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What you’ll need to make Nail Polish Marble Mugs:

• White mugs or tea cups
• Nail polish (NOT quick dry)
• A bowl
• Hot water
• A toothpick or skewer
• Paper towel

Fill a bowl with hot water. This should be a bowl that you don’t love as the nail polish could leave stains behind.

Holding the bottle very close to the waters surface, dot a few drops of nail polish around the bowl. If you hold the bottle too far away from the water, the drops will sink to the bottom of the bowl.

Use the skewer to marble the drops. You’ll need to work very quickly, as the polish dries fast – VERY FAST! We were taken by surprise at just how fast the polish dried, it forms a skin in a matter of seconds.

Dip a mug into the water and gently move it around. You can tilt it, swirl it, dunk it – just be sure to commit to your movements and move quickly. You can cover as much of the mug as you like, but be sure to leave the top portion of the mug clean (where someone would drink from the cup).

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Pull the mug out of the water and let drip for a second. Don’t re-dip the mug, only one dunk per mug. If you don’t love the design, you can quickly use nail polish remover to strip the mug clean and try again. Be sure to thoroughly clean the mug, clean the bowl, and restart from Step 1, before trying again.

Turn the mug upside down to dry – leave for about 20 minutes to set.

These Nail Polish Marble Mugs are a great gift for Moms this Mother’s Day!

Baby M woke up from his nap and came to ‘help’ after the mugs had dried and we were taking photos. While we loved watching him play with the completed mugs, nail polish bottles and our paper flower confetti – we do not recommend this craft for young children. The steps are just too fast for little hands and the nail polish too toxic. It is however, a great activity for older kids, tweens and teens!

We hope our Nail Polish Marble Mugs help you to make a special day with your Mother, Aunts, Grandmothers, friends and loved ones. For more Mother’s Day inspirations check out these recipes and DIYs:

• Pink Whitney Limeade Drink
• Mother’s Day Tea Sandwiches
• Easy Garden Markers Kids Crafts
• Easy Macramé Plant Hanger
• How to Make a Pea Pod Necklace for Mother’s Day
• Pottery Barn Inspired Vase

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Ingredients

• 3 Medium sweet potatoes
• 1 cup Shredded red cabbage
• 2 cups Corn
• 1 Green Onion
• 1 Head of iceberg lettuce
• 1cup Quinoa
• 1/4 cup Shaved Parmesan cheese
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 tsp Curry Powder
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 2 tsp Garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp Chili powder
• Olive oil
• Asian Sesame Salad Dressing

Quinoa Salad Recipe

Firstly, in a small bowl, mix together the curry powder, oregano, garlic powder, chilli powder and salt/pepper.

Preheat the oven to 450. Cut the sweet potatoes into pieces and toss with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the spice mix and toss to coat. Once coated evenly, arrange on a baking sheet and roast for 20-25 minutes, stirring halfway through.

Cut off and discard the root ends of the green onion and slice, separating the white bottoms from the green tops. In a medium pot, heat 1/2 tsp of oil on med-high heat. Add the white bottoms of the green onions and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the quinoa, 2 cups of water and salt, then bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 12-14 mins, until the water has been absorbed. Remove from heat and let sit covered for 5 mins. Fluff with a fork.

Heat a pan with a drizzle of oil on med-high heat. Add the corn and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and then sprinkle with salt, pepper and chili powder.

Roughly chop the iceberg lettuce and place in a serving large bowl. Add the cabbage to the chopped lettuce, mix until blended.

Finally, add the quinoa, cabbage, corn and sweet potatoes to the lettuce/cabbage. Drizzle with salad dressing and top with remaining green onion and Parmesan cheese.

We hope you loved this delicious, crispy Quinoa Salad Recipe as much as we do! If you’re looking for more summer dinner recipes check out our Ultimate List of 50 Summer Dinner Recipe Ideas and since we love partying in style we have to show you our Easy Breezy Pineapple Garland, perfect for any long weekend patio celebration!

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Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Seared Corn

This Quinoa Salad Recipe is light, crisp and delicious – a perfect vegetarian recipe for hot summer nights! Tasty roasted sweet potato, corn and quinoa are added to a bed of crisp lettuce and cabbage, making this quinoa salad a satisfying dinner idea. 

Course Main Course, Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword quinoa, salad, summer, summer salad, vegetarian

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

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Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 760kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

• 3 Medium sweet potatoes
• 1 cup Shredded red cabbage
• 2 cups Corn
• 1 Green Onion
• 1 Head of iceberg lettuce
• 1 cup Quinoa
• 1/4 cup Shaved Parmesan cheese
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 tsp Curry Powder
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 2 tsp Garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp Chili powder
• Olive oil
• Asian Sesame Salad Dressing

Instructions

Spice Mix

• In a small bowl, mix together curry powder, oregano, garlic powder, chili powder and salt and pepper.

Sweet Potatoes

• Preheat the oven to 450.
• Cut the sweet potatoes into pieces and toss with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the spice mix toss to coat.
• Arrange on a baking sheet and roast for 20-25 minutes, stirring halfway through.

Quinoa

• Cut off and discard the root ends of the green onion and slice, separating the white bottoms from the green tops.
• In a medium pot, heat 1/2 tsp of oil on med-high heat. Add the white bottoms of the green onions and cook for about 30 seconds.
• Add the quinoa, 2 cups of water and salt, then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 12-14 mins, until the water has been absorbed.
• Remove from heat and let sit covered for 5 mins. Fluff with a fork.

Corn

• Heat a pan with a drizzle of oil on med-high heat. Add the corn and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and sprinkle with salt, pepper and chili powder.

Salad

• Roughly chop the iceberg lettuce and place in a large bowl. Add the quinoa, cabbage, corn and sweet potatoes.
• Drizzle with salad dressing and top with remaining green onion and Parmesan cheese.

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A huge bonus with this project is you don’t have to take it down on February 15! By choosing unique patterns and colours, this pretty triptych can fit into any room in your home. It’s also low-cost. Cheap, easy, quick and reusable –the perfect kind of holiday project? However you decide to display it, it’s sure to bring you a lovin’ feeling just in time for Valentine’s Day.

What you’ll need:

• 3 square canvases
• Paint that complements your patterned paper
• Patterned scrapbook paper, wrapping paper or wall paper
• Scissors
• Mod Podge
• Foam brush and paint brush

Paint the canvases in your base colour and let dry.

Cut three matching hearts out of your floral paper.

Use the Mod Podge and a foam brush to glue and seal the hearts in place. Be sure to spread the glue on top of and underneath the paper hearts.

In 15 minutes you  have a beautiful floral triptych to display or give away, we’d love to see your take on this craft so please share with us in the comments. Happy crafting!

For more Valentine’s Day decorations certainly check out our Heart Cards Garland.

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Coastal is all about bringing the beach into your home. Colours such as teal, white, accents of red, and natural woods will look great with a beachy themed holiday. 

This coastal Christmas decor project was easy to accomplish, once you have the arrangement the way you like it, all you need to do is secure it in place.  Using a hot glue gun makes things quick and simple to put together.  Once it’s done, it looks like something that could be bought from Home Sense or Pottery Barn! 

How to make a 2 Step DIY Coastal Christmas Starfish Decoration

What you’ll need:  

• Starfish
• Wooden board
• Teal and gold coloured accents (baubles, jewels etc)
• Hot glue gun

Step 1. First, arrange the starfish on the board evenly. We recommend having a couple of the starfish “legs” hang over the end and side of the board, this gives a ton of depth and makes it appealing to look at.  Add the baubles and jewels. Place them randomly throughout the design, use groups of two or three. Move all of the materials around until your happy with how they look.

Step 2. Once you’re happy with the design you can being to glue the pieces down. Use the hot glue gun to glue the starfish and baubles onto the board securely.

That’s all! We hope you loved this coastal Christmas decoration as much as we do! Happy Crafting! Loving this DIY?  We have a lot more fun and easy Christmas decor projects for you to check out like our Christmas Card Photo Boxes, perfect to hold Christmas cards, photos with Santa or a great gift idea!

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What you’ll need:

• A Mason Jar
• Ribbon
• Scrapbook paper
• Glue
• Lots of tiny gifts for Mom

To get the jar ready, use the inner lid of the jar to trace a circle onto the scrapbook paper and cut it out, and then use some Mod Podge or glue to attach the paper circle to the lid and let dry.

While the lid dries use your glue gun to attach the ribbon to the edge of the outer lid.

Now that the jar is ready, let’s dive into contents.  We have four different jars that are themed to a specific hobby or interest: Baking, Spa, Crochet and Wine. If you have a mom who’s not in love with any of those, we have an Eclectic jar too.  This one has a bunch of fun, pretty and useful items that anyone would love!  Let’s check them out in detail…

For those Moms who love baking, you can fill their jar with all things yummy.  Some other things your can sneak into this jar are chocolate chips, rolled oats or a favourite recipe card.

Maybe your mom needs some pampering?  We think every mom does! Then this jar with everything she needs to relax in one spot is the perfect pick. You could also add candles, a sleep mask or her favourite facial scrub, mask or mosturizer.

If your Mom loves to knit or crochet (like ours) this is the jar for her.  Other options are tapestry needles, stitch markers or a small paint brush roll to store all her hooks in.

More gifts idea coming at you…..

If your Moms hobby is drinking vino (tbh this is our speed, lol) then help her indulge with this jar made just for her.  You can also add some crackers, dried fruit or a small aerator.  Honestly, who can say no to cheese and wine??

Maybe your Mom doesn’t have a hobby or specific interest.  No problem – how about a collection of everyday, pretty and useful items?  You can put almost anything your Mom loves into this jar, as long as it fits through the top.  Think favourite stores, coffee, tea, candy and so much more!

We hope these ideas were helpful and that you have an amazing Mother’s Day.  If your looking for more Mother’s Day gift ideas, check out our Springtime Flower Pop Pillow. Happy Crafting!

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