Tag: disney diy

Dollar Tree Tic-tac-toe

Dollar Tree Tic-tac-toe

Did you know that the Dollar 25 Tree not only raised their price a quarter, but also sells $3 and $5 items? Well, one of those items is this ADORABLE Tic-tac-toe raw Halloween craft. I had a vision for this game as soon as I 

No Touchy!

No Touchy!

A project born of rage and anger… Am I the drama? HA! But seriously don’t you hate it when you’re running around the house looking for a charger? The charger you always leave in the same spot and your husband SWEARS he hasn’t touched it? 

Back to School Mickey Bars

Back to School Mickey Bars

Decorating Mickey Bars is one of my favorite ways to create a special treat without having to bake or make a big amount of anything. Let’s be honest, I don’t have anyone to give 11 cupcakes to or to share a big cake with. It’s just my little babe and mom & dad. Giving a pre-made treat a little glow-up just makes sense. Also, you know kids love to eat the same thing over and over again, so they’re happy with it!

Ingredients

  • Mickey Bars or any bars if you don’t want them Disney themed.
  • Melting chocolate or candy melts in white and if you wanna get fancy you can do regular chocolate color for the black and it will take much less dye.
  • Food colors
  • Vegetable shortening
  • Royal Icing

My tips for decorating Mickey Bars-

  • Work quickly because the chocolate hardens almost instantly. Melted chocolate + frozen bar.
  • Depending on your food coloring your chocolate might get thick and chunky. If that happens, you can easily thin it out by adding some vegetable shortening. I like to thin out my chocolate regardless for a smoother look. However, don’t thin it out too much or it won’t harden.
  • If you overheat your chocolate and it gets chunky, you can use the vegetable shortening trick again.
  • Try to make your hard 3D decorations before hand and then use your frosting or chocolate to “glue” them on to the bar. This way the decorations won’t harden on you as you work. Sometimes they just fall off because the Mickey bar cools down the chocolate too fast and doesn’t give it a chance to stick.
  • Use a photo for Reference or print out a picture of your design and put it under wax paper as a template to pipe your decorations.

Back to School Pennant

Back to School Pennant

The Disneyland pennant is one of my favorite classic Disneyland symbols. I make them pretty often for different occasions and back to school is no exception. One of the things my kid looks forward to on special days are the decorations I set up for 

Disneyfied Mailbox

Disneyfied Mailbox

Magic mail! How pretty is this Disneyland Mailbox inspired craft? Maybe my bills won’t bother me as much if they’re waiting for me in this ADORABLE envelope? I found this metal envelope at the Target Dollar spot. I instantly knew this had to become a 

Free Digital Planner

Free Digital Planner

I created a planner to fit my mom life but really, I think it would be great for any Disney lover. One of my favorite things about Disneyland are the snacks. Not just how they taste but how magical they are and how they make me feel. I was never able to buy park food as a kid, we would bring bean burritos in our backpack, or leave food in the car and go eat there half way through the day. I almost feel like being able to eat park food is like, “Wow! I made it!” kind of moment and that’s what every page of this planner makes me feel. It makes me feel happy and like I have it together! So let’s all get it together…TOGETHER!

You can print it out, or upload it to your note taking app.

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Bat Scrunchies

Bat Scrunchies

It’s friggin bats!! Y’all know I love a quick and easy DIY. I used pre made bow scrunchies from the Target dollar spot as well as some felt and a little iron on vinyl to create these cute batty Mickeys! All I did was cut 

Poison Apple Cocktail

Poison Apple Cocktail

Just a fun boozy drink to get you in the Halloween mood!

Faux Clay Christmas Cookies

Faux Clay Christmas Cookies

My little one LOVES to help me bake cookies…well, at least she starts off telling me she does. She looses interest pretty quickly. Well, ever since I made her these pretend gingerbread cookies, she’s been having way more fun “cooking”. She bakes them in her play kitchen and then we have faux hot cocoa and cookie parties.

These little guys are so easy to make. You can really make any shape cookies you want and decorate them with whatever paint you have as “frosting” I used…

  • 2 tiny bricks of oven setting clay in any neutral browns or beiges to look like cookie dough
  • Cookie cutters of your choice
  • parchment paper
  • wax paper
  • paint in colors of your choice

Roll your clay in between two sheets of waxed paper. This stuff picks up everything and I mean EVERYTHING including any inks (I let Olivia roll some leftover clay on our table and it picked up the ink from the contact paper), so I recommend rolling it in between something like waxed paper.

Cut out your shapes and put them on parchment paper over your cookie sheet. This stuff is not edible, so I do not recommend using your silicone baking sheet or even putting them directly onto your cookie sheet.

Bake your shapes according to the package instructions. I baked mine at 270f for 30 minutes.

Once they’re cooled, you can paint them in any designs you want! I just freehanded the gingerbread design onto my cookies. You could also add a top coat if you’d like to seal it all in. I didn’t do this step and the paint is rubbing off a bit in some spots. I like the way that it looks though, it adds a little bit of character.

Easy Clay garland

Easy Clay garland

I love making air dry ornaments every year with my little babe. I really like this recipe because it makes a beautiful true white clay. Ingredients- 1 cup of Baking Soda·       ¼ cup of Corn Starch·       ¾ cup of water You’re basically going to dump