Yee Haw, Maties!

Okay... So this card started out as a joke and actually turned out cute - well a lot cuter than I had expected. A while ago, my mother-in-law took a class that was supposed to teach Cricut techniques. The instructor had the class make this hideous squirrel card. No matter what my mother-in-law did, there was NO saving that card. When we all got together, she showed us the card and we laughed and laughed about how awful it was. While we were carrying on, my friend's hubby came to see what we were up to. He saw the card and legitimately liked it! Soon he was the recipient of the awful card. It's been a joke since then. So for Douggie's birthday I made him this card! The Yee Haw Maties was inspired by a friend who posted a hilarious story about kids playing a game at recess. It too has become a running joke between my friend and I! So I guess you could say this card has been brought to you inside jokes and a whole lot of laughs!

Hope you enjoy it and get a laugh out of it like we did!

Desk Top Helper

I saw something similar to this on the Internet and modified it to my liking. I wish I could remember where I originally saw it but it's been too long. I have made smaller versions of this before and gave them away as presents. However, I soon realized that a bigger one would be better so I finally made this one for myself. I found some PVC couplings at my local hardware store. I cut paper to fit around them. I used double sided tape to get the paper to stick. Then I hot glued the pieces together. I hot glued the pieces on the seams on each piece so I could hide them. I glued them in sets of 2 and then made them into this. I added the ribbon and a brad for the finishing touches!

You can arrange them any way you like. This set up has 4 large and 8 small holders. You can use it to store any of your favorite glues, glitter glues, markers, etc. I have storage containers that I keep everything in but I like to keep this on my desk so I can keep all of my stuff within reach when I'm working on a project.

This is the second thing I've finished today! I'm on a roll!

Quick Fix!

I have been trying to get to this and today was finally the day! My mother-in-law gave me these containers some time ago. I am using them to store my paper flowers. I wanted to jazz them up and also make a quick way to distinguish which color is in which container. So I used the hot glue gun to add some ribbon around the container. Then I added a flower from each container to the outside for quick color reference. Wham! Bam! Quick and painless- just the way I like it!

Stay tuned for more projects from this weekend! Its been a busy one!

Good Morning!

Today was another beautiful start to the day! I filled my tumbler with coffee, bundled up, and the dog and I set out for another very brisk morning walk! The weather sure has changed up here and it was quite chilly today. (I even put on a hat and gloves.) We walked for nearly an hour, and it was incredible! Rain is definitely on the horizon so I did not want to wait. The next couple of days are supposed to be quite soggy. My poor dog didn't really get out much last week either due to the weather and me working incredibly long days. I mean, after working 12 hours straight, who cares about getting out for a walk? All I wanted to do was sit down and enjoy some peace and quiet. So today I decided to start the day off right! After walking, my allergy meds had finally kicked in and I could breathe again. The coffee had kicked in and I was very much so awake! And my mind was cleared and ready for the day! I think I should start every day sipping coffee as I walk the dog. Too bad winter is coming soon. I wish I could take the dog to the gym and walk him on a treadmill with me as I sip coffee. Wouldn't that be awesome! Don't see it happening though. :)

On today's agenda is cleaning out my craft room. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are supposed to come stay with me next weekend for a girl's weekend filled with crafting! If I can stay motivated, hopefully the room will be cleaned today and then maybe tomorrow I can do some crafting!

Stop back by and see if I get anything fun done this weekend! Hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!