LOVE LOVE these - working on them now. This would be a whole lot easier with the ruffle foot I asked for Christmas! With 2 little kids, they may be ready in time for NEXT Christmas! ;)
Don't remember where I saw them, but I need them!
Found these on Living the Good Life. I know what my kids' teachers are getting next year!
Meet Mr. Roboto, or so he will become in November. Even though he is sitting in his sister's pink chair, this kid is ALL {boy}!!! He will be celebrating his 3rd birthday (where does the time go??) at the end of November and the party wheels are already spinning. I have decided his theme will be ROBOTS! I thought it was a little more original than some other themes, but after some internet searching, I am clearly not the only one with this idea. Oh well, it just provides more inspiration for me! Here are some of the amazing things I am finding!
1. Super cute robot cupcakes - Hello Naomi found 
7. Friendly robot invites from mrbeancakes on Etsy
8. Love the wording on Wendolonia's son's invites
9. Geared up robot invitations from lukecommasara also on Etsy
10. Birthday In A Box gives great robot party ideas, like 
Here's the recipe:
1/2 lb hamburger meat
1/4 c. onion, diced
1 can (4oz) chopped green chilis (I don't drain, but you could)
2 Tbsp taco seasoning mix (I used Old El Paso)
1 1/2 c. grated cheese
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. half & half
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
pinch of cayenne (optional)
1 deep dish pie crust (you could make one from scratch if you're that CraZY!) :)
Preheat oven to 400. Saute together the hamburger, chilis, onions and taco seasoning until browned. Drain, if necessary. Bake pie shell at 400 for 7 mins. While this cooks: In a separate bowl, blend together eggs, half & half, salt, pepper and cayenne. Remove pie shell from oven and reduce heat to 375. Alternate layers of meat mixture and cheese in baked pie shell. Place pie shell on a cookie sheet. Pour egg mixture over the meat & cheese layers and then bake at 375 for 45 mins. I serve with guacamole and tortilla chips or even homemade tomatilla-poblano salsa. Yumm, yum!
My kids go crazy for this stuff and my husband, who does not care for traditional quiches, is even on board! It's a keeper in our house!
Linking to: Tatertots & Jello,
I ♥ these rag quilt letters I found on Happy Together's blog! So simple, yet kids will EAT.THEM.UP! AND....AND....it's educational! A gal after this teacher's heart! I can't wait to make these for my little bubs! He needs to learn his {whole} alphabet, you know the one that contains more than just A, B, C, D, E - J - P & Z! Ha! This is officially ON MY LIST! Click the link above....she even has downloadable patterns for upper & lowercase & numbers!!! Crafty people...they get me every time!
I envision something like this going on in my house!
I found this snazzy summer wreath at House of Smith's blog swap with I ♥ Naptime with Chocolate Sundaes. I religiously follow both of these crafty ladies and they've done it again! I will be trying my hand at wreath making and "fire flower" making this weekend while the hubs is deep see fishing! Consider it ON MY LIST! Check it here.
I found a tutorial for these adorably sassy sandals at Craftaholics Anonymous! I will be going out looking for simple sandals to embellish tomorrow! Love them! Adding it to my list!
See, it already went with a minor bird theme we had going.
A close up of the birds & you can tell how I sewed them on the twig with embroidery floss.
Materials needed: terracotta flower pots (the kind with a rim), paint (I used DecoArt Patio Paint from Michaels that is specifically designed to paint on terracotta or concrete and will withstand the weather), Rustoleum chalkboard paint (got mine at Home Depot), foam paint brushes and a small art paint brush, small wooden dowels*, cute scrapbook paper*, and glue*.
*not pictured
I painted the rim of the pots in one of my 4 colors - I used raspberry, lime, turquoise & purple. I made sure to paint down a little bit under the bottom of the rim so that I made sure to have great coverage once the whole pot was painted.
Then, because my kids' school mascot is a zebra, I decided to free hand zebra stipes on the rim. This was NOT easy or for the impatient crafter! I Googled "zebra print" and then sort of tried to do my best to copy what I saw. I'm sure there is a stencil out there or something that would have made this part of the process much easier! Then I painted 2 coats of chalkboard paint on the bottom part of the post. In hindsight, I think I would have done 3, maybe even 4 coats because I noticed a couple of days after I had given the pots to their teachers that at least one of them was REALLY scratched up! My mom & I went to an amazing new nursery called Enchanted Gardens and got some pretty flowers to plant in the pots. I then made little stakes from tiny wooden dowels (Hobby Lobby), cute scrapbook paper that coordinated with my pots (also Hob Lob), and my trusty E-6000 glue. I printed Thanks For Helping Me Grow This Year in a cute font and stuck them into my flower pots.
I think they turned out pretty darn cute and their teachers LOVED them! Thanks to all the teachers out there for making a difference in kids lives. Enjoy your summer break! You deserve it!
Cute, right? 
So I bought these wooden cut-outs (prepainted) at Hobby Lobby for $.67 each.
LOVE this stuff!
So you glue the plug thingy on the back of the wooden cutout
You could always use a larger wooden cut out & glue 2 plug thingys to the back to cover the whole outlet. Again, mine has a nightlight plugged into it, so no need.
