Me Likey Monday!!! Back to School...

I haven't done Monday Features for about a month now. Bit of a Summer Break?

So I thought it would be appropriate to feature some great Back To School Ideas for kids and for their awesome teachers!

I'm leading with this fantastically simple yet cute idea from lisa storms! We did these for John's pre-school teacher and Louie's third grade teacher this year. I adapted the little flag to say, "Cheers to a year of quenching our thirst for knowledge!" and had the boys sign them. Big Hit!

Deck the Halls of Home with JOY has these beautifully clever vases! Nothing says "school-time" better than the yellow of some new Number 2s. This would be great to give a teacher, to to decorate your own home.

These make me smile! We LOVE a good popsicle craft around here. Silly Eagle Books made these adorable magnets. I love the points! Maybe personalize for your kids or their teacher...

How about a scholarly snack? Parties by Hardie shows us how to make snacking more colorful!

Have I mentioned my love of pencils??? The Blackberry Vine shares this smart way to share the Pencil Love. Make up a bunch for your child to share with his class!

I love everything about this idea from it is what it is! Sneak one into a lunch box for a sweet surprise!

I can't even begin to express how my kids are going to flip out when I make these as an after school snack! Inspiration found at Blonde Designs.

Bee in Our Bonnet put together these lovely First Aid for Teacher kits! Stock them with the essentials, paperclips, erasers, hand sanitizer, chocolate...!

This is STUNNING! via minieco I NEED one for myself...

With school back in full swing...the papers will be stacking up! Artwork, homework, A+ tests...you'll want to display it all! And Ana White has a great organizing solution. Go check it out!

Check them ALL out...and Happy Back To School!

Me Likey Monday!!!

This week I rounded up some great CupCake recipes.

We're big fans of cup cupcakes around here. Especially for birthday parties. They're cute and fun and so easy to serve up to a crowd! So here we go!

These Pink Champagne Cupcakes are from Betty Crocker's Website. I was at a wedding shower awhile ago and the cake was Pink Champagne...and it was YUMMY!

TidyMom made these AWESOME looking Apple Carmel Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting...and added a in-a-jar option!

I couldn't resist these Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes from Amanda's Cookin'!

Rita Jean over at Country Maverickess made these yummy Lemon-Poppyseed cupcakes. And be sure to check out her entire Cup Cake Series!

Check out these Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes at Homemade By Holman...they look like Summer wrapped up in a dessert!

My Hubs LOVES Andes Mints (& so do I!) and these cupcakes would make a perfect treat for him! You can find them at Your Cup of Cake.

Mountain Dew Cupcakes??? Nuff Said!!! Nothing But Country has the secret!

Don't these Cookies And Cream Cupcakes make you want to lick your computer screen??? I found them at These Are Days to Remember.

These Shirley Temple Cupcakes are SO pretty and they're also gluten-free! I found the recipe HERE!

I'm a huge Harry Potter fan...and these Butterbeer Cupcakes from amyBites are a MUST to help celebrate the final movie coming out this Friday!

Me Likey Monday!!!

Popsicle Edition!

It's Hot here. Hot & Humid. Ick.

I'm more of a "Winter Girl", so this sweaty mess can make me cranky. Here is a list that makes me feel refreshed...yummy icy popsicles!

The only thing that sounds better than a root beer float...is Smile Monsters' Root Beer Float on a Stick!

The Idea Room captures the idea of summer with their Fresh Fruit Popsicles!

I found these cool Watermelon Pops over at I Heart Naptime!

My family are big fans of the Push Pops and Big Red Kitchen has this awesome DIY version I can't wait to try!

I found these cuties at a blog called Sandy Toes and Popsicles! How perfectly popsicle-ish!

You can never go wrong with Old School Jello Pops and Eat At Home has a great recipe!

Pass the Sushi has got my mouth actually watering for these Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles!

Let's Get Cooking has a two-fer with these yummy Pudding Pops AND a Banana Cream version!

I can imagine what a wonderful texture these Chocolate Kiwi Pops must have! From Oh! Desserts

These Watermelon Popsicles from Flipflops and Applesauce combine two of my favorite Summer treats: Watermelon and Popsicles!

Now. I can guarantee you're craving a popsicle right now! Do you have any favorites you'd like to share?

Me Likey Monday!!!

Okay. I did not factor in the amount of blog time my children would suck up this summer. During the school year they are zonked by 7:30 - 8:00 at the latest. Yeah. It's 10:20 and Louie just fell asleep. Now, we are having some major thunder going on tonight...but they've been falling asleep in the nine o'clock hour for the last month!

GO TO BED AND LET ME BLOG!!!

So...in Honor of My Sleepless Children...I'm instituting "Me Likey Monday". On Monday's I'll feature a group of crafts/recipes/tips...whatever Me Likey. This will also help me weed through my Pinterest addiction. Do you Pin? I Pin too much! :) Check me out!

This first Me Likey Monday is all about Fourth of July!

You can find out how to make this adorable wreath over at Capital B! I'll be making one! I love how Sky calls it "Patriotic Frosting"!

This festive garland from Not Just A Housewife is cute and simple and made from ribbons and holiday lights!

I'm SO excited to make these Confetti Popper Rockets with the kidlets...head over to Alphamom to find out how!

Make and Takes has these cute Patriotic Paper Lollies that I want to put pretty much EVERYWHERE!

Here's another Fourth kidlet craft I'm excited about from Crafts By Amanda...we love working with coffee filters!

Brown Paper Packages has a great and easy tutorial on these cute Flag Blocks!

Here is another great Patriotic Craft to do with the kids from True Blue Aggie Fans!

Awesome Star Stamped Wind Socks from A Mommy's Adventures!

These Red, White & Blue Luminaries from Total Art Soul will look great outside!

This Burlap & Doily Flag is an awesome art statement from At Second Street! I've already got the supplies to make this one...

...Now...Quiet Kids...Mommy's Crafting!