Rose Shadow Box

So I saw this idea on The Crafting Chicks blog. I loved it because Brian has given me roses that I've had for a long time and it has become too much having to move them. This is a great way to show them off and a way easier way to move them, since we'll be moving 700 miles in a couple months. Anyways, I bought a shadow box and some cute fabric. I took the shadow box apart and used some spray adhesive to glue the fabric onto the back of the box. This is my first time using spray adhesive and I loved it. It worked so great!

Then I cut the rose heads off the stems and set them aside. Once I finished cutting them I hot glued them in a heart shape onto the back.

This was a super easy project and it turned out great. Without all the stems and leaves it doesn't look like there are very many flowers. But I loved this project and can't wait to hang it up in my new house!!

Personalized Photo Puzzle

For Valentine's day I decided to do something for my husband everyday leading up to the big day. Well for the second day I decided to make him something he loves. A Puzzle! He's loved puzzles since he was a little kid, so what better way to show him how I care!
I have the digital scrapbooking program Creative Memories. I took a ton of pictures of us through our years together and made a collage. I got a 12X12 print done at Costco. Then I turned the picture over and began to draw puzzle pieces. After I was done drawing the pieces I cut them out. This was a lot of work and it's pretty flimsy (which I wasn't about to glue the picture to a little piece of cardboard because then my hand would've hurt worse cutting it out).
Then I covered an ink cartridge box with scrapbooking paper, and cut out a few hearts with my Cricut, and viola! I was done! He loved it too!!

Chore Chart

Here is yet another Christmas present I put together. I wanted to make a chore chart for the in laws cause they still have 5 kids at home and things can get a little hectic. So I thought this idea might make things a little easier on everyone! So I got a list of all the chores in the house then I contacted Scribble It to get some help with the vinyl. They have a FHE chart that was very similar to the idea I had. I wanted it to have a magnetic strip on the side so it was easy for the names to be moved around, but I wanted the chores to be big enough to see. For the most part it was great, but unfortunately, and I don't know if this was because of the holiday season or not, but Scribble It did not treat me very well. I had to wait a long time to get my order processed and to even figure out what was going on. I ordered it the end of November and didn't receive it until Christmas Eve, and then everything that was promised wasn't even in the package. So to say the least I was very disappointed with Scribble It and probably won't use them again. Anyways onto what I fixed. My dad helped me route the edges of the board to make it look better, I painted it black and then added a gloss to it. The magnetic strip wasn't included, so I had to go to Ben Franklin to get that, but they didn't have strips so I bought a sheet of the metal and my Dad was able to cut it down and make it look decent. I used E6000 glue to glue the metal strip down. Then I found the "Love At Home" thing at Ben Franklin too, which I thought made it look really good. The magnets I just printed squares of different colors with the names on them, and then mod podges them on these cute ceramic looking magnets. Even though this was the biggest pain in the butt, I think it turned out cute, and it's already being used!

GPS Case

My Dad is a real estate agent and thus has to go to a lot of places that he probably doesn't know too well. So for Christmas Santa brought him a GPS to help him get from point A to point B. Well he needed something that would protect his GPS from getting too banged up. Since he helped my hubby and I sell our house (I would've made it for him anyways!) I decided to make him something. On Make it and Love it she has a great tutorial on how to make a cozy HERE. It was a really simple tutorial and worked out awesome!! The only thing was she only had something for the GPS itself. I needed something for the GPS and the cords. So I decided to just make two and then sew them together. As you can see from the two pictures I only sewed them together from the top and the bottom. I did this so the cords would still fit in the case and it wouldn't be too smooshed. And it made it even more fun cause my Dad has told me a bunch how much he loves it! That is what makes crafting totally worth it!

Hot/Cold Rice Bag

I have also been wanting to make one of these for a while. I'm glad I made it when I did cause a few days after I hurt my back and used it! I found the idea at my favorite blog Make it and Love it HERE and used her tutorial. It was a great tutorial and I followed it exactly how she did it! It was pretty hard though to get the rice to stay and to get my machine to work good. So my seams aren't straight at all. Oh well it does what I need. The thing I liked about it as well was when we put it in the microwave for 2 1/2 min it stayed hot for a really long time. I love it!

Camera Strap

So I see all these people making camera strap and I have been wanting to make one for a long time. Well I finally decided to do it. The only problem was I don't have one of those fancy SLR cameras and my little digital camera case has a tiny little strap. But I was determined to make it work. I first got the idea from Make it and Love it HERE. I used her tutorial and just changed what I needed to for my case. In fact I really did most of it the same. I just had to take my strap apart a little bit to get it through, and then I had to do a zig zag stitch across the seam so it wouldn't come apart. I didn't measure very well. But I think the zig zag stitch added a little extra to it!
Well I hope you enjoyed!

Lemonade Stand Award!

Brandy over at Home Sweet Home nominated our little crafty blog for the Lemonade Stand award. We are super excited about this. We just love sharing our ideas with each other and with whoever might want to look at them. There are so many blogs out there that we love. Here are who we nominate!

1. Make it and Love it (one our favorite blogs! As you can tell we make a lot of things that she's come up with! Thanks Make it and Love it)
2. U Create (She is really motivating and has some great tutorials and great ideas)
3. Not So Idle Hands (She is super upbeat and has great craft and kids ideas)
4. Brown Paper Packages (She is super creative and has great tutorials)
5. Nannygoat (She has awesome craft and home decor ideas)
6. The Idea Room (Tons of great IDEAS. I borrowed a lot of her Halloween decor ideas this last Halloween!)
7. Homemade by Jill (Such great ideas for kids and other projects as well. Check out her quiet book! It's to die for!)
8. Small Fry & Co. (She has fantastic craft ideas, and throws in a little about her life and her precious girls!)
9. How Does She (A little bit of everything. Great craft ideas, Women of the Week, Ideas to keep the romance alive, etc.)
10. Create Studio (Great craft ideas. Check out her craft room remodel! LOVE it!)