Category Archives: Gift ideas

Coloring Bag

June 11, 2013Crafts, Fashion, Gift ideas, Sewingbinding, clothesline quilts pattern, coloring bag, craft, how to make a coloring bag. gift idea, quilting, sewingRita

I made a little coloring bag a year or so ago and my granddaughter has loved it and taken it to church . It is made with these cute pink floral and stripe fabrics, very girly.

My three year old grandson decided that he needed a bag to take to church, so he kind of “stole” it from his sister and was wearing it at church. Someone made a comment to him about “nice purse” and he was very defiant about the fact that it was not a purse, but that it was his crayon bag! (No confidence issues here!) Well, Grandma decided that perhaps he needed a more “manly” looking coloring bag, (and the fact that she wanted to practice her quilting skills) so this is what I came up with.

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June Calendar Ideas

June 4, 2013Calendar, Gift ideas, Printablesclothespin magnets, Father's day gift idea, father's day magnet, Father's day table decoration, free printables, I mustache you to have a happy Father's day, June calendar ideas, magnet ideas, mustaches, printable mustachesRita

Since Father’s Day is in June, I decided to make a calendar to honor Father’s! I love the mustache craze and thought that it would be fun to incorporate them in my theme for this month! I love how this turned out and the grandkids are having fun with the interactive mustaches!

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Visiting Teaching Handout-June 2013

June 3, 2013Church, Gift ideas, Printables, VT Handoutsfree printable, free printables, gift ideas, gift tags, June 2013 visiting teaching handout, June 2013 Visiting teaching message, June 2013 VT, printables, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, visiting teaching, visiting teaching ideas, VT handoutsRita

This month the visiting teaching handout for June is titled “Joy in Family History”.

My husband and I both come from families that have several people that do a lot of family history and a lot of our work has been done, but we went to one of the church’s family history centers several months ago and one of the really fun things that we did was to generate a family genealogy fan! This is a great image that will show you all of your ancestors all in the same place. It shows you who has been found and where there are holes in your lines. It is really a cool way to see everything all at once!

You do not have to go to a family history center to generate your own fan, anyone can do your own online here:

Genealogy Fan

This is a fun way to get started with your family history, or if you have already done some of your history, this is a great way to see what you have done and where the holes need to be filled in. I really encourage you to try this and also to encourage your sisters that you visit to try it out. I would love for you to share this link with them.

So this month, for the visiting teaching message, I thought that it would just be fun to do a tag that says “Scatter Sunshine through Family History”.

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Thursday’s Thought-You Put the Grand…

May 30, 2013Family, Gift ideas, Printables, Quotes, Thursday's Thoughtsfamily thought, father's day printable, father's day quote, Father's Day thought, free printable, gift idea, quote, Thought, Thursday's Thought, You put the Grand in GrandpaRita

Here is a thought that is perfect for Father’s Day!

I love this saying and it would be a fun one to frame or make into a card.

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Thursday’s Thought-In Baseball As In Life…

May 23, 2013Gift ideas, Printables, Quotes, Thursday's Thoughtsbaseball, baseball printable, baseball quote, baseball thought, frameable baseball thought, free printable, gift idea, home, In Baseball as in life thought, printable, quote, Thought, Thursday's ThoughtRita

Summer is just around the corner.

School will soon be out and it is time for lemonade, homemade ice cream, parades, fireworks and baseball!

If you have a little slugger in your family, here is the perfect saying for you to print and frame for them.

To print, right click over the image and go to “save image as” then save in a folder. You can print from there or you can send it to your favorite photo processing center. It is formatted to an 8 x 10″ size.

Have a great Thursday Everyone! Love Ya!

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Baby Bib Aprons-“Baprons”

May 20, 2013Gift ideas, Sewingbaby, baby bib, baby bib-apron, baby gift idea, bapron, gift idea, sewingRita

We have a new little granddaughter coming in the near future and we are so excited! So I have started a little bit of sewing for this new little granddaughter!

My friend, Kathy, introduced me to these cute, new little bib/aprons. She gave me the pattern for these “Baprons” and I absolutely love this concept! They cover well and they stay in place because it has armholes like an apron! Why didn’t we ever have these fun, cute things when my kids were little?

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File Folder Memory Books

May 10, 2013Books, Crafts, Gift ideas, paper crafting, ScrapbookingBooks, file folder memory books, gift ideas, how to make file folder memory books, making books, making file folder books, memory books, mini book gift idea, mini scrapbooks, paper crafting, scrapbooking, scrapbooksRita

I don’t know if many of you know that I used to own a scrapbook store called “Forget Me Not Scrapbooking Co.” I closed my shop several years ago and I have not really done much scrapbooking since then. But then, my children are all married and out of the house, so I don’t have as many events to scrapbook any more! I love to do my “Smash journal” and I love all scrapbooking products and use them for all kinds of paper crafting projects but just have not done much in the way of scrapbooks.

A couple of weeks ago our local Archiver’s was hosting a Heidi Swapp File folder class and so I decided to take it just for fun! Boy was that a mistake, (but a good mistake!) I am hooked on making these little mini books and I love the look of these sweet things!

I made these for gifts and I can hardly wait for an excuse to make more of these! I have several ideas in mind, including some for Father’s Day, baby books, and they make great birthday gifts or would be perfect for a wedding gift!

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Pin Cushions–That Sharpens

May 7, 2013Crafts, Gift ideas, Sewing, Tutorialscraft, fabric pin cushion, gift idea, how to make a pin cushion, how to sew a pin cushion, pin cushion, pin cushion tutorial, pin cushion with steel wool, pin cushion with walnut shells, pin cushion-gift idea, pin cushions-that sharpen, sewing, tutorial, tutorial on how to make a pin cushionRita

Have you ever made these fun pin cushions on a mason jar before? Well here is a new twist on an oldie:

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Thursday’s Thought- A Mother’s Hug

May 2, 2013Gift ideas, Printables, Thursday's Thoughtsframeable print, frameable thought, free printable, gift idea, Mother's day gift idea, mother's hug quote, printable, quote, Thought, Thursday's ThoughtRita

Today’s thought is just in time for Mother’s Day!

This would be a fun little print to frame to give to your mother for her special day to let her know that she is always with you in your heart!

To print, just right click and go to “save image as” then save in a folder. You can print or send to your favorite photo processing center. It is formatted to an 8 x 10″ size.

Have a wonderful day today! Love Ya!

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Sunshine Basket

April 23, 2013Candy, Gift ideas, paper craftingBurt's Bee's lip balm, candle, Candy, gift basket, gifts, my computer is my canvas etsy shop, sunshine basket, sunshine gift basket, tags, thoughts to brighten someone's dayRita

Do you know anyone that could use a little sunshine in their life? Perhaps you know someone that is a little under the weather or blue, or is going through some difficult times.

If you do, I have the perfect gift idea for you to brighten up their day!

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