This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of UrthBox for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. As a mom I am always trying to find healthy snacks for my kids to eat. It seems to get health snacks I need to go to 3-4 stores. I just cannot do that with 3 kids in tow. That is why I am so excited for UrthBox. UrthBox is a subscription box that delivers healthy FULL size snacks and beverages to your door. No running around! So easy!
Here is how it works:
This is going to be the future of snacking and a great way to swap out the junk snacks with tasty Non-GMO, Healthy and Organic alternatives!
It is a great way to find new health foods, snacks and beverages for your family. I love it when things are super easy! And since the snack a covered I can focus on more healthy foods for our meals when I grocery shop!
AND you can get a $5 off coupon by using the code: CRUNCHWEEK.
Faultless Premium Spray Starch is a great way to keep your clothes looking their best. It is the starch that performs so that you can look your best! And when you look your best, you can feel your best and preform your best too! The Faultless Premium Spray Starch bottle will not clog, flake or stick, unlike other brands. You can find Faultless Premium Spray Starch in the laundry aisle of most major retailers.
Faultless Premium Spray Starch not only makes your clothes look like new, it is also useful in sewing and crafting... in this case a none-sewing craft!
Here is how to make your own:
1. Gather your supplies:
Fabric 1/4 yard (You could also get a fat quarter if you don't want to get it cut)
Binding (found at fabric store by the zippers)
Faultless Premium Spray Starch
Paper for template
Scissors
Hot Glue
2-3 Create your pennant template. Fold a piece of paper in half and use a straight edge to make a triangle shape like the one below. Then open it up and you have your template. Put aside.
4-5 Iron your fabric and binding with Faultless Premium Spray Starch. Just spray and iron. This is so helpful. It really gives the fabric a great look and it also gives it the stability that it needs to hold it's shape. And it makes the cutting so much easier!
Use your template to cut out your pennants.
Option 1:
Using your Faultless Premium Spray Starch, iron the rough edges over to make a fake hem. Again the starch gives it the stability and strength to help hold it's shape. You only need to do the 2 sides going down... the top will be covered up.
Option 2:
You could use pinking shears to cut your your pennants to make sure no fraying happens.
Finishing:
Open up your binding and place your pennant inside. Use Hot glue to secure it to the inside and fold the binding back over. I start at the middle and work my way out on either side evenly spacing the pennants. You could also sew it instead of glueing it... but I was going for no-sew!
And done!
These are great for kids rooms, parties, home decor, gifts, showers!
Thank you to Netflix for sponsoring this post. As part of the Stream Team I get to talk about a theme each month. This month's theme is Throwback!
I was a child of the 80's and to tell you the truth- I loved it! The hair, the colors, the music! AND- I love that some of it is coming back! This month I have gathered some fun crafts that I did as a kid that I will be doing with my kids this summer! Apparently we made a lot of bracelets in the 80's! :)
I love being a part of craft lighting every month! I like being challenged to think of an easy craft for each theme! This month's theme is weddings. Since i don't have any weddings that I am going to this year I created something for my parent's 40th wedding anniversary. But this could easily be used as wedding or bridal shower decor.
I made 2 signs... they could be used anywhere... the card basket, guestbook table, head table, etc...
Here is how I made them:
#1 Circle Wedding sign:
1. Gather supplies: Embroidery hoop, Canvas (or other study fabric), Pom-pom trim, paint/brush, hot glue gun.
2-3. Iron your fabric and place in the hoop. Trip edges off and secure with hot glue on the back.
4-5. Decide placement of the pom-pom trim and use hot glue to attach it to the back.
6-7. Use a pencil to draw out your letters and then paint over.
#1. Rectangle Wedding sign:
1. Gather supplies: Cardboard scrap, Canvas (or other study fabric), Pom-pom trim, paint/brush, hot glue gun.
2. Iron the piece of fabric that is at least 1 inch bigger on each side of your cardboard.
3. Cut a slit into each corner.
4. Fold over the top and the bottom using hot glue to attach it. either cut off or fold over the extra fabric at the corners. repeat for the other sides.
5. Decide the placement of your pom-pom trim and hot glue it to the back side.
6. Using a pencil draw out your letter and then go over it with paint.
Tip on making letters with paint. If your paint is too thick it will make it harder, so I add a little bit of water to my paint to help it go on smother. Also you want to keep your brush full of paint so you will have to reload often.
join in the fun with more easy and fast wedding crafts:
Here is me being real. Ever seen the mime: Clean home, Happy Kids, Your Sanity- Choose 2.
Yep - that is spot on in our house. I usually rotate the one I drop out on a week-to-week basis. Sometime the house is a wrack, some times I am the one that is the mess and other times the kids are stuck with no toys, and me saying no to everything, because we just cleaned up! But the one thing that I usually always put on the back burner is ...
#FreeToBe In A Free Home
Laundry... anyone else out there drowning in it? It always seems that just as I have folded the last sock in the last basket and finally put it all away into the drawers - I go downstairs to the laundry room and it is already full of clothes! I mean who thought that I should be the one in charge of keeping up with a family of five's laundry!
Here is the honest state of our laundry right now... we are good at the washing and drying (because a machine does that part) it is the folding and putting it away that bogs us down!
Yes- you see 4 baskets of unfolded laundry... what you do not see is the other 2 that are upstairs in my room to dig through when I am getting dressed in the morning. I like to think that I am being efficient- you know cutting out the middle man of the folding and putting it in a drawer- I am saving time- right?!
Hey kids- don't worry you have clean underwear... it's just in the basket in the hall! Clearly I am in no position to tell you how to keep up with your laundry!
Here is what I can tell you about...
This little girl:
Whose skin is super sensitive. She gets a rash just thinking about something itchy! And since I have 3 littles running around I do not have time to think about harsh chemicals in the laundry detergent! That is why we have started using all free and clear!
You and your children shouldn’t have to worry about harsh dyes and synthetic scents, and that’s why all free clear lets kids be kids. Hypoallergenic and fragrance free products mean you're worry-free when you wash your child’s clothes and blankets in all free clear. All without sacrificing a deep clean - thanks to the all free clear OXI mighty pacs and all free clear OXI boosters.
#FreeToBe In A Free Home
So even though her clothes might not be folded in her drawer... at least they are clean and free of anything that will give her a rash!
Here is a $1 off coupon for you to try it out for yourself:
As a mom I am always trying to find healthy snacks for my kids to eat. It seems to get health snacks I need to go to 3-4 stores. I just cannot do that with 3 kids in tow. That is why I am so excited for UrthBox. UrthBox is a subscription box that delivers healthy FULL size snacks and beverages to your door. No running around! So easy!
