35 Times Around The Sun - Rainbow Craft Birthday Brunch

I celebrated a Milestone Birthday recently

and it was a lovely celebration,

surrounded by close friends,

enjoying brunch, 

crafts, 

and a beautiful RAINBOW Birthday Cake!

(baked by the music teacher at school, Bene,

who also happens to have a cake business

and gifted to me by my very good friend

and kindergarten teacher, Sharon)

It was Rainbow inside

and out!

 Good Drinks. 

(Champagne Mimosas)

Good Food...

 Spinach Quiche.

 Cheesy Potato Awesomeness. 

Baby Arugula Salad.

Anyone recognize my beautiful Table Cloth/Art Quilt?

It's from Martha Miller's Etsy Shop Brainstorm Studio

(Mother's Day gift to myself this past year!) 

Good Friends. 

Etsy Rainbow Waldorf Star Votives

From Green Baboon Design's Etsy Shop

(Birthday gift to myself- because what husband

 is going to know to order them!)

Art Studio tables decked out in 

Contractors Paper.

We made Pressed Leaf Lanterns

(with Mod-Podge) 

some of the leaves stuck better than others. 

 It was a bit of a craft fail.

But MOST of them turned out. 

We also made Kite Paper

Window Stars. 

(I order my kite paper here from Palumba)

Favor Bags to take home Glass Leaf Lanterns

(with Paint Chip Name Tags)

 My Awesome Card from "E" ; ) 

(Color Wheel printables from One Charming Party's

Free Printable Art Gallery Party)

I have the best friends a girl could ever ask for.

A perfect way to celebrate

35 times around the Sun. 

Fondly,

pink and green mama,

Mod-Podge and Glass Dried Leaf Lanterns

'Tis the Season for Pressed 

Leaf Lanterns! 

 I've seen these lanterns all over 

the bloggy-sphere lately!

I thought I would share more photos 

and details of our leaf lantern making project

from my 35th Birthday 

Crafty Brunch 

Rainbow Party. 

We collected leaves ahead of time and 

pressed them/dried them in phone books

for several days. 

The thinner, skinnier leaves 

seemed to work the best 

on the glass vases. 

I picked up the glass vases at Walmart

in the craft department but you can also 

find them at the Dollar Tree 

or rummage in your own cabinets for old

flower vases. 

I love this craft because 

children

AND 

adults

can do it!

(Warning: If you're wearing your wedding rings 

while crafting be careful not to get 

any Mod-Podge in the stones!) 

 Coat the OUTside of the glass

container with a generous layer

of Mod-Podge

then carefully press dried leaves/flowers

into the goo...

Carefully paint another layer (or 2 or 3)

on top of the leaf/flower to 

seal it to the outside of the vase. 

"E" made this vase for her desk

with dried flowers 

we saved from the spring/summer.

 Warm candlelight glowing 

on a chilly fall evening -- 

a perfect combination. 

Fondly,

pink and green mama,

Pink and Green Mama Crafts: Homemade Gifts Kids Can Make From the heART eBook

The holidays are fast approaching

and it is the perfect time to start

crafting and creating

 homemade gifts from the heART. 

My daughters and I usually 

make our own gifts 

for their teachers,

grandparents,

cousins,

aunts and uncles,

and school bus drivers!

Now you can create your own

simple, heARTfelt gifts at home 

(or in your classroom!)

with my latest eBook,

Homemade Gifts Kids Can Make

From The heART

15 Complete Projects

in a 53-page PDF Formatted

Craft e-Book

for only $8.00.

These simple,

but meaningful projects

come with:



* Complete Supply Lists





* Full-Color Photos of Actual Projects





* Detailed Step-by-Step Photo Directions

All 15 projects featured in this e-Book

are gifts we have made and shared

with the people we care for. 

These projects are not just for Christmas.

Several of them work for other special occasions

like birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

The lessons are meant to be made

together with your child.



Younger children, ages 2-4, will need a lot of

assistance but older kids, ages 5 and up, will

be able to do a lot of the work by themselves!

These projects are simple

and do-able

even for the craft-phobic!

What could be better than

a gift made with love,

given with love,

and created with inexpensive supplies

or materials you already have on hand?!

The PDF book is designed 

to be printed out

(I recommend using card stock paper

and assembling it in a binder)

or you can read the directions directly

from your own home or classroom computer screen. 

This 53-page Homemade Gifts

 Kids Can Make e-Book

is best suited for

elementary-aged children (ages 5-11)

but can also be used with preschoolers (ages 3-4)





This $8.00 Homemade Gifts

 Craft e-Book

includes

15 Complete Craft Lesson Plans,

a compilation of some of my best homemade gift

lesson plans with 3 brand new (never published on my blog)

Homemade Gift Idea Lessons. 



To purchase the PDF:

Please click on the PayPal button below.

After I receive a confirmation email from PayPayl,

I will email you an easy-to-print PDF

and you will be ready to start making some homemade gifts!



Please make sure to keep an eye on your junk mail folder

for a Pink and Green email.



I will send your order as soon as possible,

and always within 24 hours! 

These craft lesson plans are copyrighted

by MaryLea Harris (pink and green mama)

they are intended for personal or classroom use,

not for re-sale or reproduction.



Thank you! 

Happy Homemade Crafting!



Fondly,

pink and green mama,