IBP: Kids Crafting with Soap

You will be amazed what I found on Pinterest that you can create with different types of soap. But this episode is for you and your KIDS. Joining me in this episode are my friends Brooke & Mason again to help share these fun ideas with you. Check out the KIDS CRAFTING WITH SOAP episode on My Craft Channel.

I love these two kids...I hope to have Mason come
back for sure...or maybe we'll cast him in his own show!!

Here's the links to the blogs referenced in this episode:

Includes notes and tips on what worked and didn't work for me. 

Let's Explode Some Soap...

Explode probably isn't the right word...more like "magically microwave".

Toys in the Dryer Blog

Next Let's Make Flubber...

Frugal Fun Challenge

Show Note: When I made the flubber on set, I realized in the middle of the segment that I only had half as much Elmer's Glue then what I needed. So the end result, less flubber and lots more liquid. Thank goodness it still worked out.

Make Glow in the Dark Slime...

Domestic Charm

Make Bouncy Balls...

Making Memories with Your Kids

To check out more fun ideas for Kids Crafts, visit my BOARD on Pinterested called IBP: Kids Crafts.

Be sure to join me next week me next week when I FINALLY get around to refashioning some t-shirts...yes, I sewed! 

Disclaimer: Pinterest is a great place to find inspiration but not all pins lead to blogs. I tried to only pick those ideas that I could find the original creator and give credit to. Please take a moment and check out these great blogs because without them I wouldn't have content to talk about on the new My Craft Channel show Inspired by Pinterest.  If you've never been to Pinterest and would like to check it out, you need an invite to the site to gain access (I don't know why). Just leave me a comment with your email and I'll send you an invite. However, I cannot be responsible for the time you will be spending on Pinterest!!

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Doodlebug's Leap Year Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog! I'm happy to be part of the Leap Year Blog Hop for Doodlebug. Before hopping away, let me share a quick project with you. 


Cinnamon Bear Popcorn Tags

I love Pinterest and the food pins are my favorites. I challenge myself all the time to actually make something I found on Pinterest, but then again, it's part of my Inspired by Pinterest show on My Craft Channel. 


Anyway, I found one recently that I've been looking forward to trying out. So I made up a batch of the funnest treat ever called Cinnamon Bear Popcorn. Here's a picture of the pin from Pinterest. It made a big enough batch to split into gift bags and I so created the fun 3" Circle tags shown above to go on each of the bags. I have some neighbors that are going to get a "sweet" surprise later today!

This yummy recipe can be found on Jamie Cooks it Up Blog...warning it's so sweet and you won't be able to stop eating it. 


Now let's get hopping!! FIVE lucky winners will receive one of everything in our Hello Spring collection!

Here's what you have to do to win:

• Start here, at the Doodlebug Blog and “hop” on over to every blog you are sent to (be sure to hop in order).
• Leave a comment on each blog.
• At each blog, you will be directed to another blog. Be sure to visit and comment on each blog, to increase your chances of winning!

***IMPORTANT: Begin the blog hop at the Doodlebug blog so you make sure you visit each blog.***

• When you hop back to the Doodlebug blog, leave a comment saying that you are done AND email us that you’ve completed the HOP and send us your shipping address to: doodlebugdesign.blog@gmail.com. 

Our blog hop will close Friday, March 2, 2012 at 6:00am.

We will announce the winners on Friday afternoon on the Doodlebug Blog.

So keep hopping...HOP on OVER to Monique Liedtke Blog next. 

Michael's Craft Masters Reality Craft Show

The original credit for this post goes out to my crafty friend Kari from U-CreateCrafts.com. She has an amazing site that has all things crafty that is worth a visit if you haven't been there before. 

Now most of you know that I am a huge reality tv fan and I love crafts, so how fun is this...crafts + reality tv called...

MICHAELS LAUNCHES “CRAFT MASTERS” REALITY SHOW

Web-based craft competition kicks off just in time for National Craft Month

(IRVING, Texas) With glue guns a-blazing, top crafters will face off to see who is selected as the first “Craft Master” in a new weekly craft competition Web series, “Craft Masters,” created by Michaels, North America’s largest arts and crafts specialty retailer. The series begins airing Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. CST at Michaels.com/craftmasters.

Each week, three crafters compete to win a $500 Michaels gift card. The fun begins when contestants are each given a basket of mystery supplies, and the clock starts ticking as the crafters quickly plan their projects. After a mad dash through a Michaels store to snap up additional items needed for their creations, they head back into the crafting studio in a race against time to complete their projects. All the while, a panel of expert judges makes drop-in visits to see how the crafts are coming along.

“Craft Masters is all about skill, speed and ingenuity,” said Michaels Chief Marketing Officer Paula Puleo. “We have an incredibly gifted group of contestants, and they come up with some amazing projects – and some hilarious crafting disasters! It’s fun, exciting and inspiring for our viewers, plus it’s a great way to head into March, which is National Craft Month.”

When time runs out, the judges give their final critiques and select a winner. Judges include Michaels Creative Expert Jo Pearson, who stars in how-to craft webisodes on Michaels.com throughout the year and has designed thousands of projects for Michaels in her 25+ years with the company. Michaels Creative Director Michael Duncan, an avid crafter and painter, will also serve on the panel, and each week a guest judge will join Duncan and Pearson.

The first season of Craft Masters will run for seven weeks.

Check out this teaser…

…first episode airs tonight!!

Also find Michael’s here…

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Funny Reference about Pinterest

You all know I have a thing for Pinterest and when I heard the girls from Our Best Bites Blog speak and a local conference, Time Out for Women this past month, I loved that they talked about what Pinterest has done to women today. It is cute and still makes me giggle!

However, I don't believe that Pinterest makes me feel "under-average"? Maybe like I should decorate my house cuter, but not any less then me. Watch this and tell me if you feel "under-average" when you are on Pinterest??

By the way, if you haven't check out Our Best Bites Blog ...be sure to when you're NOT hungry!