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DIY Gratitude Board from Pretty Providence {contributor}

Hey guys! I'm Jessica, half of the creative team behind www.prettyprovidence.com and I am beyond stoked to be a summer contributor on Ginger Snap Crafts! Isn't Ginger awesome? I sure think so. At Pretty Providence we believe that you can still look great, eat well, have a nice home and play a ton while living on a budget. Yes, I said the b word. Pop over and visit if you are interested in learning how we do it!
Today, I am going to show you how I made this nifty gratitude board. I guess we better start at the inspiration behind it, no? I think gratitude is so important. I love this quote about it. Not only does gratitude help us to find joy in what we have, but it helps us to celebrate the people in our life who lift us up. I feel blessed by those around me all the time and I try my best to let them know how much I appreciate them. I love writing thank you notes, but I struggle because with two little ones constantly needing my attention I have found I'm not as good at remembering the little details as I once was. Multiple times in the past month I've found myself asking Bryce "did I send so and so a thank you yet?" as if he would know. I knew I needed a solution, enter the gratitude board.

A Night at the Drive-In with Monsters University #MUPreOrder

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and its client. #MUPreOrder #CBias

A few weeks ago I told you about the little Monsters University party I had for my kiddos. (Remembered the cute monster cups we made?) We were celebrating the release of Monsters University & our upcoming summer bucket list trip to the drive-in movies to see it! Wahoo! Well, last weekend was our big trip to the drive-in! It was awesome, & we had so much fun! While we were at Walmart picking up the important drive-in movies snacks, we noticed that you can pre-purchase Monsters University right now! Yay! It’s a pretty sweet deal, so keep reading to find out more. (I also have an official Monster University review from all 5 of my kiddos!) :)

#MUPreOrder movie

10 Cool Drink Recipes

It’s my favorite day of the week…I get to feature some of YOU!  Yay!
This week’s party is still going on so feel free to link up {here
} if you haven’t yet!

I hope you are enjoying your summer vacation!
If it’s getting a little too hot where you live,
then you will LOVE these 10 Cool Drink Recipes
that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party! :)
Enjoy!

10 Cool Drink Recipes #gingersnapcrafts #linkparty #features

{wow me} wednesday #111 & an Albion Fit $100 Gift Card Giveaway

Welcome to  {wow me} wednesday!



So glad YOU are here!

Today I have an awesome giveaway from Albion Fit.
Albion Fit has an ah-mazing selection of
women's fitness and swimwear.
They also have super cute workout clothing.

Albion Fit $100 gift card giveaway #gingersnapcrafts #giveaway
 

Home is Where the Heart Is DIY Sign ~ Cutting Edge Stencils Review & Giveaway

This post is brought to you by Cutting Edge Stencils.

I have used Cutting Edge Stencils in several areas of our home. You can check out my organization wall and our master bedroom curtains to see these stencils in action! :) Recently Cutting Edge Stencils has added wall quote stencils to their collection. I was excited to have the chance to review one of these new stencils! I also have a giveaway from Cutting Edge Stencils for one of you! Yay! So keep reading to find out more. :)

Home is Where the Heart Is #gingersnapcrafts

Family Favorites on Netflix #NetflixFamilies

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Netflix. 

Well, we are finally in the dog days of summer, as they say! ha! ;) Being a parent of five wild kiddos becomes a little bit more challenging during the summer months. Especially when it gets too hot to play outside in the afternoon. Annnnd we’ve already been to the pool & library, & we just need a little quiet time. You know what I mean? ;) That’s when Netflix steps in to help us out! :) I’ve told you before why I love Netflix, and I’m super excited that Netflix just launched Netflix for Families on their site. Keep reading to find out more. :)

Family Favorites on Netflix #NetflixFamilies

A Few Things & the Silhouette Portrait Giveaway Winner

This post contains affiliate links.

I hope you all are having a great Monday! We are getting ready to leave for vacation!!! Yay!!! Don’t worry though you won’t even know I’m gone. ha! :) I have an awesome line-up of post all set to go with 2 amazing giveaways tomorrow, a “cool” feature post on Thursday & an awesome contributor post from Pretty Providence coming on Friday.

If you are looking for some Tie-Dye fun, check out Jedi Craft Girl’s Tie-Dye Your Summer going on right now! Just click the button below to join in the fun! :)

I also wanted to let you know how honored I am to be a part of the Lifestyle Crafts new Studios Team! I can’t wait to get started with that, & to show you some fun things you can do with Lifestyle Crafts products. I love, love, love them! :) To see the other bloggers on the team you can check it out over on the Lifestyle Crafts blog. It’s an amazing group, and I can’t believe I’m in there! So excited! :)image
Before I head out I also wanted to let you know who won the Silhouette Portrait giveaway!!!!

DIY Shadow Box Jewelry Organizer with DecoArt

I am a member of the DecoArt Core Blogger program. The post is brought to you by DecoArt.

Do you remember my master bedroom makeover from a few months back? Well, I had bought this cute shadow box to use in my room, and I didn’t end up using it. So it’s been sitting with my craft stuff waiting for me to use it for something! :)

When I first started blogging a shared my DIY jewelry organizer (which has worked out great for the past year or so), but it was time for a change! ha! ;) So I turned my shadow box into another easy DIY jewelry organizer, and I am loving my new DIY Shadow Box Jewelry Organizer. So far it is working out great. I used some awesome DecoArt SoSoft fabric paint to add a fun chevron print to the back, too! Keep reading to see how I made it! :)

Shadow Box Jewelry Organizer #gingersnapcrafts #decoart #tutorial #organization

Extra Cheesy Tomato Soup with Goldfish Puffs #makeitgopuff

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. #makeitgopuff

It’s summertime!! Wahoo!! I love it!! :) Buuut my kiddos are eating everything in the house! I’m not lying! ha! ;) My kiddos are getting older, too. So that means that they also have different things that they like to eat compared to my younger kiddos. So this past week I headed to Target to find some new teen snacks for my older kiddos. I ended up making this extra cheesy tomato soup with Goldfish Puffs for them. Yum!

Extra Cheesy Tomato Soup #gingersnapcrafts #makeitgopuff

S’mores Ice Cream Cake from Love and Laundry {contributor}

Hello Ginger Snap Crafts readers!! I'm Shatzi and I blog over at Love and Laundry.


I'm a mom of three pretty great kids and we live in a small town in Idaho. I'm a big city girl who fell in love with a country boy. And I love every minute of it! I love blogging about all kinds of things, although food is definitely my favorite! I also blog about some sewing projects, crafts I do and some really fun kid's activities.  I'm so super excited to be here! I've been a pretty avid reader of Ginger's blog for a long time. She is one talented lady!

Today I'm sharing a really fun summer recipe! S'mores Ice Cream Cake!
 

12 Red, White & Blue Patriotic Ideas

It’s my favorite day of the week…I get to feature some of YOU!  Yay!
This week’s party is still going on so feel free to link up {here
} if you haven’t yet!

It’s also my favorite holiday! I love, love, love the 4th of July!
I hope you & your family are having a wonderful 4th annnnd
to celebrate here are 12 red, white & blue Patriotic ideas
that were linked up to last week’s party! Enjoy! :)

12 Patriotic Ideas ~ features at #gingersnapcrafts #linkparty #4thofJuly #patriotic

LeapPad Ultra Sweepstakes ~ Enter to Win! #LeapPadPreOrder

We love, love, love LeapFrog around our house, and we are super excited that the LeapPad Ultra will be coming out very soon! Yay! On July 17th you can actually pre-order the LeapPad Ultra! I’ll have more information on that later on this month. :) Until then you can enter to win the Ultimate Kids' Learning Tablet in the LeapPad Ultra Sweepstakes. Keep reading to find out how! #LeapPadPreOrder

leap pad from leap frog

{wow me} wednesday #110 & a Silhouette Portrait giveaway

Welcome to  {wow me} wednesday!



So glad YOU are here!

Be sure to check out the Summer Hoodie Tutorial
from my ah-mazing contributor ~ Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl.

Summer Hoodie Tutorial

Special Delivery from Kiwi Crate {a review}

This post brought to you by Kiwi Crate.

Today I’d LOVE to introduce you to Kiwi Crate. Kiwi Crate is a monthly subscription service, targeted to kiddos ages 3-7. Kiwi Crate delivers a box right to your door monthly for your child that’s designed around a certain theme (like Dinosaurs, Garden, Superheroes & Space.) In each box are 2-3 carefully designed and kid-tested projects, which cover a range of developmental areas and subjects, including art, science, and imaginative play. All the materials and inspiration to encourage creativity and curiosity are included – you just supply your kiddos! Right now you can join in Kiwi Crate’s Summer of Fun with lots of fun summer inspired activities. Doesn’t that sound like so much fun?!

My kiddos were super excited when a Kiwi Crate arrived at our door! Keep reading to see what was inside the box! :)

Kiwi Crate fun activities for kids

How to Weld Fonts with your Silhouette {tutorial} plus a Silhouette Promotion & a Giveaway #silhouette #giveaway

This post is brought to you by Silhouette.

Happy Monday!!! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Annnnd now are you ready for another post full of Silhouette fab-u-lous-ness!?!? ;) Yay! Today I’m going to teach you how to weld fonts with your Silhouette using the Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition software, share a brand new ah-mazing Silhouette promotion and I have a Silhouette Portrait™ & Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition software bundle to giveaway to one of YOU! So keep reading! :)

How to Weld Fonts using Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition software tutorial #gingersnapcrafts #silhouette #tutorial