FHE Board

I finally got around to completing my FHE Board...and now I'm finally getting around to posting it!

I found a magnetic board at Hobby Lobby while visiting my mom in Kansas. It originally had a saying on it, but I snatched it up on clearance.

To decorate, I just used scrapbook paper, modge podge, and some wooden ovals and circles. The names I modge podged scrapbook paper and stickers onto a wooden circle, then put a magnet on the back.

For the finishing touches I glued magnets on the back of the board so it could hang on the fridge. I like that the finished project isn't too big (12" x 8") - leaves room on my fridge for other things!

Date Night Jar

I have made other date night jars, but I just seem to find more and more that I like and that are cute! So I decided to make another one. I found a jar similar to the one above at Ikea for like 4 bucks. Well for how many "ideas" I had they all just didn't fit. So I went to Hobby Lobby and found a similar jar and used a 40% off coupon and got if for $3.50. So it wasn't a total loss. I'm sure I'll use that other jar for something fun! Anyways, so all I did was use scrapbook paper, cut it down to the size of a normal paper and print off all the ideas on the white side of the paper. Then I cut it up, folded it up, and stuffed it in this jar. I glued ribbons on as well just make it pretty! I got some of the ideas for dates HERE at My Creative Stirrings. The great thing is a lot of these ideas were either really cheap or free!

Scrapbook Paper Holder

Melissa found this idea on Smart-Bottom Enterprises. I thought it'd be a great idea and wanted to make my own. I went to the post office and got 3 of the medium sized flat rate boxes. (To tell you the truth I kind of felt like I was stealing, but I was assured by many that it was OK. It must have been cause no one said anything to me, but you probably shouldn't go get 20!).

I did the project differently than Smart-Bottom Enterprises for two reasons. The first reason was because I didn't follow the directions and cut the lids off the boxes, and secondly I didn't have cute duct tape.

Anyways so I first cut off the lids on one side of the box, and the other side I put together to make the box.

Then I put the boxes on top of each other and duct taped the boxes together like the pictures below.

I used wrapping paper and wrapped my box up like a Christmas present, leaving a little hanging off the front opening.

And I didn't cover the bottom because I knew it wouldn't ever be shown.

Then I chose some scrapbook paper to cover the front with. I used clear tape on the edges of the paper so it didn't show. It was kind of a hit and miss for how it was going to work out. I just had to figure out how to make the pieces of paper work and tape them so they'd stay. I know, not much help, sorry.

But I think it turned out pretty good. The only thing I don't like about it is if you have packs of paper it bends in the middle cause it's not super sturdy. But it does the trick!

Thanks Melissa for telling me about this!