Back to School Crafts!

I have been in Yellowstone for the past week having fun with my family! 

We were able to see every animal you could possibly see in Yellowstone including a mama bear and her two cubs....which were adorable to look at from the safety of our car :)  Now we are gearing up for another family trip to Canada for a wedding which, when we get back from our vacationing, doesn't leave a lot of time before school starts.  Hence this post for a few fun and easy back to school projects for your little ones....

Take some of those empty Altoid tins and let your kids decorate for instant lunch money holders....so cute!

My girls will so love this idea!  Cover a plain old notebook with pipe cleaners!

Let's the kids have at it decorating tupperware bins to hold their homemade lunches.
All of these ideas found here.



Make up these adorable fruit tags for lunches found here.




Here are some cute day of the week tags to hang on kids outfits for school.

Others ideas:
-make a crayon wreath
-melt different colors broken up crayons in muffin tin and let cool for fun multi colored crayons.
-have the kids make bookmarks
-let the kids help pick out and clean up a homework area(s).

Good luck and more importantly HAVE FUN!

Hello? Anybody out there?

HELLO?  Is anybody out there? 

Ok so my blogging break took a bit longer (a lot longer) than I anticipated....I have a good excuses....I promise.

So right after the abrupt stopping of my blog my husband had surgery and was down and out for a bit.  After nursing him back to health it was kids, kids, and kids.  So many activities and things happening because of school coming to an end.....and then to top it off

I'm 3 1/2 months pregnant with our 4th!

Pretty surprised if you ask me.  And I must tell you, for the first couple of months of my pregnancies me and the porcelain throne are BEST friends.  I make a visit about 6-7 times a day and lost a lot of weight.  I have been put on two different medications and had IV fluids to help ease the pain.  Nothing helps.  Luckily the 6-7 times a day of puking has lessened to 1 or 2 and I feel myself SLOOOWLY getting back to normal.

So there you go.  My reasons for being such a slacker.  I would like to get back to this blog but I will start off slow....posting once a week.  How does that sound?

Glad to be back!  Hope to hear from some of you soon :)

FYI

I just wanted to let you all know that I'm taking a break.

A blogging break. I just feel like it's not fun at the moment. Like I don't have any ideas running through my head. I'm in a rut. In case you haven't noticed {I'm sure it's quite noticeable!} I apologized, but I hope those that have stuck with me continue to stick with me.

This is for just a short time....a couple days maybe a week. Just enough time to get my mind back and those juices flowin again :)

Thanks for understanding.

Giveaway Winner and Let your creative juices flow....Linky Party!

And the winner of the Frida K dress from Shabby Apple is...

Michele Pacey who said "I would rock this dress right here at home because I never go out, but I STILL love it!

Congrats to you Michele!!! I will be contacting you for more information.....And thanks so much to those who entered and to Shabby Apple for the giveaway!

Now lets check out some of the great stuff I found in the link up party last week!

This Anthropologie headband knockoff is just fab! I could NEVER afford anything there so knockoffs for me are THE BEST! Go here for a great tutorial.

These cute cups were made using vinyl! Now the kids won't get confused as to who's are who's.
Head on over here to check out more pictures.

This behavior chart is very much needed in my house right now. I think it's because Spring Fever is in HIGH gear. Here is where I found this great idea!

Now show us what you've been working on!

*Go ahead and link up as many projects as you'd like!

* Grab the button so everyone can come party and get in on the fun (it's the nice thing to do).

* Please no links to Etsy shops or online stores.

* And last, but certainly not least, it always feels good to see that others enjoy your stuff, so please leave a comment with the two people who posted before you :)

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The Children's Place promo code and free shipping!

Today at The Children's Place get free shipping on any order in honor of Presidents Day, plus use promo code G3D2011 to get 15% off your order!

They have some cute things for only $5.00 so stop by and take a look.

Here is what I found for only $10.00!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately...I have been MIA. I went on a much needed, very last minute trip here...

Scottsdale, Arizona

and spend time shopping here...

Oh my I was in heaven. Not that I could really afford anything is this mall. This mall was HUGE!

How I long to go back :) The weather was perfect. I got to sleep in. And didn't have to cook for 3 days. I will post so of the cute things I purchased at a later time.

Reminder that the giveaway ends tonight at midnight. There is a very low entry so your chances of winning are pretty good!

Enter at the post below.

Shabby Apple Giveaway!

These Creative Juices first ever giveaway with...

Shabby Apple is giving one lucky reader one of their beautiful dresses

and that dress is...

The Frida K dress has got that elegant, classy put together look! I am in {LoVe} with this dress.I don't know which I love more...the bow or the red zipper down the back?!It's just gorgeous. To see more pictures of this dress go here.

Shappy Apple carries a variety of dresses that would fit anyones style and also dresses for little girls, they also have some amazing accessories (my fav) everything from necklaces to handbags and the shoes...oh the shoes!So make sure and stop by Shabby Apple and be prepare to be there a while browsing.

There are three ways to enter into this giveaway:

1. Head on over to Shabby Apple's Facebook page and like them. Please leave a comment telling me you did so.
2. Leave me a comment here telling me where you would rock this fabulous dress.
3. Blogging about this giveaway will earn you 2, yes 2 more entries.

4. Become a follower of this blog.

Please leave a seperate comment for each entry you do.

Also, Shabby Apple is giving These Creative Juices readers 10% off their purchase! How great is that!

Just use the code thesecreativejuices10off

This giveaway will close at midnight on Monday February 21st and I will announce the winner at the start of Tuesday's linky party!