Bub's Photo Blanket!

I seriously think this is one of the the

funniest gifts I've ever helped with....

 

My brother is in a long distance relationship, (we

love her!) and even though it's super corny, he liked

the idea of getting his girlfriend a blanket with his face

plastered all over it - So even when they're apart,

she can still snuggle with him! Dorky, but sweet, right?!?

 

Originally, we thought we could do one giant

picture of him, but because the resolution of the

pictures I had weren't high enough, we had to go with

a collage... which I think I like better anyways now!

I just ordered it from Walmart.com and had it shipped

straight to his girlfriend in Los Angeles.

 

I know...

Best. Gift. Ever.

How I Wrapped Christmas Presents in 2013

I typically coordinate my wrapping paper every year for

Christmas (click HERE to see 2012's wrapping).... for this

year, I chose my wrapper paper based on some gold and black

zebra print ribbon that I've had for about three years now and

really wanted to use.

 

I bought a bunch of different gold and black paper from Target

and just used ribbon and bows that I already had on hand.

I really love how they all turned out!

 

I only have just a few more presents to wrap.... hoping to

finish that up tonight!!!

 

Another FALL Deco Mesh Wreath

A couple weeks ago I shared a deco mesh

wreath that I made for my mom.... well, a
family friend of ours loved my mom's wreath
so much... I decided to make a similar one for
her. I lucked out and didn't even have to
make another trip to the craft store!

For this wreath, I used brown deco mesh around

the inner and outer circles, then the orange deco

mesh in the middle.  I found this FALL sign at

AC Moore (40% off) and attached it to the deco

mesh with fishing line.  I hot glued berries and

pumpkins around the perimeter to finish it up.

 

Hope you like it Mike and Sandy!!
I'm kind of getting the urge to make
a new fall wreath for myself... picked up
a couple supplies Sunday, so hopefully
it turns out as good as it looks in my mind =)

I'm 1 Proud Craft "Mom"... Fall Initial Yarn Wreath by Jodi

I just have to brag on my friend, Jodi, who has

started getting into the whole DIY wreath craze.

She wanted to get a wreath for her brother and

sister-in-law to put up at their new house. Originally,

she wanted to buy one for them, but was persuaded

that she could definitely make something herself.

And here's what she came up with:

Jodi made these flowers by watching youtube

videos - I am so impressed! The larger flowers

she hot glued to the wreath and then reinforced with

pearl corsage pins.  The smaller flowers were

attached with only the pins. I love the fun colors she

chose for the flowers, and that she made different kinds.

 

She found these O rings that are for curtains,

tiebacks and hangings. She looped ribbon

into the O and pinned the ribbon to the wreath

with the corsage pins. The length can easily be

changed or removed altogether. Such a cute idea =)

 

 

I'm such a proud craft mom haha! Ususally, wreaths

like this sell for $35-$40 on Etsy.  But Jodi spent just a

little over $20 on the supplies for this wreath and a little bit of

time. Definitely worth it, in my opinion! But just because

Jodi has shown me that she CAN make a wreath doesn't

mean I won't make them for her anymore... I'm in the

process of making a fall one for her right now! I should

have it finished after this weekend, as long as I can use

my hot glue gun in the car on our road trip =)

Harvest Blessings Deco Mesh Wreath

My mom asked me to make her a fall

themed wreath.  She wanted deco mesh

to be used, and preferred to not have an

initial on it. So this is what I came up with:  

 I used orange deco mesh for the inner and outer

circles of the wire wreath. I used brown deco mesh

in the middle circle. I searched high and low for a

sign that I would like for the middle of the wreath - this

one isn't exactly what I was looking for, but it is still
cute. I found it at AC Moore and it was 40% off =) I

used fishing line to secure the sign to the deco mesh.

 

My sister helped me make a final decision on what

to put around the rest of the wreath... I couldn't quite

make up my mind, so it was nice that she made the

decision for me! The pumpkins and berries are from

Hobby Lobby and were hot glued to the mesh.  It turned out

very pretty, and my mom seemed pleased with it!

 

I have a lot of these supplies leftover, so I've decided

to make a similar one for someone in particular... hoping

to get it done soon, and when I do, I'll be sure to share!



Marshall Cornhole Boards

As a surprise to my husband I had our plain white
cornhole boards painted with a Marshall theme by a

friend of ours! She's ridiculously talented (click HERE
to see the pallet wall hanging she made for us!) and did

a great job on them! Isaiah absolutely loved them.

 My mom ordered Marshall bean bags to go with the

set for Isaiah's birthday. Thought it was appropriate to
post now, with tailgating season in full swing!

 

GO HERD!! =)

 

Summer Gift Bucket for Kids

I absolutely LOVE these cute little birthday gifts

that I put together so easily a couple weekends ago!!

They were for 1 year old girls, but the same idea can

definitely apply to boys as well.

 

I really wanted to give something that would actually

be useful.  Let's face it, most kids already have too many

toys as it is. AND... these little girls are some of the best

dressed tots I know, so I didn't really want to go with the

whole outfit-with-a-matching-hairbow route either.

I decided to do a beach/pool themed gift, so here's what
I came up with:

 

Sand bucket with shovel

Bathing suit

Spray sunscreen for babies

Bladeless fan

Travel size wet wipes

Animal snack container

 

I put a couple pieces of tissue paper in the

bottom of the bucket, and arranged the items

in the bucket. 

 

Wrapped the whole thing in cellophane, and

tied a simple bow around it. And that's it!!

 

 I forgot to take a picture of the other bucket's items

before putting the cellophane around it - it had pretty

much the same stuff, but had a cute yellow polka dot

two piece with a pink ruffle flower on it - it was so cute!

Other things that I didn't get for these buckets, but I think

would be cute ideas to use in future gifts would be:

beach towel

rash guard

sunglasses

flip flops

floaties

hat

Monogram Necklace

My Valentine's Day present finally arrived!!!

 

 Listen girls.... I know some of you are blessed with husbands

that are hopelessly romantic... but let's face it, the majority

of us have a husband who seriously lacks in the thoughtful-

gift-giving-department!! I mean, for my birthday, I was given

a digital scale. Practical? Yes, because we didn't own one.

Sweet and Romantic? Umm... that's a BIG FAT NO!

 

So to make it easier on my husband, I told him exactly what I

wanted. I figured that if I didn't, I would get a gift as equally "romantic"

as the digital scale, or possibly some flowers that he would

hurry up to order at the last minute... And even though I do love

flowers, I prefer our money be spent on something that'll last longer.

 

So I've been loving this necklace for a while - it's been in my US Weekly

magazines, and I pinned it on Pinterest a while back too.  So I pulled up

the website, MyNameNecklace.com, walked my husband through each

step of ordering, and had him push the "Pay Now" button. I know a bunch

of you are thinking that I took all the fun and mystery out of Valentine's Day,

but I am being 100% honest when I say that I totally forgot about it, so 2

weeks later when it arrived and Isaiah gave it to me, I was thrilled!!

 

I can't wait to wear it! Happy belated Valentine's Day to ME!