Landocolors "Back to School"

COMING SOON!!!!!!!! You will NOT want to miss out on our Back to School Sale! wink emoticon Our ladies are working on some OVER the top cute goodies for your little ones first days back to school! More details and sneaks will be coming soon!!

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It's time for another great showcase coming April 30th at 12:00 PM EST. We have some great designers working on gorgeous items. Here are a few below! 

Thank you for stopping by,

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Ready to Ship Easter Sale at Landocolors

Ready to Hop into cuteness? Here we go:

Don't Have The Winter Blues

Don't Have The Winter Blues

I know about half of us are still having a winter season and maybe looking for some activities the little ones can do! Here are a few you might want to try.

How about a sugar high with a little thinking and sharing some stories!

Then I came across making a little snow storm in a jar. Now for us in the South, this is something our kids can dream of and for up North, maybe they can make a wish for Spring and then drop the Alka Seltzer in! :)

Snow Storm in a Jar Materials

• A jar or similar container
• Baby oil
• White paint
• Water
• Iridescent glitter
• Alka Seltzer

Fill the jar 3/4 of the way with baby oil.  In a bowl mix together very warm water and white paint to make white water.  The amount of paint you need will depend on how much water you are using with the idea being to use enough water so that you can fill the jar almost to the top.  Once mixed pour the white water into the jar.  Have kids sprinkle in glitter.  Then wait for the glitter and water to settle at the bottom of the jar.

Once the water is settled it is time to make the snow storm!  This is kids favorite part of course.  Take an alka seltzer tablet and break it into pieces.  Have the kids drop the pieces into the jar and watch what happens

WOW!  A snow storm!

Rosie and Jewel marveled at the storm for several minutes

Whenever the storm would start to dissipate they delighted in adding more alka seltzer to get it going again

Talk about real snow storms.  How does it snow?  What causes snow to form?  After the girls were done making the storm in a jar I asked them these questions, and then we surfed the internet together to find the answers.

A tip:  You can find baby oil, white glitter, and generic Alka Seltzer at the dollar store.  

- See more at: http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/12/snow-storm-in-jar_9.html#sthash.CxAY5E01.dpuf

And for all of you Mom's, when you are inside and surfing the internet, make sure you stop by Landocolors for Flash Sales, activity and releases by great Designers!

Have a Great Day,

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Red Velvet Brownies

What are you making your Sweetie for Valentine's?

From Pintastic Projects I give you...

Red Velvet Brownies

The title really says it all.  I made these for my coworkers and they were VERY popular!

The Pinspiration:

The Project:

The recipe was really simple.  It’s just Red Velvet Cake Mix, 1/2 C melted butter, 1/4 C brown sugar and 2 eggs baked at 375 for 25-30 minutes.  My coworker also suggested adding cream cheese frosting, which would have been amazing.  You could also really do this with any kind of cake mix!

Courtesy of Pintastic Projects

Valentines without Cavities

As as a parent of three young children, I am not always perfect with managing all the sugar in my kids' diets. It's really hard with class parties, birthdays, holidays... the lists go on. So, with Valentine's Day coming up I am planning on doing Valentine gifts that are toys or novelties if I can, just because I know they will already be overloaded with cupcakes, candy, etc. from classmates and parties. It's a gift to the other parents, myself, the teachers and the kids - believe me.

First up is my 4 year old son. He loves slinkies, and I thought that would be the perfect gift for both girls and boys - gender neutral - score! Upon research slinkies are really expensive! I don't want to spend more than a dollar per each kid's toy. And I don't want to hand out cheap throw-away mini plastic slinkies. Finally, I found the right price on standard size slinkies 3 inches in diameter for $1 each. The trick was using the generic name "Springs" on Amazon.com. So, My son's Valentine will have these slinkies found here Springs. 

And because I have a newborn and am in no mood to craft with paper (though you should feel free to do so), I wanted to keep it really cute and simple buying already printed Valentines. I found that sites like Tiny Prints and Minted have very reasonable valentines that are custom printed and ready to go. So I tweaked a design at Tiny Prints for about .44 cents a card and I have it reading, "My Heart Springs for You". It has his name already printed, simple - boom! And if I want him to write his name out, I will just have him sign underneath or on the back, if we have time. His card was purchased from Tiny Prints and they have a sale going on 20% off and free shipping on classroom Valentines right now. I always get my coupon codes from Retailmenot.com - I'm a budget shopper - this is an awesome free site if you haven't been there, go before every purchase. 

Total cost $1.44 each. Super cute. Personalized. And ready to go once they arrive at my door.

Next up will be my 7 year old daughter's. I plan to use rubric cubes and say something to the extent of "Valentine, you Puzzle Me". Will update this post, once I finalize.

Happy Love Day, everyone!

Landocolors Valentines Day Launch

Guess what's happening on January 15th? At 9 PM EST It's our Valentine's Day launch. There will be more than enough handcrafted items filled with love to make you run and skip and say "I Do".

You can find the link to our group page, here: Landocolors Group Page.   

Here are just a few of the lovelies: