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May 21 2013

Flower Press Tutorial- May Day -Bunco

by Holly

We had so much fun planting flowers in our garden last month, and decided we should have some fun with them. We made flower presses, and had a May Day Bunco Party!!

Here is how I did it:

For the flower press, we used 2 pieces of press board, (Home Depot) My husband drilled 4 holes in them, (make sure to drill through 2 pieces at the same time so the hole line up and mark the front and back corner of one side so you always know how to line it up later) Add some nuts, bolts, and washers. I had him cut 2 big sheets so each of my Girl Scouts could take home their own flower press to keep. They cost about $2.50 each when finished. :) I also have a big one, with about 16 bolts in it my Dad made for me years ago. Love it. I have used it so many times. Thanks again Dad for always helping me with all my projects. (I have him working on another project right now)

Adding Flowers:

Open the press, and lay a piece of white typing paper in the press over the bolts. add flowers. Be sure to lay them face down as flat as possible:

Put a 2nd sheet of white paper on top of that. Put the top of the flower press back on, and tighten down all the bolts.

Tighten them again every few days. Wait about a month, and open your press. Beautiful dried flowers!!

To laminate, I used laminator pockets from Wal-Mart, and a laminating machine, (also bought at Wal-Mart) and added all of my flowers and numbers (cut out on my Gazelle) and ran it through once.

Cut out and your done!

For the Bunco party, I hand painted flowers on each score sheets. I did these in about 30 minutes, so excuse my not so perfect flowers:

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I think this one was my favorite:

My Mom did the cutest little May Pole with mini Wine bottles for favors:

This May Pole was done with a styrofoam ball on a stick stuck in a bucket filled with cement. Hot Glue, Hot Glue, Hot Glue!!

I made quick little cupcakes and added edible glitter for some sparkle. Cute cups from Michael’s.

Here is the prize table/ Dessert Table:

Here is the dining table, love love love the twinkle lights and candles. It was so cute:

Hope you as inspired to press some flowers in your garden. I have been pressing flowers for years, and have made all kinds of fun things, and saved flowers from important events in my life. Love all my little keepsakes. My Girl Scouts made really cute book markers out of theirs. Wish I had pics to show you.

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May 15 2013

Geocaching Kit for Girl Scouts

by Holly

I designed this kit for my Girl Scout troop, who are earning their Geocaching badge, and thought I would share. It’s great family fun, and the best part, it’s free!

For those of you that don’t know what it is, it’s a worldwide treasure hunt with about 2 million of them hidden. You find them with a GPS. When you find it, you sign the log book, and some of them have Swag, (treasures) you can trade with. You probably have them right around the corner from where you are right now. Go to Geocaching.com to see what is around you. You can download a free ap on your phone too. I bought the $9.99 version for my iPhone, and it’s worth every penny. We go Geocaching all the time. It’s so fun!!

I took my Girl scouts on a Geocaching bike ride, we feed ducks, played in a park, and hunted for Cache. It was so much fun!! You must try it!

They found the 1st one!! Yay!!

Here are my Girl Scouts Looking for Cache at the duck pond:

This little box is a First Aid box found at Wal-Mart for $1.00. Which we used what was inside on our First Aid Badge. (Will post that one later)

A little Log Book. Just Print the cover on Card Stock, and print a few more pages on regular paper, staple in the middle and fold. Easy Peasy! Love my little pink pencil to go with. {{Squeal}} The back says “God Bless You”

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The inside lid has the Girl Scout Law glued in so you can see it when you open it. Then our Swag. Love to find swag!! Swag is treasure you find/ exchange while out Geocaching. We got out our bling, and Mod Podge, and had ourselves a little Swag party!! For the clear rocks, with the pics under them, I printed things on picture paper, and then Mod Podged to the bottoms. For the Hello, and Bless You, I just wrote on scrapbook paper with a pen, and MP it with a thin coat. The Hearts are actually fabric scraps, MP on. The little flowers were cut with a tiny hole punch, and some bling was added. Now we have a whole box of swag to trade!!

Here is the SWAG necklace Lexi wears when we hunt. She keeps pieces of swag to trade and a pen inside. She has it on a long necklace so she can wear it. It is the perfect swag necklace. Hands are free to hunt for Geocache and she has the things she needs handy.

It’s done in the hoop, click on the pic to get to the link

Hope you are inspired to go Geocaching. Trust me, you’ll love it!!

Here are some printables for you. Open them in a Paint Program

Geocaching Set ItsaYummyLifecom

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May 10 2013

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

by Holly

We are so blessed to have great teachers. To show appreciation, we made a few things for them this week. A cup that says “Mrs. *** Rocks (I did with vinyl letters on my Gazelle), a Starbucks gift card inside, a Key chain with their name embroidered on them, Berries, Chicken Soup for the Teachers Soul, flowers, and my favorite part, a notebook paper bag. I had the kids tell me all the things they love about their teachers, and I printed it on notebook paper, and turned it into a bag. Jack cracked me up, he added “Donut Sharing” He thought that was important to thank her for them. Love it!

Here is how I did it:

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