Need Some Great Stamps? Check Out XStamper Online!

This is a compensated post written by me on behalf of Xstamper. All opinions are 100% mine.

I use a lot of stamps when I craft and you often see me using them when I make homemade greeting cards, bookmarks, scrapbooking pages and a variety of other paper crafts that I create. I just love using stamps on the projects that I make as they always add a nice detail to the finished project and often times it is quicker for me to use a stamp then writing it out in my yucky handwriting.

I found a really cool store online called XStamper online where you can purchase high-quality pre inked stamps at an affordable price and they have a nice large selection of them in various designs and styles. You can use these stamps with your craft projects and then turn around and use them for when you are paying bills or doing other household financial tasks. If you have your own craft business that you are operating from home these stamps surely would come in handy for that too!

Besides having pre inked stamps they also have notary stamps for those of you who need them. I have a friend who operates a notary business out of her home alongside her craft business just to make some additional income during the winter months when her craft show business is slower.

XStamper Online has FREE shipping when you place an order of $10.00 or more and most orders ship the same day you place them, which means you get your order pretty quickly! They also offer a lifetime guarantee for all XStamper brand products which is a fabulous thing!

If you need some affordable, high-quality ink stamps I would like to invite you to check out XStamper Online today as I think you will be pleased with their prices and their variety of products!

Halloween Party Cakes | Holiday Fun For All

Halloween Party Cakes - Holiday Fun For All
by: Barb Ireland

Halloween will be here soon. Goblins, ghosts and ghoulish fun too. Halloween also brings with it the start of the Holiday Season, pumpkin patches, and that warm fuzzy feeling that winter is on the way. Many families celebrate with a huge bash for friends and family and even the neighborhood kids. Bobbing for apples, yummy goodies, and dressing up in costumes are just some of the fun to be had.

On my Youtube channel, I like sharing how to make my creations, guaranteed to make any party a success. You can makeyour own Halloween Cake, not the sugary kind with those extra calories we don't want, but one with all your kids favorite goodies (and yours too). You can make a cake for any age, putting their favorite surprises in it. Plus, why limit it to only a party at home? Why not, make a cake and surprise your office or even send one to your nieces and nephews?

This unique design can be customized for any size party and with your imagination you can design it for any holiday event. In fact, why not also bring a Halloween Cake to the office and spice up the day or surprise your favorite nieces and nephews. You're be their favorite aunt for sure after this.

Here are just some of the ideas for your cake:

1. Put your favorite games, stickers, Halloween-themed popcorn, and other party ideas for all to enjoy. Then they can take right from the cake and it makes a great centerpiece.

2. If you know of someone with a new baby or even a toddler, put a cute costume in your design and include a Halloween bib, and other special baby items.

3. For the office - Use the template available on our site and shred for a good base. Then add in Halloween themed coffees, candy, notepads, pens, popcorn and more for your next party cake at the office.

4. Safety cake - All kids need to be extra special careful at Halloween. You can design a cake with Halloween safety items, such as flashlights, light sticks, Halloween Trick-Or-Treat bags, etc. Tuck in little gifts, games, candy or toys for the kids too. It's Halloween; you want it to be loads of fun.

5. You can welcome a new puppy or kitten by using kitten or puppy Halloween outfits and then include a disposable camera to take pictures of them in their cute little outfits. Halloween themed chew toys and other items new pet owners will need for their kitten or puppy.

Whichever you choose, you'll be delighted you made this cake and put a smile on their faces young and old.


About The Author

Barb Ireland is the founder of Make A Diaper Cake Biz, www.makeadiapercake.biz Barb has been designing diaper and towel cakes for the last ten years,and taught others for the period of five years.

How To Make Homemade Blowing Bubbles for Kids!

Today I am sharing with you the frugal recipe we use to make blowing bubbles for our little grand daughter who absolutely loves playing outside and blowing the bubbles and then running after them to try to catch them. You don't need to buy bubble solution at the toy store because you can make them at home and it only takes about 3 minutes to make a big bottle of bubbles! Here is the recipe we use!

Homemade Blowing Bubbles for Kids!

1/2 cup of handwashing dish detergent (purchase a cheap generic brand that is mild)
5 cups of tap water
1 container with lid
1 bubble blowing wand

Pour the mild liquid dishwashing detergent into a large plastic container and then gently add the tap water. Take an old spoon and stir it gently and place the lid onto the container until you are read to use them. Please keep this OUT OF REACH of children and please supervise them as you don't want them drinking this mixture.

You will need a few plastic bubble blowing wands from your old bubble blowing sets.

Preval's vFan Portable Airbrush System for Do-It-Yourself Projects

This is a compensated post written by me on behalf of Preval. All opinions are 100% mine.

Back in Spring of 2010 my husband and I purchased a large home that was built in the 1960's and the original previous owners did very little to the home to modernize it or upgrade it over the years. For the past 1 1/2 years my husband and I have been gutting the home and remodeling it all by ourselves, so we are always on the lookout for great products that would help us with our home remodeling projects.

Today I am going to tell you a little bit about the Preval vFan airbrush System and how you can use it around your home to help with your remodeling projects. This system is totally portable so you can use it around your house, business office and even use it outdoors for working around the farm, boating docks, play grounds, etc.

The patent-pending vFan airbrush is the best on the market offering hairline detail with the spray gun with a range of spray up to 3" tall. This system is whisper quiet so it will not disturb others around you. It can make fan and/or hairline patterns to suit all of your different needs. It sprays with just about anything, like latex, water-based, clear coat, solvent based paints and more! It really is a great system to have!

This is a nice system for DIY newbies or for professionals in the housing, marine, farming, automotive and painting industries and it is super affordably priced! The system comes with a 6 foot rubber hose so you really can go all over with it without feeling restrictive. Like I said, it can be used indoors and/or outdoors with absolutely no problems at all.

I think this is the perfect vFan Portable Airbrush system for just about everyone! I know my hubby would love to own this system to help with our remodeling projects and he is also a licensed HVAC tech so he would love something like this to use at work.

Scrapbooking | Our Flock Baby Birds Scrapbook Layout Idea

Back in early August we had a mommy finch bird make a nest in one of my hanging flower baskets and she laid 4 beautiful eggs. After 10 days later 2 of those 4 eggs hatched and we watched 2 baby birds (twins) mature and fledge the nest. From the time they hatched until the time they left the nest it was ONLY an 18 day time period. Wow! I documented the nest, eggs, 1 day old birth photo and the day before they left the nest I was able to capture another shot. I decided to scrapbook these 3 photos so that I could remember this special event.

I did this in the 12x12 scrapbook format and my background sheet of paper is a muted lighted sage green paper with a tone on tone floral print. I used a olive green ink and inked around all 4 of the edges with a dauber. I then took a coordinating sheet of scrapbooking paper that has vines and vertical strips on it and trimmed off 4 1/2" of it and inked around all 4 of the edges and then glued it down onto my background sheet as shown in the above photo.

I cropped 2 of the photos into a rectangle shape and 1 of the photos into a square shape and matted them onto dark olive green textured cardstock. I left an 1/8" border around the mat. I then used glue dots to attach them to my layout as shown. I used my Cricut to cut out a heart shape on the #3 size setting on light sand color cardstock which I then inked around the edges of the heart with olive green ink. I then took an olive green scrapbooking marker and did a little journaling on the heart and used foam dots to stick it onto my page. I used my Cricut to cut out the letters OUR FLOCK TWINS from light olive green cardstock and from dark olive green cardstock on the #1 size setting. I used my Xyron sticker maker to adhere them together and then placed them onto my page.

To finish up I took a tiny lady bug sticker and a tiny bumble bee sticker and placed them onto the page just to add a little accent to the layout. This is a quick, easy and very clean layout for those of you who don't like a lot of clutter on your pages. It took me less than 35 minutes to make this page.

Great Ideas For Crafting A Rustic Wedding Look For Your Upcoming Wedding!

Attend nearly any wedding these days and you're bound to see some rustic, country touches. A full 44-percent of brides plan at least some rustic elements in their weddings, according to The Wedding Report. And some go full-bore.

Here are several ways to incorporate the rustic look into your wedding while making it personal and within budget.

1. Barns
Rustic barns are the quintessential location for a rustic wedding. Dress it up with sweeping curtains (sew together fabric drop clothes from a home improvement store) and hanging lights (borrowed white Christmas lights work, too). A farm, open field, country church or plantation home can also provide the perfect backdrop to your themed wedding.

2. Painted Wood Signs
Add some personality to the big day with whimsical or romantic painted signs that signal to your guests what's happening where. Look locally for free reclaimed or salvaged wood to add rustic charm and eco-friendliness. For inspiration, check out this Etsy artisan's sign work.

3. Burlap
Nothing says rustic like burlap and this versatile fabric can be used in a number of ways. Use it as table coverings, then top with smaller borrowed vintage tablecloths. Use it as a background to frame table numbers for your reception. Use it as an aisle runner or atop haystacks for extra casual seating.

4. Mason Jars
Mason jars are perhaps the most-seen wedding accessory these days -- and for good cause. They ooze charm, they're economical, they come in a variety of sizes and they go with just about anything. Throw a handful of wildflowers into a mason jar and you've got an instant centerpiece. You can also use them to hold utensils or candy at the reception. Fill them with something sweet and top with burlap and ribbon for wedding favors.

5. Chalkboards
Like painted signs, chalkboards add a fun element to wedding day signage. They make perfect menus, Mr. & Mrs. signs on the back of the couple's chairs, seating charts and directional signs. Paint a vintage frame the color of your wedding, then paint over the glass with chalkboard paint for an instant showpiece.

6. Homemade
A rustic wedding is not complete without something homemade. And there's no better place to feature homemade than the reception. Pies are a big trend in weddings this year, and local vendors are making it easier to find baked goods and more with that down-home taste. Decorate the dessert table with bowls of eggs, flour and honey for that extra home-made feeling. Handwrite favorite family recipes on index cards to use as wedding favors.

7. Registry
Guests can contribute to the rustic theme through gift-giving. Register for gift cards at CardAvenue.com for retailers who specialize in rustic products, like J.Crew, Timberland, Restoration Hardware and Bass Pro Shops.

8. Music
More than decorations, music tells the story of the rustic wedding and instantly sets the mood. Whether it's country, bluegrass, folk or a combination, your choice or musicians, deejay or soundtrack will complete your theme and leave your guests tapping their feet for days to come.

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Weddings expert Cara Davis is the author of Cheap Ways to Tie the Knot and blogs from her home in Orlando, FL, about cheap ways to spend and save at CheapWaysTo.com.

Using My Cell Phone With My Craft Business

This is a compensated post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

One of the home businesses that I have happens to be my craft business called Mullberry Hill Crafts and since I travel around the Middle Atlantic States participating in craft shows and exhibits I need to have a good reliable and affordable cellular service. My contract is finally up with my old company so I have been on the hunt for a new cell phone carrier and I looked online and found Straight Talk. Have you ever heard of them?

I thought today I would share with all of my readers some great info I found out about Straight Talk. This company has no long term contracts, no credit checks, no hidden fees and no surprise charges! Wow! This company doesn't rope you in Hook, line and sinker like other companies do!

This company has an unlimited monthly plan were you get unlimited calls, texts and web data for only $45.00 a month! Wow, I can save a lot of money with that! They have a All You Need Plan which gives you 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data which is for heavy phone users which I think would be great for my mother. You can get Android on Straight Talk too! If you need a new phone they have reconditioned phones starting at just $10.00.

Oh and get this, 411 calls are free! There are no activation, reactivation or cancelation fees at all! Nope, not at all! If you have friends and family who live overseas they have an International Calling Plan too and it's one of the most affordable ones I have seen. With plans like these you will be able to Call a friend whenever you want and talk to them however long you want to talk to them.

Winner of the $25 GC to Scrapbuck.com Giveaway!

Last night our giveaway for the $25 GC to Scrapbuck.com closed so we have a winner to announce this morning! I would like to thank Scrapbuck for sponsoring the review & giveaway here on the Passionate About Crafting Blog! Since doing this review I have become a customer of Scrapbuck.com and I love their products and I love their affordable prices! They are my new favorite go-to scrapbooking store!

I validated all entries and then used Random.org to select our winner. Our winner is:

Mari said...
http://twitter.com/#!/LuckyDuckyToo/status/111979422655066113
runningmatey at hotmail dot com
September 8, 2011 9:50 PM

Congrats to Mari! I am sending you an email so you can claim your prize!

Planning My Niece's Upcoming Birthday Party

My Niece will be turning 8 years old in late October so I have been busy helping my sister-in-law plan out her Birthday party. We decided to make some of the items we need ourselves and we will be purchasing the other birthday party supplies we need online.

This year we are doing a "princess" party them in the pretty pink, light purple and white color scheme so we have been shopping for "princess" theme'd party supplies like Pinatas, paper goods for the table, birthday games, party loot bags, streamers & balloons and all those other things you need for a little girl's birthday party.

We are holding her party in at a ballet dance studio and all 11 of the little girl's who will be there will be getting a free 1 hour dance lesson and then we are holding the party in the back room of the dance studio. For the party favors we are making homemade tutu's and princess crowns for the girls so that they can take them home with them after the party. It will be fun to see them wear the tutus & crowns during the free dance lesson & then afterwards to the party.

I think my niece is totally going to be surprised once her Birthday Party arrives and to be honest, my sister-in-law and I are pretty dang-gone excited about it too! Do any of you have any crafty suggestions for us that would fit into our "princess" party theme?

Scrapbooking | Cool Ocean Breezes Scrapbook Layout Idea

Today I am sharing with all of you a 12x12 scrapbook layout that I did a few days ago that features photos of hubby and I down at the Jersey Shore. Sorry the photo isn't too clear as my camera has been acting up again! This page took me about 45 minutes to make because I tore a lot of my scrap paper and did a paper collage for my background.

My background is made up of 4 different pieces of blue or blue with print scrapbooking paper. Three of the papers are solid light blues but slightly different shades and one is a light blue with ocean & beach words printed all over it. I just simply tore up my scraps into a pleasing pattern and glued them all down on a white piece of cardstock...covering that piece of cardstock entirely.

I had 3 photos which I cropped down and matted onto medium blue cardstock and trimmed them so that 3/16" border remained. I took a piece of frosty white vellum and tore it into an uneven rectangle and chalked around the edges of it in blue. This rectangle of vellum is larger than the photo of the beach & water as I wanted to use it as a mat. I put the vellum down on the center right of the layout with glue dots. I then mounted my ocean photo on top. I used a blue brad to add accent and placed it onto the vellum at the top and I did a little journaling under the photo and wrote directly on the vellum. I then placed a fabric sticker underneath that which says cool ocean breezes.

I placed the photos of hubby and I on the left side of the layout. I had to clear with black lettering word stickers so I placed the SUNSHINE one above hubby and the AT THE BEACH is under the photo of myself.

I wish my camera was acting better as the collage of torn paper along with the torn vellum looks beautiful and definitely beachy and ocean-like. I am really pleased with how this layout turned out.

Scrapbooking | Just Beachy Jersey Shore Scrapbook Layout Idea

Hubby and I just got back from a 8 day vacation down to the Jersey Shore...North Wildwood to be exact and we had a fabulous time! We love the Wildwood, Stone Harbor and Cape May area and go down a few times every year to our condo. My scrapbooking layout today was done in the 12x12 size and features a beach scene aka us walking the beach & collecting shells.

My background paper is a piece of 12x12 scrapbooking paper that is a textured sand print. I had 3 photos of us walking the beach which I cropped down and matted them onto chocolate brown cardstock, leaving a 3/16" border around the photo. I purchased a pack of Beach theme'd Dazzles (tm) from Paper Wishes (tm) and used the "Just Beachy" Dazzle for my page title. I also used the sea horse border strip along the right side of the page. The Dazzles are peel & stick and I love using the Dazzles in my scrapbooking layouts. I took the sand castle Dazzle and put it onto light beige scrapbooking paper and then trimmed around the outer edges to make my own embellishment. I used markers to add windows and texture to the sand castle. I used 3 adhesive back foam dots on the backside of it and stuck in onto my page (bottom left). I finished up my layout by adding 2 tiny star fish around the sides of the castle to just add some accent. Again, those are Dazzles too!

This layout took me about 35 minutes to make. I wanted a neutral toned layout that wasn't too busy or cluttered and I think I accomplished that with this design.

Scrapbooking | Life's A Beach 12x12 Scrapbook Layout Idea

My husband and I took a vacation down to the Jersey Shore (North Wildwood, New Jersey) last week and once we returned I got busy making some scrapbook pages. Today's layout was done in the 12x12 format and features photos of me walking the beach in Wildwood.

My background is a piece of 12x12 scrapbooking paper that is done in a muted blue, light green and light olive green pattern (small ripples). My bottom border is a piece of scrapbooking paper that has ocean and beach sayings on it that I trimmed down to measure 2" by 12" in size. I then took olive green ink and inked around all 4 edges of that strip before gluing it down onto my background paper.

I had 3 photos I wanted to use in this layout so I cropped 2 of them down into rectangular shapes and matted them onto olive green cardstock. I trimmed my cardstock down so that 3/8" of an edge remained. I then used glue dots to attach them to my page. For the third photo of my feet in the sand I simply trimmed around my feet so that I had a cut-out of my feet and used glue dots to attach that to the top right of my page.I had some beach theme'd Dazzles that I purchased from Paper Wishes in a brown color that say "Life's A Beach" that I used for my page title and stuck those words under my photo of my feet. I then took 4 small Dazzles (one of flip-flops, 2 sea shells and 1 crab) and mounted them onto pale blue vellum and then trimmed around the outter edge of the Dazzle and used them as accent stickers on my layout. (see photo for placement).

I made my own journaling tag from light blue scrapbooking paper (olive green ink around the edges of the tag) and then matted that onto olive green cardstock. I put some dark brown fiber trim through the hole of the tag to add accent. I did the journaling in my own handwriting.

I love how clean and uncluttered this layout is as I really wanted to focus on the photos and not on embellishments. This layout took me 35 minutes to make and the layout cost me less than $1.35 to make.

Just Got Back From A Jersey Shore Beach Vacation

Hubby and I took off all of last week and went down to the Jersey Shore to stay in our condo for a week and it was absolutely beautiful! We had wonderful weather down in North Wildwood for most of the week so it was really nice to get out onto the beach and to enjoy some great activities.

The first day we just lazed around the condo, hit the pool and then took a nice long walk down the beach. The second day we decided to get up early and ride bikes on the boardwalk and then we went to the Cape May County Zoo, hit the pool again and then later that evening took a beach walk after dinner. The third day we took a drive down to Cape May and toured some victorian style homes, victorian Bed & Breakfasts and did some shopping in downtown Cape May. Later that night we went out to dinner and took another walk on the beach.

The fifth day we went bike riding again and then laid out by the pool for a few hours. We then went shopping up on the boardwalk & out for dinner...gosh that seafood in Jersey is delicious! The sixth day we went bike riding on the boardwalk, out to lunch, played on the beach and went mini golfing. We really had a great time & we totally deserved this vacation.

Now that we are back home...I have about 500 photos that I took of all of the various things that we did that I will need to scrapbook. I absolutely love scrapbooking so I always make sure that I stock up on scrapbooking supplies so that I am all ready to go once I return. I am really looking forward to doing some scrapbooking this weekend.

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3 Reasons Adoptive Moms Should Scrapbook

3 Reasons Adoptive Moms Should Scrapbook by Lisa Copen

I'll confess, I thought scrapbooking was a waste of time. Sure, I saw some scrapbooks of friends that were cute. But the idea of taking scissors to my beautiful photographs and then spending money on stickers that cost four dollars because they were labeled "embellishments?" It just didn't turn me on. I wasn't a sticker kind of gal and didn't have the time to invest in such silly hobbies.

Then we adopted a baby. I couldn't find a baby book or adoption book that had my son's story and I kept hearing the phrase "life books." Every child's story is unique.

So I made my way to the craft store and tried to find some "embellishments" that didn't include pregnancy quotations or storks. I held my breath as I cut into my photographs. Eventually, not finding any adoption items, I put my graphic design skills to use and created my own transparency overlays about adoption, so I could record those memories from "the wait" to Adoption Day. Now I cannot conceive of having let the idea of a scrapbook of my son's life pass by me. I would have missed great joy.

Why did I think it was vital to scrapbook about my child's adoption?

1. We all know how unique our own story is about deciding to adopt and waiting. Our kid's stories or no less special. Don't be tempted to use a book where you just fill in the blanks, because it's nearly impossible to since you don't have all of the answers, nor do they all apply. And what child wants to see blanks in his book? For example, even adoption books may or may not have a place for information about the birthfather or if the adoption was international or domestic.

A bonus is that when you scrapbook the album, it can be perfectly timed for your child's understanding of his or her story, depending on the age and what you have shared. As your child gets older, he will ask more questions. You can easily add a page that answers this right into the book. Recently my son has asked, "What would you have done if God had sent you a different little boy? Would you have loved him as much as me?" This is an ideal chance for me to make a new page for his album, relating how God picked him out just for us.

2. It's always fun to look back at photos, but I am often amazed that the memories attached to them can fade so quickly. If I didn't take the time to journal about the moment or even put a sticky note on my calendar about I've forgotten the specifics already. What exactly was the funny thing my son said that made us all giggle for fifteen minutes when that photo was taken? Photos bring back some memories, but it's usually about the event and not the story about our child who did or said something that we want to remember forever. Besides, every child loves to hear about the cute things she said when she was young!

3. Adoption is a special gift and I want my son to know that we acknowledge it as such. Just him seeing me spend the time to putting together an album, lets him know it's important to me. Whatever I share about his birth family, how he came to be a part of our family, visits we may have with the birth family (or if you adopted internationally, then special trips to your child's country of origin) lets him know just how special his story is. It's important that our kids know that we are never threatened by their story. We need to make sure they know that their whole life is precious to us, and not just the time that they have been a part of our family.

As an adoptive mom, I have grown to see scrap booking not as a frivolous hobby, but a significant way to record a miracle that God gave us--the honor of being our long-awaited child's parents.

Whether you call your adoption scrapbook album an international adoption lifebook or just an adoption book, it's much more than just a photo album or a "brag book." It's a chronicle of memories and photos, a personalized story book of your child's life, and a reminder to him that he is treasured. Though as parents, we may always have some concerns about how adoption affects a child, an adoption scrapbook is a way to remind him that we embrace and rejoice about the way he helped us become a family--through the gift of adoption.

Make a amazing adoption lifebook quickly with essentials from Scrapbook My Adoption. Complete books using overlay transparencies, digital scrapbooking adoption files and embellishments, make it easy to have an personalized lifebook your child will treasure.

Scrapbooking | Beautiful Scrapbook Pages On The Cheap!

When I talk to people about scrapbooking many of them tell me that it's too expensive of a hobby and I am here to prove them wrong! Yes...You can spend $5.00+ dollars to make just one 12x12 scrapbook page...however, you can spend just $1.00 to make one too! Just because you scrapbook on the "cheap" doesn't mean you can't make nice layouts for your scrapbooks.

The above 12x12 layout cost exactly $1.03 to make and we didn't use up all of the paper or stickers that we purchased to make it. If you really want to scrapbook cheaply look for those clearance sales at your local scrapbooking or crafts store where you can purchase 12x12 scrapbook papers for .10 cents a piece! You don't need to spend $3.00 to $4.00 per package of embellishments when you can buy a $1.00 pack of stickers that will do numerous pages!

On the page above we used 2 sheets of 12x12 scrapbook paper...the light pink one is the background and then we trimmed a piece from the medium pink paper that measures 12" by 4" in size and ran that down the left side of the page to act as our border. We then used the same paper that was left-over to frame our photograph which we then attached to the page. From a scrap of white paper we cut an oval and then framed it with a piece of the left-over medium pink paper and used that as our journaling block and we journaled in our own handwriting to keep costs down. We purchase 1 pack of floral and butterfly glitter stickers that were on sale for $1.00 and only used 1/3 of that pack on this page. We purchase a large roll of pink rick rack ribbon that was on clearance for .75 cents and used a 12" piece of that to trim out the border paper on the left-side. Other than that...some double-sided stick tape to attach everything and it was done.

As you can see...you can do nice looking scrapbook pages on the cheap! You don't have to get caught up in fancy dancy pages that cost over $5.00 per page! What are your thoughts? Got any frugal scrapbooking tips to share with my readers? If so, leave them in a comment please!

How To Make Homemade Finger Paints For The Kids

Here at our home we do not purchase finger paints...we do it the frugal and safe way by making our own homemade finger paints which is really easy to do. Besides the supplies listed below you will need some old small plastic containers with lids...we like to use old plastic butter/margarine containers for this project.

Homemade Finger Paints Recipe
2 cups of plastic liquid starch
1 cup of Ivory Snow detergent flakes
food coloring (we like the primary colors)
finger painting paper, watercolor paper or freezer paper

Combine liquid starch and Ivory Snow in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer until the volume is tripled. Divide, add in food coloring as desired. Store in covered containers in the refrigerator.

You will want to lay down some old newspapers or an old plastic cheap tablecloth before you put the paints and paper out for the kid's to paint. (this can get messy!)