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Welcome to the last edition of Muffin TIn Monday for 2009. Can you believe it has been aound a year and half that we have been doing Muffin Tin Monday. I have some fun things in store for MTM and this blog, so be on the look out in '10. We are spending the Christmas holiday with my family in Orange County, so our resources were a little limited this year. Can you see the 2010? The kids got it. My husband thinks it looks a little sad.  I might agree. :) It a cereal sampler with milk, chocolate...

Happy Sunday, Readers! How was your Christmas? I hope it was a good one. Coach and I will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary tomorrow. Woo-hoo! We are relaxing this week at my parents place-truly a place of refuge, comfort and relaxing.While we are here I still have one ear/eye on the blogosphere and wasnt to share a few links with you:Saw this video on You Tube and thought you migh enjoy: Silent Monks "singing" the Halleluia ChorusStart your year off right with Living Locurto's Free...

You only need a few simple things to make this cheerful little guy. And if you don't have a clay pot (or don't want to buy one, you can use a segment of a carboard tube.Here's what you'll need:Miniature Clay PotRed or brown "pom-pom"adhesive/glue gungooglie eyesbrown construction paperCut out antlers from brown construction paper.Using the adhesive/glue put it all together.Additional step (optional): paint the pot dark drown.Here's how The Muffin Tin Boy's came out. I would agree with the Muffin...

J is for Jesus Craft. Muffin TIn BOy brought it home from preschool last week. Never mind that the J is backwards. Hee hee!The super quick tutorial: cut out J from red construction paper. Paint at will. make a little "baby jesus" from a circle and oval. Glue down gift bag filling and place baby Jesus in the "hay".Pretty darn cu...

 It may not look very "Christmas-y" to you, but there is significance to this Muffin Tin Meal. Hay From The Manger(Mac n' Cheese)Gifts (Cut Outs of Smoked Salami)Sweet Fruit (Cantelope/Honeydew)Sonshine Juice: (Sunny D) a.k.a. The Sweet Gift of God's Son Jesus Muffin Tin :) The kids loved it. I think if we served an entire meal of canteloupe and honeydew my kids would be happy. As it is, they gobbled this one up too. Although, there was too much mac n' cheese served...

It's almost here friends...that Day of Days - Christmas! I am behind in shopping with 5 days to go. I will make it, I have no doubt! How are you doing with it all? Taking time to enjoy the fellowship, fun, and feasting? Taking time to remember that most special of moments, the day God sent His son to earth to take away the sins of the world?While you are blog hopping today, why not check out a few of the links I have found this week? After all, who needs the Sunday Paper when you have links like...

It's official. I have the cutest son in the world. :)This was wednesday night, before his choir performance....

I know, I know it is not the time of year for sunflowers...But, since I have been addicted to making paper flowers as of late and I have needed a little bit of craft therapy (more on that later), I thought you might enjoy how this came out. I made it for Muffin Tin Boy's preschool teacher who loves sunflowers.Same technique as the paper pointsettias. I left out the hole punching and added a center to the flower and a longer stem.I love it and I hope Muffin Tin Boy's teacher does ...

(Photo of a popsicle stick ornament made at a recent birthday party we went to.Isn't it beautiful? Special thanks to Penny for letting me post it)More Popsicle Stick goodness from around he web:Funny Days with Mommy and Maddie: Button Snowflake OrnamentRamblings of a Crazy Woman: White-themed Popsicle Stick OrnamentThe Crafty Crow: Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree OrnamentLet's Explore: Reindeer Popsicle Stick Ornam...

Good Monday to you! And welcome to another edition of the weekly blog carnival: Muffin TIn Monday! The Muffin Tin Kids and I are enjoying the Holiday Season very much. Are you? We are incredibly blessed in so many ways. Indeed our Christmas is complete this year (with or without the finances).This week's MTM theme: Christmas Books and Stories. We chose a non traditional approach. Foregoing The Nativity Story for something a little more mousy.We chose If You Take A Mouse To The Movies by Laura NumeroffWe...

Who needs The Sunday Paper right? Well, maybe for the coupons. However, if you are in need of a break from all the happenings in the local paper and want to browse some sweet links, then you've come to the right place.This week's links are:Confessions of A Homeschooler: Paper Snowflake Craft. I stumbled upon this one and I am so glad I did. While glitter is always messy, who can argue with the results? And who knew there was sparkly mod podge? Craftzine: I tweeted about these security envelope resin...

That's right friends! I found these wooden magnetic letters and numbers at my local Dollar Tree. I have been rather obsessed as of late with all things dollar store and today's find did not disappoint. Hurry though, they won't be there for long!Imagine the fun that can be had! Put them on the fridge or get out a cookie sheet for a fun learning activity.You can even sort them by color!...

With increase in crafty projects out there using the inside of security envelopes (I'll never look at junk mail the same way again), I knew that it was only a matter of time before I made something with the ever changing patterns found on the inside of so many bills and junk mail.May present for your viewing pleasure: I took the tutorial of poinsettia paper flowers that I did earlier this week and instead of gluing the petals together after the hole punch, I bound them together with a brad...

I am guest posting over at Dollar Store Crafts today with a Peppermint Park Recipe Using Ice Cube Molds! If you have never checked out Dollar Store Crafts, go noq! It is a gold mine of frugal creativi...

you only WISH you were this cute when you were 2 and 3. The girls over at The Secret Is In The Sauce are having their annual Merry SITSmas link up party. Head over there to see what all the fuss is about!...

Yesterday I was feeling the itch to make something with my hands and I have also had poinsettias on the brain. Mostly with pronouncing it – Is it “point-set-uh” or “point-set-ee-uh”. A fun little side project was to research the history of the poinsettia flower as it applies to Christmas. So, I made these simple paper flowers. They are easy enough for older children to make (about 5 and up) and a great indoor craft project.Things You’ll Need: red 12x9 construction paper, glue, scissorscraft “popsicle...

Wake Up! Wake Up! It's time for Muffin Tin Monday! And we are celebrating Christmas Morning this week with foods in a muffin tin that have to do with all things Christmas Morning!You don't have to serve breakfast, but I thought that would be a guideline for those that want one. In fact, growing up, my mom often served things like M & M's, Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider and even Cold Pizza! Junk Food on Christmas morning was the best!You get to see how I...

Tired of the gloom and doom from the newspaper? I am here, every week, to help. Fill your morning with links that are sure to inspire and put a little hop in your skip this morning.Here they are in no particular order.Ramblings of a Crazy Woman: Jenn is a preschool teacher and a mom who always has great ideas for crafting and learning with kids. Her Melted Peppermint Candy Ornament is so cute and looks like the perfect project to let kids help!Last year, I made these easy Christmas photo...

Hey Friends! Had the chance to venture out today and thought I would share my adventure with you! If you subscribe by email, you'll need to access this Whrrl Story directly at my blog!Powered by Wh...

Results from my water test are included in the video.  I submerged 4x6 photos in water for 1 minute. It's quite incredible. A few important things to note:I used comparable photo papers The HP Advanced 4x6 Photo Paper and the Kodak Premium 4x6 Photo Paper - both glossy Kodak has contacted me personally (via twitter) about this, mentioning that their Ultra Premium Paper does not produce these results. That might be true, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of their low ink...

Simple as a dimple.Remove the insert. Cover with your favorite photo.I had already completed this project when I saw anothe post at Dollar Store Crafts. Check it out for more ideas on how to personalize it for various members of the family!*Also want to point out that this mug may contain BPA and pthalates. If you don't use items/plastics containing those, may I suggest making this a crayon/marker holder? You'll have to hurry to your local Dollar Tree to purchase one, they were flying off the shelves,...

I missed posting last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week, I will present two posts on the HP Virtual Focus Group.This week I want to showcase the scanning and copying  features of the HP C6380 and the Kodak ESP7. I have had the opportunity to use the scanner several times over the last 5 weeks. Our family mostly scans signed documents, old family photos and children's artwork.Below is an adorable photo of my late mother when she was 2 years old. The first one is scanned...