it across and around. I overlapped each layer just a little to avoid any color coming through.

And there you have it. Super easy, and fairly cheap! I had the bucket already. I LOVED the colors and the lid, the fact that their was a handle...and the sturdiness. I hung onto this forever it seems to use at a future time, (a bit of the hoarder in me!!)

But I knew it could be put to good use, so here ya go.

Plain Duct tape, or printed kind is not too badly priced either. Can find it at joanns or michaels and use their 40-50% off coupons for a steal, or check your local grocery store, office supply store, or...of course ONLINE!

THERE ARE SERIOUSLY A TON TO CHOOSE FROM IN THE STORE, SO I WOULD GO LOOK IN THE STORE FIRST BEFORE DECIDING TO PURCHASE ANY ONLINE. YOU WILL FIND A BETTER PRICE (WITH COUPON AND NO SHIPPING) AND WAY MORE OPTIONS)

Little B Foil Tape 25mmX10m-Gold Moroccan Window

Thought this was a neat one! from joanns.com

again, go to store and bring coupon!

$4.49

This looks neat too! not real burlap, but the look of it! Oh the things I could do with both of thse prints, haha...maybe for some future projects!

burlap duct tape joanns.com

$4.49

Have fun UpCycling your Storage!

Sunday, January 24, 2016

'Choose the right' printable (3 options!)

So, I have wanted for a long time to create some modern LDS art for our home...for our kids rooms and for the main living areas.

Looking forward to creating more printables and sharing them with you all as I go! :D

What I LOVE about prints is that you can do so much with them. modge podge them to a canvas, a board, frame it, use them as treat tags for events/holidays/lessons, etc.! So have at it :D

Click the link below to print one or all of them.

These should be fine to print all your regular/standard sizes.

3 different choose the right prints

Have fun adding some GOOD-ness to your walls :)

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Santa, A symbol of Jesus Christ (Great teaching help for young children!)

So, I came across this this past year, and loved loved loved this because I had actually been wanting to explain to my kids a more deeper meaning of Christmas, in relation to Santa...to keep that christmas spirit alive too. I came across it again today and didnt want to forget to post it, right as the season is taking place :) I felt such excitement as I found that someone else had wanted to do the same in teaching their children and even has a more complete list than I had compiled...about the similarities of Christ and Santa. So I feel I need to share this, to pass along such a treasure of a find, as I have felt it to be.

A way we can keep Christ in our hearts and minds and the sole reason for this Holiday!

-Here it is-

Found on :latter-dayhomeschooling.com

The Symbols of CHRISTmas

By Dana

"This year we've been working to emphasize to our 4 littlies the gift of Christ in our lives during the Christmas season, instead of focusing on being good so Santa will bring presents. Still, Santa's name has been popping up more than I would wish. One night as I was getting into bed I had an idea that I quickly wrote down. We used it as our lesson for Family Home Evening last night and it went over really well!

First, I held up a picture of a door I drew on a piece of paper. This door was covering a picture behind it. I said, "Pretty soon we might have a special guest visit our house. You never know! I'm going to give some clues that describe this person and you guess who it is." The clues included:

he sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good.
he has a beard and a kind face
he spent his life giving to others
he's often pictured in red and/or white clothes
he loves little children
he gives the very best gifts
you can never see him, but you can feel him
he gives us a wonderful, special warm feeling
he can get into our homes even if the doors are locked
he has special, wonderful powers
we want to give gifts back to him, but he doesn't need anything we could buy; he just wants us to give to other people. (My kids have been talking about giving a present to Santa.)
I ended with, "He encourages us to be good so we will be ready when he comes."

The kids all excitedly shouted "Santa!" Then I had the youngest come and open the door to welcome our guest into our home.

(Christ Knocking at the door)

We used this image from the Gospel Art Book. (You could use any number of pictures, including Christ in a Red Robe, The Second Coming, Christ and Children Around the World, etc. I just made sure he was wearing red and white.)

The kids all gasped in amazement that I was actually describing Jesus - there are so many similarities! We discussed how each description applied to both Jesus and Santa, and then we talked about how Santa is actually a symbol for Jesus, and everything we love about Santa is really everything we love about Jesus. We can be reminded of Jesus through many different symbols during the Christmas season, and we mentioned a few - candy canes, giving gifts, stars on the tree, etc.

We looked at a few more pictures of Jesus and even a picture of Santa kneeling at the manger to discuss how Jesus is the greatest gift. It was a very enjoyable and memorable lesson. Now the youngest keeps wanting to open the door and let Jesus in - and we let him!"

Thanks so much Dana for your help in creating such a useful and wonderful Post!

Hope you all will enjoy using this for your Kids/family every Christmas Season too <3

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

DIY Eclectic Napkin rings

Need something fun for

your Dining table this year?

Check out these awesome Eclectic Napkin rings!!

made these like three years ago?

...super cheap and fun to make!

All you need is:

HOT GLUE, BEADS, & CURTAIN RINGS!

Whats fun is that you can use any variety of bead colors and types for this project, as well as any color shower rings. I went with some clear ones beacuse I was looking for a kind of softer color to go with the more fun and colorful 'boho-chic' styled beads.

I really love the fun look and beautiful colors.

Turned out great and it was way too easy!

Here are a bunch of different shots to see the different shapes and color combinations that are brought together when used all together to fill your table settings...

Personally I love these colors for any Holiday table setting!

Gives it a fun vintage touch :D

What do you think?!

Seasonal Dry-Erase Coloring Book (Free Printable coloring pages!)

I made these books a couple years ago when my oldest son started to color, because I wanted some more fun festive and quiet activity ideas. I added some other new pages I came across this year, and thought I would share the collection of my favorites from around the internet world (so far) with you!

My mom-in-law made us some awesome church themed ones and some learning ones that my kids have loved using in church, and so I of course loved them too because it kept them QUIET, BUSY, LEARNING, and then EASY CLEAN UP for me...as well as RE-USABLE time and time again. So I wanted to make some of my own and figured a Seasonal one would be awesome and fun all year round. Not only to learn the seasons, but also add some extra fun around the holidays ;)

If you didn't catch all those awesome reasons to make your kids one of these books...here they are below + more!

Quiet
Busy
Learning
Easy Clean-up
Reusable
Great GIFT idea
Great for Travel/Portable
great for wide range of ages
Can hand out to kids in many settings (school, church, play group, parties, holidays...) *keep a binder of your collection and just make copies of the ones you want and the number you need and you can always have some festive ones on hand for whatever event that comes along!
Can keep dry-erase crayons in the binder in a binder pencil pouch (keeps everything in one place)
Doesn't cost a whole lot.

All of these things you can get at the dollar store, unless you opt to getting some more sturdy page protectors (as I have done).

Since you do want it to hold up for some time (dollar tree ones I have gotten in the past are the best quality for this kind of thing, but can still work)

Items Needed:

Binder
dry-erase crayons ( come with a rag to wipe away)

like these from oriental trading.com for 3.89

or just go grab yours at the dollar tree!

binder pencil pouch (optional, although I like having it in the binder) Like this one below... (.78 at Toys R' Us) or grab one at the dollar tree!
Page protectors (like these at Amazon.com 100 pk/$9.99)
printable coloring pages (All mine are below!)