Craft Room Decoration.

My Bedroom serves also as my Craft Room...we'll call it multi-functional.

Ok...so, it's not how I envisioned a craft room...but it works until I become a millionaire.

I try to make that side of the wall, look nice because it is part of my sanctuary.

I've had this embroidery hoop up on the wall with some pretty plain fabric inside of it.

Simple to the eyes...

Decided it need a bit of something crafty to add. I had ribbon around it...nah.

My favorite crafting tool in the entire world beside my ATG Gun....is my Hot Glue Gun.

I use it for everything....!

 Traced one of my glue guns with a silver sharpie so it would show up on the black felt.

I then cut it out and hot glued it onto the fabric.

Perfecto...!

 This is how it looks on my wall... look at the wall ONLY...!

My kids had 2 weeks of Spring Vacation.

Unfortunately, my children are weirdos. LOL We do everything together.

Usually, when they are bored...they come to me and ask to do something. There is always an idea I've seen or one I've come up with that I've been wanting to try...or projects that I had gotten ready to use in the classroom that I had extras of.  

So, I  have piles of projects ready to go on my desk for when the kiddos ask to do something.

It looks bad, but it is actually organized into piles of projects.

Anywhooooooo.......I love love love embroidery hoops on the wall.

They are so simple. My grandmother gave me a bunch of them to embroider....I use some for embroidery projects and some for wall decor.

The felt on this one just gives it a bit more personality...!



A Crood Easter.

This Spring Break was a bit different for the kiddos.

Usually, we get out for Vacation the weekend before Easter...so the kids get their Easter Basket and then get to play with it all Vacation.

This year....we had two weeks of Vacation then Easter...then we go back the days after Easter.

So, they will get their Easter Basket and then have to go back to school right away.

Our family discussed it...and decided to write a note to the Easter Bunny asking for an early Easter Basket. We broke some rules I'm sure of it...but it worked...!

Noe and I had agreed that we were going to take the kids to see The Croods and we wanted to also take them to the California Science Museum.

We do our one Easter Basket for the Kids {In case you haven't been around here before.....we give a family Easter basket each year with a theme. They usually get baskets on Easter from church and Aunts and Grandparents anyways...and we have collected quite the assortment of baskets in the garage from 4 kids a year...!}

Why not make it a Crood Theme? Pre-historic, Cavemen, Dinosaurs...we are heading to the Science Museum too...Perfect...!

Just so you know...we are taking them to a DRIVE-IN Theater which is why we put so many snacks and such. We have to drive a couple hours to the Science Museum then we are ending the night at the Drive-In Theater.

First thing we did, was scour our local Winco and think up every prehistoric pun possible.

Next, with my Cricut I cut some totally cute dinosaurs and volcanoes and leaves.

Threw some tulle at the bottom of a basket because Easter Grass stinks...

Cocoa Pebbles {we've never had them before but fit the theme perfectly} and some Lava Juice.

Next, some "Hunter-Gatherer" Jerky and a Glo-in-the-Dark Dinosaur Puzzle...just because it was a Dollar and cool.

 My man grabbed the candy....so I just went with it. Tried to think of something for each one depending on what they looked like.

I forgot to print one label with my computer....and was being lazy so I just glued some extra die cuts onto the outside. I think I really like it..!  

 "Caveman Teeth" Cornuts..."Stone Age" Rock Candy...."Nuts & Berries" Trail Mix.

 Added the finishing touches....tickets to the movie The Croods at the San Luis Obispo Drive-In...and the tickets to the California Science Museum.

Some extra die cuts I didn't use...

A dinosaur...

I went back and added more tulle and ribbon on stuff because I'm a freak like that...!

 Wishing you all....a

Crood Easter....!

My Things?

Dr. Seuss has a Birthday coming up on Saturday and like most schools, our school here, is having a fun Dress Up Week in order to Celebrate...!

One of those days was a Thing 1 and Thing 2 day..!

I needed to make the girls shirts.

But hesitated on calling them Things.

They aren't very Thing-like.

Things sounded weird to call my girls.

They are more Diva-like.

 

Hot Pink Shirts.

3 Divas.

Triplet Outfits. 

This is SO them...!

We have been Celebrating all week here at Casa Camacho, Dr. Seuss Style...!

Yesterday, we even got our chores and homework and activities done "swiftly" {it's a new vocabulary word around here....wow, sometimes I realize I'm such a Mom} and had a Family Movie Night watching the Lorax. I know, during the week. I'm a rebel...!



Girl Scout Thank You Tags.

Girl Scout Cookies have come in...and we have to sort and put them into bundles for awesome friends and family and the community that supports us...!

I made these Thank You Tags to print out for my 3 Girl Scouts to put on their boxes of cookies.

I love them. Hopefully, you do too....!

In your Photo Editing Program, you can also add your daughters name onto each tag where it says "From" if you don't want to write the name in...I did that for all three of my girls...and made these blank ones for you all.

Right click and save picture and print....!

Have a successful Cookie Season Troops...!

XOXO Girl Scout Sister Bobbi

Teenage Boy.

This boy right here turned 13.

Right before my eyes.

It happened. I couldn't stop it.

He had a Birthday Party last year, so he didn't get one this year.

*We have 4 kids, so we do two parties a year.

He asked me for a Zelda cake....and that is what he got...!

 Even though two of our kids don't get a party this year, we still make them a cake and try to make their day special. He loves the video game Zelda.

Our family always lays out the cards and gifts on the table the night before so they can be woken up to their treats.

We do not really buy anything because that we defeat the purpose of saving money and not having a birthday party. We use what we have. Luckily, the internet and printing is a good resource.

We have alot of fabric and different tablecloths, so we can usually find something to color coordinate with the theme of their cake.

*Those Hershey Kisses are supposed to be little Links.  

 

His Cake was actually a Brownie. However, he wanted Chocolate Chip Cookie Batter mixed in...so what would that be? A Brownie Cookie? I'm guessing.

I made an old school Link out of a Freezer Transfer.

Basically, what I did was pipe onto wax paper my Link design out of buttercream frosting. I put it in the freezer for a couple hours, just needs to be in there about 90 minutes. I then just peeled it off the wax paper and put on top of the Brownie Cookie Cake. You can peel off a Freezer Transfer and put it on anything, which is the beauty of it. So simple. 
 

 His sisters made him a crown out of my bulletin board borders. What a trooper? He wore it all day to please them. They also decorated his room. My kids are so caring. It warms my heart.

 

Noah Turbough is so special to us.

He is our oldest child. Our only boy.

He is so sweet and kind.

What a leader. He will stand up to anyone if he believes they are wrong or being injust.

He is sensitive. He is smart. He is talented.

He constantly makes us laugh.

I thank God for him everyday.

MAGICAL VALENTINES

A couple years ago, we planted some "Magic Beans."

Well, the time has come when Daddy acquired some more Magic. An old lady gave him some Magic Beans for helping her one day, while he was driving along the road while at work. He tried to give them back twice, but they kept showing up in his work lunch box. He decided that we should plant them and see what happens.

The Magical Valentine Beans looked like this.....

We dug a hole for everyone in the family to put 5 Magic Beans inside.

 We covered up the holes....

*Don't mind my flowers....they are dying. {sad face} It's been freezing temperatures.

 A few hours later.....

Heart Lollipops Grew....!

 

This is a house where Magic is always happening...!

LOVE my life.

Plus, I think I'm starting to believe in Magic. Wink!

100th Day Shirt...!

This took me about 5 minutes to make....and I fell in love.

I'm a mustache freak lately.

First, I made that mustache duct tape bow for my daughter.

 I grabbed a plain shirt from her closet and some puff paint and got to work on a shirt that she could wear for the 100th Day and even after.

She loves it. I love it.

I mustache you. Do you love it?

NEW YORK CITY BIRTHDAY

My oldest daughter Maelyn turned 10 years old...!

Her favorite thing in the entire world is New York City.

She is fascinated with it. She wants to live there. She wants to go to college there. She wants to be a doctor there.

I'm dumbfounded. Everyone has different tastes..but a city. Really? We live in California..! I don't know where this fascination came from.

Well, we decided to give her a New York Themed Party to encourage her love.

I had hardly anytime to plan it. It turned out cute though. Especially with help from this blog...!

Using my Cricut, I cut out a cityscape and an apple for the invites.

I went through so many ideas for this party on how to decorate.

I finally settled upon these colors.....

 Centerpieces were just flowers in a vase with Taxi Cabs tied around with ribbon.

 When we ordered from the New York City Webstore, they sent a map of New York City.

We put it up as decor.
The girls also made signs that said "I Heart New York" to put up everywhere.

 Dessert was cupcakes with picks that I made from my Cricut cartridges.

We also had "New York Cheesecake."
The girls made "Liberty Torches" by dipping pretzel rods in yellow frosting.

The Frosted Street Sign Suckers were bought here.

We scattered these candies around the tables in the garage.

We had a Hot Dog Bar that included guacamole, condiments, pico de gallo, pickles, chili, nacho cheese, cheddar cheese, bacon, etc.

We also had Bagel Pizzas.

I also made a huge batch of Crinkle Cut French Fries...Ferry Fries...but I thought with all the condiments it would be easy for everyone to pile up cheese and chili and condiments on their Fries.

In the Goody Bags, we put these N.Y. Silly Bandz, N.Y. Pencils, Chocolates, pens that look like Lipstick from Dollar Tree.

I wasn't sure what little kids were coming...when our kids turn 10...we let them choose who comes to their party. This can be a bit stressful for me. Most people don't RSVP anymore. She handed them out at school. I ended up buying a few of these Taxi Cookies for little kids to take home.

They played a game where you have two teams and an apple under your chin and have to pass it to another person on your team without using your hands. It was a relay game.

They also played "Bob for Big Apples."

I bought this craft for the girls to also do.

My husband made this "Pin the Torch on Statue of Liberty."

The prizes were these chocolate bars.

Happy Birthday Sweetie...!

This looks hilarious...!

It was our Thank You Card.

When we were originally planning the party, I was going to go for a more sophisticated way....when we scrapped that idea, my daughter said she still wanted champagne glasses with Apple Cider.

They drank this while they performed on Broadway *Karoke* at the end.

I've had New York songs in my head...since planning the party...!

Wood Key Holder

When we moved, I couldn't find my key holder anywhere.

I hated not hanging them up.

Cleaning out the garage, I found this scrap piece of wood.

There are reasons why crafters leave various odds and ends throughout our homes.

 For just these occasions..!

 The most simple key holder ever.

Just sanded and painted it. Rather quickly actually because I couldn't stand another day of setting my keys down somewhere.

I screwed in hooks.

My husband screwed it into the wall.

Case closed.

Deep breathe of relief.

After this picture...I decided I needed to go through our keys and key chains to organize them and throw some away.

Double breathe of relief.

Simple things make me happy and relaxed.

I'm weird like that.

BOTTLECAP JEWELRY

I truly enjoy working with bottlecaps.

They are easy to find, affordable and cute...!

I used to make hair bows out of them.

Now, I still have a bunch and needed something to do with them. I decided to make some jewelry.

With my pliers, I bent the bottlecap rims back.

 

For necklaces you need to screw in holes.

For rings, you just glue elastic onto the backs.

Glitter glue adds so pizzazz....

 

They are fun to wear...!

Colorful Gift

Our family has been on an extremely tight budget lately.

However, it doesn't stop holidays from coming.

Sometimes it is difficult to compete with what everyone has nowadays and choose an afforable gift.

I came up with this Art Gift when my own daughter said she wanted some more "projects" for Christmas.

A good idea.

I purchased some stuff for a few of these gifts and wrapped all the colorful stuff in bright tissue paper.

Around the outside of the box, we glued tissue paper squares and put different color yarn around to decorate.

The tags said "Have a Colorful Christmas!"

For Birthdays... "Have a Colorful Birthday!"

 

Have a COLORFUL Day...!

Angry Birds...!

PTO Membership Drive this year at the school was really exciting...!

We were trying to come up with a theme that all the students liked. Finally, I asked one of my kids and she said "Everyone likes Angry Birds!" Duh Me.

To get everyone to pay the Membership Fee each year, the reward for each class that gets 100% is always a cookie decorating party.

In the meantime, so the grades and classes know how they stand.....we put up two bulletin boards in the cafeteria for a visual goal.

I don't mean to toot my own horn...but the students love and I mean love these boards.

*I also put updates in teachers boxes on what students have brought in money as well so they know where they stand.

The school got really into it....that the Staff wanted their own Angry Bird to try to beat the grades.

 

 Angry Bird Fever...!

 Once, the whole Membership Drive was over....I condensed both boards down to one Bulletin Board which now acts as our PTO Information Board.

I put up "Together We Shoot For Success!"

I also added a couple more Angry Birds for PTO and Parents because without them as well....we wouldn't be successful.

 

You can guess by now that the classes that received 100% participation for Membership Fees, made their own Angry Bird Cookies...!

Whatever theme we do that year, is the type of cookie party they have.

On top of that, I made cute Angry Bird Thank You Cards and put Starbucks Gift Cards inside for each teacher that had 100% participation.

We gave the whole school that paid the fees, a PTO Membership Card that includes upcoming events as well as PTO meeting dates.

I think the biggest reward for me, was our Special Education teacher asked me if I could make some Angry Birds for her as a reward system. It turns out that her students love the bulletin boards and always want to touch and look at them. So Sweet...!