March 2019 – Crafts and Noms

Suction Cup Bowl and plastic spoons only $2!

Dollar Tree Finds: Baby Stuff

Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by Amber

Only $3 for all of these incredible baby supplies!

Suction Cup Bowl
Disposable Placemats
12 Plastic Baby Spoons

Our lil‘ Shock is 6 months old and old enough for food! I was thrilled to find some useful baby supplies at Dollar Tree! I purchased this bowl, 12 spoons, and the disposable placemats all for $3 total.

The disposable mats seem like they’d be really handy for when we go out to eat and need something to put our guy’s food onto.
12 baby spoons will mean I don’t have to stress about having enough spoons for our lil‘ guy.
The bowl suctions to the table so that its harder to push off their tray or the table.

I will get a lot of use out of my $3 worth of baby supplies!

Any other cool baby products you’d recommend for a 6 month old?

Apartment Living, Crafts, Seasonal Decor

Apothecary Jars: 12 Months of Decor-April

Posted on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 by Amber

Easter is on its way and I thought I’d share what I put in my easy apartment-friendly apothecary jars for April. Check it out!

Easter Grass- Green, yellow, pink: Dollar Tree
Plastic Carrots with pixie-stick-like candy inside: Dollar Tree
Junior Mint Eggs: Dollar Tree
Mike and Ikes- Easter Edition: Dollar Tree or Cadbury shiny eggs: Walmart

plastic carrot candy- Dollar Tree
Jr. Mint Eggs and yellow plastic grass- Dollar Tree
Shiny Cadbury Eggs- Walmart

Don’t have apothecary jars? Consider filling Mason jars for a similar effect. Want to make apothecary jars similar to mine?

Did you like the look of the Mike and Ikes in the picture above or the shiny Cadbury eggs? Honestly, I was imagining glimmeringly shiny eggs, so the pastel, mildly shiny Cadbury eggs I discovered disappointed me. Ah well! They still tasted as delicious as they always do, so I will enjoy eating them when Easter is over.

Check out what I put in my jars last month for St. Patricks Day.

Apartment Living, Crafts

12 Months of Holiday Wreaths: St. Patricks Day

Posted on March 1, 2019March 7, 2019 by Amber

I love decorating for seasons and holidays. I also love not having to store a ton of decor since I live in an apartment. Pulling out large bins of decorations can be cumbersome so I’ve been exploring ways to keep decor simple.

So behold! This minimalist wreath is simple, fun, and perfect for St. Patricks Day!

Supplies Needed

leprechaun hat
gold coins

Wreath- $10 at Hobby Lobby in the floral department
Coins- $1 Dollar Tree
Leprechaun Hat ripped from the top of a green headband-$1 Dollar Tree.
Toothpicks- $1 for two canisters- Dollar Tree
Low Temp Glue gun and mini glue sticks
Green sharpie

Color the bottom half of 12 toothpicks green with a sharpie
The green
toothpicks
Glue 10 toothpicks to 10 gold coins (green side down) using a hot glue gun.

Break two of the toothpicks in half so that they have a flatter surface to adhere to the hat.
Glue the leprechaun hat to the toothpicks and the extra felt where the hat used to be connected to a headband.

Stick the gold coins throughout the wreath (I used about 10 coins total) and the hat near the bottom.
Hang it on a shelf, your door, or put it around a vase on your kitchen table.