JEN SEVERN'S BLOG

I save glass jars! Why? Because, you can do tons a great things with them.  All kinds of everyday foods  come in glass jars, like, pasta sauce, garlic and jelly, to name a few.  These 4th of July luminaries look fun and festive.  Ambiance is a special part of any holiday.  Why not let everyone in the family get involved in creating it.  I want to see our family's artistic energy in these and can bring beauty into our home.  You can even recycle them after the holiday or use them next year.  I am putting this on our "to do" list!  Get your smock on. From Crafts by Amanda.  Click here for her step by step instructions.

Here are a few things I LOVE that I have found this year for Halloween.  They are creative and wonderful!  You can click on all the images to discover how to make them! Mumified Oreos!  From, how does she? Trick-or-Treat Topiaries from Crafty Sisters.  I want to make these with the kids! This is Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse from Glorious Treats!  Wow!  A sweet dessert for a Halloween Party!   These cookies are AMAZING!  They are also from Glorious Treats! These are fun Witch Hats Cupcake Liners from Half Baked. Edible Details makes these cute cup cake toppers! Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats.  This Tootsie Roll stem is great. This is an Aqua and Orange Halloween Monster Brunch from Hostess with the Mostess. Great colors! I like the popcorn and candy corn idea too! Hay Bales are a great accent for a Halloween Party too!  These cookies are from The Cookie Jar . These are FUN signs from ...

What to do while you wait and enjoy family on Thanksgiving?  One idea is  to have some fun crafts that the family can enjoy together.   I am going to post a few different ideas on fun ideas for Thanksgiving this week.  For me this is about getting everyone around a table, enjoying each other, laughing, helping, and then getting to talk about what makes this holiday unique.  Things like this break up the day and they are fun!  I got this idea a LONG time ago from my sister-in-law, Kim.  When we would come over to her house for a family holiday we would find a packet with each of our names on it.  It would be filled with fun little worksheets, trivia, crosswords etc.  I threw in a football trivia/prediction sheet in mine this year I will attach it as well!  It’s a fun and festive.  Here is a bunch of printable ideas if you decided to make a activity packet this year.  If you find any other cool l...