Inside Out Zipper Pull for BooHoo Breakfast

21 Sunday Aug 2016

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Boo Hoo Breakfast, Inside Out, Pony bead crafts

Want to try something different for your Boo Hoo Breakfast? Try this take home craft.

Sometimes getting information about your child’s day is like pulling teeth. A simple “how was your day?” gets you nowhere! This idea came out of that frustration we all sometimes have as moms. Last year I made this craft as a take home for the parents who attended our Boo Hoo Woo Hoo Breakfast. I based it on the memory spheres from the Disney Movie, Inside Out. Even though that was last year’s big summer movie I think the feelings still apply, so we’ll our chair people decided to do it again this again this year.

The card attached to the loot bag includes a list of questions to ask your child in order to build their zipper pull. They can add a colored bead that corresponds to a memory of Kindergarten. Maybe the first day, the first week or the first month. The back of the card includes the directions of how to assemble the zipper pull.

Supplies include:

loot bags from Dollar Tree

unlined 4 x 6 index cards

pony beads, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Red and Green

long pipe cleaners

lanyard hooks

stapler/staples

The kids and I sorted all the pony beads putting 10 yellow (joy) in each bag and 5 of every other color (sad, angry, fear, gross), 1 lanyard hook, one pipe cleaner.

I printed the questions on the front of the index card and the directions on the back, then attached the bag to the card with staples.

Printables are below:

Inside out Zipper Pull Toppers 1

Zipper Pull Directions

Rio 2016 Spirit

06 Saturday Aug 2016

Posted by clearlycorinna in DIY, Holidays, Home

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DIY, JoAnn's, Kids' Craft, Olympic Craft, Rio 2016

It’s time for the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I have amazing fond memories of watching the Summer Olympics with friends in the neighborhood. Staying up way past bedtime to watch while our parents chatted on the front porch.

For that reason, and the fact that I stumbled upon 4th of July clearence at JoAnn’s, G and I tackled this craft with her friend yesterday.

It was so simple. Start with paper plates, dessert size (approx 6 3/4 inches). Cut around the the center of the plate where it starts to curve up. You’ll want to cut through the side of the plate as well, so you can intertwine the rings later.

Pull out your paint- We used acrylic since it’s going to be outside for the duration of the Olympics, it should be relatively water proof. Yellow, Blue, Green, Red and Black. We painted the both sides of the plate. The back of the plate is the side that we decided would face out. The paint coverage was better since it doesn’t have that coating making it hard for the paint to stick.

This is the banner that originally inspired me — 50% off at JoAnn’s ($7)

After the rings were dry, we added glitter glue to our rings for a little more pizzazz. Then we taped the the rings together in the proper order paying special attention to the over under weaving of each color by looking at the rings on Wikipedia.

Olympic Rings

After tying the rings to the banner using twine, I hung it by extending the length of the banner with additional twine and wrapping and cinching it under the vinyl wrap covering the pillars on our porch.

Ta Da!

I hope you enjoy the Rio 2016 Olympics with your family as much as we will.

Derby Day!

09 Monday May 2016

Posted by clearlycorinna in DIY, Outfits, Thrift Store Finds

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DIY Derby Hat, Navy Clutch, quilted clutch, Statement Necklace, Summer Tunic, Thrift Store Fashion, tunic over shorts

Saturday was the Ketucky Derby and we were invited to a Derby Party — the whole family had a blast! The invitation said hats required, like I need an excuse to wear a hat.:)

I whipped up one for me and one for G the morning of the party using a hat we already had and a Thrift Store find ($4.99), a wide ivory grosgrain ribbon that I found in my stash of ribbons, blush pink silk roses I bought at The Christmas Tree Store for $10.00 and a hot glue gun.

The outfit was inspired by OP. I love the idea of layering a shorter dress or tunic with a pair of shorts that just peek out from underneath. I bought the navy and ivory Paper Crane tunic, along with 3 other dresses (to be revealed soon) at Marshall’s. Each was $19.99. The navy shorts (you can barely see them, but they’re there) are J.Crew 4″ Chino Short. I only go with 4″. I don’t know why but they are the perfect length for me. The belt and watch are from Target, the sandals are Nine West (TJ Maxx), the purse is a Thrift Store Find from last year (also seen here), necklace is from my ridiculous JCPenney jewelry buy last fall (also seen here).

DIY Chalkboard Balloons

28 Thursday Jan 2016

Posted by clearlycorinna in DIY, Light Bulb!

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Boo Hoo Breakfast ideas, Chalkboard Ballons, DIY Balloons, Dollar Tree, Paint Pens

I originated this project for our Boo Hoo Breakfast. I scoured pinterst and the internet looking for tips. What kind of marker should I use? What’s the best way to get the letters on the balloon? Can you buy balloons and have them inflated later? I was hoping someone else had already figured it out and worked out the kinks. Nothing. So I had to figure it out on my own. I wanted to use these balloons at the entrance of the banquet hall where we have the breakfast to welcome our new Kindergarten Parents to the school. I’ve since done it for G’s Birthday and I’ll do it again for her belated party this weekend.

First pre-buy balloons at Dollar Tree. The $1 price includes the balloon and inflation. Buy the balloons to take home and decorate. Save the receipt and take them back for inflation after you’ve finished decorating. I use the same exact process that I did for my Chalkboard project (seen here). Print on paper, chalk the back of the paper, trace with a pencil onto the balloon. Here I used a chalkboard pen, but I’ve found that a paint pen works well too. Sharpies tend to dry out, so stay away from them if you can. But in a pinch they work too.

I used chalkboard fonts, GrutchShaded and Pea Ellie Bellie. The Dingbats are Happy Day Dingbats.

Light Bulb! Crossbody or Clutch?

27 Thursday Aug 2015

Posted by clearlycorinna in DIY, Light Bulb!, Outfits

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Big Buddha, clutch bag, coach, cobbler, crossbady bag, DIY, shoe repair

I can’t believe it but this is my 100th post! Plus, I’m coming up on my 1 year anniversary of this little project! Thanks to all of you who are paying attention. I hope you get little bit of inspiration every once and awhile. 🙂

This is the bag from yesterday’s post. Let me start by saying I have little to no use for small bags. I use them more on vacation, but I do like to have clutches that fit into my bigger bag so I can grab the clutch part on the go (running to the store mostly). I need my clutches to have a wrist strap. Having to hold onto a clutch leaves you with just one hand, so I always look for a wristlet that is big enough to hold my phone, some lip gloss and my wallet.

Here’s what I did to make this crossbody a clutch, I took it to a cobbler (shoe repair). Had them remove the strap and add lobster claws to the long strap so it would be removable. Then I asked them to make me a wrist strap and add a lobster claw to that. Now I can change it from crossbody to wristlet anytime.

PS. I have reworked this concept to work with other bags as well. My pink Buddah Bag (seen here) has a removable crossbody strap that I add to this little bag that I mostly use a clutch. I bought this colorful number at Walmart when I was looking for a vacation clutch (I cut off the long strap that I had no use for). And now that I have the wristlet attachment I can add it to almost any small bag I have.

First Day of School Chalkboard

13 Thursday Aug 2015

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Chalkboard fonts, Chalkboard frame, First Day of School, first day of school photo, first day of school sign

So much to think about and do before the first day of school. I have always thought about doing these cute little pictures with the chalkboard, but never got it together. This year I am planning ahead!

I did these in a Word Document (First Day of) using the following fonts:

KG Ten Thousand

Return to Sender

Pea Ellie Bellie

MT Funk Fusion (Dingbat font for the chalk flower)

Sports and Hobby (Dingbat font for the puck)

I bought the frames at Michael’s for $5.00 a piece. I love them because with the blackboard image background it looks like a real old school blackboard.

Then traced the matte with a white pencil to trim the page to fit.

Easy peasy..one less thing to think about for the first day of school!

French Manicured Toes

25 Thursday Jun 2015

Posted by clearlycorinna in DIY, Nails

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DIY French Manicure, Frence Manicured Toes, Ivory Nail Polish, Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, Sheer Force

I love the look of a French manicure on toes. Something about it says, I just pampered myself at a salon! If you know me, you know that that is a rare occasion. So I did my own and instead of using the French White tip color (opaque bright white) I used this sheer off white color by Sally Hansen Spring 2015 Collection, Sheer Force. I think it looks a little more everyday, not too fancy.

Light Bulb! Teacher’s Gift Idea

23 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Columbia Restaurant, End of the year, Freezie Mitts, Sangria, Sangria Pitcher, Target, Teacher's Gift

Teachers are people too! I love all the cute Pinterest worthy ideas for teacher’s gifts, but when I give my gifts I just think about all the mugs and chachki they must get over the years so I try to give something they can use! This year I decide to give the gift of the best sangria we’ve ever had (and we have tried many). The pitcher is from Target $7.99, the mix is part of our annual stash that we buy from Colombia Restaurant in Florida, and orange and a lime — all they have to do is add the wine. I also included these cute Freezie Mitts I found at Premier Gourmet since G’s teacher as little ones.

Sheer Color

31 Sunday May 2015

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Bubblegum Pink, DIY Nail Color, Mixing Nail Color, Sally Hnsen, Sheel We Dance, Sheer Color Manicures

I noticed tis trend last year, bold sheer nail color! I tried it last summer by only putting one coat of a color on my nails before my topcoats. But it would always flake off quickly. Just not enough layers to stick, I guess. So this solution came to me this year. I am going Hard Candy and mixing my own. I took a spare bottle of Shell we Dance and mixed it with Bubblegum Pink. The color is a bright, light sheer pink that I love. It’s a pretty pink, but the sheerness makes it look more grown up. Forgive the horrible cuticles, but enjoy the color!