Crafty Creations : Christmas tree book

I saw this idea of couple of years ago in a Christmas home magazine and I loved them but wasn't totally sure how I would go about doing it.

Then my daughter came along and all crafting went out the window. I was so tired busy loving her that I forgot about them. Then I saw them on pinterest and yet again the creative juices were flowing and I had to make one. (dam you pinterest)

Now I will warn you these are not as easy as they seem. I mean their not hard to make but you do need patience and that is something I am sometimes lacking. (I know.. Shock!!)

Here's what you have to do:

First take the cover off the front and back of the book.

Next fold the top corner of the page down so that the top of the page is in line with the side of the book.

Next, fold the same page again to form a tall skinny triangle.

Then fold up the little bit that's sticking out at the bottom.

Repeat, Repeat, Repeat.

And here is how it turned out.

Add glitter and diamonds and whatever else you have hanging around to make it festive.

Special Christmas Delivery!

I want make this Christmas extra special for the kids. Jasmin is older now and is really getting into the magic of Christmas and the whole gift giving thing.

Were going to be getting a few special deliveries in the door this year and I can't wait to see the look on her face when she sees them.

We sent our letter off to the north pole this week so one of these will be arriving any day now.

I also found this on Pinterest and I love it. I think every child would love a letter from Santa. I know I would have.

The other think we've done for thew past 3 years is get a video message from Santa. She loves it. You can get these from this website. The PNP - Portable North Pole Console.

It's important to embrace the magic while we can. These years go so fast and I want to hang on the the magic of Christmas for a long as possible. 

How to... Balloon animals.

For entertainment for my daughters birthday party I wanted something that people would remember. Something that not everyone would have at their parties. But it also had to be affordable ( I was on a budget).

I found this amazing pack of balloons to make balloon animals but I have a huge phobia of balloons bursting. I know! Your thinking that I'm crazy for sure. But I swear, if I see one of the kids squeezing a balloon it send me into a panic. Maybe I am a little crazy.

Any way, back to this pack I found. I thought I would never be able to do those. But then I saw the instructions.

They were the easiest things to make ever. Not only did I rock with the kids but the Mom's wanted to know how to do it. One even wants me to make them for her kids party.

So here it is. For all you Moms and Dads would wanna rock at your parties.

Sorry for the wonky photography. And I'm pretty sure that you can get those balloons in most joke shops.
I'm going out to buy some more of these for over Christmas.

I would love to see your animals if you ever make any. Leave a link in the comment section so I can have a peek.

Happy Hump day!!

Tangled Birthday Bash : Hey, That's Pin-tastic!

Linking up today for Hey, That's Pin-tastic! over at I love you more than carrots. An amazing link-up where you make, make, create or decorate something you have pinned on Pinterest.
Today I'm talking about my Tangled Birthday Bash

This past week in our house has been a big week. My daughter turned 5!
She wanted to have a Tangled birthday party and where do you go when you need inspiration... Pinterest.

I found loads of ideas on how to do a Tangled party and make her birthday, In her words, "best party ever". I also wanted to spend as little money as possible (i'm trying to be frugal not cheap) but make it fab at the same time. I think I succeeded.

I'll be doing more posts on the birthday this week so check back if your looking for some cheap and cute ideas.

For now here are some photos of the Birthday bash.

I have to thank Molly over at Stilettos and Diapers for the idea of the photo props. Check out her little man Mustache Bash here. You can find the links for the props I used here and here.

Found this guy on Google images and printed it off. 

I found a printable for these gorgeous cupcake toppers here. I also used them to match up the party hats too. Just printed them on card and cut them out.

Marshmallow trees. Cute and yummy!!

 These are water balloons that i sowed together. She got such a surprise after school when she saw these.

My masterpiece of a cake. I made it! I even shocked myself at how good it turned out.

Happy Birthday Princess!! Love you.

If there is anything you want to know about anything you saw in the post, let me know. Just leave a comment and I'll give you the details.

Don't forget to check back over the coming week where I will be showing you how I made the backdrop and the bunting.

Happy Pinning!!

Christmas Angle Ornaments : Hey, That's Pin-tastic!

Last Christmas Jasmin ans I made salt dough ornaments to give to the neighbours with their Christmas cards. Just something small to say "Merry Christmas". This year we decided not to make more salt dough so I had to hit Pinterest for Ideas and I found these little beauties. Simple and cheap and easy to make.

Here's what you'll need.

• Butterfly paperclips
• Scissors
• Ribbon
• Beads
• Toothpick

First use the toothpick to clean out the hole in the bead.

 Next cut your ribbon and thread it through the bead. Pull it half way through.

Then put the loop of the ribbon through the center of the clip.

Pull the other end and the bead through the loop and pull tight.

Tie a knot just above the bead to hold it all in place. Then tie a knot at the end of your ribbon to hang it.

And there you have it.

Angle ornaments.

Happy Pinning.