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Back to School Wreath with Numbers

July 24, 2014 By Shannah Coe 6 Comments

So, each month, a group of blogger friends and I get together to do a themed post. These women are amazingly creative and always knock it out of the park. In honesty, I typically forget about it until the week before or I just plain run out of time. Yep…I’m that person in the group! This month, our theme was numbers. I was stuck for so long because I couldn’t run into the kitchen and turn out something number related with ease. Instead, I did what I normally do when I am stuck…I talked to H and got her involved with the project. The result: this super cute back to school wreath with numbers.

Easy and super cute back to school wreath with glossy numbers! #CreativeBuzz

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DIY Toy Microphone

July 16, 2014 By Shannah Coe 11 Comments

Our house is pretty much always filled with music. If it isn’t music from the iPod or iPad, the kids are playing with their toy instruments. My daughter loves to sing and pretend to be a rock star. Of course, every rock star needs the perfect microphone so we decided to make her a toy microphone from some simple and inexpensive supplies.

A fun and cute diy toy microphone that costs less than $5 to make!

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Filed Under: Crafts, Kids Tagged With: $5 crafts, 30 minute crafts, Crafting with kids, crafts under $5, diy toys, duck tape crafts, duct tape crafts, kid craft, kids crafts, microphones, styrofoam crafts, Styrofoam projects, Toys

{Guest Post} Kumihimo – Japanese Braid Making

August 29, 2013 By Shannah Coe 3 Comments

I love learning new types of crafting!  Today, Emily is here to share something I had never even heard of but that sounds totally awesome: Kumihimo!  Read on for more details 🙂
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Hey Y’all! My name is Emily and I blog over at A Tossed Salad Life. People often give me a strange look, or pause when I tell them the name of my blog. You see, I live in a stepfamily, which some people call a “blended” family. When I was engaged, a friend and mentor told me that living in a stepfamily was less like a blended smoothie, and more like a tossed salad. Each person has his/her own special flavor that stands alone, but together all of the pieces make something delicious. My blog includes deals with children, cookies, crafts and crockpot creations, I’d love it for you to stop by or connect with me via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest.

Today I’m going to share with you my newest crafting obsession. It’s super for doing with your older kiddos, and can be done anywhere– Kumihimo! Perhaps you have heard of it, but if not, Kumihimo is a style of Japanese braid making. It is great fun, and involves using a loom. If you’d like to make one for yourself, you could make a loom out of a styrofoam plate, or you can easily order one at a place like Consumer Crafts or even Amazon. They are relatively inexpensive, and you can get a starter kit for under $10. As an alternative to the Kumihimo jewelry that I’ve seen a lot of places, I decided to make a keychain for myself. After playing around and making a very simple kumihimo keychain, my sister-in-law asked if I could make them for our family’s favorite football team– the Pittsburgh Steelers! Once I came up with the design, I realized that this would be a great tutorial to share in this guest post, as the start of football season is just around the corner!

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Filed Under: Crafts, Guest Posting, Kids Tagged With: Crafting with kids, japanese braid making, kids crafts, kumihimo

“I Dig You” Valentines for Kids

January 28, 2013 By Shannah 8 Comments

When I was a kid, exchanging Valentines with my friends was such a highlight of my school day.  H is getting pretty exciting about the party at her class so we decided to start working on the Valentines for her class.

I wanted to do something that could also be used for E’s class to so it couldn’t be too girly.  I decided on little shovel Valentines.
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Filed Under: Crafts, holidays, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Crafts, kids crafts, Valentine's crafts, Valentine's Day, Valentines for Kids

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Hi, I'm Shannah! Welcome to My Suburban Kitchen, where you'll find tons of recipe ideas including family friendly dinners, sinfully delicious desserts and even Paleo and Whole30 recipes. I love spending time in our kitchen and also share little glimpses of my life as a wife to one awesome Mathlete and working mom to 2 cute kids! I hope you'll grab a seat at our table and enjoy your time in the kitchen with us.

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