Taking a Ride of a Lifetime!

It's been awhile since I've previewed Silhoeutte dies. So here is a new series I have coming out. I absolutely LOVE rollercoasters and all thrill rides. For the last 4 years though, I've been pregnant and couldn't ride them. I missed out on our trips to Disney World, Disney Land, MGM Studios, Epcot, Six Flags and a few others. So, when we took the kiddos to the little Trafalga near my parents on one of our last vacations, I soaked up every minute of their little kiddie roller coaster! Lame, I know. But it's been 4 years! I can't wait to scrap those fun memories with these new Fair / Amusement Park designs.
Next stop for me I hope someday, CEDAR POINT! (Best rollercoasters I've been on, try the Wicked Twister if you're ever in Ohio!)

If you've ever been to Lagoon in Farmington, Utah, then you know of the Rocket. (Love it!)

A few of the places that we've been lately that have kiddie rides all seem to have a kiddie version of the Rocket. My 4 year old could ride it all day! The one he's loves is called the Frog Hopper. It only goes about 20 feet in the air and doesn't go real fast, but boy does he love it! This design is for those fun adventures.

I made the design below so it could also be made into a border. Simply place multiples of the design next to each other to make your own bucket sky ride across your page.

Enjoy!

Adventures of 3under3: Pasta necklaces

So we're back from visiting my folks. It was great!...but...I don't think I want to travel with 4 young kids for a little while. What an adventure! I swear the kids acted like they had all had a couple packs of Red Bull! (No worries, don't drink the stuff  so they didn't really) It was probably just the excitement of being at Nanna Jo's, but were they ever wired.

I thought I'd share a fun little project I did to keep them entertained the night before we left. My hubby had already flown to LA, so I was trying to keep them occupied until bedtime.

I found a fun little project online, COLORFUL PASTA NECKLACES! ( I'm trying to find the site to reference it. I'll let you know when I come across it again.)

So to start off, you will need:

dry pasta (with holes for threading)

rubbing alcohol

food coloring

small cups or bowls (for putting the dye in)

spoon, fork, or skewer (to stir dye)

paper towels

dental floss

toothpicks

tape

First, I poured a little rubbing alcohol into each ramikin (bowl). Next I dropped about 4-6 drops of food coloring in each bowl. The more that's put in, the darker the pasta becomes. Then I stirred the drops and rubbing alcohol with my skewer until they were good and mixed.

The colors looked so pretty!

Then we dropped the dry pasta into our dyes.

I let them sit in there somewhere between a half hour to an hour. It was amazing how bright they got! After that, I laid out some paper towels on my cookie sheets to let them the pasta dry for an hour. I the mean time we ate dinner and when we were done, voila! This is what we had:

Beautiful, bright pasta!

The kids had a little trouble getting the dental floss through the pasta, so, I decided to tape the end of the floss to a toothpick. Ta da! Homemade needle for little kids. (I also broke the tip of the toothpicks to make them a bit duller so they'd be kidsafe.)

These little guys sure enjoyed it! They're still wearing their necklaces around.

...and...we made it to bed time with the three who used to be 3under3!

Goodnight!

Lucky Bling

St. Patrick's Day is not to far off. Do you have your green ensemble ready? Heather Swoap's little girl won't only be avoiding the St. Patty's day pinch, but she'll also be one cute cookie when she wears this shirt accented with the "Small Shamrock" rhinestones.

Heather, thanks for sharing!

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Enjoy!