August 2010 Archives - Somewhat Simple

5 Simple Back To School Ideas

Aug

2010

Here are some cute back to school ideas I've come across, I hope you are all as excited I am for back to school! Get organized with these helpful lunch tips @ The Idea Room Get your kids excited about blackboard learning with these cute cupcakes from Family Fun See how to make these adorable mushroom and owl lunch sacks @ A Lemon Squeezy Home Create this sweet candy apple treat for your child's teacher with Cute As A Fox Love these edible crayons, see how to make them @ Gourmet Mom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Seasons and Holidays · Tagged With: Back to School, fall, school

Pillow Talk

Aug

2010

by Stephanie 12 Comments

Confession: I have a {slight} pillow obsession. If my husband had his way, our bed would have 2 pillows on it- the ones we each sleep on. Our bed has 10, but in my opinion, it would look better with a few more! Pillows add color and character and dimension to a bed, a chair or a sofa, and I just love the way you can change your pillows as often as you want and get a completely new look with hardly any work at all! Here are some pillows that have caught my {obsessive} eye: Embellished … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Furniture & Decor, Sewing · Tagged With: Bedrooms, pillows

Etched Glass Storage Jars with Not So Idle Hands

Aug

2010

by Stephanie 13 Comments

Today I'm happy to introduce you to Emily from Not So Idle Hands. Her site is so full of amazingly creative ideas! It is seriously one of my favorite sites! I was so excited when she agreed to share one of her fun ideas with us over here!•••I saw these on Martha and then looked at my OVERFLOWING supply of recycled jars (mostly peanut butter :), and thought "I need to make some of those."So, I gathered my jars (3 PB, and 2 cool salsa) and got to work.I started by spray painting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleaning & Organizing, Rooms of the House · Tagged With: kitchen

Colored Pasta Bracelet

Aug

2010

by Stephanie 6 Comments

This is an activity that I did with my preschool class. It was super easy and the kids loved it!(These pictures were taken with my cell phone, sorry about the bad quality!) Materials Needed:Pasta, Pipe Cleaner and MarkersDirections:Color your pasta with markersString your pasta onto the pipe cleanerWrap around the child's wrist and tie pipe cleaner in a bow. (gotta love that chubby little hand!) Obviously there are a million variations to this- use different pasta, some that are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baby & Kids · Tagged With: jewelry, preschool

Monogrammed Wall Art by The Paisley Cupcake

Aug

2010

by Stephanie 12 Comments

Last Christmas I did a "semi-homemade" Christmas. (Having 3 teen-aged boys made the it difficult to have a complete homemade Christmas. I wanted to make them all Snuggies, but 2 out of 3 rejected the idea.) My daughter and SIL actually had an IOU because my computer printer had issues and wouldn't print. But the following is what I made for them. I made a monogrammed wall art using Microsoft Word on my PC. I first typed their last name, Moser. Then in all lowercase letters I typed events and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Designs & Printables, Furniture & Decor · Tagged With: frames, gift ideas