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Happiness Is Homemade Party

Welcome to the Happiness is Homemade Link Party 535. I’m Mel from Decor Craft Design will be your host for entire month of June. I’m excited about another month of choosing features, sharing, linking, reading, Pinning and inspiration, so let’s get started!

Features for Happiness is Homemade 535

Simple Way to Decorate Candles with Napkins is a great idea from An Organized Season. I love the blue summer theme.

This Doll Dresser Gets a New Life from The Apple Street Cottage is just so adorable!

Cloches and Lavender shares a DIY PEAT POT WREATH IDEA EASY AND QUICK TO MAKE! It’s very lovely and perfect for both Spring and Summer.

2 Easy ways to decorate plain shells by Sum of Their Stories are great to welcome Summer with those pretty paintings.

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Sinea’s Featured Pick of the Week

Coconut Pecan Poke Cake Recipe from Fat Dad Foodie

On to the Party!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares! Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

Linda @ A Labour of Life Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess Mel @ Décor Craft Design Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

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Is it summer yet? Officially, I guess it is not but aren’t we all ready for summer? I am! So, what have you been up to? School is over, or at least it is winding down. That is a sure sign that summer is super-near. Graduation season has begun, too. Our family has a high school graduation coming up this week!

Got any beach plans? Picnics? Summer is so much fun!

Well, we are so glad that you decided to stop by to join us at this week’s blog party. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular posts features from our last party first, and then on to the show!

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Editor’s Pick

Painted Floral Jewelry Dish from Steph Creates Things

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Sewing Tip You Will Not Believe!

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This sewing tip is called “the Secret of the Red Dot” and, I kid you not, with 50+ years of sewing experience this is the first time I have ever heard it!

Have you seen seam ripping tools? They are hand-held and have a sharp point. There is also another protrusion with a little red ball … a red dot… on the end. How many times I have poked holes in the fabric? Ugh, and it could have been so easily avoided.

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Before I say it what the secret is, just watch this quick video where I learned this nifty “best kept secret” tip!

So, here’s the BIG SECRET if you insert the point that has the red dot, instead of the sharp point, and rip a seam, you will not put holes in the garment! So simple. So unknown-ish. OK, someone out there knows but I sure did not. LOL!

Anybody know what that red dot on your seam ripper is there for? Why did it take me so long to find out??? #sewing #tips #today Share on X

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Anyhow, I got so excited that I just had to tell someone. So, I told you!

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Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

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Welcome to our party! This week we celebrate spring and Mom. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and grandmas and aunties in our world. You are the BEST! If you haven’t finalized your celebratory plans for this weekend, you may just get an idea – special recipe – DIY gift idea – that is just what you were looking for! Browse the party features and our latest additions (below) and see!

Very Popular Features

Let’s Have Brunch from Thrifting Wonderland

30 Blueberry Recipes from My Life Abundant

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Getting Back To “Normal” with her seventh child on the way!! by Trial and Error Home Ec

Birds in Late Spring Holiday Cupboard from Common Ground

10 Perfect Gifts for the Traveling Mom by Life of 2 Snow Birds

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Editor’s Pick

Lemon Cream Cheese Flakey Pastry (Filo) from Seasonal Holiday Recipe Exchange

Gifts for Her

Fresh Flowers for Mom!

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Bev – ECLECTIC RED BARN | FB | IG | PINTEREST
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Denise – THIS IS MY EVERYBODY | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER

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Hey there! It’s time for our weekly blog party and we already have some really great posts from our many guest bloggers. They are going to make you super HUNGRY! So many great recipes are being shared such as Italian Lemon Breakfast Bread and Bacon Rosemary Chicken Pasta, to name just two. And, do you love to repurpose items in your home? Then you are going to want to scroll to our party and see the beautiful wine bottle redo’s. They are a work of art! But please don’t scroll just yet. Here are some features from last week that you are going to want to see!

Very Popular Featured Posts

For You

Pineapple Bread Pudding by Lou Lou Girls

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Rose Bakes sent us this delicious Lazy Lasagna 4-ingredient recipe. Easy!

Crescent Roll Peach Dumpling Recipe from Cook Eat Go!

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Fluster Buster makes a great looking Egg Salad Sandwich!

Editor’s Picks

Repurposed Thrifted Glass Window from My Life Abundant

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MEET THE HOSTS

Bev – ECLECTIC RED BARN | FB | IG | PINTEREST
Penny – PENNY’S PASSION | FB | IG | PINTEREST
Sinea – DUCKS ‘N A ROW | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER
Tammy – MY LIFE ABUNDANT | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER
Tara – STILETTOS AND SHIPLAP | IG | PINTEREST
Denise – THIS IS MY EVERYBODY | FB | IG | PINTEREST | TWITTER

Let’s Get This Party Started!

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Letter E is for Egg Preschool Craft – super easy to make and FUN!

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This marbled egg shaving cream craft is perfect for teaching the Letter E is for Egg to preschoolers – they love it and it is so easy to do! If you aren’t studying the letter E, it can also be a nice compliment to an Easter theme or even B is for Bird or N is for Nest or S is for Spring.

Look at how unique every egg turns out. When you make your eggs, be liberal with your colors but keep them kind of separate. The marbling will be more vivid if you do.

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Aren’t they beautiful! Wait till you see the device they used to decorate them. FUN!

This one is done on ivory colored card stock.

How To Make A Marbled Egg Craft With Shaving Cream

Supplies

Foam shaving cream

Tempera paint

Cardstock paper

Jelly roll pans or baking sheets

Craft sticks or straw

Straight edge or sturdy sheet of cardboard as a “squeegee”

Paper towel

Baby wipes (for hands)

Towels

Trash bag

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Directions

Cut out eggs.
Write names on one side.
Spray foamy shaving cream into a pan or on a big plate.
Squirt tempera paint in streaks onto the shaving cream.
Using a craft stick or straw, squiggle the color through just a little bit.
Take the cardstock eggs (name side facing up) and press them into the shaving cream.
Gently pull it up (to me it is at its prettiest, before you wipe it off)
Wait 1 – 2 minutes to let the color sink in.
Squeegee the excess off.
Lay it out to dry.

Print the outline of an egg on pieces of cardstock and cut it out.
Count on each of your children wanting to make several – it goes fast.
They wil be fascinated with all the different designs this colored shaving cream produces. For my preschoolers, I cut out at least 3 per child.

Tip 1: have a location with paper towel laid out where they can lie flat to dry.

Tip 2: if you are doing this in a group setting, write the children’s names in pen on the back BEFORE you start! Once they are wet, you are going to have a hard time doing it.

Tip 3: I am all in favor of children getting lots of cutting practice in on a regular basis. For this craft, however, you may prefer to pre-cut them out in advance and then (as I said in tip #2) write their names on the back of each one.

Squiggle the color through the shaving cream using a craft stick, orange stick or straw.

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Leave lots of “white space” so that the designs are clear on the paper.

Gently press the egg shaped cutout into to the shaving cream. If you put the child’s name on the egg, you should see it on top when you do this.

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Isn’t it pretty? Let it rest a minute to give the color an opportunity to soak into the paper card stock.

After you allow the shaving cream to sit on the card stock egg for a minute or two, squeegee the excess off.

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Take a look at the finished product! Pretty, huh? Tweet and tell someone …

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Enjoy!

14 Inspiring Heart Crochet Patterns

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Do you love to crochet? Maybe you just love having crocheted decorations and accessories but would rather have someone else make it. As I was browsing through Pinterest today, I found so many praise worthy heart shaped crochet projects that I just had to share them with you. So, enjoy the view and save the ones you love for future reference!

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