Print It: Rudolph S'Mores Recipe Card

Rudolph S'Mores are easy and so fun to make! Have you made any yet? These fun treats my daughter and I put together, have quickly become my most popular post!

I thought a printable recipe card for you to share at a Cookie Exchange, give as a gift with some S'mores, or just to keep for yourself in your recipe box or Holiday binder might come in handy. I put one together one for you last night.

Make It: Easy Curled Wire Ornaments

These little wire Christmas ornaments couldn't be easier! It will probably take you longer to buy or gather your supplies than to make the ornaments. (I found my pretty Christmas wire at Michael's recently. I thought it would be great for ornaments, although I didn't have a specific plan in mind when I bought it. That's how I roll sometimes-wink-wink).

I think these wire ornaments would look awfully cute as package toppers, too! Just grab some metallic string or ribbon instead of a metal ornament hanger. While you've got then wire-cutters out, whip up some Wire-Wrapped Star Ornaments too. So pretty!

Make It: Itty-Bitty Baker's Twine Wreath

I've been smitten with metal washer crafts since the first pendant I made last summer.  Flat metal washers have become a veritable crafting staple at my house! So why not using them for Christmas crafting too. This tiny wreath tree ornament is the cutest little thing.

This little wreath Christmas ornament takes only minutes to put together and uses very few supplies. Not even glue!

Make It: Very Merry Photo Frame

Make your own Very Merry Photo Frame. (Or make several, and keep them on hand for easy hostess or teacher gifts.)

Make It: Hand-Stamped JOY Pendant

Over the summer I made several hand-stamped washer pendants as personalized graduation and reunion gifts. I got great feedback, so I wanted to come up with a simple design for the holidays. This little bit of Joy made me smile when I first put it together. I hope you enjoy it too!

Wrap It Up! Printable Rudolph Gift Tags

Need a quick and easy gift tag for holiday giving? Print a sheet (or several) of these adorable Rudolph-inspired printable gift tags for an inexpensive diy solution.

Have you had a chance to try those adorable Rudolph S'mores yet? (Yummy, right?) Well, they were the inspiration for these printable round gift tags.

Santa Ornament Yarn Craft

For decades a little yarn Santa ornament has hung on my Christmas tree. It wasn't difficult to make and uses easy-to-find materials so I put together an updated How-To to share with all of you.

Do you remember making something similar when you were a kid?

Thanksgiving Coloring Page

Today I'm excited to share a Thanksgiving coloring page that I've been using for years. I first drew this for my kids to color when the boys were just 2 and 4 years old. Where does the time go?

Back then, I just drew the image and made photocopies for them to color in (over and over and over...). Eventually, I scanned the image and saved it for future use. I've updated the page to include a "Happy Thanksgiving" message for you.

Rudolph S'mores

My creative daughter shares design credit for these cute Rudolph s'mores. Make these sweet treats for a children's Christmas cookie exchange. Or, wrap in a cellophane bag for a sweet holiday party favor.

Gobble 'em S'mores

What You Need:

Large Marshmellows

Candy Melts (assorted colors cut in half for feathers and yellow sliver for beak)

Chocolate Chips (eyes)

Graham Cracker Squares

Assemble your turkey on a microwave-safe plate as shown. Heat in microwave. (Time will depend on your microwave. We heated our s'mores for 12 seconds in a 1200 watt microwave oven.)

Happy October!

Happy October! What a fun time of year for crafting, photography, and home decor! There is so much inspiration out there right now, it's hard to know where to start:)

In many past years, we've held a pumpkin-carving party. Decorations, festive food ideas, and costumes for little ones held my creative focus. A party's not in the plan this year and the kids have grown up so fast, I decided to finally sit down and work on an album featuring our "Boo-ti-ful" Halloween memories.

I'm starting with an orange 12x12 three-ring album and a large supply of pocket pages. I also picked up the Project Life Halloween Mini Kit over the weekend and purchased Retro Halloween overlays from Rebecca Cooper's Simple as That Digital Design shop.

Project Life Halloween Kit

I have lots of years to add, so 12x12 seemed like a good size for me. Halloween's a great theme for smaller albums too. Check out Simple as That's Mini Halloween Album and Eighteen 25's Halloween Through the Years Accordion Album for inspiration.

Now that I have my supplies, I've embarked on the gathering and sorting process. I hope to share some finished layouts soon! In the meantime I'm sharing a few of my favorite photos above. (In addition to the photo overlays, I used a dingbat font called Evilz for the bats.)

Summer Colors Mason Jar Charms

Learn how to make a simple set of drink charms to fit your mason jars using simple supplies.

Supplies Needed to Make Mason Jar Drink Charms

• Large hair elastics
• Jump rings (I used 9mm)
• Assorted bubble charms
• Printed images to fit charms

For my charms, I used the Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio (Square 25) and the square two-sided charms. 

The EC Shape Studio comes in several shapes or I've seen other charms with press-in epoxy bubbles. Check the jewelry-making supplies aisle of your local craft store. (For an even easier and cheaper alternative, see the end of this post.)

Select an image for your charms and print to fit. I used my colorful daisy photos, but any favorite image or set of images will work. The square charms are two-sided so I created coordinating monogram squares for the reverse. 

After gluing the images to the charms, I attached the charms to matching hairbinders using 9mm jump rings. (Tip: Twist rather than pull the jump rings open and shut.)

Looking for a quicker alternative? Or perhaps you have a set of printable tags you'd like to use at your next event? Try this: attach paperclips to hairbinders using jump rings. 

Add your own tag to personalize or provide blank tags and a pen for guests to label their glass.

Enjoy! I'd love to see what you create. If you share on Instagram, tag me (@laurakingsburyjones) or use #leftonpeninsularoad so I'll see them!

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