2cb57399d6dd1b31ff17d30b365bfdc4 Call Us Copy Cats! / Crayon Wall Art ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

This crayon art thing that is happening….You know, the one that’s sweeping the nation?  It’s been pinned to death, and it’s invaded Blogland, like there is tomorrow.  And although I am never one to copy someone else’s ideas, or follow trends for the sake of everybody else doing it, I KNEW I was going to do this art-craft with my kids, the very-first-time I saw it.

Even at the risk, of being called ‘Copy Cats’.

(Sticks and stones may break our bones….)

4daa3766a3d4f4a764d1e807772baae4 Call Us Copy Cats! / Crayon Wall Art ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com So I picked up

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be2e542257f88d0166db8d8fe8badf01 A T Shirt Craft / Wicked Cool, Fun, Easy, & Not Messy! ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

This just may be the coolest and most fun craft, I have ever done with our kiddos.  If that wasn’t awesome enough, it is super easy, and it doesn’t make a mess either!!  I know, right? It’s perfect for kid’s birthday parties, scouts, camps, etc.  Our kids didn’t want to stop.  They even made a couple of shirts for their friends.  But all of you mothers, as we show you how simple this project is,….think outside the box, for yourselves, or other projects, too. I am!

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All you need is:

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    5634917e1f46e1e2564e02c671a68cde Decorative Wall Initials / Idea & Tutorial ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

    Every time I’ve gone to Michael’s Arts and Crafts, I’ve looked at these large white letters you can purchase individually. I knew I wanted to create something using these letters as personalization, for {O}’s room. But I was undecided if I wanted to do her whole name, or just her initial.

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    Today, August 25, 2011, we did our drawing for the awesome Fiskar SureCut Paper Trimmer!  But before we announce the winner, a small apology:
    We’re not sure if anyone noticed, but there was some confusion on someone’s part….(o.k. ….mine) and thus a mix-up with the dates int he original post.  When choosing when the chance to enter this Give-Away would end, and when we would announce the winner, I had some real date conflicts going on. To make a long story short, I had one date on my calendar (the one I was going by), and the other in the post. (Yikes!)  When a frequent visitor made a comment that she missed the Give-Away, I caught on to my mistake. So, the
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    3cf0c9f30196e6c16bfd29ee624ace8c Shabby Chic Fan Pull & Pillow ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

     

    I know!  It’s been awhile since I’ve made a ceiling fan pull, huh?  Hey, a girl only has so much time to craft! But once I got this new one in my head, I couldn’t go out & get the supplies to make it, fast enough.  I made it, and then I was so excited to see it up, that I took down my summer fan pull, to put it up.

     

    7892ce537c365dc9f42a5fd67c3238f6 Shabby Chic Fan Pull & Pillow ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

    Shabby Chic is so my style

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    f818e803e04bcbcfc931c74a449c1a0a Our House Of Joyful Noise Link Up Party #11, & Spotlighted Links! ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

    & SPOTLIGHTED LINKS!

     

    I wanted to thank everyone who has been coming around to link-up every Tuesday with us!!

    Honestly, it’s a difficult process to choose features every week! Everyone is worthy, and I have never liked leaving people out. I want to choose everyone, and there are other times it’s hard not to choose the same bloggers we’ve chosen before. There are always so many inspiring and inventive ideas!  So, I can only do the best I

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    f818e803e04bcbcfc931c74a449c1a0a Our House Of Joyful Noise Link Up Party #10, & Featured Projects. ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

    & FEATURED PROJECTS!

     

    Well, I hope you all had as wonderful of a weekend, as we did.   It’s rare I go 2 days, without doing something for the blog, or get involved in some creative project or other.  But that’s what I did this weekend! I just spent a little time enjoying working on our gardens, and 2 straight days having quality time with my family. We celebrated Michael, and my Dad-who was here with is this weekend, and also celebrated & remembered our memories & the life of Michael’s father as well.  We miss him.   All in all

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    f818e803e04bcbcfc931c74a449c1a0a Our House Of Joyful Noise Link Up Party #9, & Featured Projects. ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

    & FEATURED PROJECTS!

     

    HaPpY New TuEsDaY my Fellow Bloggin’ Creative Friends!!

    Just a few quick features here, before we kick off another PaRtY!!

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    f818e803e04bcbcfc931c74a449c1a0a Our House Of Joyful Noise Link Up Party #8, & Featured Links From Last Week. ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

    & FEATURED PROJECTS

    FROM LAST WEEK’S LINK-UPS!

     

    Tuesday is here once again, and that means it’s time to TOOT a few horns, before we have another inspiring round of linky-partying!

    Before I get to our features here, I just wanted to cut & paste a little message I put on our Facebook Page. (In case you aren’t following us there.) I really hope (really, really, reeeeeally hope….), that I don’t come across as a witch, saying this

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    Tissued Tins

    Posted by Laura on Tuesday Jun 7, 2011 Under Crafts & Creations, DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Project

    8ac55046758994f7f9e171a5dcaf6c3b Tissued Tins ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com

    Sometimes, us creative people, have ideas that come our better in our head, than they do in real life!  Agree? But this project was the opposite.  On the one hand, it may have been just a tad more difficult than I had imagined.  Only because I should have remembered how tissue paper and I, can go round and round and round.  We just don’t seem to get along. I normally do not have the patience for the stuff, and end up making the tissue a wrinkled mess. So much so, that I refer to my husband, to put the tissue in gift bags if I can, and he also is so kind, as

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