Our annual 4th party is this friday. Stepping up the game with some festive decorations. Also added in these temp tattoos for people to wear. On the back of some of the tattoos are blue dots. If you get one of those you get to pick from a special prize bin. We have fireworks at…

This project is really really easy to do. I made these for my staff last year. I love a good appreciation project that is personal. I try to make things that my staff won’t just throw away. I did a theme of phrases that had to do with seeing and leadership. I also made a…

The Dreamcatcher

dormroomartsandcrafts: Dreamcatchers are believed to trap bad dreams while allowing good ones to pass through. I personally love dreamcatchers, so I decided to make my own. Here are instructions: Materials: Yarn Scissors Cardboard (I used a pizza box, but a cereal box, or any other cardboard will do) Tape (used… The Dreamcatcher

dormroomartsandcrafts: Finished Dreamcatcher!!  I love the way this looks, it’s hanging nicely at the foot of my bed. I made this using chunky yarn, but any yarn will do!  Have fun making your own dreamcatcher! Happy Crafting!! 

Now that pinterest is alive and busy. Lots of folks are playing around with crafting. A bunch of RAs last year were talking about using sharpies on mugs then baking them. It is a simple and cheap event if you can get your mugs at say Ikea or dollar tree. Plus for your sustainable events…

shirlebird: lustreplus: A Collection of DIY Flower’s These are fantastic! Simple decoration decor for any celebration. I may use this for the annual 4th party.

creativesocialworker: Arts and Crafts Storage: Art materials can take up a lot of room.  Click the links below to view some creative storage ideas (Pictures are numbered from left to right, top to bottom). Shoe Organizer: Hanging shoe organizers take up little room and the pouches are the perfect size for craft materials. Divided Box:…

Made myself a blog planner. Found this awesome template for the pages from Confessions of a Homeschooler blog http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com. I used my normal notebook making ingredients cereal box thread martha stewart paint sharpies my brain vellum for making stitching templates if not drawing directly blue painters tape tea dye ink pad hole punch button As…

Made myself a blog planner. Found this awesome template for the pages from Confessions of a Homeschooler blog http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com. I used my normal notebook making ingredients cereal box thread martha stewart paint sharpies my brain vellum for making stitching templates if not drawing directly blue painters tape tea dye ink pad hole punch button As…

This year I wanted to do a few new things at our annual 4th of July party. I had seen these mini pinatas on pinterest. They are now pinned to my celebrations board. My mom was here this weekend so I put her to work. She did a great job with her little assembly line….