Angelo's 3rd birthday!

So we had a huge celebration for Angelo's birthday and for him finally being done with chemo treatment. Here is everything we came up with. Hope you enjoy!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

I made these bookmarks and candy snacks for Dom's class for St. Patrick's Day. They are pretty straight forward to make. Just go to Home Depot, Lowe's or your local hardware store and pick up some green paint swatches. I used shamrock punch by Cutting Edge and tied a ribbon at the top. The candy I got from the grocery store . I had to trim the licorice when I placed it in the bag so the raimbow would be somewhat even. The gold is Rolo's. I think they will be a big hit with the kids!

Valentine's Day Cupcake Cones

I made these cupcake cones for Domenic's Valentine's Day party at school. Angelo has an MRI scheduled for Friday so I also made some to take to the hospital to give to the kids at the infusion clinic. :)

They were very easy to make. Once you have your cake batter ready, just fill the cones about 3/4 full and then bake them at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or so. I placed the cones directly on a deep pan and they stayed in place if you put them close enough together.

Once they were out of the oven and cooled I spooned candy melts along the edges and then sprinkled with colored sugar. Once that was done then I frosted the tops and placed a candy heart in the frosting.

The tricky part is transporting them.   I found that each one fit perfectly in a plastic cup. Once they are in the cup they pretty much stay in place. You will hear them rattle around but they will be fine. The frosting didn't smudge at all and the candy melts had already hardened.

I then wrapped them in cute sulafane bags and tied with ribbon.

I hope you all enjoy!!!

I am entering my cupcake cones in the following challenges:

Anything But A Card - Share the Love

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrfic Tuesday - Valentines

Decorate to Celebrate - Valentine/Love Decoration or Party Supply

Valentine's Day Candy Machines

Hey everyone! I made these for Domenic's teachers for Valentine's Day! Aren't they so cute?!

They were very simple to make. I got everything from Michaels. Here's what you need.

1. Small clay pot
2. Small glass bowl
3. Wooden balls. The ones I bought were in a bag.
4. Clay paint.
5. Hot glue
6. Ribbon or any other decorations you would like.
7. Candy!

The best part about this is that everything was just about a dollar!!! Thanks for visiting my blog!

I am entering my project in these challenges:

Anything But A Card - #12 Share the Love

My Time To Craft - Love is in the air

Crafty Ribbon Challenge - Anything Goes with Ribbon

Hand drawn Minnie Mouse Tote Bag

I started this project for a girlfriend's daughter awhile ago and just got around to finishing it. I drew on a canvas tote bag with fabric markers. I am still trying to find the best products to use but what I have is working for now.

Christmas Crayons

My son, Domenic and I, made thess Christmas tree and Gingerbread Men crayons for his kindergarten class holiday party. We just peeled crayons and broke them into pieces and put them in silicone molds and baked them in the oven. I had them in nice bags but didn't take any pictures so this is the best I have!

Candy Cane Wreath

I made this wreath for Domenic's teacher at school for Christmas.  I put it in a pizza box and all the students will write their name on the box.  It took quite a lot of candy canes and hot glue but it was worth it.  The finished product looked great. 

Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies

I made these turkeys out of oreo cookies, reese's peanut butter cups, chocolate malt balls,chocolate frosting, candy corn and red and yellow frosting for the nose, eyes, and feet.

It was very easy to do.  I started out by putting two oreos together with the chocolate frosting.  I placed a book behind it for stability and allowed it to sit for a few minutes before I placed the candy corn on the top.  I also used the chocolate frosting to place the candy corn inside the oreo and then placed the other half back on . 

I then used the chocolate frosting again to hold the reese's peanut butter cup and the malt ball together.  I used it again with the candy corn for the wings and just drizzled on the feet and nose and dotted the eyes with red and yellow frosting.

They came out great and it was a big hit with the kids on Thanksgiving!

Tigger & Pooh Christmas

I think my new thing is EMBOSSING!  You really can't mess up.  And it helps that Mom has an enormous collection of embossing folders.   She said she has never used this one and that's just not right!  The hats are from the Cricut Holly Jolly cartridge.  I experimented with Diamond Dust and I think I put too much glue on the hat fur because the paper got all soggy LOL!   Once it dried it stiffened up again so all was good.  I used Martha Stewart fine glitter on the pom pom.  The banner tag is by Just Rite and the sentiment is a Whimsical Designs stamp.  The ribbon is American Crafts and the metal Santa hat is a brad.  I broke off the metal prong and used a really sticky glue dot to attach it to the tag.  I didn't like the way it looked and tried to remove it but that sucker is on there for life!  I have another embossing card to post, probably tomorrow.  Thanks for visiting!

Here's my two little elves.  Angelo is on the left, Domenic on the right.  Angelo goes for chemo at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in NYC and they have the most magnificent Christmas trees in the lobby.  We couldn't resist the photo opportunity!

Angelo is doing great and will start his LAST chemo cycle after Christmas.  The tumor is almost gone!

Pumpkin Crayons in Brown Bags

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  I am finally sharing one of my crayon projects with you.  I've been making these fun shaped crayons for the past year or so but I keep forgetting to take pictures.  These are for my son's Kindergarten class.   I'm at my parents' house since Saturday and I have to give them a shout out for helping with peeling the paper off of the hundreds of crayons that I used.  Once the crayons are free of paper, I break them up and put them in the jack-o-lantern shaped silicone muffin trays and bake until melted.  Then let them cool down before putting in fridge for a final chill.  The pumpkin tags are from the Cricut.  I used Stretch Your Imagination and used a clear stamp for the Happy Halloween.  I folded over the top of the bag and punched two holes through the tag and bag and then attached the tags with kraft ribbon.  I added Stickles to the stem and leaf.  I put the crayons in glassine bags before putting them into the paper bags.  It's a bit time consuming to make these crayons, especially since I only bought two silicone mold trays, each one has six pumpkins on it, so I could only make twelve at a time.     But the kids love them so that makes it all worth it!

Here's how they look, all packaged up.  There are 21 children in his class, so I made 22 of these bags.  Each one has 3 pumpkin crayons in it.

This is what the Wilton molds look like

I'd like to wish you all a fun and safe Happy Halloween!  Here's my little helper, Domenic, in his silly Halloween pajamas.