When my granddaughter was in the hospital they gave her a fringed blanket and she absolutely loved it. So I decided to make some blankets to donate back to a local hospital.
I don’t know if I have been living in the dark ages or what, but I had never seen these blankets tied like this until she got hers and when I saw it, it was an ah ha moment! Why didn’t I ever think of that?! Don’t you love my little blanket models? My granddaughter is behind the blanket holding it up for me!
Yesterday I told you that I would show you the project that I came home with from The Wood Connection Store. So drum roll please: Ta…Dah!
I got these cute wood letters and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them. I have a shelf in my living room and I wanted to put something cute on it. We had new family pictures taken a couple of days ago, so I want to put some new pictures in this room and they will go perfect now!
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The Wood Connection has now come to Utah County and I am so excited! I have been going to the South Salt Lake Store for years and have loved it. I started going way back when I did a lot of tole painting, so that was a LOT of years ago! This store has tons of wood cutouts that you can take home and paint or decorate any way that you want to fit your own decor.
I saw this saying the other day at a store and it made me smile. So I decided that I would like to make you smile too!
I made this printable in an 8 x 10 format but you can size it to any size that fits your needs. It would be fun to frame, Mod Podge on a wood board, use for a card or tag, make a fridge magnet or anything else that you little heart desires.
To print, right click on image and go to copy. Open your favorite program like Word or Presentations and right click again and go to paste. Size it to the size that will fit your needs and print.
I used to decorate for all the holidays when my children were little, but since they have all grown and moved out of the house, I do not do as much but I still have to decorate a little bit for the grand kids. St. Patrick’s day is not one that I usually do too much for. But I decided that I could decorate my repurposed tray that sits on my kitchen counter. This is what I came up with:
I made these printables to share with you. There is one cutsie one, and two modern ones. You can just print them and frame it like I did here.
Pin ItWhen I was a little girl, only 4-5 years old my mother took me to a yarn shop called Hiendselman’s, in Provo, Utah. They taught me how to knit! It seems hard to believe now, but I can still remember the lady telling me “In – around – and through” and I remember even at that early age how I loved all the colors and textures of the yarns that were in slots on the wall! So I guess that I have my mother to blame for all my craft making. Even though she is no longer here, she started it! Thanks mom!:)
It seems like every winter that I get the urge to start knitting these dishcloths. They are the most wonderful things because they are made with all cotton yarn and they absorb the water when you are wiping your kitchen counters. They are also a nice big size for washing dishes! I have made so many different colors and styles, but this is the pattern that I always come back to. I use the Sugar and Cream yarn and I can get two dishcloths out of one skein. Although the with new “twist” Peaches and Cream yarn, I could only get 3 dishcloths out of 2 skeins of yarn, even though they are the same yardage and weight, it is a finer yarn. (They are the red and green ones.)
Pin ItLast week my husband was gone and so I decided to have a card making party while he was away! My neighbor agreed to teach us some new techniques and tips and so we got some of the girls together for a fun little night out! I was having so much fun that I really forgot to take very many pictures and the ones I have here have very poor lighting, so you will have to excuse the photographer on this post, but she was more interested in being with friends than the camera! :)
This is my cute little neighbor, who taught our class!
I got some Chinese take out boxes at a Gygi’s a while back and they are perfect for putting a treat or small gift in. You can find them at most party supply stores, restaurant supply, craft store or even your favorite Chinese Restaurant! I love that they are a perfect size for cookies, cupcakes, jewelry, treats like candy, popcorn, or nuts! So I decided that I needed to make a heart to put on the front of them to give away for Valentines Day! Here is my version of the love birds!
I made three different styles and they look cute with ribbon tied on the handle or wrapped around the box with bakers twine. You can decorate as lavishly as you would like or keep it as simple as bakers twine! I used pop dots on the back of the heart to give it a little bit of dimension, but you could also just glue it directly to the box.
So does anyone want to make some Valentine Chinese Take Out Boxes?
To print, just right click and go to copy, open your favorite program like Word or Presentations, right click again and go to paste. Then simply print.
I hope that you are all having a great Monday.
Thank you for stopping by today!
Pin ItI saw this idea the other day when I was out shopping for things for our princess party and I fell in love with it. So I decided to make one for me, and one to share with you!
I tend two of my grandchildren a couple of times a week and the 6 year old is just starting to read and she laughed and laughed when she figured out what I had written. For some reason it really tickled her funny bone. I thought this might be fun to write something different every day.
You will need a frame with a glass front and a dry erase marker.
I did mine in an 8 x 10 frame, but you can use whatever size you wish. You do not want to go too small because then there is not a whole lot of room to write the “because”s. You will need to print it off;
To print, just right click and go to copy. Open your favorite program like Word or a Presentations program, right click again and go to paste.
Insert print into your frame, tie a cute ribbon around the frame and tie the marker onto the frame so that anyone can write their special message.
Place it where everyone will see it…like in the middle of all these goodies on the kitchen counter! :)
Have fun with this and let your imagination and your gratitude go wild!
I made these for our princess party and they look so stinking cute in this little pink bucket! I have been making these for many years. They are great as a cookie bouquet for someone special or for a fun centerpiece!
Do you want to know why they are magical?
Because there is no baking involved!
All you need is the striped shortbread cookies with a hole in the middle, some gumdrop or Ju Ju hearts and wooden skewers! Push one of the hearts down onto the skewer, then the cookie, followed by another heart. So stinking easy and so cute.
Then tie a bunch of ribbons below the gumdrop and you have a Magical Cookie Wand. If you want to make this into a cookie flower bouquet just add green ribbons or tape silk or paper leaves to the “stem”. Add a note that says, “Love you Bunches”
Put into a container with some floral foam and grasses or moss etc.
It doesn’t get much easier than this to make a “Magical Moment” for someone special in your life!
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