Pop a point color pencil

We just love the stacking multi-color pop-a-point color pencil! It reminds me of my childhood. I remember when I was little I would beg and beg and beg my mom to buy me a few pop-a-point color pencils for me to 'display' in my pencil case. They come with a few colors and I would keep them so carefully. I treasure them so much I hardly use them. That is how much I love stationery when I was growing up! Each pencil comes with blue, yellow, green, purple, pink, yellow.. and we'd have to keep popping the colors to reach the one that we want. Sometimes we exchange it with our friends too. Back then.. happiness is really just a new color pencil J


Were pop-a-point color pencil part of your school supply arsenal back in the day?

Sweet Potato Stars

We did not have a lot of time this morning to get ready. So I got 2 hard-boiled eggs and using the mold, made them into heart shape and star. (you can see the instructions here). To fill the rest of the Bento, we made stars from sweet potatoes. Kaylee punched the seaweed stickers and placed them on top of each of the sweet potatoes stars as decorations. 

To make the sweet potatoes, you'll need 

1. sweet potato

2. cookie cutter. (any shape that is the size of the potato: We chose the star shape because it is Kaylee's favorite.)

3. Paper Towel

First, cut the sweet potato into several pieces. Then, wet the paper towel and use it to cover the sweet potato. Place the sweet potato in the microwave and heat it on high for 2 - 3 minutes, depending on the size of the sweet potato. You may have to reheat it for an additional minute if you find that the sweet potato is still hard. Next, run the sweet potato under the cool running tap water (be careful when you remove the sweet potato from the microwave - it can be really hot!). Once its cooled down, peel the skin off.. and stamp the cookie cutter on the sweet potato! For the left overs, gather them all together, if some are mashed - its ok! - just fit all of it together into the cookie cutter to make a shape. 

Enjoy the cute sweet potatoes! They are delicious and full of nutrition!

Really made my day!

"Finally after almost 2 weeks more than expected, last week we received our order, blame it on Mexico post Office terrible service for sure, because The Little Bow Shop sent it right away. She was so nice everytime I asked or need some help. I liked the way she followed the purchase, sending detailed invoice through the Paypal site, which other sellers seldom do. Also sent the Tracking number right away when she posted it. The package arrived so neatly wrapped and even with a friendly note, you are a charm Shanon! It came with a little extra surprise also, double win for us, Yay!!! Thanks also to Kaylee who (I guess) helped her mom to wrap everything. The bento boxes are SO CUTE, and exactly as they are shown on her StorEnvy Shop. I sure recommend this seller and I'll be more than pleased to comeback again and shop. Greetings from Mexico"

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I am so happy to read this! Thank you so much Katrina! You are so awesome yourself too. Yes, Kaylee helped a lot with wrapping everything. She drew, colored, packed and wrapped and sealed it with her signature! We had so much fun! I thought you'd like to see some picture of our packing process.. here they are:

How to make a flower from an egg

Hello everyone! Spring is finally here. We're having a lot of rain here in the Montgomery County and I can't wait to see the flowers bloom. It has been a looong winter this year.. so I'm particularly excited for the weather to warm up so we can all go out to play! I've bought a star mold to make a star shape egg, but when its done, it turned out to look like a flower..  just the right time for spring. 

Materials you'll need:

1. Star mold

2. A bowl of ice cold water

3. An egg

4. Cute face puncher

5. Seaweed

To prepare hard boiled eggs, you'll need a a saucepan large enough to hold them in single layers. Add cold water to cover eggs by 1 inch. (Note that you put the eggs in the pan with cold water, and not throw the eggs into hot boiling water - this will cause the eggs to crack!). Next, heat the water just to boiling, and turn off heat. Let the eggs stand in hot water for about 10-12 minutes (for large eggs, 15 minutes for extra large). Once the eggs are cooked, let them cool down a bit before peeling them. Be careful - if the eggs are still hot, you might want to run them with cold water first. The reason for putting an egg into the mold while it hot is because it is easier to be shaped. A hot egg when squeezed into the mold will take the shape of the mold. When you put the egg into the mold, make sure its in a standing position. This way, it will turn out to be a nice round shape. When you have the peeled egg placed in the mold, close the lid firmly and snap it tightly. 

To keep the egg in shape, plunge it in icy cold water. You can add some ice if you like, but I use cold water that I keep in fridge. 

In 5-10 minutes, when they're cool.. you have adorable shaped eggs! Now, slice the egg into half and punch some funny faces on the seaweed.

Stick the seaweed on the egg and there you go! They look like flowers (I think) ^ ^