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   Leprechaun shoes for St. Patrick’s Day Posted by Jo 
March 16, 2010 
Jo
 

My daughter, Little Jo, can come up with some odd requests.  This past weekend, she told me she “needed” green shoes for Saint Patrick’s Day.  Green glitter shoes, no less.  Hmmm… Okay, I could try to find some.  I went to my favorite store, Target, to look.  I know they usually have glitter shoes in colors like silver, red, black, and pink throughout the year, so maybe, just maybe, they would have green.  No dice, but they did have white glitter shoes.  Well, that can be easily fixed, right?

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I brought the shoes home and grabbed my trusty can of green spray paint.  Yep, that’s right, spray paint.  I placed the shoes in my spray paint box (apparently the last color I spray painted with was a bright pink) and I stuffed the shoes with newspaper so that paint wouldn’t get on the inside of the shoes.

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Then I sprayed them.  So easy and yet, so effective.  While the paint was still wet, I sprinkled on some green glitter.  I allowed the shoes to dry for about 30 minutes and then I sprayed a coat of clear acrylic sealer over the paint and glitter to try and keep the glitter from falling off everywhere.

Little Jo loves her new, green glitter shoes.  At least she did until she put them on and promptly told me they were too small.  She apparently wears a size 12 now and not an 11.  When did that happen?  Sigh.  Luckily, she is a trooper and said that they didn’t hurt so bad that she couldn’t wear them for one day.

Leprechaun shoes

 
   Duct tape Easter basket Posted by Chica 
March 15, 2010 
Chica
 

Use ordinary duct tape in bright colors to create a unique and fun Easter basket.

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   Easter egg hunt invitation Posted by Chica 
March 11, 2010 
Chica
 

Make adorable Easter egg hunt invitations with our easy download-and-print template.

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   Chocolate-covered pretzel crayons Posted by Chica 
March 10, 2010 
Chica
 

Remember Jo’s really cute crayon party invitation idea? One of our readers, Kathy, recently used that idea for her daughter’s crayon-themed birthday party. She shared some other details with us about the party, including a fun party favor she made out of chocolate-covered pretzels.

Following an idea she found over on Parties by Hardie, Kathy dipped crayon-sized pretzel sticks into various colors of melted chocolate and then wrapped them with labels to make them look like crayons. Then she put them in a cute box that she personalized with her daughter’s name. Aren’t they so cute?

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We love the result and just had to show you all. Kathy, thanks for sharing it with us!

 
   Organize your clothes for school and work Posted by Jo 
March 9, 2010 
Jo
 

Make getting dressed in the morning a little bit easier by using basic bags to organize your accessories.

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   Drying roses with silica gel Posted by Chica 
March 8, 2010 
Chica
 

Use silica gel to quickly dry your special roses or other flowers. It's easy to do and your colors will stay truer than regular air-drying.

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Please visit Chica and Jo at http://www.chicaandjo.com for even more clever ideas!