Poster DIY

 

 Another DIY Poster super simple 

all you need is paper and drawing ink:

Piece of Cake !

 

 

DIY Wall Poster

It's been long since I do a DIY and I was thinking maybe I can show you how to do a cute poster for your home

...Don't you love all the Etsy posters?? 

 My friend and I were in the etsy business like a year ago or so.......two un-wean babies, a toddler with an attitude, and two church callings latter and we abandoned the ship 

...with the hope of doing it again. {It was fun!} 

 I have some friends with etsy shops that I would love for u to meet (perhaps another day)... and for that n more..   

I am a big etsy/ hand-made supported

in other words buy etsy!!

 

And after my awkward "all over the place" post today here it is:

...

 DIY How to Make your Own Etsy Poster

 1.Print the phrase you want on regular paper (tape it together)
2. Find a sunny window n tape it to the glass (so it won't move)
3. Put the "nice" paper on top, I used watercolor paper since I was using watercolors to fill in the letters (you can also use markers)
4. Trace it with a sharpie, (fill in letters optional)
5. Fill in letters with watercolors/markers, etc

 LISTO!!!

 

Have Fun People! 

 

 P.S Dear C do you remember when we used to do all-nighters and 2 hrs trips to that ONE store?? :-)

 

Ideas for Kids to Make Money this Summer

The other day 3 kids around the ages of 3 to 6 knocked my door, they were carrying a basket full of petals and tulips and asked me if I wanted to buy flowers. I am all for encouraging kids to earn their own money, plus I thought they were really cute. I must have been their first client because they were very excited about that one dollar bill. It was after I put the badly cut red tulip in water that I remember I used to have tulips in my front yard!  I looked thru my window but all my yellow tulips were gone... I did laugh and thought about how I might had encouraged some more flower-cutting around our neighborhood.

....And that got me thinking:
 What can little kids do to earn some money this summer?

One of the most fun memories I had of my Summers are when my sister,cousins and I would work to saved money for the local carnival. I actually don't remember much about the carnival days as much as I remember putting together a dance choreography to be performed latter that day to whom ever would be willing to pay for the show. If it wasn't for one my cousin's admirers that  would of been a waste of time but luckily for us, he was always happy to pay for the show up to 3 times. I have talked about grandpa before, he used to have a fruteria and during summers he would bring boxes full of fruits home (we all hanged out at grandma's house all summer) and it was up to us, the grand kids to go sell it house by house around the block. Surprisingly only the girls were up for the challenge.. and it was actually very simple. We put the price (always considering the "just for you" sale), strategically divided in groups, looked for our target market or what we considered "the richer houses", make some escape routes in case we encounter any unfriendly dogs, smile and keep the money! We were so good there still a legend about how one of us sold once a broken cantaloupe that had fallen by accident (we don't remember which one of us it was... of course!)  And if I remember correctly because of that money we were able to go to the annual carnival TWICE every summer.

I looked back and I don't think I can put a price to what I learned from that experience. I come from a family were I was expected to help at home and it wasn't a matter of mood/choice, I think we all did right? it isn't  until our generation that for one reason chores at home aren't an obligation and we as parents have taken the responsibility to 1.make our kids happy, 2.provide/give them MORE of whatever they ask, and 3.keep them from getting bored ...I don't think I ever went to my mom complaining about how bored I was...that would had been like saying "let me wash more dishes or clean my room."

I was just talking to my husband about how I want to make a chore chart for Happiness and then he made me listen to this Amazingly GOOD talk from 2004 about the 3 most important things parents can teach to kids. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

So thinking and brainstorming I came up with some simple ways my neighbor's kids or your kids can make some money this Summer and learn some valuable lesson on the side... and no more cutting flowers please!

For The Classic:

via

• Lemonade/ Bake Stand
• Toys/Books kids garage sale
• You can also be in charge of picking up people's mail while the are on vacation.

For the Hands on:

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•  Buy some cheap birdhouses and paint them or make some on your own with milk cartons and sell them.
• At home service car wash
• Window cleaner service

For The Animal Lover 

• Make Bird Feeders out of toilet paper rolls and sell them.
• Cat/Dog sitter (a lot of people go on vacations and need someone to watch their pets)
• Walk dogs 

For the Green Thumb:

• Sell vegetable seeds
• Plant sitter (people who go on vacation may need someone to take good care of their plants/garden) 

 

 Have a good Day!

(sorry it felt like monday!)

Easy Projects to Avoid Loneliness

Family is gone SAD! and in the midst of depression there is hope for me...

 projects, projects and more projects just to keep this creative mind busy until I see them again, then I would literally drop everything I am doing just to hold their hands 

or shopping bags or whatever I need to do! 

image and tutorial  B>M

image and tutorial from P>B

from my sis most second favorite blog  :)

Seen here, easiest tutorial at Laura's place

from AO

from SFGirl

where did I get you from?

Happy day!

 

 

Como Doblar Bolsas de Plastico y + ideas {How to store a plastic bag and +}

{Save yourself some space}
La primavera ya viene, lo presiento porque es la unica epoca en la que se me antoja (del verbo querer hacer con gusto!) abrir los armarios y re-organizarlos! Hoy comparto uno de mis secretos para organizar bolsas de plastico. Este tip me lo compartio mi mama que a su ves se lo compartio una amiga a quien se lo compartio una hermana...you get my point!
Tambien las dejo con otras inteligentes ideas que he encontrado en el internet, pero primero:

COMO DOBLAR UNA BOLSA DE PLASTICO {à la chic!}

Otras faciles y divertidas ideas para organizar:

de aqui,

un iman para no perderlas!

Usando el espacio arriba

so smart!

lovely

un cinturon viejo

para la oficina

Add caption

Si!! Asi se cual desconectar! de aqui

de aqui

BOM DIA 

MY LOVELIES!

Ideas para la Fiesta de Enredados/Rapunzel {Tangled Party Ideas}

Happiness' birthday is coming soon. I am (surprisingly!) starting planning early (a month is a lot of time right?). In the past she asked for dinosaur, and Astro Boy parties and this time she decided she wants a Rapunzel birthday. Here are some of the best ideas I found so far:
{El cumpleaños de la Happiness sera en un mes... y para mi propia sorpresa ya estoy empezando a planiar todo (un mes es mucho tiempo no?). En el pasado, ella pidió una fiesta de dinosaurios, y Astro Boy pero esta vez decidió que quiere un cumpleaños de Rapunzel. Aqui estan las fotos de las mejores ideas que he encontrado:

 Fotos originales/Pictures from:
here,here, here, here
here, here, here
and here

Printables:
Banderas/Banners
Pascal
Flynn Rider
Pascal foam template for blower

 Have Fun!!

My $1 Comforter {Mi Edredon de Un Dolar}

I thrift an old sheet for a $1 and guess what I did with it?

...A new comforter!!

I found it underneath some old star wars sheets (very tempting) and I immediately love the flowery pattern and colors. It reminded me of the first dress (hand made) Roberto bought for Happiness and a set of sheets my grandma had...plus it was perfect for Happiness room. 

The sheet might had been a king size because folded in half gave me a perfect twin size. I sew the edges together (only 3 sides) and left the bottom part open, I attached 6 ribbons to close it. When done I used this comforter from ikea (I already had) and voila! 

Did I mention it was only $1!!

{Adivina que fue lo que hice con una sabana vieja que encontre en un bazar de segunda mano?

...Un nuevo edredon!

Encontre el tesoro debajo de unas sabanas de star wars (que medio me estaban tentando) y de inmediato me encantaron por que me recordaron la tela del primer vestido hecho a mano que Roberto le regalo a Happiness y tambien unas sabanas que tenia mi abuela. Aparte que eran perfectas para el cuarto de Happiness tambien! 

La sabana debio haber side medida king por que al doblarla por la mitad daba la medida perfecta de una cama twin. Uni y cosi las orillas juntas (solo por 3 lados) y deje la orilla a los pies abierta (para meter el relleno y tambien facilitar el lavado) solo le agrege 6 listones para de ese modo cerrarlo, use este relleno de ikea que ya tenia y voila!! 

Mensione que solo me costo $1 dollar?!! }

DIY How to Make a Chevron Door Mat/Carpet {Como Hacer Lineas Chevron en tu Tapete/Alfombra}

Chevron lines on your door mat? ...Yes Please!!

I was looking for an easy project and  I came up with this, I had  left over paint from our living room so this project was completely free! I am pretty happy with the results...what do you guys think?

{Estaba buscando por un projecto pequenio para pasar el rato y termine por pintar mi tapete/alfombra con lineas chevron, ya tenia la pintura blanca que me habia sobrado de otro projecto asi que no me costo nada! La verdad que me encanto el contraste que hacen el antes y el despues... me gusta! que piensan uds?}

 As simple as 123!
Tan simple como 123!

Happy Monday! 

Beautiful and easy gift wrapping ideas {Ideas bonitas y simples para envolver tus regalos}

Are your gifts already wrap? I haven't even started mine yet! But maybe its a good thing because I keep finding beautiful wrapping ideas... I want to do them all!

{Ya estan envolviendo regalos? Yo todavia ni empiezo pero talves es algo bueno porque sigo encontrandome con bonitas ideas de como envolver tus regalos... quiero usarlas todas!}

Happy Wrapping!