Pinterest Project Weekend

This past weekend, besides being Easter, was also the weekend we celebrated my baby girl turning 1 year old! So, both Saturday and Sunday were filled with family fun and activity. Prior to the weekend I took on Pinterest to see if there were any projects I could effectively pull off and found that with a bit of help there was plenty I could do.

Found on Pinterest from Budget Bytes

First, on Saturday we were haveing family over after church to celebrate our little girl's dedication. I wanted to feed everyone, but I didn't want to fuss over a stove for a long time since I also had to entertain and do plenty of other things. So my sister and I made these lovely lasagna roll-ups and my sister-in-law make an amazing salad and we got rave reviews! Making these roll ups was one of the best ideas ever! We went out to purchase the ingredients and it took us about 2 hrs to get them all made and ready.

We put a lot more filling in each roll so they looked a bit "fatter" than these and they were yummy. So after having been throughly impressed with myself, I was very confident I could pull off the next two projects which were to take place the following day.

Idea on Pinterest recipe at Betty Crocker

On Easter Sunday we celebrated our baby girl so for her cake I had no desire, or time to bake a full cake and frost it. So I found images of these on Pinterest and decided they would be perfect. . . they were! It was so easy for my little girl to hold and eat her cake without making a huge mess and without having to stay in her "seat" she walked around with it and ate without getting it all over everything. All the kids (and the adults) loved the idea.

Idea found on Pinterest via Martha Stewart

Finally for decorating, I found these daffodil cutouts and thought it would be great so I downloaded the template, printed it and cut them out. They turned out really cute for a spring birthday party.

So there you go! My weekend brought to you by Pinterest. If you haven't joined yet, let me know and I'll send you an invitation (the easiest way to get on), then follow me and share what you love!

Pinterest Project - Melted Crayon Art

So, I've talked to you about Pinterest in this post. I know you've read it because I've gotten quite a few followers since that post. . . but if you haven't read it or started following me, here's your chance. Anyway, as I've been going through Pinterest and finding all sorts of lovely things, I've determined that if I don't get started on some of the items I've pinned on my "Cool Ideas" board, I'll get terribly behind and my kids will be too big to do them with me. Therefore, I decided to start and see if we can get on a roll!

Our first project from the board was the crayon melting project. My son is 5 years old and loves all things fast, furious, scary and destructive. So when I told him what we were going to do, after I purchased all the needed supplies, he was gung ho and ready to go! The project came from this site and looked so cool, I just had to try it.

First we gathered our supplies, crayons and a canvas. The nice thing about this project is, it didn't cost much. The crayons were less than $2 and the canvas was a small one bought in pairs so it was about $7. Then I had a blow dryer and a willing 5 year old!

I taped the crayons to the canvas (I'll have to do it a bit better next time) and gave my son his "gun" to shoot. We were off. As the colors began to melt, he asked me to do it while he just watched the action and it was so much fun seeing his little face light up with awe and intrigue.

Some things I learned in this process: 1) there is a reason you tape the whole crayon to the canvas and not half-way like I did, it keeps things neater; 2) having a larger canvas is certainly worth it since the wax can "fly" depending on how you position your "gun"; 3) crayons melt fast!

When we were done we had a really cool work of art that we now display in his "art display" area and he just loves to tell those who see it how it was done!

So there you have it, we are on our way to getting through my cool board one project at a time. . . and it makes for some great mommy and son bonding time!

Next project was wall painting!