It's Craft Time!

I had two children needing to do salt dough maps this past week.  We tried a new method which I came up with late one night.  Why not cover the map with "fondant" making it nice and smooth? So, we cut the cardboard out as the shape of the state, made our mountains and valleys right onto the cardboard, then rolled out more salt dough about 1/4 inch thick and placed it on top of the formations.  This made the whole thing nice and smooth and consistent.  Turned out so nice, the teacher asked to keep it for a demonstration in the coming years.
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Chip Clips....

Chip Clips....
I have a daughter that has many ribbons for her hair that go with specific outfits. To cut down on search time, I discovered these chip bag clips. They work GREAT for clipping the hair clip to the exact outfit. They don't crease the bows either! I found these at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

No more "Mom, I can't find the right bow!"

No more "Mom, I can't find the right bow!"
The clips are great for specific bows to matching outfits, but what about all the other bows for the other things??? This is a magnetic strip. It holds several bows, therefore eliminating a cluttered drawer. It hangs on the wall, either in a bedroom or even the side of a closet. The bows are easily found and not wrinkled when needed. My daughter can even put them away.

Does your bow drawer look like this?

Does your bow drawer look like this?

This is magnetic board that the hair clips clip right onto. It's hung right next to my daughter's closet so when she picks out an outfit, she can grab a matching bow.
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