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get crafty // alternative easter crafts

April 3, 2015 by Rachel Leave a Comment

Easter in our house is a touchy subject. First of all, we don’t really *do* Easter. I mean, we do; we just don’t the church part. Because — surprise — we’re not churchy people. [PS. Let’s not get into the thick of it. It’s OK if you are; we just aren’t.] Also? Moosh has an egg allergy that definitely puts a damper on Easter related crafts. Dying hard-boiled eggs? That’s scary stuff ’round these parts.

So we found alternative “craffs,” as Moosh likes to call them, to do in our house. Turns out, this kid loves to help bake vegan sugar cookies. Luckily we have an egg cookie cutter and sprinkles. Which is all this kid needed to hold his attention.

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PS. These sprinkles ended up ALL OVER the floor about 3 minutes after this photo was taken. Many bloggers wouldn’t be honest about this, but real life happens, y’all. And real life means thousands or sprinkles all over your kitchen floor. (Also? These cookies are incredible.)

I also found other inexpensive things to “craft” (thanks, Target!). Not excluding those silly little capsule-to-sponge animal thingys. We decided to try this “craft” (I’m using the term “craft” lightly here. ‘Cause let’s be real — this wasn’t truly a craft. It was a [welcomed] distraction).

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He loved every second of it — which turns out to be lots of seconds. That warm water you’re supposed to use? Well, it doesn’t work. You need scalding hot water. Also? Every single one of these little sponges was affectionately named “Nemo.” Ha!

Our other go-to Easter craft is painting pottery. We are lucky to have not one, but TWO, paint your own pottery studios in close proximity to us.

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We painted a LOT of pottery, friends. A lot. See those globs of paint? They do no justice to the actual globs of paint that were used during this paint sesh! 🙂

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Besides that Choo Choo Train bank we also painted 2 eggs and a fish. Also named Nemo. Sigh. This kid watches Finding Nemo once and every sea creature is now named Nemo…

So, no, we haven’t seen the Easter bunny (yet). No, we haven’t dyed eggs. But we have celebrated in our own way. And that’s all that matters! 🙂

Filed Under: Ari Davis, crafty, family, fun, life with a toddler, live happy, mommyhood, Moosh, parenthood, pictures, pottery Tagged With: akron, all fired up, ari davis, being a mom, celebration, crafty, creative, explore locally, family, life, motherhood, oh baby, ohio, parenthood, pictures, toddlers

finished pottery

April 13, 2011 by Rachel 7 Comments

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I’m having a super busy week! Luckily it’s flying by.
I picked up our pottery on Saturday 
from our girls day out pottery session a couple weeks ago, 
and it looks fantastic {if I do say so myself}!
Here is a before shot of my plates:
And here they are after:

 Here are a few pictures of the girls’ finished products!: 

Can’t wait to go back and paint another piece!

Filed Under: All Fired Up, fun, girls nite, goodies, pottery

November 12, 2010 by Rachel 4 Comments

Bonjour, weekend!

I’m guessing I’m not alone when I say I’m ready for the weekend.

I’ll be spending my weekend…

– painting pottery with my mom and aunts.

– enjoying delicious food with BF.

– going to see a play by a local theater group.

– perhaps squeezing in some yoga.

– certainly squeezing in lots of running.

– and doing as much relaxing and sleeping as possible!

What are your plans for the weekend?
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Filed Under: BF, cleveland, crafty, family, fitness, food, fun, life, planet fitness, plans, pottery, running, weekend, yoga

Back to the work week.

May 11, 2009 by Rachel 1 Comment

Here we go again…

So I can’t help but feel so cliche when Monday morning hits. Why is it that we ALL tend to feel like Monday is the worst possible day of the week? I mean, I get it. The weekend has ended, but why does Tuesday feel so much better? It usually equally sucks.

Anywho…
So I took a look at my little ‘to-do’ list for the weekend, and I accomplished a LOT!

–Star Trek was AWESOME. For real. Loved it! And BF bought some (greasy) popcorn, which I enjoyed thoroughly!

-After Star Trek we went out to Cheeseburger In Paradise, where I got a DELICIOUS drink and a GREAT burger (yummm to mushrooms & swiss!).

-We rushed to All Fired Up! to pick up the gals pottery before they closed! We JUST made it! I was semi-h
appy with the results… but it wasn’t my best work.

-We finally got home around 11PM Friday night and we pretty much went straight to sleep. We were exhausted.

-Saturday morning I had to drag BF’s butt out of bed so we would make it to our yoga class. My favorite teacher would be leading the class so missing it was not an option… We made it and we had a wonderful practice. BF really seems to like it. I am thrilled that he is taking an interest in something that means so much to me already.

-After our practice, I convinced him to run into the mall with me. Yes, we were sweaty, but there is only ONE mall in all of Northeast Ohio that has a MAC makeup counter and I am usually not near it. So we dragged our sweaty selves to the MAC makeup counter. I (quickly) made my purchases and headed out of the mall.

-Our next stop: Whole Foods Market! One of my favorite places! We were starving for some lunch, so we grabbed some delicious takeout.

-Before I knew it, it was Saturday evening! I headed with BF and his dad to get some dinner to celebrate BFs upcoming birthday (which is this Wednesday)! We went to a gourmet pizza place that we had never been to before. The pizza was good, the wait was FAR too long. For real. Seated and then waiting 45 minutes for our pizza to come?!? WTF. But they did sing BF happy birthday, so that was sweet.

-Post-birthday dinner we went to A&Bs to watch the CAVS game. Turns out the gals didn’t watch the game at all! We were busy gossiping, laughing and drinking wine! BF hung out with the guys (I am SO grateful he already mostly knows my friends and that he gets along with them so well). I drank just a little bit of wine 😉 It was a really good time and it was great to be able to blow off some steam. Plus I arranged to have A&B pick up an Ice Cream cake that I had ordered for BF. So he was very surpirsed about the singing of Happy Birthday and his very delicious Dairy Queen Ice Cream cake!

-Sunday morning I celebrated mom’s day with the fam. We went out to breakfast and then my sister and parents went to see the Cleveland Indians
game. This left me with a lot of time to get my own stuff done, uninterrupted. I cleaned my car (woo hoo! For those of you who have seen my car, you know why I am so happy about this) and I began some laundry. I also finished BFs birthday card. Which I don’t think I have mentioned is a Bday card/scrapbook card. I basically made a mini-scrapbook birthday card. I’m crafty like that. And I like to show him how much he means to me (I know, so lovey-dovey). So that is finished and I’ve posted some pictures of the final product!

-I did not have a chance to go to White House Chocolates and I was super bummed that I did not get my TigerButter fix! But BF got some for his birthday and shared some with me last night. When he leaves this week I’ll be home more and have time to stop by White House Chocolates myself!

-That being said, this week will be busy. I’m taking BF and his mom to the airport Wednesday morning. I am not at all thrilled about him leaving. I am feeling the first stings of jealousy (of my life!). That’s for another post tho… And I will be crossing my fingers regarding that job (that I STILL have not heard back about… GRRR.).

So here’s to another week.. and another Monday.

Filed Under: All Fired Up, birthday, job, movie, pottery, sports, takeout, weekend, yoga

Pottery Nite Pictures!

May 4, 2009 by Rachel 1 Comment

So here are the pictures from Girls Margarita/Pottery Nite!!

Filed Under: girls nite, margarita, pictures, pottery

I love Sundays.

May 3, 2009 by Rachel Leave a Comment

Well here we are again…

It’s Sunday night and I’m recalling what an AWESOME weekend this truly was. I am not even disappointed that tomorrow is Monday. I know this week will fly by and that it will be another weekend before I know it!

Friday night was Margarita & Pottery Girls Nite! Pictures to come shortly! We had a blast! We ate some wonderful food at Metro Burger in Highland Square. The BYOT (Bring Your Own Tequila) worked out well. I managed to find mango flavored tequila and mixed it with frozen mango & strawberry margarita mix! I painted a plate (again) and got a little tipsy on a giant margarita!

Yesterday BF and I went back to our hometown. We spent the day walking… literally… all over the place! Walking the dog, walking in the Relay for Life, and walking at the Maple Festival. All I have to say is… wow, I ate the BEST (and worst for you) food ever! Gyros! Fair Fries with Vinegar! Maple Stirs!

We ended our night by seeing XMEN Origins: Wolverine (aka Wolverine Beginnings) and Taken at the Drive-In. It turns out if you bring your own food in, they charge you a “food permit.” WTF? Takes all the fun out of it! We were badasses and didn’t buy a permit tho! 😉

Today we went to visit his mother and spent some time doing yardwork. I cannot wait to eat some dinner and snuggle up with him while we watch a documentary….

Goodnight. Happy Sunday!

Filed Under: food, girls nite, movie, pottery, weekend

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