Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!

I hope every one has a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!

Come on Spring.......

It was 38 degrees this morning when I woke up, which is crazy when you think about how hot we have been already this year.  I thought that we had skipped spring altogether for summer since the air conditioner has been running for more than a month.  Thoughts of summer came quickly to an end this weekend with a cold front and I am again wearing a sweater, putting on wool socks and turning on the heater.  Spring will return.   For now though, here is a free printable to remind you of all of the good things that spring has to offer like tulips, butterflies, birds and rainbows.  Happy Monday!

http://www.simplecrafter.com/free-printable-spring-subway-art/

Three Sparkly Crowns and a Royal Wedding Watch Party





Ally's Crown



Brooke's Crown





My Crown





Paige's Hairpiece


With the Royal Wedding only hours away, it is time to get things together for a Royal Wedding Watching party.  The girls and I have our crowns at the ready (Paige decided on a royal hairpiece).  The decorations are set and I have a menu planned.  Here are my links and photos for a party fit for a princess!

What's a party without a cake?  Here is a very simple and easy fruit pizza from Betty Crocker.

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/union-jack-fruit-pizza/bdabbb3c-792d-46cc-8c3a-0bd9062d2324





And because every princess needs a tiara.......

http://family.go.com/disney/pkg-disney-printables/article-1002003-princess-kate-rose-tiara-t/

                                               

Anyone for a game of royal bingo?  http://cerosdata.bigkidlondon.com/web-assets/boden/wedding/USAdownloads/usboden_bingo.pdf

Hosting a Royal Sleepover?  Here is the perfect site for all your party needs.  http://www.brides.com/celebrity-wedding/royal-wedding/royal-sleepover

                   



You can even follow the official timeline for the wedding and keep track of all of the momentous events of the day here:  http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/blog/2011/April/15/The-Wedding-of-HRH-Prince-William-of-Wales-and-Miss-Catherine-Middleton--An-update

The Queen's official recipe for scones (and who can argue with that?):

And some free printables for the ultimate party from http://designeditor.typepad.com/design_editor/2011/04/free-royal-wedding-party-printables.html

I also loved these printable coloring pages and Union Jacks:  http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/the_royal_wedding.htm

And what would a Royal Wedding party in London be without a little subway art or should I say, Tube art?  This can be found here:  http://www.periwinklepapillon.com/2011/04/12/free-royal-wedding-subway-art/

Now that you  have everything necessary for a party of one or a party of one hundred, make a cup of tea and enjoy!  Congratulations William and Kate!

Climbing Aboard the Subway (Art) Train....

Okay, so if you haven't noticed on the web, there is a lot of really cool (and Free) printable subway art.  I have been loving it and enjoying it.  I print it out and I have one 8 X 10 picture frame where I change out my subway art printables for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, etc.  However, I wanted to make something of my own and after reading all the how to's on the internet, they seemed way too complex for my computer skills.  I am, after all, still trying to figure out this blogging business.  So I remembered a website that I had used in the past to make neat things for my girls, www.wordle.net.  You can create your own subway art of sorts or look at the gallery of words that others have created.  I like how you can change fonts, colors, styles, etc.  My favorite button is randomize.  You just enter the words you want and then play around with how they look and print.  You could enter names of family members, St. Patrick day words, Spring words, the possibles are endless. 



This one took me minutes to make.