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Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials

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Some of the best and most popular Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials for beginners and those who desire the skill of script.

Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials

I happen to be stuck between Gen X and Millennials. With these years of birth, we were exposed to both pencil and paper as well as technology. That being said, I learned penmanship and handwriting, but after college I never found myself writing again. Everything went through email, Word, PowerPoint and every other form of technology possible. Even now, with the smart phone and computer, I can go days without picking up a pen. All that being said, my handwriting is awful. I mean it looks incredibly juvenile and not a neat juvenile, a rather sloppy one! Just like my fourth grade cursive class, I had to re-learn the talent of script and handwriting. These tutorials are great steps for beginning who desire to the sill of chalkboard art and hand lettering.

… and when practicing Hand Lettering, the most popular brush is the Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set. Take a look at the different price adn quantity options.

Are you a beginner? Take a look at this Hand Lettering 101, tips to “fake” calligraphy. This blog has so many tips and direction. | The Child at Heart Blog

Well you might as well learn from the Decor Expert herself – Joanna Gaines! The Secret to Chalkboard Calligraphy Tutorial. | Magnolia Market

This was helpful information. When you are pulling your pen or brush down the page, push down really hard or make that stroke thick.
When you are going up the page, make the stroke thinner and lighter. | Child at Heart

Here is another lettering printable to practice the names of the months on the iPad or with your favorite lettering brushes. The goal is to practice two different types of fonts and mix them together to create beautiful month titles. | Life is Messy and Brilliant

A 7-Step Plan to Become a Lettering Expert! | Creative Market

Practice all letters of the alphabet with this brush lettering tutorial. Download your Free Hand Lettering Practice Sheets. | Kelly Sugar Crafts

Half a dozen ways to write Noel with this Hand Lettering practice sheet. | Lemon Thistle

This is such an easy tutorial on Chalk Art, I really had no idea. It’s so simple without having the skill to create some of these letter. | Blesser House

The bounce lettering worksheets include the words Spring, flowers and ice cream. When you download them you’ll have one worksheet for each word. | Brittany Luiz

This is a pretty good amature’s guide to Chalk Lettering — Tips, Ideas, and Techniques… Tall, short, feet, no feet, thick, thin, and so on. | The Happy Tulip

This is a genius way to map out your Chalk Art and look like a pro… never thought of gridlines. | Ella Clairei Inspired

Try this Curly Q Alphabet Font Tutorial | Showcase

Want to master chalk art? Take a look at these Chalkboard Art Tips and Tricks. | Neat House Sweet Home

I was able to meet this blogger at a conference this past summer (where does time go) and not only does she have an incredible book Hand Lettering for Relaxation, she also has a quick tutorial on her blog on Basic Hand Lettering. | One Artsy Mama

Use graphite to stencil your Chalkboard Art. | The Wedding of My Dreams

This technique can also be applied using chalk to stencil your background | Sincerely Sara D.

Get your brush calligraphy practice on with these double-letter practice sheets! | By Dawn Nicole

Print off the free brush pen drills worksheet included in this post as many times as you need to in order to help you to improve your brush pen calligraphy! | The Postman’s Knock

Everything you need to know to get started with Chalkboard Art | Clean and Scentsible

What a special gift this is – 30 Days to Better Brush Calligraphy Challenge. Thirty days of Free Brush Calligraphy Worksheets and Videos to help you grow your skills with daily practice! | By Dawn Nicole

Also take a look at this full list of Cricut Freebies. Pin to Pinterest.

Make a character cake. Get creative with your cakes with this Character Cake Tutorial. Pin to Pinterest.

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Skinny Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

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Buffalo Cauliflower Bites Recipe. A homemade skinny snack with buffalo sauce for the win!

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

One of our biggest secrets in our home is cauliflower. I have made rice cauliflower, mashed potatoes cauliflower, and now buffalo cauliflower! Not only does cauliflower aid in weight loss (as it is a better choice over many alternatives) it also is a good source of vitamin C, vitamin K, and has cancer-fighting compounds known as glucosinolates. This recipes is easy to prep and takes under 30 minutes to make from start to finish. Enjoy!

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

Ingredients:

1 large head of cauliflower, cut into chunks
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. garlic powder
salt & pepper to taste
1 cup Franks Redhot Sauce

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray and baking sheet with non stick cooking spray.
Combine the water, almond flour and garlic powder. Add in the cauliflower chunks and stir the mixture to coat the cauliflower.
Spread on the baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until tender/forkable.
Remove from the oven and toss in the hot sauce.
Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing on the side.

Buffalo Cauliflower

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites Recipe. A homemade skinny snack with buffalo sauce for the win!

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Ingredients

1 large head of cauliflower, cut into chunks
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. garlic powder
salt & pepper to taste
1 cup Franks Redhot Sauce

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray and baking sheet with non stick cooking spray.
Combine the water, almond flour and garlic powder. Add in the cauliflower chunks and stir the mixture to coat the cauliflower.
Spread on the baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until tender/forkable.
Remove from the oven and toss in the hot sauce.
Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing on the side.

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We also love this Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip – Enjoy! Pin to Pinterest.

Also take a look at these Fabulous Wing Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Orange Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Cups – Healthy Treat Bowls

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April 17, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Halloween, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe 9 Comments

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Frugal Coupon Living’s Orange Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Bowls Recipe – Pumpkin Cups made with Fruit. A healthy fall treat idea, perfect for a Halloween Party!

Orange Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Cups

Have fun with this one and take a twist on the orange. Crave out a Jack O’ Lantern using an orange, hallow out and fill with fruit. It is the perfect healthy treat to a Halloween Class Party or even an afternoon snack.

Don’t forget to check out our other Halloween Food Craft Ideas!

Orange Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Cups – Healthy Treat Bowls

Ingredients:

3 Medium Navel Oranges
1 cup Mixed Fruit – Your choice, I prefer berries

Directions:

Slice off the tops of the oranges.
Using a spoon, scoop out the pulp of the oranges.
Cut out faces on each orange to resemble a Jack O Lantern.
Fill each orange with mixed fruit and serve.

Orange Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Cups – Healthy Treat Bowls

Frugal Coupon Living’s Orange Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Bowls Recipe – Pumpkin Cups made with Fruit. A healthy fall treat idea, perfect for a Halloween Party!

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Ingredients

3 Medium Navel Oranges
1 cup Mixed Fruit – Your choice, I prefer berries

Instructions

Directions:

Slice off the tops of the oranges.
Using a spoon, scoop out the pulp of the oranges.
Cut out faces on each orange to resemble a Jack O Lantern.
Fill each orange with mixed fruit and serve.

We are pretty crazy about these other Fall Halloween Food Craft Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

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Baking Hacks and Tips – Time Savers and Shortcuts

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Love to cook? If so, take a look at these Baking Hacks and Tips. Creative ideas for time savers and shortcuts in your kitchen.

Baking Hacks and Tips

I hold no skills in the kitchen. I am good at following directions, so with a recipe, I can often make a pretty good meal or desserts. However, when it comes to be creative, efficient, or talented with my baking skills, I am not pastry chef. If you are looking for time saver tips baking shortcuts hacks, we have some creative ideas for you. From ways to cut and soften butter to keeping brown sugar and a cake fresh, take a look at these baking hacks and tips before you begin your next kitchen project! Enjoy.

Keep a cake fresh! Simply place a few pieces of bread over the exposed (cut) cake and hold them in place with a few toothpicks. The bread will get hard and stale, but the cut sides of the cake will stay fresh! | Tidy Mom

Use a cookie cutter as a stencil to decorate cakes with sprinkles or frosting. | Source Unknown

There are a bunch of creative ideas to create the perfect edging on your pie crust… from pearls to tongs to corkscrews, take a look at these ideas! | Bakepedia

All you need to remove little bits of egg shell from your cracked egg is… your EGG SHELL! | Bigger Bolder Baking

Cut a cake into even layers with this baking tip. | Completely Delicious

Stop chocolate chips from sinking with this baking hack! | Cake Whiz

Need bananas ripe? Pop them in the oven for about 40 minutes or until the skin is shiny black. | One Good Thing by Jillee

You can have your cake and eat it, too. Use a colander to help dry cake balls before devouring! | Alisa Burke

Keep cupcake liners in a mason jar for easy storage. | Table for Two

Use a Heating Pad for a Quicker Bread Dough Rise | The Pink Peony of le Jardin

Blind baking a crust isn’t quite as simple as it sounds. You don’t just make the crust, pat it into the pie pan, and stick it in the oven. Add pie weights like dry rice or dried beans. | King Arthur Flour

Never worry about broken cakes again. This magic cake pan release leaves no crumb behind and you can store it at room temperature for up to three months. | If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen

Keep berries fresh with this mixture of water and vinegar. | Live Simply

Soften butter quickly without heating/melting it – 10 minute baking tip. | Dreaming in DIY

Fill up your frosting bag easier by folding it over a cup. | Creations by Kara

Add marshmallows to your brown sugar to keep it soft. The molasses in brown sugar can evaporate over time, but a couple of marshmallows will keep it moist. | 7th House on the Left

Freeze cakes and cupcakes successfully with this baking tip! | I Scream for Butter Cream

If a recipe calls for cutting in butter, there is a quick way to do this…. pull out your cheese grater with this baking hack. | Mission to Save

If you enjoy baking, you need this baking substitutes list in your life! | eReplacement Parts

Take a look at these Easy Cake Mix Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

And since you are looking for hacks and tips, also look at these Life Hacks. Pin to Pinterest.

Goat Cheese Balls

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Copycat Goat Cheese Balls. Delicious, creamy cheese bites coated with a blend of almond flour, bread crumbs and thyme. Pair with a sauce of mango, papaya and pineapple. A tasty cheese appetizer just like every one’s favorite restaurant!

Goat Cheese Balls

I have heard about goat cheese balls and I have been dying to try them only I don’t know if any restaurants in my area that serve them. In order to appease that craving, we had to make these goat cheese balls ourselves.

First, they took me a few days to master but I made them. They are not necessarily easy to make so if you want easy, you should move on. Keep in mind that it is important that the breading is lighter. If you want a heavier breading then you should dip more in egg and then the bread crumbs. Follow this cooking tip – when browning, I kept the pan moving and only did a few at a time and let them roll around and brown.

Enjoy!

Goat Cheese Balls

Ingredients:

4 oz creamy goat cheese
1 egg
1/2 C. almond flour
1/2 C. bread crumbs
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
Olive oil

Sauce Ingredients:

1/4 mango
1/4 papaya
1/8 C. pineapple juice
salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine the goat cheese, almond flour, bread crumbs and dried thyme.
Place the mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Remove and use a small 2″ cookie scoop to roll the cheese mixture into balls.
Place each cheese ball on a plate or small cookie sheet.
Once all the cheese is rolled into balls, place them in the fridge or freezer while heating the oil and making the tropical sauce.
Place the mango, papaya and pineapple juice in a food processor and blend.
Pour into a small dish and set aside.
Heat the oil on medium/high heat. Remove the cheese balls from the fridge/freezer and cook 2-3 at a time. Continually turning them. I found it was easier to lift the pan up and let them roll around. Cook a minute and roll around again.
Remove from the pan and serve with the tropical sauce.

Goat Cheese Balls

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Ingredients

4 oz creamy goat cheese
1 egg
1/2 C. almond flour
1/2 C. bread crumbs
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
Olive oil

Sauce Ingredients:

1/4 mango
1/4 papaya
1/8 C. pineapple juice
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Combine the goat cheese, almond flour, bread crumbs and dried thyme.
Place the mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Remove and use a small 2″ cookie scoop to roll the cheese mixture into balls.
Place each cheese ball on a plate or small cookie sheet.
Once all the cheese is rolled into balls, place them in the fridge or freezer while heating the oil and making the tropical sauce.
Place the mango, papaya and pineapple juice in a food processor and blend.
Pour into a small dish and set aside.
Heat the oil on medium/high heat. Remove the cheese balls from the fridge/freezer and cook 2-3 at a time. Continually turning them. I found it was easier to lift the pan up and let them roll around. Cook a minute and roll around again.
Remove from the pan and serve with the tropical sauce.

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Love Copycat Recipes? Take a look at these tasty Copycat Dips and Sauces. Pin to Pinterest.

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Picnic Food Ideas | Recipes That Can Be Eaten Outdoors

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Picnic Food Ideas – Tasty picnic recipes that can be prepared and enjoy outdoors. Family style recipes for your next gathering!

Picnic Food Ideas

The weather is warming up and that means we are taking some of our meals outdoors (especially after this winter hibernation!) If you are celebrating with your small family or looking for recipes for a larger group gathering, we have some family style picnic ideas for you! From watermelon pizza with balsamic and feta to tasty Antipasto Skewers, we have amazing outdoor recipes for you! Grab a blanket, a satisfying sip and the amazing list of recipes below. Enjoy!

Tomato Tart Recipe with Goat Cheese & Puff Pastry | Ciao Florentina

BLT Pasta Salad | Life in the Lofthouse

Watermelon Pizza with Feta, Mint and Balsamic | Frugal Coupon Living

Chicken Pineapple Kabobs | Frugal Coupon Living

Sun Tea | Thirsty for Tea

Italian Pinwheels | Tornadough Alli (how cute is that blog name?)

Veggie Pizza with Crescent Rolls | Frugal Coupon Living

Apple Pie Bites | The Blond Cook

Pesto Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Sandwich | Closet Cooking

Summer Strawberry Salad with Watermelon | Frugal Coupon Living

Tomato Cucumber Salad with Olives and Feta | Five Heart Home

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus | Inspired Dreamer

Cabbage, Corn Cucumber and Tomato Salad | Valentina’s Corner

Banana Split Sticks | Frugal Coupon Living

Chicken BLT Ranch Pizza | Inside Brucrew Life

BBQ Grill Cupcakes | Frugal Coupon Living

Baked Ham and Cheese Rollups | High Heels and Grills

Antipasto Skewers | Dinner at the Zoo

Roasted Asparagus Bruschetta with Goat Cheese | Frugal Coupon Living

Chicken Bacon Ranch Layer Salad | Melissa Southern Style Kitchen

Also take a look at these Foil Packet Meals for the Grill, Oven or Campfire. Pin to Pinterest.

Also enjoy these Summertime Mason Jar Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Noah’s Ark Sunday School Craft

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April 7, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media 1 Comment

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Looking for a fun Sunday School Craft for the Kids? This Noah’s Ark Paper plate is not only easy to make, but adorable. Supplies include markers, paper plates, stickers and foam!

Noah’s Ark Sunday School Craft

Looking for a fun Sunday School Craft? We love this easy paper plate craft using the story of Noah’s Ark in the Bible. Noah’s Ark is the vessel in the Genesis flood narrative by which God spares Noah, his family, and two animals of every kind. You can read the story in Genesis Chapters 6 to 9, otherwise there are some really good Noah’s Ark Books for Kids.

While you read the story, perhaps have a second adult work on this craft with the children. You can give instruction before the story begins.

In this Sunday school lesson, the children learn about Noah and the ark he built according to God’s instructions. The children also learn that it is very important to obey God in all things. Noah loved and obeyed God even when no one else would. God saved Noah. God gave a promise at the end of the book with his rainbow, a promise of peace that God would never destroy the earth again.

One of my favorite songs growing up was the Arky, Arky Song – anyone remember it? During your crafting time, this would be a fun song to sing with the kids! Also consider serving Animals Crackers!

Genesis 6:22 (ESV) “Noah did (…) all that God commanded him.”

Supplies:

1 White Paper Plate (make sure there is no wax layer on the top)
1 Sheet Brown Foam (you can also use brown construction paper)
Animal Stickers—2 of each (get 2 sets if needed, we got our at the Dollar Store)
Markers—red, orange, yellow, green, blue
Stapler (or hot glue gun)

Directions:

Get your makers, paper plate, foam and stickers together.
On the top of the paper plate, color a rainbow with your makers. Start with a thick line of red on the rim of the paper plate, and follow with orange, yellow, green, and then blue.
Lay the paper plate face down on top of the brown foam. Trace a half circle on the foam around the plate. Cut out the foam, and it should look like half the plate. Cut out 3 small circle in the middle of the foam for little porthole windows.
Turn the plate right side up so the rainbow is at the top, and set the brown foam piece on the bottom half the plate.
Use a stapler to staple the foam to the top edge of the plate. Put about 4-5 staples around the edge. If using a hot glue gun, glue along the bottom edge of the plate (where the ark will lay.)
Add the animal stickers. Put some peeking through the portholes, and some on the white plate so it looks like the animals are all on the ark. Don’t forget to make sure to put 2 of the same animals right next to each other since Noah put 2 of each animal on the ark.
Enjoy!

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Take a look at these Free Sunday School Printables. Pin to Pinterest.

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Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

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My oldest daughter was born May 4th. This officially makes her a Star Wars baby. I am grateful she graced us on the 4th because I didn’t look forward to having years of Cinco do Mayo celebrations – I mean how does one turn a taco into a birthday cake?

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Luke Skywalker’s peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a decision that changes their lives forever. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren and General Hux lead the First Order in an all-out assault against Leia and the Resistance for supremacy of the galaxy.

This like the other movies, this movie, the images and story did not disappoint. We absolutely love Rey and were happy she was back in this movie. If you have watch all the movies, you will find it was nice to see the original characters after all these years. Lots of great action. You learn a lot more about the Jedi connection!

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Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

Buffalo Cauliflower

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Orange Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Cups

Orange Jack-O-Lantern Fruit Cups – Healthy Treat Bowls

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Baking Hacks and Tips

Goat Cheese Balls

Goat Cheese Balls

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Picnic Food Ideas

Noah’s Ark Sunday School Craft