Chore 'Chart'

We were in desperate need of a chore list in this household. I kept putting it off because I never took the time to sit down and think about what chores I could handle the kids doing. Well, I finally figured it out and came up with my own idea, but incorporating this as well. I also used magnets to keep the boxes on so that they can be taken down and put back away as needed.

Here's our new family chore list:

SUPPLY LIST:

BOARD - Found at Robert's Crafts
PAINT - Folk Art Enamels: Fresh Foliage
Folk Art - Wicker White
VINYL - Provo Craft: Raven
FONTS - Hunkspunk
LD Coffee House
Miserably Lose
PAPER MACHE BOXES - Darice
CRAFT STICKS - I wanna say Darice, but I could be wrong. They were found at Robert's Crafts. PATTERNED PAPERS - Various from my 'stash'
MOD PODGE - Plaid
MAGNETS - Unsure

Family Home Evening Board Do-Over

So we've had this Family Home Evening board for awhile and it's been with us so long that all of the 'name hangers' and pegs are missing. Plus, the colors don't really match the look I'm going for now, so it was time for a Do-Over.

Here's the old board:

And here's the new board:


You may think the color combo is odd, but it matches the colors in our couch AND it's the colors I wanted as my wedding colors before my hubby shot me down. Anyway, you can find the supply list below.

SUPPLY LIST:

BOARD - Already had, but you can find them at any craft store
PEGS - Not sure, but I found them at Roberts Craft
PAINT - Folk Art Enamels: Fresh Foliage
Folk Art: Wicker White
Folk Art: Bright Baby Pink
Apple Barrel: Burgundy
WOOD SHAPES - Darice
RIBBON - Stampin' Up: Celery
FONT - Pea Noodle's Girlfriends

Ty's Puzzle Cube

My cute little nephew just turned 4, though he acts more like a teenager. And I wanted him to have something other than a toy, so I made him a puzzle cube. I included a pic of him with his family, him with his cute baby sister and then a pic of my nephew with each one of my kids. (Minus my little baby)

So yeah, I know...Not really that creative of a gift since I just did one for my MIL. However, this time I kept track of the supplies used and I also decided to share each pic before it got cut up, so here we go!

SUPPLY LIST
BLOCKS: Darice
PAINT: Deco-Art (Antique White)


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FONT: Blackjack
HAPPY TAG: Shabby Princess - Happy Go Lucky Kit


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FONT: CK Easy Goin'
STITCHES: Shabby Princess - Autumn Medley Kit
TOGETHER BEADS: Shabby Princess - Autumn Medley Kit


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STITCHING: Shabby Princess - Two Soon Kit
TAG: Shabby Princess - Two Soon Kit
FONTS: CK Footnote (Tag)
Huxtable (White Letters)


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SAYING: RPenn - Express Yourself Kit



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FUN TILE: Lynn Grieveson
FONT: 2ps Fragile



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WORDS: Shabby Princess - Sweet Serenity Kit

Grandkids Picture Puzzles

My sweet Mother-in-Law had a birthday this past week and I needed a gift for her.

She's not really an easy person to buy for as she isn't a really 'wantful' person. She also doesn't really like knick-knacky things, but I figured if it had pics of her grandkids she would make an exception.

So this idea is always super simple and I wanted to kick it up just a notch, so I added 2-3 word phrases on each pic that represented that child's personality.

Here is what the finished product looked like along with each of the pics I used:








The fun part of this gift was watching my mother in law put it together. I purposely didn't tell her that once you got one side done, it was just a matter of flipping blocks to get the other pictures right.

And again no supply list as I did this the same night as the Family...An Early Heaven blocks.

Family...An Early Heaven Blocks

So, I procrastinated and needed a cute little gift for my wonderful grandma. (She turned 91!)

She doesn't need much in regards to material things, so I tend to do cutesy, crafty things for her. I liked the way the Sweet Little Princess blocks turned out so I decided to do a similar thing for my grandma.

This is the result:


And I don't have a 'supply list' as I was doing this project way late at night, while suffering from heat stroke as well.

Sweet Little Princess - Blocks

We welcomed my first niece yesterday and I wanted to give her something other than clothes since she already had so many.

This is what I came up with:

I know it's nothing new, and I've seen various versions around the web, but it's something I did. so I'm sharing it.



SUPPLY LIST:
PAPERS: Stampin' Up - Slumber Party
BLOCKS: Midwest Products
VINYL: Provo Craft - Chocolate
FONT: 2Peas Fragile
MOD PODGE: Plaid

Baptism Invite

My daughter will be turning 8 in just over a week and with our religion that means that she will be baptized.

So, to get the word out to family I digi scrapped these invites.

My hubby liked #1 best, but I'm not sure which one I like better.

Both invites were made using the same digital kit, I just used a few different elements.

SUPPLY LIST:

Shabby Princess - The Bella Collection Digital Scrapbook Kit