That Thing Called Life...A Day in the Life of a Crafty Mom

Similar to the Hair Bow Gift Basket , I came up with this one as a gift for 3 teenagers that were very helpful to the little Mighty Might Cheerleaders, running errands and babysitting my 4 year old (that will wear out even the most energetic youth).  It's really easy to make and a great idea when you are past the toy stage and would still like to get them a gift instead of just money or a gift card (however, teenagers do love that gas money!). Supplies: Gift basket or pot Floral foam Skewers Candy Duck tape   I used snack size candy bars.   Put the floral foam in the base of your basket.  I have also used flower pots before; you can paint them to match the theme of your gift or holiday.   Next I took the candy bars and used small amounts of duck tape to secure them to the skewers.   Arrange them as you desire.   And that's it!   What types of gift baskets have you made?  I'd love to hear all a...

Happy Halloween!!     How excited were your kids this morning?  Did mentioning it's Halloween help get them moving?  It sure did for mine!  We are all looking forward to tonight.  As soon as they are home from school we will start the makeup and dress up process.  I'm just as excited as they are, this is truly my time of year!!  Finally the wind has calmed down and hopefully we won't freeze our tush's off tonight, but just in case we will be layering up under the costumes.   Oh and remember the Zombie Costume I made my daughter ?  Here's what she looks like in full costume and makeup.   I'll post some more at the end.  For now, let's talk about all that Halloween candy they will get tonight.  What do you do with all of it?  Eat it?  All of it?!  My kids end up with 2 trick or treat buckets slam full and I don't want them consuming ALL of it.  Here's what we do: 1 -INSPECT Always, alw...