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DIY Holidays Recipes

St. Patrick’s Day Snack Mix

Here’s a sweet and simple snack mix that’s pretty difficult to put down. You might even have all of the ingredients in your pantry so go ahead and whip this up right away! We saw this Valentine’s Snack Mix a few weeks ago and decided to put our own spin on it for St. Patrick’s Day with green M&Ms, green sprinkles, and Lucky Charms!

St. Patrick's Day Snack Mix | Vicky BaroneIngredients: pretzels, popcorn, Lucky Charms, M&Ms, sprinkles, and candy melts.

Directions:
1. Separate the marshmallows from the Lucky Charms and set them aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix pretzels, popcorn, and cereal.
3. Melt candy melts, stirring frequently, until smooth.
4. Drizzle melted chocolate over the mixture and stir.
5. Drizzle more chocolate over the mixture until you reach your desired coverage.
6. Sprinkle M&Ms, marshmallows, and sprinkles over the top of the mixture before it cools and the chocolate hardens.
7. Give it all one last stir and let cool.
8. Store in an airtight container.

You can add anything you like to the snack mix to make it your own. Try different kinds of cereal, peanuts, almonds, and different flavors of M&Ms. We used mint M&Ms which added a fun flavor the to mix!

St. Patrick's Day Snack Mix | Vicky BaroneWe have lots of fun St. Patrick’s Day ideas coming up so don’t forget to follow Vicky Barone on Bloglovin’ to keep up!

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DIY Holidays Parties and Events

DIY Mardi Gras Garland

Here’s a super simple DIY decoration for Mardi Gras! We made this garland with matte and glittery scrapbook paper in yellow, green, and purple along with some emerald green thread.

You can find the instructions to make your own paper garland here!

Happy Mardi Gras and laisser les bons temps rouler!

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DIY Holidays Things I Love

Things I Love: Mardi Gras

1. Wreath | 2. King Cake | 3. Bead Coasters | 4. Masks | 5. Cookies | 6. Cocktail

Mardi Gras is next week! We’ve collected six must-have items for a proper party. From DIY projects to Etsy finds, these items are delicious and festive ways to celebrate Mardi Gras!

We’ll be posting our own Mardi Gras projects later this week so make sure you subscribe to the blog or follow Vicky Barone on Bloglovin’!

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Kids Products

New Artwork on Etsy: Robots Rule

We recently added four new canvases to my Etsy shop! They feature three of my original robots named Phil, Stewart, and Elliot. You can click on the images below to view them on Etsy and read about their personalities and hobbies! I hope you enjoy this quirky trio!

Robots Rule: Phil | Vicky Barone | New Artwork on Etsy | Canvas Wall Art for Kids

Robots Rule: Stewart | Vicky Barone | New Artwork on Etsy | Canvas Wall Art for Kids

Robots Rule: Elliot | Vicky Barone | New Artwork on Etsy | Canvas Wall Art for Kids

Robots Rule | Vicky Barone | New Artwork on Etsy | Canvas Wall Art for KidsEach robot is available as a wall decal as well! You can find all of my wall decals here.

 

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DIY Recipes

Fruit Ice Cubes

The February weather in North Carolina is really throwing us all for a loop. It’s in the 70s today and we are not complaining! To celebrate the melted snow and encourage this early Spring day, we’d like to share a fruity treat!

Fresh Fruit Ice Cubes | Vicky BaroneAren’t these ice cubes beautiful? They are so easy to make and are great to have on hand to add to any drink!

Ingredients: fresh fruit, silicone ice cube trays, and filtered water.

Directions:
1. Wash your fresh fruit.
2. Cut any fruit that is too big to fit into the ice cube tray. Citrus fruits can be cut in thin slices like these limes!
3. Prepare your water. Make sure you use filtered or bottled water for your ice cubes. It will freeze less foggy than tap water. If you want it even clearer, try boiling the water and letting it cool. We boiled our water once and the cubes were still foggy, but it might have needed to be boiled a second time!
4. Fill one ice cube tray with whole fruit like blueberries.
5. In a second ice cube tray, fold lime slices in half once or twice and wedge them into the tray.
6. Cover fruit with water and freeze!

Fresh Fruit Ice Cubes | Vicky BaroneAdd the fruit ice cubes to a glass of water, a clear soda, lemonade, or even a cocktail.

Fruit Ice Cubes | Vicky BaroneThere are so many options when it comes to these ice cubes. You can even add herbs or edible flowers! The possibilities are endless and so very beautiful.

Happy early Spring, everyone! Let’s hope this weather lasts!

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DIY Kids

DIY Olympic Gold Medals

In honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics, we made our very own gold medals! This is a fun and easy project for kids. They can write their names in the medals or even paint them after the medals are baked and cooled.

DIY Olympic Gold Medals | Vicky BaroneMaterials: Polymer clay in Antique Gold, ribbon, scissors, waxed paper, a rolling pin, a straw, a toothpick, and a round object to cut a circle in the clay.

Directions:
1. Roll out the clay on waxed paper with a rolling pin. Put waxed paper between the clay and rolling pin or use a glass jar in place of a rolling pin. Do not mix cooking utensils with clay!
2. Use a circular object to cut a circle into the clay. We used the lid to an old tupperware container that we then threw away.
3. Use a straw to make a hole in the top of the clay circle for your ribbon.
4. Use a toothpick to draw a name or the number 1 into the clay.
5. Bake the clay medals on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil according to the baking directions on the clay packaging.
6. Once the medals are cool, cut the ribbon to size and thread it carefully through the holes of the medals and tie a knot.

Tada! Now you and your kids can be Olympic gold medalists!

 

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Holidays Thoughts

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you all have a beautiful and love-filled day.

P.S. Remember this cutie from last Valentine’s Day??

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DIY Holidays Kids Things I Love

Things I Love: Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids

1. Paper Heart Garland | 2. Perler Bead Hearts | 3. Painted Rocks | 4. Heart Stamps | 5. Tic Tac Toe | 6. Yarn Hearts | 7. Hand Print Heart

With Valentine’s Day this Friday, and a couple of snow days on our hands, it’s the perfect time for arts and crafts. Keep your kids busy this week with these seven fun projects for Valentine’s Day!