Bat-stache Kids Craft and Photo Prop

In case you have not heard, the new Summer blockbuster will be The Dark Night Rises, Batman film premiering soon.  My youngest will not be seeing it, however he still loves Batman.  Every so often he looks at me very seriously and says "I'm Batman".  

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10 Crafty and Tasty Features

Grab code from here please.

It's already Thursday and that means I am sharing some of my favorite links from last weeks Anything Goes linky party.

It's starting to feel like Summer here and this dessert looks perfect for an outdoor BBQ. Thanks Stella B's Kitchen for sharing your fruit pizza recipe.

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Frugal St. Patties Day Decorating


Here is another frugal St. Patrick's Day decorating idea.
All you need is some mini metal buckets, green glass rocks, green foam stickers, and green tea lights, all of which can be found at the Dollar Store.

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DIY Frugal Gift Box Ornament

Well I am giving up getting every ornament craft shared this year, it will have to wait until next Winter.   However I am going to squeeze in one more post.  This ornament took about 60 seconds to make.  Using a package of mini gift boxes from the Dollar Store, foam stickers, ribbon, and twine.  

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DIY Melted Snowman Ornaments

Well I am furiously trying to type up posts for all of the Christmas Ornaments we made this year.  As always, Christmas seems to catch me by surprise with how quickly it comes.  This little guy has been patiently waiting on our tree for his debut at Bacon Time, as you can see there is not much left to him (LOL).  Here is what you will need:

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Pine Cone Turkeys For Thanksgiving

I was beat to the punch with the pine cone turkey.  I saw a couple in blog land last week, but since I had this post ready to go, and my little gobbler is different then the two I saw, I thought I might as well still share him.

I love decorating with pine cones.  I have an abundance of them here in the Sierra Mountains.

This is a super quick and easy project for some frugal, earth friendly, Thanksgiving decor'.  The kids will have so much fun making these.

Here is what you need:

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DIY Snowmen Bottles

I have a super cute earth friendly project for you all today!  These snowmen are made from empty mini individual wine bottles and an old pair of gloves.

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Three Turkey Pins DIY

These turkey pin/clips are so easy, affordable, and fun for the kiddies to make.

Here are three different styles to get your gravy going!

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Halloween Ghost Mini Treat/Snack Boxes

These fun little ghost treat boxes are so easy and affordable to make!

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Halloween Pumpkin Ideas (Hilton Pumpkins 2011)

  Ghost Pumpkins!

We did some serious damage at the pumpkin patch today. 

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Halloween Pine Cone Ghosts

Another frugal pine cone craft for Halloween!

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Mini Pumpkin/Jack-o-lantern Pots

When I saw some cute tiny 24 cent terra cotta pots at Walmart, I knew I had to make something cute out of them. 

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DIY Mini Pumpkin Bottles

Give away update: I know I usually have give aways on Monday, but I am sharing some craft projects today since tomorrow we will be kicking the morning off with two Pre-BlogMania give aways!

So make sure to check back tomorrow, and for now enjoy this tutorial.

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