January Scrap-A-Long 2013

Firstly, Kiki Love Creations wants to send out the best of wishes for a fun and creative New Year! We plan to have 2013 filled with more crafts, posts, challenges and more!

This year one of our goals is to get you, our readers, more involved! For those of you who love scrapbooking and card making, this is the place to show us your creativity following each monthly challenge. I will be uploading my work at the end of each month and you can as well by uploading to our Linky Party or by emailing us if you would prefer us to upload it for you. You can find this month's Linky party here.

So enough talking about that, let's get to the good stuff! I would like to learn more about my readers so this month will give us all a better idea at who we are and what's important to us.

1) Your page will revolve around the title: 

'Me and the Things I Love'

•  The title doesn't have to be on the page but is a guideline as to what your page should be about.

2) You must have at least one picture of yourself on the page. 

3) Your page's main color will be your favorite color.

4) Your favorite season should be incorporated somehow.

Side notes:

• This page can be done in any size.
• This page should really describe you.

When your done with your page, feel free to upload it here  or email us at kikilovecreate@gmail.com to have us upload it for you. And feel free to include a description with your picture to introduce yourself! Voting will start January 25th 2013 for your favorite to get a possible feature spot!

Also don't forget to grab a button whether it be to keep up to date on the challenges or if you are participating.

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Voting will open the last week of each month.

Next month:
Watch for next month's challenge, you'll learn one of my favorite techniques!

Happy Scraping!
~ Crystal

Dad's Treasure

Hi Everyone! Like many households, we're preparing for Father's Day! It's great day to celebrate all the little things, and big things, that my children's father does for them and me!

My son loves to paint! From sun catchers, to figurines, plain paper and even a treasure chest, he can sit for hours and continuously paint! Good thing for me because I'm running out of ideas of what my husband would want for any holiday! A treasure chest from my son is perfect though, and let me tell you why. When Ethan got old enough to learn about hiding and finding people or things, my husband started playing the treasure game with him. And I'm sure he will carry on the tradition of playing with our youngest son when he's old enough.

Just before Ethan's bed time every so often, my husband finds Ethan's little treasure chest and fills it with mini M&Ms and finds a hiding spot. After he found a good spot, my husband asks if Ethan want to go on a treasure hunt! He is always excited about this! With all the lights turned out and flashlight in hand, they go searching. They run into scary bears (stuffed animals) and wolves (stuffed dogs) and every now and then a scary mommy gets in the way!! In the end, the treasure is always found with a happy little boy emptying the treasure into his mouth!

With this, we decided to give daddy his own hand-painted treasure box! We also added a few special things...

Ethan painted wooden circles yellow for gold, a key to keep the 'key to mommy's heart' safe, a mirror that says "Best Dad in the World," a small bottle with 'love' confetti, a painting made by Ethan and a few other fun things!! This treasure chest can be personalized for the 'dad' in your life, and so much fun for the kids to do! For the older kids, a wood burning kit would be a great opportunity to learn something new as well as be creative!

Until next craft...
Crystal

Crystal

First off I would like to thank you for taking the time to look at our blog and hope you find that this is something you will want to follow!! We have so many crafts, hobbies and so much more that we want to share with you!! And we both look forward to hearing from all of our readers and what they want to see from us as well!

Crystal

A Little About Me

I am a mother of two boys and a wife to an amazing husband! I work for the local school district so during the school year, I will most likely be less active but the summer months allow me to dedicate more time to this blog! 

As for my crafting, my husband actually complains that I have 'too many hobbies' but its what I love to do. I love to crochet but I also love to scrapbook and make cards. I run a crochet store through Etsy.com and a Facebook page just for my handmade crochet items. Please feel free to check it out at http://www.facebook.com/myphotojewelry. Most my items revolve around my other favorite hobby!

I love photography!! Most of my crochet items are for photography props but love to make anything my hook allows me to! I'm hoping to be a registered photography business within a year and I believe photography can be an art in itself. I love to capture any special moments the camera will allow me to see!

Learning new crafts and being creative with the supplies I have is always a fun challenge to me! My mother and I have crafted together for several years together and always loved to find challenges for each other. So when Stephanie came to me with the opportunity of creating a crafting blog, I jumped at the chance. This is one of her many great ideas and I'm honored to be a part of it.

Outside of my crafting world, I love to spend time outdoors. There is a family cabin that my family and I love to spend time at no matter what season. In the warmer months, I love to sit out in the backyard while my children play and crochet! And I love crafting with the oldest one and making homemade games (the younger boy is only one so I haven't really done any crafts with him yet.) As this blog ages, I will be sharing the numerous things my children and I love to do together, including our fun handmade games!

Again, we encourage you to not just be a reader but also to challenge us!! Tell us what you want to see, tell us what you want to learn.... we'll try to become the 'crafting, hobby and so much more' blog that you can't wait to see what comes from us next!

Until next craft....

Crystal

Welcome!!

Welcome to KiKi Love Creations!! A blog all about crafting, hobbies and so much more!!

This blog is run by two mothers who love to craft and fill their time with a variety of things!! Keep an eye out for an upcoming post from each writer to get to know a little about them! And then, the real fun starts!! We'd like to share the things we love with you, our readers! From crafts to household tips to recipes... there is endless possibilties!!

If you have an idea or a craft you would like us to learn and post, or would just like to get ahold of us, feel free to send us an email at kikilovecreate@gmail.com or comment on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KiKiLoveCreations

We look forward to crafting with you!