Friday Blog Party – 5/10

Linking up again with Valerie (aka Atlantamomofthree) to co-host the Friday Blog party! I admit that I have been a little lax in the blogging department this week because it has been CRAZY around our house so I’m looking forward to reading everyone else’s blogs now that I have a little downtime!

To join in the party, all you have to do is choose one of your blog posts from this week, introduce it in the comments section, and share the link to it. It can be the one that you put the most thought into, the one that received the most responses, the one that needs some responses , the funniest one, etc. You choose!

You are more than welcome to co-host this party too. Just use the above image in your own party post and then link back to this party and Valerie’s so that we can come over and add our links to your comments! (If you choose to join us in co-hosting, we will add your blog name to our posts.)

Have a great Mother’s Day weekend. ♥ ♥

Friday Blog Party – Part 3

Well, once again it’s time for a Blog Party with Atlanta Mom of Three!

Since I have been a little MIA this week, I’m just going to share a link that gives you an indication as to what my week has been like! Enjoy!

Can’t wait to read your new blog posts!

Friday Blog Party – April 19th

Hey y’all! Co-hosting the Friday Blog Party again with Valerie at Atlanta Mom of Three! After all of the craziness in the US this week, I think we could all use a distraction while we continue to pray for the families and friends affected by the Boston marathon tragedy that is still continuing, as well as the community affected by the plant explosion in Texas! God Bless.

Can’t wait to read the new blog posts!

Friday Blog Party!

Happy Friday!!

I’m linking up/sort of co-hosting a blog party with Valerie at Atlanta Mom of Three and Sarah at My Beautiful, Magic Sometimes Dramatic Life! Valerie started this blog party last week and I’m hoping to keep up with her each Friday. Here’s how it works:

All you have to do is choose one of your blog posts from this week, introduce it in the comments section, and share the link to it. It can be the one that you put the most thought into, the one that received the most responses, the one that needs some responses , the funniest one, etc. You choose! Can’t wait to read your posts!

You are more than welcome to co-host this party as well. Just use the above image in your own party post and then link back to this party so that I can come over and add my link to your comments! (If you choose to co-host, I will add your blog name to the bottom of this post.)

Have a great weekend.

Blog Party – Recycled Crafts For Older Kids and Teens

I want to say a special thank you to everyone who contributed to this blog “party”! I got some wonderful ideas and can’t wait to share them all with the head art teacher! Kick back and get ready to be inspired by all of these great recycled crafts!

First up we have Valerie from Atlanta Mom of Three who shared several ideas ranging from cardboard box bookmarks to clothespin magnets and more!

Atlanta Mom of Three

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Next, we have Lauren and Tami from Side By Side Design who offered some neat ways for the kids to recreate famous works of art using recycled household materials such as cereal boxes and soda bottles!

Side By Side Design

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Sarah at My Beautiful, Magic, Sometimes Dramatic – Life shared her idea for an easy homemade bird feeder made with items from nature.

My BMSD Life

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Here’s a cool idea from James at Dad’s Round Table on how to create your own comic book! This would be great for the budding artists out there, especially the boys, who seem to be a tougher sell when it comes to arts and crafts!

James Hudyma

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Motherhood Is An Art, aka the very artistic Melissa, offered new and fun ways to repurpose old furniture such as drawers, tables and a even a piece of wainscot left over from a remodel.

Motherhood is an Art

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Amber, an actual Elementary art teacher, suggested using ideas from famous artists (such as Matisse) and making them your own.

Matisse inspired name panels

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Finally, here’s a sampling of some of the projects I found.

Look at this cute way to turn old dvds and cds into coasters.

You can also repurpose old, plain mugs or tea cups using only a Sharpie and the oven!

Think old wine bottles are trash? Try this instead!

Have a ton of old buttons laying around the house? Turn them into a bowl!

Need a new, uniquely designed clock? Try making one from an old record and some magazines!

These are just a few of the ideas I found on the internet. For a larger list of projects and websites with more ideas, please check out my Recycled Crafts Board on Pinterest.

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to this party! Be sure to click on the links to check out everyone’s official blog posts for more ideas and instructions!

I Need Your Help! (Can I Call This A Blog Party?)

Hello, friends! This Summer, I am going to be an assistant art teacher at a 2-week day camp that my children attend (they get to go free because I am sacrificing what was supposed to be my peaceful time – I am pretty awesome, right? Or insane – we’ll see).

While I like to consider myself to be a “creative” person, I am by no means “artistic”. So, when asked to try and find some fun “green” projects for the older kids, I felt a little panicked. Of course I went trolling on Pinterest (BLERG) because where better to find a ton of ideas, but we all know how my Pinterest ideas usually turn out so I thought I would try to enlist your help, too!

Does anyone have any recycled/green projects that tweens and younger teens might enjoy doing? This is a harder age than younger kids because most kids in this age bracket are over arts and crafts because they are so cool and totally grown (hey, I was young once, about a million years ago, so I still kind of remember that feeling). So, it can actually be a more sophisticated project, but has to use at least some recycled materials.

There are a few ideas that I have found so far and I will be sharing soon, but I am completely open (and slightly desperate) for some more, so please bring on the help!! Seriously. Please. Help. Me!

Here’s what to do (special thanks to the lovely Valerie at Atlanta Mom of Three because I am totally ~~stealing~~ borrowing her blog party outline here):

Write a new post (or use one of your old posts if you have one), about a recycled craft idea;
Email the post’s permalink, and any additional information you want to share, to doubledootydiapers@comcast.net.
The deadline for submissions will be Friday, April 5th.

Once I collect all of the ideas, I will do a final post with everyone’s ideas (and links to their pages) which will also serve as a list of possibilities for me to present to the real teacher that I will be assisting!

Thank you in advance to everyone who is willing to help a sister out! Even if it is just by submitting a Pinterest idea, sigh. 🙂