Hearts! Hearts! Hearts!

Get Thyself to Target

… and grab their awesome silicone bakeware in their “dollar” spot for $2.50 each! I used them to bake some cookie crayon favors (as Charissa likes to call them) for her upcoming birthday party:

I love the snowflake mold:

The snowman mold is actually quite cute. But I would advise making them a uniform color so you don’t get a burn victim like mine on the left (maybe I’ll give it to one of the little boys at the party… they would probably appreciate it more than the girls…):

… and lastly, the tree mold:

Growing up with Charissa…

has grown so much since it opened back in September. It’s been roughly 2.5 months, and since then, we’ve been featured in the online magazine VivaLaModa (page 44):

spotlighted on Etsy’s blog:

and blogged about on several websites. And thanks to being spotlighted for my “Going Platinum” dress, I am now completely swamped with orders. My shop hearts jumped from 194 to 460 within 24 hours. It is all very exciting… but also very tiring. I’ve made and sold 125 items to date. I need a vacation… to not only get ready for my spring collection and very first craft fair in March, but also to organize myself so that this little venture doesn’t overtake my life and consume my every waking moment God first, family second, friends third, and then sewing

And by the way…

Thanks to everyone who sent lovely gifts for baby Stephen and hasn’t received a thank you card yet! I am working on them! Your thoughtfulness has not gone unopened, unused, or unappreciated

Tags: Crafts, Crayons, Etsy
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Recycled Crayons

Ever since I stumbled upon this craft with crayons, I’ve had “silicon bakeware” on my “to buy” list. I don’t usually like to do kiddie crafts where I have to invest money in supplies or tools, but this particular project is on the fence between crafts-we-will-eventually-discard and crafts-mommy-wants-to-do-herself-and-keep. So I got one from Walmart in their July 4th clearance aisle (still a bit expensive IMO at $7). Calvin and I had a lot of fun breaking the crayons by hand and then watching them melt in our toaster oven. (Actually, we didn’t have to break too many since Calvin had previously gone through a stage where he would spend hours peeling crayons and breaking them into smaller pieces to build a rainbow “bridge”. I was stuck with a huge bowl of broken crayons…):

They turned out so pretty that the kids were hesitant to use them. Instead, they kept on stacking them to make cookie towers. I liked them so much I actually made another tray so I could have a full jar of recycled star crayons to bring out when the kids have playdates.

Tags: Crafts, Crayons
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