Book Review: Petit Collage

Title: Petit Collage

Subtitle: 25 Easy Craft and Decor Projects for a Playful Home

Author: Lorena Siminovich

Genre: Crafts & Hobbies

 

Decorating can be expensive!  In this difficult economy one way to save money is to join the DIY movement.    The author, Lorena Siminovich, gives tutorials in her book to make 25 craft projects to decorate your children's bedrooms, playrooms and nurseries.   

The projects are inexpensive and easy to complete.   Each project contains step by step directions and have illustrations to accompany them.   Each project has a level of either easy, intermediate or advanced.  In my opinion, even the most advanced projects can be completed by a beginner crafter.

The back of the book contains an appendix with all the templates that you need to create the projects in the book.  You don't need fancy supplies to complete the projects, just scissors, adhesive, and paper.

 

All of the projects are whimsical and colorful.  Now that the school year is over and I am home for the summer, I plan to sit down and try my hand at some of the wall art in the book.  I recommend this book to all crafters and wanna be crafters. 

The projects are adorable and easy to complete.    You can find out more about the author on her website http://www.petitcollage.com/

Disclaimer:  I received this book for free from the Blogging for Books Program in exchange for an honest review.

Frozen Crafts and Ideas Roundup

Are your children still not ready to "Let it Go?"   Are they still excited about Anna, Elsa and Olaf?   I decided it was time for me to round up into one post all of the great Frozen activities, crafts and ideas that I could find on Pinterest.

Printable Frozen Scavenger Hunt from My Sister's Suitcase

FREE Printable Frozen Pre-School Pack from Over the Big Moon

A Bible study to accompany the movie from Grass Fed Mama

FREE Printable Activity Sheets from Jinxy Kids

Ideas to host your own Frozen Family Fun Night from Not Consumed

FREE Homeschooling Pack for PreK- 2nd Grade from 123 HomeSchool 4 Me

5 Life Lessons from Frozen by Three Kids and a Fish

Everything you need to Plan a Frozen Party from It's Written on the Wall

Throwing a Frozen themed party?  Easy to make party bags from Team Skelley

FREE ABC Fun Pack for subscribers to Frugal Homeschool Family

FREE Printables from Mom Endeavors

5 Powerful Parenting Lessons from the movie Frozen by Connected Families

FREE Printable Frozen Cut Outs from Learn Create Love

Movie Pack for PreK- 3rd Graders FREE Printable from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom

Need a quick, FREE and easy idea, crowns and antlers from My Sister's Suitcase

Still need more Frozen ideas?  Check out my Frozen Pinterest Page here.

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Last Minute Ideas for Father's Day

If you are like me, June snuck up on you quick this year!  That means Father's Day is right around the corner.  Need some inexpensive and easy ideas to celebrate the dads and grandads in your life?  I put together this roundup of inexpensive and easy ideas that you can put together at the last minute!

The Dating Divas have compiled some fun DIY Father's Day gifts

Free Father's Day Fun Pack

Check out tons of handmade card ideas at SassyDealz

FREE printables for Father's Day from Moritz Fine Designs

Have some fun making memories on Father's Day with these ideas from Craftionary

B-Inspired Mama has rounded  up some super easy ideas for Father's Day

Everything Etsy does all the work for you on her blog.

This is a super quick idea to give to dad from My Computer is My Canvas

Another great roundup from Craftionary

Need some simple, stay at home fun?  Try reading one of these books with Dad on Father's Day

If you still need more ideas, check out my  Father's Day Pinterest Board
or the post I wrote last year with FREE Father's Day Printables

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Two Years Cancer Free!

 

 Two years ago yesterday I had the cancer surgically removed from my body.  A few weeks after that I went through radiation treatment just to make sure it was gone.  It feels like such an accomplishment to be cancer free now for two years.  Thank you Jesus for granting me another year!

I had my 5th mammogram since the surgery last week.  With proper follow ups, I plan to stay on top of this cancer.  If it were to return, I will catch it early and fight it again. 

You can read my cancer story in this blog post. 

You can read my "one year" post here. 

 

Teacher Appreciation Month

Garden themed basket including Lowe's gift card.

In case you aren't a teacher or don't have school age kids, you may not know that May is Teacher Appreciation Month.  This is my 14th year teaching and I have felt the most appreciated this year out of all of the 13 previous years combined!  My 7th grade homeroom parents have gone above and beyond!  I received so many fun themed gift baskets from them this month. 

I love puns and this crate was full of them!

This was especially perfect for me since I drink Lemon Snapple everyday.  I don't drink coffee.  Snapple is my caffeine.

I also received some cute little treats in my mailbox like this one:

and this:

There were many other personal gifts too.  One of my favorites was this Blessings Journal with my name inscribed on the cover. 

 

 Want to bless your child's teacher but are short on funds?  Write a short note to him/her thanking them for their work with your child.  Let him/her know how they are making a difference in your child's life.