Moore Oklahoma Tornado Donations

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The Wizard of Oz is a wonderful movie about a young girl who is taken to the amazing land of Oz by a tornado.  I don't know about you, but the movie is so engaging, that I have never thought about the destruction left behind in a tornado so strong to pick up your house and take you to another land.

But I'm sure the residents of Moore, Oklahoma are feeling it now.  After seeing all the devastation and ruin on the TV the last few days, my heart is aching for these families.  So many of them have lost loved ones, lost valuables, and everything in their world is turned upside down.

I have a small inkling of what they are going through after having personally been a victim of Mother Nature in the Midwest floods a few years ago.  It took us years to recover from the water that rushed into our home destroying everything in it's path.  But at least our mess was contained...we could pick through our trash and see the waterlogged remnants of our home.  

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The victims of the Moore tornado have nothing but a pile of rubble.

My heart breaks for them.  And I need to pay back all those who helped us so much through our recovery.  So for the rest of the month, I will donate 1/2 of the proceeds of any purchase made through our website.

If you've been thinking about purchasing a name plaque for a loved one's birthday, or some chocolate covered Oreos for a summer party, or one of our sweet digital files, consider doing it now.

Help out these grieving families and give yourself a sweet treat as a reward.

Follow The Yellow Brick Road To Some Etsy Shopping

With graduation right around the corner, I am starting on a new party theme for some of my favorite Graduates.  One of them wanted something "different" but fun.  Since we had just gone to see the traveling version of Broadway's Wicked, I thought it would be fun to go with a Wizard of Oz theme.  Something along the lines of "follow YOUR yellow brick road" or "your off to see the Wizard" or such.  I think with Dorothy trying to find her path, that it makes lots of sense to travel that path as a Graduate too.

To get started, here are a few party ideas from the small shops of Etsy.

Wizard Of Oz Inspired - Foll... FamilyHouseSta... $11	Printable Dorthy's House... ThePartyChick $4
jumbo custom logo personaliz... FeteSetter $20	Ruby Slipper Wizard of Oz Bi... calladoo $28
Wizard of Oz Cake toppers HauteTart $30	Wizard of Oz Toto's Bask... apreciousmemor... $5.5
Etsy Original - wIcKed WiTch... IansCafe $8	1988 wizard of oz wind up wa... TheStorageGal $12
Super Cute Wizard of Oz Invi... THiNKBEAUTiLBY... $5.99	Blue and White Gingham Table... peapodray $30
Printable Party Game , Pin t... ThePartyChick $2	6ft x 4ft Wizard of Oz Photo... MyBackdropShop $49.99
Wizard of Oz Button -- Ruby ... Excentr1cCreat... $1.75	Wizard of Oz Themed Wine Cha... pchum $35
Wizard of Oz Inspired Gable ... zbrown5 $16.8	Wizard of Oz Dorothy's b... NeedleinaHayst... $114.95

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Be Back Soon...

Sorry for the unexpected absence from the blog...

Last weekend my father collapsed at work and started seizing.  He was rushed to the hospital where they fought to stabilize him.  Nevertheless....we all have been freaking out, worrying, and praying this week.

He's doing much better now, although, they have no idea what happened or why.  So I'll be back next week and starting on some new projects.

Thanks for your prayers and patience this week!

Hugs and Kisses Candy Jar Mothers Day Gift

Are you still looking for a last minute Mother's Day gift that sweet, unique, and easy?  I've got you covered then!  

What's better than a jar full of hugs and kisses?  Only a jar full of chocolate hugs and kisses!

I started by writing a poem for Mother's Day.  I tried to keep it so you can give this jar to your mother, sister, friend, or any woman on mother's day....after all, we are all mothers whether we have kids or not.

Then I took a small canning jar and filled with an assortment of Hugs and Kisses candies.  I got about 55 pieces of candy in my jar.

I printed out my poem.  It needs to print at about 2 1/4 inches wide by 2 3/4 inches long or it won't fit on the small jar.

I cut it out and ran it through my Xyron with a Repositionable sticker cartridge.

The poem will now stick on the front of a canning jar.  If you get one with writing on the sides, it's a little hard to stick.  I like the Kerr brand since it only has writing on one side and you can put the sticker on the opposite and it goes on without a problem.

Next, I found some white shimmmery fabric and draw a circle on the back side.  I used a large lid about 6 1/4 inches in diameter.  It seems to work best for this size jar.

Cut out the fabric with a good pair of scissors.  If you can't find yours after 3 moves in the past 12 months, then go ahead and kick and scream and then get a new pair, because it makes it so much easier and nicer with a good pair of sheers.

I then placed the fabric circle on top of the canning jar lid but under the ring and screwed the ring on. I took some pink ribbon and tied it with a bow around the top of the jar.

Lastly, I found these wooden hearts at Michaels back in the wood/paint area.  I added the MOM in sharpie and glued it to the center of the bow.

Here's the printable for you to make the jar too...

If Moms Were Flowers Candy Topper Printable

Mother's Day is less than a week away now.  If you've already gotten your mother a gift, I'm so impressed.  I'm still out searching for the perfect Mother's day gift for my mom.  When you have as AMAZING a mom as I do, it's hard to find just the right gift that tells her what a wonderful, caring, helpful, sweet, supportive woman she is.

I did come up with another sweet candy topper printable just for Mother's day if you're still looking for a quick gift for a Mom or girlfriend in your life.

I only made the size for the 3x4 baggies from Walmart or craft stores.  It will fit some small flower candies or some flower shaped cookies.  I put our flower chocolate covered oreos in my bags.  I think it will make a really cute gift for some of my church friends.

Here's the printable.  Just right click and save it to your computer.  If you need more detailed instructions, you can check out our step by steps on the Elf Kisses free candy topper, but it's really pretty easy.

Good luck and let me know if you end up using it this year!

Mother's Day Treasure Box Printable

I'm still trying out different ideas for Mother's Day gifts for my mom.

I showed you my Mother in Law's candy bouquet and some of the flower cake pops that I want to make for my sisters, but I'm still struggling with gift ideas for my mom.  In the midst of my ranting to my hubby, my kids reminded me that we needed to come up with something for them to give too.  So I designed up this easy pirate treasure box perfect for my kids to color and give to their grandmas. 

First save the file to your computer and print it on to card stock.  Then color it anyway you like.  You could use pink crayons to color it or black for a pirate party or anyway you like.

I colored mine brown and even added a few knots in the wood to my box.

I don't know if this picture makes sense or not, but you want to cut around the outside of the box.  Now score along the lines where the arrows are in black.  That's along both vertical lines and then along the horizontals lines to make the box fold.

Now fold along your score lines.  Fold the box bottom (the area I didn't color) and glue the sides to the bottom flap to form a base.  Now fill the box with your favorite candies.  You can choose gold coins, or rock candy to look like gems or your mom's favorite chocolates.

Now tuck the sides inside to hold your candy inside and then fold the top down and tuck inside the bottom.

Here's a treasure box for mom...

Here's one for Grandma...

And here's a blank one so that you can use it for a Pirate party, a teacher gift, or just for your boys!

10 Flower Cake Pop Ideas

Mother's Day is less than 2 weeks away.  Have you figured out what you are going to give your mom yet?  I made my Mother-in-Law a Werther's Sugar Free Candy Bouquet last weekend, but I've been a little stuck with what to give my mom and sisters.  My mom is to the point where she really doesn't want more stuff to fill her house, so that makes everything a little harder.

But my sisters are easy.  I don't think one of them would not appreciate flowers for Mother's Day...especially edible cake pop flowers!  Look at this beautiful selection of flower cake pops I found.  Would your mom like any of these?

1. Daffodil Cake Pops by Bake at 350.

2. Daisy Cake Pops by The Pink Momma.

3. Rose Cake Pops by Sweet Empire.

4. Flower Cake Pops by A Little Bit Of Lovely.

5. Flower Cake Pops by My Man's Belly.

6. Rose Cake Pops by My Little Cake Room.

7. Mom Flower Cake Pops by Bakerella.

8. May Flowers Mini Cake Pops by Diary of a Mad Hausfrau.

9. Flower Cake Pops by Parties for Pennies.

10. Rosebud Cake Pops by Candiquik.