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Valentine Crafts: Framed Heart Art

January 26, 2012 By Michelle Barneck 8 Comments

I needed a little something for my Valentine’s shelf. We whipped up this heart art that is a fun Valentine craft for the kids while doubling as a piece of home decor.

Valentine Crafts: Framed Heart Art

Supplies:

Paper or cardstock

Scissors

Stapler

White glue

Plate

8×10 frame

1. Cut paper in to strips (about 4 inch x 1/2 inch).

2. Make in to hearts by putting two strips together, stapling the top, pulling the bottom out and around to make a heart shape and stapling the bottom. We alternated having the pattern on the outside and inside of the hearts.

3. Dip the edge of the heart in white glue.

4. Place heart on your piece of cardstock cut to fit your frame. Repeat until you have your desired look.

5. Take glass out of frame and put your Valentine craft in.

Display your Valentine Crafts for all to see! My little guy is so proud to have something he helped with displayed so prominently in our front room.

Linking up:

Get Your Craft On

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DIY Under $5

January 24, 2012 By Michelle Barneck 2 Comments

We are in full Valentine’s mode over here and made a fun Valentines recipe, Red Velvet Waffles. They are so easy and tasty!

What have you been up to?

I enjoy so much your $5 projects that I decided to add an addition link section for anything under $15! That’s right. It will open up a place to show additional projects that can’t be purchased with an Abe Lincoln, but are still totally affordable! I can’t wait to see more from you!

Please remember:

Only link to your own projects that cost you $5 or less (price does not have to include items you had on hand) or $15 or less in the 2nd section.
You can link past projects that fit the dollar limit, but please only link each project one time to one DIY Under $5 party. Do not link the same project week after week.
No linking giveaways or items for sale
Please link back so others can join the party and so you have the opportunity to be featured on Saturday!

Projects under $5

Projects under $15

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Valentines Recipe: Red Velvet Waffles

January 24, 2012 By Michelle Barneck 9 Comments

If you’ve been with us a while, you are probably aware of my love of themey food. I saw this red velvet crepe recipe on Pinterest and loved it, but I’m kinda lazy and thought it was made with a cake mix (I know, blasphemy for some of you). Not so. So I decided to take things in to my own hands and make a Valentine’s recipe using a red velvet cake mix. Oh yes, I did.

Valentines Recipe {Red Velvet Waffles}

How you do it depends on how you want it. We made a breakfast version and a dessert version.

Dessert Waffle (Soft & cake like)

Mix up the cake mix according to package directions and pour in to waffle maker. Cook as usual. It comes out as a waffle shaped piece of cake in a few minutes! Tops with Strawberries and whipped cream or chocolate sauce or frosting and ice cream. Whatever you love!

Breakfast Waffle (Waffle like: crunchy outside with cake inside)

Mix up Bisquick and Cake mix separately according to package directions.

Mix together 1 part prepared cake batter to 4 parts Bisquick batter. (We did 1 cup Bisquick to 1/4 cup cake mix)

Pour in Waffle Maker and cook as usual.

We topped ours with homemade Strawberry jam (warmed to a syrupy state) and whipped cream. Daddy likes a little…

But, mommy likes a LOT!

MMmmm!

We have a small family, so after making our breakfast style waffles I poured the rest of the batter into a square pan and baked it up as a cake for later that night.

What’s your favorite Valentines recipe?

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DIY Under $5 Features

January 21, 2012 By Michelle Barneck 4 Comments

This week was super fun to see awesome projects from my loyal linkers, but also have some new kids on the block (oh my childhood crushes). So, without further adieu, the features!

My favorites:

Snappy Bag Tutorial from Just Another Hang Up

I want one of these sooo bad! Keeps things in using, get this, a piece of tape measure! Tell me again why I can’t sew? Gah.