Cinnamon Roll Cake!

So, I am the kind of mom that would LOVE to make my family homemade cinnamon rolls every Sunday for breakfast, but they take so much time that I just don't have. Here is an amazing recipe for Yummy Cinnamon Roll Cake found at jamiecooksitup.blogspot.com!

My family LOVED it..... and it didn't even take all morning! A definate score on my part and my family didn't even miss the homemade cinnamon rolls one bit! It is a definate must-try recipe and your family will love you for it!

Easy Backpack

For Activity Days, we decided to make these marthastewart backpacks for all the girls to wear at our daycamp we have coming up in June. The girls made these at our activity and they all did so good especially since most of them had never used a sewing machine before! There is a really easy tutorial on the Martha Stewart Link above. Love these!

I don't have a backpack right now to take a picture of because the one I made for example is set aside for one of the girls, sorry. This is the fabric and we followed the tutorial, but just made the ropes longer than in the tutorial since it is meant for a toddler. I love these and they are so easy, the girls made them themselves in 15 minutes!

We found this super cute fabric at Hobby Lobby! Love it! I am so making one for Cali!

Thanks to the Activity Days girls for the super fun activity!

Baked Donuts

This recipe is from loveveggiesandyoga.com. My family loves donuts! We eat them waay more than we should! I recently bought a donut pan and wanted to try some baked options. I'm sure these are still not healthy at all, but they are at least baked, not fried. They are also something I can make myself instead of buying them! Wahoo!

These are super yummy and the kids don't complain that they're not from Krispy Kreme either!

Poppies!

I found this tutorial for DIY Poppies on Pinterest and I love them! There is no website with instructions, but the pics are pretty much self explainatory

I actually made these with a friend for my daughter Cali to wear in her hair. They are so much cuter in person! You just take a silk fabric and cut it into different size circles. Then you singe the edges with yes, real fire! Layer the different sizes together, and instead of sewing them with string, I just hot glued each layer together and added jewels and beads on top. Attatch it to a hair clip and you're done! Good luck!

BLT Salad

I found this recipe in my Taste of Home magazine and it has been one of my favorites! Super yummy, quick, and easy! You can find the recipe at tasteofhome.com

You just make up your pasta, throw in some lettuce, bacon, and tomatoes! Da-Done! Make sure the person you are making this for actually likes tomatoes though.....it's not very good without them since they are one of only 4 ingredients!

SPRING Wreath Board

This is a super fun and cute Spring craft! I found the idea on thehouseofsmiths.com! It includes a full tutorial! She has a wonderful crafty site I visit often!

I did this craft with a group of girlfriends I live by, and we had a blast making it together! First, I found the board at Michael's and painted it green and sanded the edges. Then, on her tutorial, she paints the edges white, then uses a wet rag to wipe most of it off to leave a great antique look! Love it! We found the same font she used and made the vinly lettering to match (which I don't recommend, unless you use transfer paper, this was pretty much a nightmare with all the small separte pieces). After that, I made sure and sprayed my board with a clear protective coat of spray paint to protect it and keep the lettering from peeling off. The flowers were a little tricky. The tutorial for the flowers was found on her blog here. You just have to work and work and work at them until you get a look of flower you like, then mass-produce them. The best part about this flower is it is made with crepe paper, which alot of people already have on hand from birthday party streamers, so it is soo cheap to make! I also found my wreath at Michael's after I had a hard time finding one 8 in wide, but they had one that was 1/2 inch thick, which made it easier to cover with less flowers! Yes! Finish it off with a ribbon, which I do have, but it is hard to see in this pic. I used a hot pink satin ribbon that I already had on hand, and just glue it all on! I love how it turned out! This is, by far, one of my most favorite projects to display! I will look forward to Spring every year! Thanks to all the girls who made this with me, it was a hootin' good time!