Dad's token tin

Instead of the usual coupons, why not give dad some fun tokens this year. 

What you need:

*  small round tin (i got mine at michaels - it's about 4" in diameter)
*  one sheet of black cardstock
*  two or more sheets of white cardstock (depending on how many tokens you make)
*  sheet of tokens
*  black ink pad
*  scissors

Step one: print your tokens, then punch out with 3" punch.

Step two: trace and cut out white circles a little larger than your tokens. i used a large soup can. (you can probably use a cricut for this) then trace and cut out one black circle for the lid of your tin. this needs to be bigger than your white circle, but not bigger than the lid. 

Step three: ink the edges of your white circles. 

Step four: adhere tokens to your white circles. (adhere the black one for your lid) then have your child(ren) write things they are willing to do for their dad on the tokens. make sure to have them sign their names too.

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How to Add Closed Captions to YouTube Videos

YouTube has the ability to display closed captions and use those captions to translate into many different languages. This article explains how to upload an prepared caption file to YouTube.

1. Log into your YouTube account.

2. Go to the My Videos page and scroll down to the video you want to add captions to.

3. Look at the bottom of that section. You'll find a set of buttons (Play, Edit, Annotations, Captions, etc.) that are used to make changes to your video.

4. Click the "Captions" button.

5. Search for the "Available Caption Tracks" section. Click on the "Add New Captions and Transcript".

6. Browse for the file you downloaded. Select "caption file" as the file type, Make sure the language is in English, and click the "Upload file" button.

Now you'll see that there's English as an available track. Play the video to the left to see your captions in action.

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Make Father's Day Handprint Cards!

Supplies:

- Heavy card of white card stock with matching envelope

- Craft paper

- Pencil

- Scissors

- Glue

- Paint (we used watercolor but, any paint will work. If fact, you could use markers or crayon, too)

- Google Eyes

- Fabric Scraps

- Markers

How to make:

- To make this Handprint Card, we traced our youngest son's hand with his fingers held tightly together onto craft paper.

- We cut out handprint. 

- Decorated the handprint and attached to card.

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Father’s Day : Printable Trophy Dad awards

What you can do for your father is awarding him a bunch of mini Trophy Dad awards.

On to Father’s Day – I still wanted to celebrate all the good little deeds my father does for us. So I came up with these little printable trophy awards for the kids to post around the house :)

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How to Sign Up for Pinterest

Pinterest is an image-based social media site that allows you to share your cool things that you find across the web! This article helps you to signup for an account and get started.

1. 
   
   Go to the Pinterest.com website. It's found at: http://www.pinterest.com. If you don't have an account already, click "Signup" on the home page. Check your email and click on the link that is sent to you to create an account. Alternatively, you can signup thru Facebook too.
2. 
   
   Log in. You can log in with either Facebook or Twitter. Create a password to go with it.
3. 
   
   Click on images or items that catch your interest. Then click on "Follow People." Doing this will get you started on the site.
4. 
   
   Check out the people you're now following. You can unfollow later, if you choose.

Make a Textured Ombre Pen Pot or Vase

My desk needs a bit of sprucing up. My big plan is to sand it completely to remove the stain, and then paint it white, or maybe yellow. In the mean time I decided to work on a smaller project to make my work area a bit more cheerful. I spend a lot of time sitting at my desk, so I wanted to have a cheery pop of colour there. I decided that a new pen pot would be just the thing! And while I was at it I made a vase too.

Supplies for a Textured Ombre Pen Pot:

• Empty jam or mason jars. ( I always have a ton of these I keep, you?)
• White gesso
• Spray ink
• A sponge dabber
• Non-stick craft mat.

1. Measure out some white gesso onto your non-stick mat, and using the sponge dabber apply it all over the glass jars in a, well a dabbing motion

We’re going for texture here, so don’t worry too much about it going on evenly. Once the jars are completely covered, turn upside down to dry.

Luckily gesso dries pretty quickly, so it’s not a long wait!
2. Holding the jar by the rim, spray the ink on the lower part of the jar while turning it at the same time

This part is very unpredictable, so you have to be up for surprises! If you’d like a more even  edge, you can put some painter’s tape around the top part of the jar. To get deeper colours, you can apply several coats of the ink.

Now wait to dry, and that’s it! Time to add pens and flowers

I love the weather beaten look of these, and the pen pot is the perfect touch for my somewhat drab desk.
Other Ideas

• You could make these in a rainbow of colours for a themed event.
• Or paint different shaped jars in the same colour for some uniformity.
• Instead of spray ink, experiment with acrylic paints or washes.

Enjoy!

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DIY ~ Cupcake Bath Bombs

Warm bath + cupcakes – guilt. Now that’s an equation anyone can love!

Although these cupcakes look good enough to devour, they are  DIY Cupcake Bath Bombs that will add fizz, fragrance and moisturizer to your bath water. We think they make perfect wedding shower favors – especially for a spa-themed bridal shower, so we are going to teach you how to make them.

 

Ingredients for DIY Cupcake Bath Bombs (Adapted from Little Birdie Secrets Bath Bomb Fizzy Recipe. )

Makes 11-12 cupcakes.

For the cupcake you will need:

• 1 cup. baking soda
• 1 cup Citric Acid
• 1 Tbsp. oil (We  used Sweet Almond Oil, but you can also use grapeseed oil or olive oil)
• 5 drops fragrance/essential oil (we used lavender essential oil)
• 3-5 drops coloring or Pigment powder (You can use food coloring, but we used soap colorant or Pigment powder)
• Witch hazel (poured into a spray bottle)
• Colored sugar or sprinkles
• Paper cupcake liners
• cupcake pan

For the icing you will need:

• 3 Tbsp. meringue powder
• 1 lb. (measured by weight) powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp. Cream of Tartar
• 5-6 Tbsp. warm water
• Few drops of color or Pigment powder or soap colorant
• Few drops essential or fragrance oil
• colored sugar
• Glass bowl
• Hand mixer
• pastry bag
• Large tip for pastry bag

Place cupcake liners in cupcake pan. Place all dry ingredients in a bowl and give it a stir.

Pour sweet almond oil, essential oil or fragrance oil and color into a small bowl and stir. Add mixture to dry ingredients and stir.

Spray mixture with witch hazel. Mix with your hands. Keep spraying and mixing until the mixture feels like wet sand. When it’s ready, the mixture should clump together so that you can form a ball. That said, be careful not to get the mixture too wet because too much moisture could activate the citric acid, ruining your bath bomb.

Add mixture to cupcake liners. Fill about 2/3 full. Press down with fingers. Set aside for 10 minutes, then remove from cupcake pan.

Now it’s time to make the frosting. Mix meringue powder with warm water in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add cream of tartar and color.

Add powdered sugar. Using a hand mixer, blend on high setting. If your mixture feels too stiff, add another tablespoon of water. Beat for 7-9 minutes. Icing is done when it forms stiff peaks and is thick like, well, frosting. Place inside a pastry bag.

Carefully frost your cupcakes.  Once the cupcakes are frosted, add colored sugar or sprinkles.

Aren’t they lovely?

If you are giving these as bridal shower favors, wrap them in cellophane bags or small boxes and add tags. This is how they look when they are unwrapped:

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DIY ~ Wedding Cake: Triple Chocolate

Let's get out of the norm and try a triple chocolate wedding cake instead of all the white ones!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
250g (9 oz) butter, chopped
1 tablespoon oil (not olive oil)
200g (7 oz) dark chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Chocolate Fudge Frosting:
90g (3 oz) butter
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 1/2 cups icing sugar mix
1/3 cup cocoa powder

1. Preheat oven to 160 Celsius (315 Fahrenheit). Grease a 20 cm (8″) round springform cake tin and line with baking paper.
2. Sift flours and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl.
3. In a saucepan, combine butter, chocolate, oil, sugar and coffee powder with 1 cup of water. Stir over low heat until the chocolate has melted and become smooth. Let cool for about 10 minutes.
4. Add the chocolate mixture to the flours and whisk until just combined.
5. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well.
6. Pour into the prepared cake tin (one with straight sides like a springform tin) and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until the skewer comes out just clean. Let cool completely in the tin.
7. Once cool, cut the top so that it’s flat then turn onto a plate (the bottom is now the top!)

To make the frosting:
1. Combine butter, water and caster sugar in a small pan, stir over heat without boiling until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Sift the icing sugar and cocoa into a medium bowl. Stir in the hot butter mixture in batches.
3. Cover, refrigerate for one hour or until thickened then beat until spreadable.

To assemble, make sure you use only a small amount of frosting in between layers and coat your cake only when cooled. Use a hot knife to smooth the surface if that is what you want to achieve.

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DIY ~ Blooming Fonts

Write any message or any name you want with amazing blooming fonts and give the most ingenious gift ever to the people you love.

Follow this simple tutorial:

What You Need :

• paper mache letters (there are 8″ and 12″)
•  exacto knife
• floral foam
• glue gun
• wire cutters or strong scissors
• silk flowers

How To Make :

1] Using an exacto knife, cut off the front of the letters and hollow out carefully.

2] Cut floral foam into shapes that fit letter and secure with glue

3] Trim the silk blooms off, leaving a short stem, and position into the foam. You can reinforce with glue, if necessary.

4] Arrange happily!

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