Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Firework Salt Painting

I saved this craft on Pinterest YEARS ago. I finally set aside some time to do it with the kiddos. It shouldn't have taken us that long to do it - it's such an easy craft!

I got the idea from here.

All you'll need is:
  • Table salt
  • Paper (Construction paper or thicker)
  • Watercolors
  • Brushes
  • White glue
Draw out your design with the glue. Do it thick! You can also draw with a pencil first, and then trace over it with the glue.

Sprinkle salt generously over the glue. Get it all covered! Shake off excess salt.

Get your watercolors wet and lightly paint onto the salt. Don't drag too much. The watercolors should start running if they are wet enough.

Let the project dry completely. That's it! We are by no means professionals, as you can see by the pictures, but we have fun!






Monday, October 14, 2019

101 in 1001

I have done this twice before and I think it's time to do it again! I love these lists and I can't wait to accomplish some of these things!!

Recipes and crafts
1. Make 10 new recipes
2. Use my bread machine at least 3 times
3. Try 5 local restaurants that are new to us
4. Make candied apples
5. Make a floral lantern
6. Make pretty envelopes
7. Create glamour glassware
8. Make a candy cane decorative stand
9. Make candles in teacups
10. Make snowball soap surprises
11. Make creme brulee

Travel
12. Go to one Macon Bacon game
13. Go to one Macon Mayhem game
14. Go to Savannah Children’s Museum
15. Visit Atlanta Botanical Gardens
17. Visit Tallulah Gorge (whole family)
18. Visit Gibbs Gardens
19. Take the kids to the Hogg Mine
20. Visit Helen, GA. (whole family)
21. Go to Callaway Gardens (whole family)
22. Go to a monster truck rally
23. Go to Fernbank Museum of National History
24. Visit a planetarium
25. Go with the family to the Biltmore House
26. Take the kids on the SouthStar Trolley in Augusta
27. Go to Wild Animal Safari (whole family)
28. Go to Noah’s Ark (whole family)
29. Visit Pebble Hill Plantation
30. Go to Andersonville
31. Visit the Biblical History Center (whole family)
32. Do the CFA tour in Atlanta (whole family)
33. Visit the World of Coke (whole family)
34. Visit Babyland
35. Visit The Breman Museum (whole family)
36. See one show at the Center of Puppetry Arts
37. Go to Tellus (whole family)
38. Go to Jimmy Carter’s Sunday school class
39. Visit the Tubman Museum
40. Go to 5 fun events that aren’t local
41. Hike the Ocmulgee trail again
42. Hike the Amerson River trails again
43. Go tubing with the kids
44. Visit Radium Springs Garden (whole family)
45. Visit Providence Canyon (whole family)
46. Go to the Georgia Southern museum (whole family)
47. Visit the CDC museum
48. Go to the Habitat for Humanity Global Village & Discovery Center
49. Visit the Vidalia Onion museum
50. Go out of state for our girls trip

Health-related
51. Run a 5K.
52. Complete Lee Labrada’s full plan at least once.
53. Get my hearing checked
54. Do 10 pullups in a row.
55. Do 30 pushups in a row.
56. *Personal health goal*
57. Walk/run/bike 100 miles

Giving back
58. Pay for the person behind me in a drive thru
59. Adopt a child for Christmas every Christmas
60. Extend a loan on Kiva.org
61. Help with Party with a Purpose at least two times
62. Volunteer with Meals on Wheels at least 3 times
63. Work at a food bank at least once
64. Give a minimum of $100 to Stephanie and Daniel
65. Do 20 acts of random kindness with the kids
66. Give a minimum of $100 to Christian and Hannah

Financial
67. Make $100 a month on Mturk at least 12 times (1/12)
68. Save $1,000 in a separate account from our savings account
69. Pay off the Discover card.
70. *Personal financial goal*
71. *Personal financial goal*
72. Have 5 months minimum with no eating out
73. Do at least one no-spend month (for “wants”)
74. Make $200 on Mercari or eBay

Just do it
75. Create an emergency car kit
76. Read 50 books per year.
77. Catalog every book in the house
78. Finish all the pork in our freezer
79. Leave Stephen 10 random love notes throughout the 1001 days.
80. Leave Brianna 10 random love notes throughout the 1001 days.
81. Leave Hunter 10 random love notes throughout the 1001 days.
82. Finish my chronological Bible plan
83. Get a passport
84. Get recertified for CPR
85. Vote in Georgia
86. Get a Georgia drivers license
87. Organize pantry and buy organizing tools (make the pantry look nice)
88. Spend one weekend unplugged
89. Complete the #100happydays challenge
90. Find an escape room that Bri can do 
91. Do 25 of the things on my Pinterest boards

  1. https://thetalbertreport.blogspot.com/2019/10/firework-salt-painting.html
92. Have family pictures taken
93. Clean the photos off my phone
94. Mail at least 10 snail mail letters

Business-related
95. Level-related goal for R+F
96. Customer-related goal for R+F
97. Business partner-related goal for R+F
98. Go to convention at least once
99. Financial goal for R+F
100. Learn how to really utilize my Instagram profile

101. Complete 70 things on this list by July 11, 2022.