The Jubilee Circus is now on Facebook!!!

So I jumped on the bandwagon and created a facebook page for The Jubilee Circus! Please stop by and push the little thumbs up button located at the top!!

Stay Awesome & Craft On!!!

Necklace Holder

My family reunion is the upcoming weekend. Yay! A whole weekend of family bonding, kayaking at the lake, smores at the cabin, and yummy food. During our family reunion, we hold an annual auction. This auction is usually made up of homemade goodies or family heirlooms. The purpose of the auction is to fund the reunion f or the next year. Normally, I make turn in a canvas art piece as my auction item.

This year I made something cute and functional.

Many of my family members are stylish females. I figured since I've seen them wearing necklaces often, I'd make something for them to hang them on.

First, I took a basic wooden plaque from Hobby Lobby and painted it black.

Then I used my trusty Mod Podge and some scrapbook paper to make it look awesome. I added silver lettering and Mod Podged gloss over the top.

Then I stole my husband's electric screwdriver and screwed on the two coat hangers.

I love the way it turned out! It looks so cool! I was so excited that I decided to make one for my own bathroom vanity. Tee-Hee!!

Hope you like it! Stay awesome and craft on!!

The Simple things...

I have give a shout out to a wonderful blog I came across today. Jesslyn Amber is fantastic! I had to become a friend after reading this particular post and was compelled to link up because it sounds like such a terrific idea. It's called The Simple Things. It's about seeing optimism in your everyday lives and realizing that there are much more things to be positive about than negative.

Here are the things that I am appreciative about this week...

* Arizona is here for 3 whole weeks *

* Ballerina snuggles with me every morning *

* My friends are the most incredible women ever *

* My daughters love to hang out with me *

* My husband works hard so that I can finish my degree *

* My cousin is the world's best Godmother *

I love this linky party and I am definitely do this in the future weeks! I hope you do the same! Enjoy your week and stay optimistic!!

TP Art

I saw various toilet paper artwork throughout the web. I was intrigued and excited to try it myself. This was the easiest and most earth-friendly artwork I have ever done.

Materials: Blank canvas, 7 empty toilet paper rolls, and a glue gun.

First, I cut the toilet paper rolls. I smashed the toilet paper rolls flat and cut them into equal pieces. After that I put the canvas on the table and laid out my flowers exactly how I wanted them. Once I got them set, I hot glued the flower petals together and laid them to dry. Then I glued them to the canvas. The great thing about hot gluing on canvas is that when I get tired of this particular artwork, the glue can be pealed off the canvas if done carefully.

After that I began spray painting the entire artwork. I used Krylon satin white spray paint. Not much to that. And it looks pretty good hanging on my dining room wall.

DIY Headband Holders

My girls have a lot of hair accessories. Between the three of them, I bet we have about 200 hair items. I made bow boards for their bows with clips a few months back but that left me with a ton of headbands and elastics stuffed in a drawer. Not to mention the bundles of crotched baby headbands that Ballerina wears. Well I decided to make my husband's day and do something about it.

I took a Quaker oatmeal can and a Countrytime lemonade can and covered it with Mod Podge and some brightly colored scrapbook paper. I added coordinating ribbon to the top and bottom of the can for some added flare.

I made the yellow can for my mother. She has short hair but wears headbands often. For now she has her headbands overflowing in a wicker basket on her vanity. I think she'll love it.


I added a few of our headbands to get a good measure and have found out that I may need to make two more. Yes! We have that many headbands.

The inside of the can is perfect for Ballerina's crotched bands. I am loving this so much and it looks so adorable sitting on my vanity!!

My apologies...

Please excuse the lack of posts. We've had a death in the family and will be back in town tomorrow afternoon. This means that I'll be back online by Friday or Saturday at the latest! Thanks for understanding!!!

Korker Bow

Just a warning...I've never attempted korker bows before. This is my first time.

 I wrapped the ribbon around the dowel rods and baked them at 275 degrees for 25 minutes. I was so excited to see how they were going to turn out! It was hard to wait the 25 minutes.

After they cooled, I cute them down to about 2.5 inch long pieces and stacked them in a colorful pattern then I used some yarn to tie them in the center. I used my trusty hot glue gun to glue down some pieces then glued it to the headband.

It turned out wonderful and my Ballerina looked so patriotic!

Patriotic Strawberries

I found this awesome and easy recipe in a magazine that I subscribe to called "Disney's Family Fun". I was so excited to do it and then I started to see them pop up all over my favorite blogs. Clearly others subscribe to the same terrific magazines that I do! Anyway the recipe couldn't be easier. You just need some fresh strawberries, some vanilla or white chocolate melting coins, and some blue sugar. Yay for super easy sweets that the kids would go crazy for!!

July Monthly Goals

My July Goals are short, sweet, and to the point.

Monthly Goals List

1.    Make items for the family reunion auction. Normally I just paint a little something but thanks to the wonderful blogs I follow, I have some great ideas for this year’s auction.

2.   Take my older girls to Six Flags.  J and I are wanting to take Sugar & Arizona to Six Flags over Texas for the first time, just the four of us. I think it’s going to be a memorable time!

3.  Go to the Gym 3 times a week.  This is serious. I’m paying for a gym membership that I hardly use. It’s ridiculous. Maybe I’ll start a 30 day challenge on the blog to keep me focused and held accountable!

Just a little note

I just wanted to leave a little note to let everyone know that I haven't forgotten ya! I have a ton of homework due this week so I've been doing that and working on some side projects also. I'll have them posted over the weekend. Hopefully. Enjoy the holiday!!