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Summer Printable Downloads! Tomato Prints!

6/10/2026

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tomato prints
     Alicia, who loves gardening as much as I do, is also very artistic and she has been on a wonderful creative spree!  She designed some new prints for us to put into our Etsy Shop that are perfect for summer gardeners and tomato lovers! Read more and let me show you how you can purchase them and anything else in our Etsy Shop and receive a 10% discount! 

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How to kiss a sweatshirt!

6/8/2026

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kiss a hoodie
     Jayda brought me a new idea that we had to try!  She had seen these kiss decorated hoodies all over the internet and I thought they were a super cute idea!  We had very different ideas about how the process should happen, so we each did it our own way.  Click Read More and I'll explain how we each decorated our own kissy lips sweatshirts! 

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A garden Update & A Crock Pot Sauce Recipe using your harvest!

6/4/2026

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     My garden is really starting to produce!  It hasn't reached its peak yet, but I've harvested about a dozen tomatoes and lots of pattypan squash.  I'm getting a few little sweet peppers that wintered over and started producing again.  Look at my Pom Pom sunflowers, they are going great guns and are perfect for attracting pollinators.  Click the Read More Button and I will tell you what's going on and give you a recipe that anyone can use with their garden produce! 

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MiniĀ  Girls Night

6/1/2026

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Mini Girls Night
     As I've told you, Maddy is currently living away, in a new place where she is having fun getting to know new people.   One of the things she does to get to know people is to have gatherings at her apartment.  She recently was hosting a girls night and she told me that they were doing a Shrinky Dink Craft to make the currently popular charms for their bags.  She asked me what food I thought she should serve.   I told her that she should serve tiny foods to go with the Shrinky Dink theme.  I was kind of kidding, but Maddy took the idea to heart and went for it!  The night turned out so cute that we decided to share her ideas and also come up with even more that you could incorporate into your own Mini Girls Night! 
The Food
     When Maddy asked me for ideas for the food, my first thoughts went to thinks like a salad with mini corn cobs, croutons, cherry tomatoes, pepita seeds and other tiny ingredients.  Lindsey suggested Cucumber Sandwiches, which Maddy had also thought of, as well as Cake Pops because they are like mini cake!  
       Here is what she ended up serving: 
  • mini baked potatoes
  • mini personal pizzas
  • mini cucumber sandwiches
  • cake pops (sorry, no picture)
Mini girl's night
They all look delicious!
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These loaded mini baked potatoes look so good!
     Can you think of any good ideas?  Here are a few more that I thought of:
  • Shrimp
  • Anything on a stick, like cheese, olive, fruit, veggies
  • petit fours
  • Mini profiterole filled with chicken salad or like a cream puff style.
  • Lil Smokies
  • mini meatballs
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What to Wear?
     This category isn't really necessary, but it could be kind of fun! 
​Ask everyone to wear something mini, like a skirt, or a hat, or a print or Minnie Mouse!  You get the picture! 
A Craft
     A craft is always fun to get everyone relaxed and doing something fun, and to be able to send home a party favor!   This is where the Shrinky Dinks come in!  They are a fun craft, no matter what your age!  Some of Maddy's friends had never done them and they had so much fun watching the magic happen!  Here are some tips from Maddy about how to do them at your own party:
  • To make them more of a grown-up craft, purchase the Shrinky Dink Kit, plus a kit of Chains and Charms.  This is the Chains and Charm kit that Maddy used, but there are a lot of choices here.
  • The kits ​come with some tools, but you may want extra pliers and hole punches.
  • Maddy found that colored pencils worked best on her Shrinky Dinks, any type will do, but be sure to color on the rough side of the plastic sheet. 
     Here are some pictures of her party setup: 
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Mini Girls Night
She laid all of the tools and supplies out neatly.
Mini theme Girls Nigh
She also made examples of the size that the Shrinky Dink Charms should be drawn on the plastic to allow them to shrink to a good size for their keychains.
Mini themed Girls Night
Plus, the chains she ordered came with this variety of extra charms!
Mini Themed Girls Night
It didn't take long for everyone to get creative and have tons of fun!
Mini Girls Night
One of Maddy's friends made these adorable purse charms for herself and some friends! They are so cute!
Mini Girl's Night
Maddy made this chain of charms! Look at the cute Shrinky Dink she made of her dog Boots! I love it!
     This party idea would be fun with any age group and for family or friends.  Even kids would have fun with it this summer!  Please share any more mini ideas that you have in the comments below! 
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