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Easy Tie-Dye T-shirts

Last weekend, my family made tie-dye shirts – the easy way. We are very pleased with the results and the ease of the spray method. I have made tie-dye shirts before where you dip the shirts in dye. The results are beautiful, but it’s a messy and complicated project to do and to clean up from. Last week I noticed spray tie-dye bottles at the craft store. We bought red, blue, and yellow, thinking that the primary colors would mix. We also bought orange, because it’s my husband’s favorite color. The colors didn’t mix, but the results were still great. … Continue reading →

Printing T-shirts

A few years ago we made gifts for the kids’ grandparents with Hanes T-ShirtMaker. Creating your own shirt design is really fun and the possibilities are endless. You can make your own design on the computer, using the software provided. The design is printed on special transfer paper using an ink jet printer. You heat set the design on the shirt by using an iron. What’s really fun is that you can incorporate your own photos into the design – you can frame a photo or crop it into different shapes. The t-shirt transfers work on more than t-shirts too. … Continue reading →

Anniversary Photos

I just scanned a dozen photos for my BFF. The pictures will now be added to a digital scrapbook she is making for her parents 50th wedding anniversary. The big day takes place in less than two weeks, and my friend is scrambling to get everything done in time for the huge party she and her siblings are throwing for their mom and dad. My pal, her siblings, as well as all of the grandkids, are responsible for designing one scrapbook page each using their favorite shots of the guests of honor. Then, as the icing on the anniversary surprise, … Continue reading →

Frugal Birthday Gifts for Preschoolers

We love going to birthday parties. However, my post-Christmas budget does not always enjoy the cost of birthday presents. We need to bring one, of course, and it needs to have some sort of four-year-old wow factor. But what to bring, and how can we be frugal about it? I have been creating a few birthday gifts for preschoolers lately. My favorite preschooler birthday gift is the play silk. These are easy to get from Dharma Trading or other online retailers, and you can often find blank white silks in art stores too. Dye them with some Koolaid powder and … Continue reading →

Make Running Fun

If you are a recreational runner looking to kick up your workouts a few notches, I highly recommend running a marathon. I know; it may sound crazy at first, but if you are logging the miles anyway, you might as well put all that hard work to good use. That was the rationale I employed while training for my first marathon. If you are serious about running, road races can give you added incentive to train. What’s more, marathons can be fun, if you find ones that offer great views of spectacular cities. I reviewed a few of my favorites … Continue reading →

Shopping for a Good Cause

Breast Cancer Awareness Month may still be 25 weeks away, but Mother’s Day is right around the corner and if you are looking for a charitable gift to give the all-deserving women in your life you are in luck. The jersey heart dress that recently made headlines during New York’s Fashion Week is now available online. Sass & Bide’s “The Mad Ones” dress is selling for $170 and all proceeds from the tie-dyed, sequin-embellished frock will go directly to Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, a charity that assists women living with breast cancer. Hollywood stars including “Mission Impossible II” actress Michelle … Continue reading →

Family Fun Week in Review

Need some quick easy ideas for summer fun? Make any day a celebration with ideas for Ice Cream Fun – Options for National Ice Cream Day. Traditional Tie-Dye can be an involved project. Visit Easy Tie-Dye T-shirts for a new twist that is fun and easy. Bottle Cap Magnets is a cheap, fun and easy craft idea for summer afternoons. Keep these ideas handy for Harry Potter parties and for next Halloween. See Last Minute Harry Potter Costumes for easy to pull together ideas for last minute costumes.

Last Minute Fourth of July Ideas

The Fourth of July always makes me a little sad. It means summer that is halfway done. The Fourth always means that by next week we will start seeing back to school displays in the stores. Tomorrow we are planning on hot dogs, potato chips, and homemade chocolate ice cream after a long hike in the mountains. And I have supplies for us to try a spray version of tie-dye t-shirts. I’ll let you know if it works. And we’ll hit our local fireworks show, too. I seem to specialize in last minute ideas for holidays. Here are some for … Continue reading →

Interplanetary Parenting

My boys sometimes think I am from another planet, hence the title. They do not understand my logic or agree with me on clothing. Both are in agreement that I am unfashionable. I can live with that. It’s not likely you will ever run into me at WalMart wearing a baseball cap with the bill perched over my right ear. If making a fashion statement constitutes the inseam of my pants hanging just above the kneecap, a multitude of size 3X t-shirts layered on my back and adorned with enough oversized chains hanging around my neck to make me look … Continue reading →

T-Shirt Party Theme

Using Teresa’s great tie-dye t-shirt project (with excellent instructions and pictures), you can create a fun party theme. You can cut out or print out t-shirt shaped invitations, and make a t-shirt shaped cake, frosting it to look like a tie-dyed shirt. Go all out and tie-dye a tablecloth in advance, using Teresa’s instructions. You can find cute party favors too like these tie-dye t-shirt notepads. A tie-dye project will be a great way to keep kids entertained, and they will have a souvenir from the party. Consider supplying rubber gloves and doing the project outdoors. You might also want … Continue reading →