Happy Valentine's Day!

We made these cookies for Ramona's class:

Sugar Cookie Recipe (we added sprinkles)

Frosting Recipe (we added some red food coloring)

Hope everyone has a "sweet" day!

T-Yarn at Michaels?

I thought it was funny...

While at Michaels yesterday (looking for stuff for my daughter's b-day party), I saw t-shirt yarn for sale in the center aisle! I don't think it was called the same and probably wasn't made out of recycled t-shirts, but it was the same idea. I was just surprised because I hadn't thought it had become so mainstream!

Here is the TUTORIAL I used to get started making t-yarn

(P.S. it's much less expensive to make it yourself~ especially if you use t-shirts you already have).

You're A Great Catch Valentines

Here's another valentine idea.

My girls are candy-a-holics, so the more candy they could incorporate into their valentines, the better! We came up with the idea to use Pixy Stix as "fishing poles" with a candy "catch" on the end. We used yarn to tie them together and attached a note that says, "You're A Great Catch". This idea could also be done using pencils and pretty much anything as the "catch". A baggie full of Swedish Fish candies would be really cute!

(tip: to prevent tangling, don't make the string too long!)

My Little Sienna is very happy with her catch!

Mmmmm.....

P.S. We found big bags of Pixy Stix in the dollar bins at Target.

Cyclops Valentines

My son is currently OBSESSED with Greek Mythology, so I wanted to design a fun Valentine to reflect that.

We came up with this cute Cyclops Valentine:

It says "{eye} Think You're Awesome!".

Get it?

They were super easy to make, and my son had a lot of fun helping me put them together. All you need to do is buy some googly eyes and suckers. We found both at Target, plus the eyes had adhesive on the back, so no need for glue! If anyone else wants the printable I made, you can get it HERE. For best results, print onto a thicker paper, like card stock. To attach the suckers/lollypops, I just cut a little slit in the hand with an X-Acto knife.

Chocolate Chip Scones

These Skinny Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones have become a new weekend favorite of ours. They are super easy to make and much healthier than donuts!

And...who doesn't like chocolate for breakfast?

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I Believe I Can Fly

© 2012 Marjorie Dalgarn, All rights reserved.

(created using a photo, hand drawn wings, and Photoshop)

Upcycled T-shirt Flowers

I've noticed that I get a lot of traffic to my blog looking to learn how to make t-shirt flowers.

For my flowers (like below), I used this tutorial, but with t-shirt fabric. Also, I cut my pieces in more of a heart shape when folded, so when they are opened, they look like flowers with petals, instead of circles. I also DO sew them together, along with using glue, for extra strength. Does that make sense?;)

Here are a few more t-shirt tutorials that look like fun:

DIY Fabric Poms

Another type of t-shirt flowers

t-shirt aprons