treasures

I worked on a little project for Khloe yesterday. I had done one of these little boxes before to house all of her ponytail holders, clippies, and sunglasses. This is the one that sits in her room.

She has these little "Polly Pockets" now that just get left all over the house. Tons of little tiny pieces, so I decided to make another little box for her to store Polly in.

So the boxes and my new paper from BasicGrey came in the mail on Tuesday and I couldn't wait to get started yesterday.

Here is what the box looks like.

I just used a craft knife and cut the knobs off the front so I could paint it white.

Then I just used Mod Podge to adhere the paper to the drawers, sides, and top. Then I just went over the top of it with Mod Podge again and glued the knobs back on.

Stuck a few tiny rhinestones on the knobs and decided to put a cute little bird and some hearts on one of the drawers. I'm not usually one to use all of the "extras" that come in the BasicGrey packs....but this time they really outdid themselves. I love the turtles and birds. Cute, aren't they?

Challenge #7

I'm sitting here with my book in hand trying to pick out the next challenge. Today has been a moving day for me so I haven't even gotten a chance yet to look at the book. Here is what I came up with for this week.

Time's up...Finish a page in 60 minutes

I'm not real sure how this is possible...I think 2 hours is the fastest I have ever done a page. This will take some planning before I start. We'll see how I do.

Here is the cabinet that I spent a few hours cleaning today (these are the before pictures). It was used in the tanning room to let people store their lotions and goggles. It got a little abused....There is lotion and oil all over the outside and inside of the drawers. It is going to need one heck of a good paint job this spring, but it will be GREAT for storing scrapbook supplies in. I already almost have it full!

I am guessing the room will not totally get finished until the first part of May since I need to go get my desk and paint quite a few metal cabinets.

Back to cleaning! :)

valentine's day

I had a cancellation today at work due to the weather so I decided to get Khloe's Valentine treat bags put together for her party at daycare next week.



I just bought some clear cello bags (25 for $1 on sale at Hobby Lobby) and put some M&M's, Hershey Kisses, and a sucker in them. Tied them up with a little ribbon and attached the little tags I had made.

I just downsized this photo to a 2x3 and added a cute little clipart and signed her name...using my fabulous Bamboo Craft Tablet. I was able to put 4 of them on a 4x6 sheet. Snapfish was running a special awhile back on photos for a penny for each 4x6 up to 50 photos. So I got 8 tags made for 2 cents. Pretty amazing right!

I think I probably spent less on these than actually going to the store and buying valentines!

So another thing crossed off the list for the week. Too bad I am not very far on my challenge page!

My sitter mentioned to me on Wednesday that she was amazed at how Khloe never got sick. So me...being the proud parent...agreed and said "Yes, she NEVER gets sick." As soon as the words left my mouth I knew I had caused irreversible damage....because what ALWAYS happens when you brag about not getting sick?

Yep, I have a very sick kid tonight. AUGHHH someday I will learn!

paper flowers

I've been working on stuff for the event this weekend and decided on a little tutorial for my make and take....

Paper flowers

Love them!

I'll post the tutorial after the event.

shhhhhhh.....

I have been working on making Khloe a "quiet book" for Christmas. The idea originated as a birthday gift for her....but her birthday came and went. At the rate I'm going I'm lucky I finished it before Christmas. It turned out to be more of an "interactive book" than a "quiet book" simply because I ended up using velcro on almost everything...which doesn't make it very quiet.

This was definitely a project that was thrown together. As I was coming to the end of it I kept thinking I should have done this, I should have done that. So I made some notes in a notebook that I keep for gift ideas and I will tackle a bigger and better book next year if she likes it this year. I would like to include some snaps, zippers, more writing, etc. But being the non-sewer that I am I didn't think these were things I should try to tackle at the last minute.

My goal during this next year is to learn how to somewhat sew. I did do some sewing back in junior high for 4-H. You know how that goes...mom stands behind you and puts her hands on top of yours on the fabric and moves them for you. While all you can think about is how much more fun you would be having at the swimming pool with your friends. That of course was not my experience....just what I have heard from others. Needless to say when I was in junior high my top priority was not learning how to sew. Now, however, I wish I had paid a little bit more attention to it.

So everything in the book is attached by velcro so that Khloe can pull it out and move it around. The clock has movable arms for her to learn how to tell time. Can't all 2 year olds tell time? Ok...so maybe I was getting ahead of myself a little bit with the clock, but I thought it was a neat idea. I'm sure she will have fun just sitting swinging the hands around until they break off.

She is loving animals, buttons, and shapes right now so those were a no brainer to include. I made a little lift the flap that says "Count the buttons" under it.

I did go a little bit out of my box and hand cut and hand stitch some little clothes to hang on a clothesline. For no other reason then I thought it was a cute idea. The clothes also have velcro on them so she is able to take them off and lose them in the bottom of her toy box. This also marks one of the first times I have used stickers on a "scrapbooking" project in about 2 years. Khloe loves cats so I thought I would put a couple down in the grass playing under the clothes....just like at Grandma's house!

So this is my finished product. I would like to get a couple bigger rings to bind it with. These were just a little tight. But that can be done after Christmas.

what a neat idea

Is this not one of the coolest wreaths you have seen? I came across this awhile ago and had wanted to make it before Christmas, but didn't get around to it. I thought I would pass it along though because I think it would look good all year round in the house. I had wanted to do one and ink the edges of the book red for Christmas, but maybe next year!

If anyone decides to make it please email me and let me know how it turns out! I would love to see some variations of it!

Oh and be sure and check out her house decorated for Christmas. She has some great decorating ideas!

I have been working on a project for the last few days and had planned to post it today, but it isn't quite finished. Hopefully I will have it up tomorrow. It is a Christmas present I am making for Khloe.

nothing like waiting till the last minute.....

I've had this great idea for quite some time to make Khloe a "quiet/interactive book." I thought it would be something really great to give her for her birthday. Well, her birthday came and went so I aimed for Christmas. So finally this weekend I thought I would start working on it. I wanted to do a few different things with it, but time is just running out. So I went for the quick option. I figured if she liked it then next year I can make one with some snaps, zippers, etc.

She loves animals, shapes, and buttons right now so I knew those would go in there for sure. Then I decided to make a clock for one of the pages that she could move the arms to change what time it is. I know she is only two and is a long way from being able to tell time....but she can grow with it this way. Then I decided to sew some clothes and hang them from the clothesline. For no other reason than I thought it would look neat. So all of the animals, shapes, clothes, and buttons have velcro behind them so she can pull them all out and stick them back on in the right places.

I had wanted to put colored paper on the backgrounds and do a little more writing in there, but like I said...time just ran out. So, better luck next year! I think I will start working on Christmas projects in January this next year! :)

Christmas madness

Of course she has to test the first one out of the oven

Don't worry...I'm sure there were only one or two of her hairs that actually touched the cookies....she got to eat that one afterwards! :)

Khloe's new little rolling pin that I gave her for Christmas....well a little early....got a lot of use! We were busy the other night making cookies. I think the whole process only took us about 6 hours and I'm not even kidding. When we were done and I was looking around our kitchen that looked like a tornado hit it I was wondering if it was all worth it. But Khloe seemed to have fun and the cookies tasted good so we will probably get crazy and do it again next year!

Below is the finished product!

I think the trees could have used a few ornaments....but I was out of energy by the end! Whew, good think Christmas only comes once a year!

I also wanted to post the other box that I finished. I decided to make a new jewelry box. I couldn't find one that I liked without spending a lot of money so I just decided to make my own. Here is the end result...I'll probably paint the box once I decide what color. Yes, it could probably take up to a year for me to decide! ha ha

I keep all of my jewelry in the drawers....along with my cute little flower clip that I made. It works out pretty good for being able to sort through and find what I want.

I hope everyone has a fun weekend planned! I finally get to go see "New Moon." I'm soooo excited! Troy has been refusing to see it after I made him sit through "Twilight" (though I like to think he secretly liked it and won't admit to it). Finally today I found someone who hasn't seen it yet and wants to go, which means I don't have to go sit at the theater by myself...although I was willing to do it to see this movie!

too tired to think.....

I just wanted to post these pictures of my box from Ikea. A few of you have already seen this, but I wanted to post this before I post my new one tomorrow! I love love love these boxes. They are the handiest little things. I put all of my little pieces in them on my scrapbooking table. Buttons, metal letters, jump rings, chipboard, jewels...you name it and it can go in there. Right now I have two on my desk and a third one that is for something else....you will see that one tomorrow. I also have 2 new ones sitting on the floor that have yet to be put together. Putting them together is quite a process...I'll show you tomorrow how it comes from the store. I usually put Troy at the task of putting them together. He loves it! ;) I hear NO complaining at all! HA

Anyways, I kept looking at it thinking it needed something, so after a year or so of much deliberation I finally added a rub on to it! I know....really a tough decision, right? These rub-ons came from Fancy Pants Designs. I have a whole sheet of them and I use them all the time on little things.

I am really pumped to show you my new one tomorrow! Just another example of what they can be used for. So if you are headed to an Ikea be sure and pick yourself up 4 or 5 of these....I always get home and wish I had just one more!

Be sure you or someone who really loves you is good with a hammer and nails before buying it!


I had to add a picture of Khloe. She came home the other day from daycare with a Rudolph hat! This is one of the many reasons we are lucky to have her in the daycare we do. They do fun projects all the time! I thought this would be a good December 15th entry for my December Daily.

Well to be honest it is about 7:30 PM and I think I'm going to go get ready for bed and crawl in with Khloe when she goes. I got up at 4 AM this morning to go last minute Christmas shopping....aughhh I am beat! I was on the road by 4:45 which turned out to be a good thing because man did it get busy later! I'm just glad to be done. Now onto the wrapping.....

Oh yeah and the cookies got done...I'll post some pics of those tomorrow too...they turned out pretty cute I think! Khloe seemed to have fun helping with them.

Getting organized in 2010

One of my BIGGEST goals for 2010 is to get my office/scrapbook room organized. This is probably my favorite room in the house and it is also the messiest place in the house. There are a few of you select individuals who have been unfortunate enough to walk the small path that exists to and from my desk....and for that I'm sorry! I have taken pictures and whenever I get the "After" finished I will be brave and show the "Before."

The thing that really bothers me is that I used to be the most organized person. That was before I had a kid. Khloe came along and not only stole my memory bank but also must have sucked my organizational skills right out of me too. At this point I'm not real sure which is worse.

So my plan is to take baby steps up until about March of 2010. At that point (Troy...just quit reading right now because you are not going to like what you read) I'm going to remove EVERYTHING, except maybe the treadmill (yes it is also my workout room and no it is not a large room) because that thing is a hog, and start from scratch. The room is getting a fresh coat of paint that has not been done since we moved in, carpets cleaned, and hopefully by then a new desk in place. I'm eying this one in all white, just because of the size and storage it offers.

From now till March I'm planning to just get little things ready...ie the "Inspire" vinyl rub-on, desk picked out, paint picked out, bulletin boards made, filing cabinets painted, and more. Today I worked on these "Incoming" and "Outgoing" letter holders. I have been desperatly needing a place to put bills because I'm lucky if I don't lose them on the way from the mailbox to my office. I love love love this letter holder, but just wasn't real excited about spending $29 + shipping for something like this right now. So I made a couple of my own and I think they turned out pretty well for not really having a plan. I just painted some cheap 4x6 picture frames from Ikea and glued paper to them with the tops tilting out a bit so I can really shove a lot of bills in there! :) Then I just painted some grungeboard and glued them on and there you have it! I don't think both of them together cost me more than $1.00 or $1.50. Not bad!

For right now all this stuff will lay in another pile in my office....but the end is now in sight!

ooohh la la

(Sorry, I had to downsize the shots a little bit....this one was just a LITTLE too close to be blown up very big.....but I wanted to give you a good shot of the headband! )

Here is the second project that is being offered at the Snowflake Scrap. I am sooo excited about these! If you couldn't tell from some of my previous posts I am loving all the flower stuff that is out right now!

I thought I would change it up a bit and offer something that didn't necessarily involve paper! These are the CUTEST flowers! We will be making the fabric flower necklace during the class, but I wanted to show you the headband to give you a different option that you could use the flower for. I also have a hair clip with one on and am in the process of making a couple of pins for a purse or jacket.

We will have TONS of strips of different color fabrics to offer you! Get your creative juices flowing because you can make this any way you want with any color of fabric! The great part is you get to take what you learned in the class and can make as many of these little flowers as you want for yourself or gifts!

You will need to bring a hot glue gun and extra glue sticks to the class. I will have a couple on hand, but it would go much faster if everyone had their own! Also if you have anything at home that you want to embellish your flowers with....a small brooch, beads, pearls, etc. There will be some small beads available.

If you know of someone who is not a scrapbooker, but would enjoy this class, they are welcome to come just for the class. Please email at paperscrappin@q.com. My plan right now is to do one class after lunch and one after supper. I am going to only allow about an hour or hour and a half for this class. That way it does not cut too much into the scrapbooking time you have!

If you have any other questions about these classes feel free to email me!

And I couldn't leave without giving you a picture of Khloe....she likes to help Troy check to see if the tree needs to be watered. Actually, we think she just likes the flashlight and this is the only way she gets to have it!

Drumroll please.......

It's Finished!!!

Well kinda....this is as far as I'm going to get before Christmas. I do have just 2 more pages to add.....December 2nd and 25th and I know what I want to do I just need to get them finished. Then since I don't have a photo printer (hopefully I get one for Christmas), at the end of each week I'm just going to crop my pictures in Photoshop and get them ready and just print them all at the end of December and stick them in the book. I only made this book 8x8. I didn't want it to replace my scrapbook for Christmas...just simply add pictures in this book that may not have been enough to do a whole scrapbook page on in the big album. So most of my pictures will only be 3x3 or 4x4. I mostly want to write in there little things that we do each day during December. With Khloe's birthday in December as well as Christmas, it is a pretty busy month!

If anyone has any questions on this album you can check out Ali's Q & A. She does an excellent job of explaining this album! Or you can email me and I can lead you through it. Basically it is supposed to be something that is a no brainer once December gets here (next year I will start a little earlier)...just a place to keep your thoughts and exciting things that you do with your family in December!

I also wanted to give a little sneak peak of project #2 for the January crop. This is just one of the options you will be able to create after taking this class. I'll post the actual project we will be doing on Thursday night or Friday so that you can decide if you want to take any of the classes and get your registration forms mailed in!

After this week I think it's time to get a few holiday giveaways in as well!

2010 Book

Well my December Daily book got put on the back burner yesterday.....only because I started working on the 2010 book for the January crop and could not stop! I am sooo excited about it! It has tons of great goodies inside!

The album is going to be an 8x8 canvas board book. Here are some of the materials we will be using in the book. Everything is going to be an assortment, which means not everyone will get exactly the same color buttons, brads, etc. But all of the main items you will get to complete the book. All of your pages will be pre-cut and the items on the cover will be pre-cut. That way all you have to do is assemble and add journaling, pictures, etc.

As with all of my classes....you do not need to use everything you are supplied with and the design does not need to be exactly like mine. If you want something different on your cover or inside the book you can do that! Everything that you do not use you get to keep. Including the two sets of stamps you get in the kit that are SOOO CUTE! I am making mine as a goal journal, but make this YOUR book...whatever fits for YOU! You are welcome to add whatever you would like to the book from your own stash!

The only thing you must supply is scissors, pencil, and adhesive. I would recommend having a brown stamp pad or other colors to use your stamps with and an acrylic block. I will have mine on hand as well.

Here is what my partially finished project looks like. I say partially finished only because I plan to obviously add journaling/pictures and add some other bits and pieces as I go along.

What you see below are the pieces you will get for the cover, as well as the pre-cut pages inside and all the goodies in the pictures above.
This class is $30. If you are interested in taking this class at the crop just sign up for it on the form. I will post the other project that is being offered at the crop later this week.