Chalkboard: Teachers Name Sign

What you need:

• Mini Chalkboard
• Glue (I used Gorilla glue)
• String
• Stickers either flat or 3D
• Puff paint (I used white)

Since I got a teaching job and graduated from college I have been so excited about seeing my name (Mrs. Stewart) on things! Sounds funny I know, but after four years of undergrad and now doing my masters it truly has been a huge accomplishment! So here is one of my fun and cute activities that I made for myself as a new teacher =)



This is an EASY and QUCK (two of my favorite words!) project! I stuck the embellishments on to the chalkboard. Then I spelt my last name out with the white puff paint! Simple as that!


After it dried I then glued the string on to the back of the chalkboard. Since they were heavier stickers I wanted to use a heavy duty glue!

Finished product!
This would be a great and easy gift for your child's teacher(s)!


Enjoy!
xo

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Chocolate Covered Pretzels [TUTORIAL]

First I wanted to show you some of the pictures from my husbands Halloween birthday party thanks to my best friend Domenica =)

The dessert room! And this was just when it started! There were soooo many that came about 10minutes after this picture was taken!!

It wasn’t too cold but I just had to put the fire place on to get in the fall mood =)

Ice green skull- I got a mold and froze it then popped it out into the Sangria! YUM!


OK on to the chocolate covered pretzel tutorial!
What you will need:

• Pretzel Rods
  
• White Chocolate ( You can use, dark chocolate or milk chocolate too!)
  
• Sprinkles
  
• Double Boiler ( I used a pot than I had a class bowl that fit right on top!

• Fill pot with water.
  
• Fill bowl with chocolate I used 4  boxes of Bakers White Chocolate
  
• Turn stove on high and melt chocolate stirring every so often, you don’t want the chocolate to burn!
  
• After the chocolate is melted lower the heat of the stove!

• Now take a pretzel rod and dip the pretzel in the chocolate. Take a spoon and help cover the pretzel with chocolate. Leave about 2-3 inches of the pretzel w/o chocolate so you have something to hold on to!

• Lay pretzel on either wax paper or foil

• Cover the pretzel with sprinkles

• Finished product

• Let harden over night for good results! Then place pretzels on a pretty plate or platter! Another great idea is to give these cute pretzels has a goody bag gift! Wrap them in pretty plastic wrap and tie a ribbon around it!

Simple as 1-2-3 Kitchen Tip:

Storing Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Store chocolate-covered pretzels in an air-tight container in a pantry or other food storage area. These treats do not hold up well in the freezer, as the pretzel loses moisture. It is possible the pretzels will taste stale when defrosted.

They were so yummy and everyone loved them!!

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Enjoy!! =)

I won!!

I am so excited!!! I just won my first contest!!

Krylon Painted Halloween Challenge!

“What spooky painted Halloween projects!”

Thank you so much! I am tickled with joy!! This is my first year on the blog with doing crafts and I enjoy it so much! Thank you so much for following me and being part of this journey with me!!

Stay tuned for my next couple of projects!! Thank you again to the CSI Project!!!

Simple As 1-2-3

Ghost Lolli-Pops [tutorial]

Easy and fun ghost lolli-pops! My mom used to make these with  me when I was little!!

What you will need:

• String
• Lolli-pops
• Tissues
• Black marker

Step 1:
Put the tissue over the lolli-pop

Step 2:
Synch underneath the lolli-pop
 
Step 3:
Tie with a string and cut any extra ends


Step 4:
Take a black marker and put eyes and mouth on the “ghost”
 
Step 5:
Place in a Halloween dish or a bowl and display your cute little ghosts on your Halloween table! Or use them for Halloween candy for the little ghost and goblins that come to your door!! =)


Enjoy!
xo

HaPpY hAlLoWeEn!!!

I am totally in the spirit for Halloween!! So I decided to put up all my decorations! I got a lot of them from the dollar tree and some of them I have accumulated over the years from Michael's and other craft stores!
I have a “Halloween” Birthday party for my husband every year! So I decorate my house completely!  I will take pictures the day of but here are some of the rooms that I have done!
My Dining Room BEFORE:

AFTER:

I used cob webs and covered my hutch I had a another huge black slider that I hid under it as well!


I have a black leaf garland in the back of everything wrapped in purple lights! I have body pieces all around and in the cake stand! I put tulle over the mirror and hung spiders that I made from the cricut down the mirror!


I cut out the spiders and hung them on the mirror...

 I did all different sizes...I then took crazy glue and glued string to the back of them so that it would look like they were hanging from the mirror!

I used a black bed sheet for the “table cloth” with a “cheese cloth” looking material for the runner! I have a

huge spider as the center piece and black candles!

I got black tulle and tied an end to our chandelier  then strong it to each corner in the room!




I hung another cloth over the mirror. I put white candles in the sconces  but first dripped a red candle on them to look like blood. I put two boas on the fire place with purple & orange lights. There is also two black pumpkins on either side and a black skull! If you look around the fireplace you will see little mice….

I got a black plastic table cloth from the dollar store and ripped it down the middle and hung it as drapes/curtains in to every door way!



I draped tool and tied a bow in the middle and decorated it with pumpkins, mice and a candle!


Good old Martha Stewart! She has the template on her website! I made these last year and they lasted because I laminated each and everyone ! YES it was tedious but it was worth it and a cheap decor! I put them all over the house! In my kitchen, dining room, bathroom and living room! Here is the website:

http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/halloween-decorating#slide_68


My center piece on our island! I had a black cloth with holes in it as the runner, a vase with water and red food coloring in it with black roses…eye balls, skulls and black candles!

My kitchen table: witches hat with mice and eye balls!

I covered the light with tulle and cob webs. I also took out the white light bulbs and put dark purple in!


Kevin’s man room: I put a skull garland around his bar and a
witches hat on top!

 
Small bathroom:
I draped a cloth with holes in it over the mirror…added mice and a cute towel as well as my “Boo Blocks” check out my tutorial for these here!


You all have given me so much inspiration with all your fabulous ideas! Keep them coming! I am still adding more to each room but this is what I have so far! What do you think?

Enjoy!
xo