Treats from Cupcakes by Les

You may know about one of our very talented neighbors, Lesleigh. She has a GREAT cake/cupcake/cookie business. You have to check her out at Cupcakes by Les. Her treats are SOOOOOO good and SOOOOOO cute!! These are the sugar cookies that I had her make for Easter. I used them as place settings for dinner and they were so adorable! (Of course I didn't get a picture of that, but here they are before that...) They all had a bit of a sparkle to them and of course were to die for! Thanks Lesleigh!!!





she put extra frosting on mine!! Does she know me or what?!

St. Patrick's Day Ideas!!

Callee Wilson with Pioneer Party shares easy-to-assemble ideas that will help you catch the luck of the Irish.

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St. Patrick's Day treat ideas:

• "At the end of the rainbow, you are my pot of gold!" (tied to anything with gold in it!)

• "If I had a Pot of Gold, I'd want to share it with you. I couldn't find one anywhere, so I hope that this will do!" (tied to a Twix, Rolo, Caramello, or gold chocolate coins)

• "A Friend is like a 4 leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have!"

• "Tis better far at the rainbows end, to find not gold, but the heart of a friend!" (tie to package of rainbow skittles, gold coins, a "friend" token)

• Leprechaun Droppings - (a bag full of chocolate gold coins or green Appleheads)

• Shamrock Attack Kit: "You're lucky, lucky, I've been told - you've just been hit with shamrocks and gold!"

• Lucky Leprechaun Lunch: a green gable box with a tag on the outside that says "Lucky Leprechaun Lunch". Perfect for sending a green lunch with the husband or kids on St. Patrick's Day.

• "Lucky Me" tags: "Lucky Me..." and end with something different. "Lucky Me... to have such a great friend!" or "Lucky Me... to have such a great hubby!"

• Money Tree: "Happy St. Patricks Day to a Million Dollar Guy/Gal/Kid!" or "Who says Money doesn't grow on trees...Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!"

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Lehi, Utah
(801) 768-3549

Valentine Candy Gift Box

I put together an idea: a set of self-assembly, paper dice (that double as tiny candy boxes)... Read the entire article & download the dice template right here!

Thanks so much to Kelly and everyone at DailyCandy for allowing me to do such a fun project!

by Orange Beautiful

Paper candy bar wrappers

Download this designs for FREE!

Perfect for Valentine's Day or anytime you want to gift some chocolate but don't want to shell out the big bucks. Free printable candy bar wrappers!!! (You could even use these to dress up favors at a wedding or other festive gathering!)

Just Download free-printable-candybar-wrappers-sm.pdf (for 2.6 oz candy bars) or Download free-large-candybar-wrappers.pdf (for 5 oz. candy bars) and then follow the simple directions below. Please feel free to share the love with your friends and family! Enjoy!

YOU WILL NEED:

-Chocolate candy bars (either 2.6 oz or 5 oz sizes)
-Color Printer
-Standard printer paper (white, color, or patterned will work) or self-adhesive paper
-Decorative Paper (be creative... you could use: graph paper, contact paper, vellum, magazine pages, etc.)
-Scissors
-Glue (or double-sided tape)
-Pen(s) or Pencil(s) for addressing your labels

1. Buy your favorite candy bars 2.6 oz. or 5 oz. (for this project you will need to select bars that come foil-wrapped with a removable paper label).
2. Carefully remove the paper labels from your candy bars. If stuck, use a dull instrument to gently loosen label.
3. Print the PDF files (above) and cut around each one.
4. Select a decorative paper of your choosing.
5. Cut to size (6" x 5.25" for 2.6 oz bars and 6.75" x 8.25" for 5 oz bars). Wrap each candy bar, securing in back with glue or double-sided tape.
6. Adhere your decorative labels to the front of the candy bars and address them as you wish.

Voilà!

by Creature Comforts

Candy Bar Cozies

by Jenny

Valentine Candy Heart Maze

Here's a fun Valentine to make and give. The candies are enclosed in the heart so the only way to get them out is to push them through the maze. Well okay, that's not completely true, you could rip the whole thing open, but where's the fun in that! Directions below.

Supplies
Large clear zip lock bags
colored paper (something with give like washi paper, card stock doesn't work well)
Candy
thread (color of your choice)
scissors

Directions
1. Using the colored paper, cut out a heart. I recommend nothing smaller that 5" by 5".
2. Cut out a piece of the zip lock bag that will cover the heart and over lap some.
3. Machine sew the paper and zip lock together around the edge of the heart leaving a space to put the candy in. Trim the zip lock so its the same shape as the paper heart after sewing.
4. Place the candy in the bottom of heart.
5. Machine sew two separate lines to form the maze (refer to the picture).

*Make sure the maze is wide so the candy can be pushed through.

by zakka life

Valentine Lollipop Flowers

Here is another free valentine download for you! This one is much simpler! Download the files, cut and assemble!

Lollipop Lily

Leaf

By Skip to My Lou

Valentine's day gift idea

This is great as a teacher gift!! Get a hand sanitizer, peel off the labels and decorate them with cute paper, stickers and ribbon! Great way to use those scrapbook supplies!!

GroundHog Day Idea

Shine a flashlight so your shadow is on the paper and trace your child's shadow. Then let them cut it out and see when winter ends!!

Valentine's Inspiration...

Valentines Countdown Instructions

Supplies Needed:
Small Paint Pail
-American Crafts Valentines paper & coordinating cardstock
-American Crafts Valentines Rub-ons & Chipboard Embellishments
-Coordinating Ribbon (approx. ½ yard of 10-12 different kinds)
-14 - 2x2 Chipboard Squares,
-25 - 2x2 Pattern paper squares
-Miscellaneous valentines candy
-Numbers for each day (1-14) either stickers, or cutouts

Instructions:
Cut 2 strips of 2.5x8 cardstock, and 2 strips of 2x8 valentines paper, glue the patterned paper to the cardstock and wrap both pieces around center of pail so it is completely covered.
Using the American Crafts rub-ons, rub on miscellaneous words around the top of the pail, Cut your ribbon into 6" pieces and tie around handle
Lid - cut a 3.25" circle with color cardstock and a 3" circle with pattern paper, glue cardstock to center of lid and then glue pattern paper to cardstock

Inside of Bucket
Cut 14 - 2x2 pieces of chipboard, cover each piece with coordinating paper on both sides, using your numbers stick to one side of each square (1-14), embellish with either ribbon, rub-ons, or chipboard shapes.

Using the quotes supplied (or you can write your own little notes), type into a 2x2 square and print on coordinating cardstock. Cut each quote into a 2x2 square and randomly adhere to the back of chipboard squares. With the other squares that don't have a quote adhere them to treats.

Stack numbered squares from the bottom up (14-1) Using the remaining chipboard embellishments, loop the ribbon through them

Valentine Quotes

"When you are in Love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams."

The best thing about me is you.

Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice but falling in love with you I had no control over.

To the world you are one person, but to one person you are the world

A hundred hearts would be too few To carry all my love for you.
~Author Unknown

I've fallen in love many times... always with you.
~Author Unknown

Love is a game that two can play and both win.
~Eva Gabor

Thanks for letting me…stick my freezing cold feet under your warm legs

Christmas Advent Calendar of Christ's Life and Mission

how cool is this?! Check out Debbie B.s blog for a really great Christmas Advent Calendar. The link is on the right.

Thanks Debbie!!

Food Drive Reminder!!

Please put it on your list of stuff to do this Christmas to donate food to the neighborhood food drive!! Shellee Livingston and Stephanie Bagley have organized this, so you can take food to either of their homes BEFORE December 13th. And remember that they have made it easier than ever by taking neighbor gifts OFF your list (hours and hours of work!!) and putting in a worthy cause instead. (of course, if you still want to drop some fudge off at my house I won't be offended!!) {{wink}}

Great idea for next Mondays Family Home Evening!!!

Neighborhood Food Drive in lieu of Neighbor Gifts

So cute Shellee Livingston and Stephanie Bagley have put flyers on everyone's door regarding neighbor gifts and a food drive. i love this idea. Others in the neighborhood have done this in the past with success.

here is the content of the flyer:

"Many people in Utah don't realize how many of their neighbors are struggling to feed themselves and their families, especially with the increased cost of food and fuel today. Unfortunately, too many who struggle to afford life's basic necessities won't celebrate Christmas or the holidays this year.

As you may have heard, due to troubled times the Food Bank is extremely short this year. it has become a yearly tradition within our neighborhood to give neighbor gifts during the Christmas season. We all know how much we love and care about each other. This year in lieu of neighbor gifts we thought we could spready that love amongst those who are struggling and in need.
So instead of of giving neighbor gifts please consider dropping off your canned food items to either Shellee Livingston or Stephanie Bagley's front porch.

We will be delivering these supplies to the Utah Food Bank on Saturday December 13th. Please have your items to us no later than FRIDAY DECEMBER 12th.

Hopefully this not only brings the spirit of giving into your home, but you can also check neighborhor gifts off your already long Christmas to-do list. Thank you for your generosity. Merry Christmas!"

Livingston Home
10682 Bristol

Bagley Home
10746 Shinnecock