Showing posts with label decorating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorating. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

19 Days of Handmade Gifts ~ Day 18 ~ Silhouettes


Silhouette
Today’s gift is guaranteed to make all grandparents squeal.
I mean what grandparent doesn’t want pictures of their grandkids anyway they can get them.
You Will Need:
side view picture of your child
hardback canvas
scrapbook paper
black cardstock
ribbon, if you have a girl
Mod Podge
paint brush
hot glue
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Take pictures of your children from the side.  I knew I wanted the ribbon detail so I put their up.
Print the pictures and cut around the outline of your children’s head, face and neck.  Pay close attention to detail and take your time, it will pay off in the end.
Use your printer to then print the outline to the size you want it for your final product.
Cut it out, again take your time.
Use this as an outline to cut the final silhouette onto the black cardstock.
Mod Podge Scrapbook paper onto canvas and allow to dry.
Mod Podge silhouette onto the scrapbook paper.
Hot glue the ribbon detail and you are finished.
Wrap it up and brace yourself for the grandparents to squeal.
Silhouette
Charity

Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook
Day 8 ~ Embellished Mittens
Day 9 ~ Bike Wheel Memo Board
Day 10 ~ Recipe Art
Day 11 ~ Chalkboard Coasters
Day 12 ~ Peppermint Bark
Day 13 ~ Pennant Banner Clipboard
Day 14 ~ Christmas Art
Day 15 ~ Snow Globes
Day 16 ~ Bible Verse Scarf
Day 17 ~ Jones Soda Label















Thursday, October 24, 2013

The Lord of The Harvest Print


Today, I wanted share a free printable I made as a gift to you.  I hope I will be a great addition to your fall décor and an excellent reminder of our great purpose.

Harvest


Download your free copy HERE


harvest picture

I printed mine on a cream colored cardstock and placed it into an 8x10 frame.
Charity

Monday, October 14, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 15 ~ Snow Globes


PicMonkey Collage
Homemade Snow Globes
Here is what you will need:
clean jars
spray paint
glitter
small decorations
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Spray paint the lids.
Hot glue the decorations to the insides of the lids.
Sprinkle glitter into the jar.
Screw the top back on and there you have it.

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Charity

Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook
Day 8 ~ Embellished Mittens
Day 9 ~ Bike Wheel Memo Board
Day 10 ~ Recipe Art
Day 11 ~ Chalkboard Coasters
Day 12 ~ Peppermint Bark
Day 13 ~ Pennant Banner Clipboard
Day 14 ~ Christmas Art












19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 14 ~ Wise Men Still Seek Him


Christmas Art

Today’s gift is perfect for a teacher, friend, or family member and simple enough to make that your kiddos can do it.
You will need:
Hard Canvas (Wal-Mart sells them in 3 packs)
Mod Podge
Paint Brush
Wrapping Paper or Scrapbook Paper
Ribbon
Die cut letters/design or stickers to write your Christmas message
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Cut paper, I used wrapping paper, 1/2 an inch larger than your canvas on all sides. 
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Apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the entire from of the canvas.
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Lay paper on top and smooth out any wrinkles.
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Flip the canvas over and cut into the overhanging paper at each corner.
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Fold the overhanging paper down and apply Mod Podge.
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Place your Christmas message and Mod Podge it down.
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Apply several Coats of Mod Podge allowing each to dry in-between.

Hot glue ribbon to the back top corners and it is ready to be hung.

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Charity

Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook
Day 8 ~ Embellished Mittens
Day 9 ~ Bike Wheel Memo Board
Day 10 ~ Recipe Art
Day 11 ~ Chalkboard Coasters
Day 12 ~ Peppermint Bark
Day 13 ~ Pennant Banner Clipboard











Friday, October 11, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 11~ Chalkboard Coasters

Chalkboard Coasters

Today’s gift is a lot of fun.  You can personalize each coaster for each of your friends.  If you have any inside or silly jokes it would be great to write them on the coasters.  Just like so many of the crafts this month, this one is a great one for your kiddos to make.
You Will Need:
4- 4X4 tiles
sandpaper
chalkboard paint
paint brush
felt protectors
chalk
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Lightly sand the top of each of the coaster and wipe away all of the dust.
Paint several coats of the chalkboard paint onto each tile allowing dry time in between.
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Once you are finished painting and the paint has dried, add felt protector to backside of the tiles on each corner.
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Use the side of a piece of chalk and rub it all over each tile, wipe away the dust and you are ready to personalize the coasters.
Have Fun!
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Chalkboard Coasters
Charity
Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook
Day 8 ~ Embellished Mittens
Day 9 ~ Bike Wheel Memo Board
Day 10 ~ Recipe Art








Thursday, October 10, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 10 ~ Recipe Art

 
Recipe Art
 
Today’s gift is perfect for the sentimental person in your life.  Plus, it is crazy simple.
You Will Need:
recipe, written by a family member or yourself
frame
scrapbook paper
spray adhesive

Cut scrapbook paper to fit the frame, spray adhesives to the back of the paper, and stick to the cardboard back of the frame.  Then, spray adhesive the back of the recipe car and attach it to the scrapbook paper.  Finally, put it all back together and you are finish!




I love how each of the recipe cards are different.
 
Charity
 
Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook
Day 8 ~ Embellished Mittens
Day 9 ~ Bike Wheel Memo Board





















Wednesday, October 9, 2013

19 Day of Handmade Gifts ~ Day 9 ~ Bike Wheel Memo Board

Bike Wheel Memo Board
Today’s gift is for the guy in your life and by far one of the coolest of the month.
You will need:
1 Bike Wheel
Brillo Pad
Spray Paint
Clothes Pins
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We happened to have this old bike hanging out in the crawl space under our house.
If you don’t have a bike hanging around you can pick one up cheap at a thrift store or antique shops often have the wheels.
Take the wheel off of the bike and remove the tire and tube.
Use the Brillo Pad to scrub away any dirt and grease that might be left behind.
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Grab you spray paint and apply a few coat allowing dry time between each.
Add the clothes pin to hold important info and you are all done.
Bike Wheel Memo Board

Charity

Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook
Day 8 ~ Embellished Mittens






Monday, October 7, 2013

Why I Do What I Do

 
Not too long ago I started to notice that most everything I do has something to do with teaching people
The Word of God.
Homeschooling my girls
Teaching a Bible class for 3rd – 5th and 6th – 8th grade girls
Working in Women’s Ministry
Making Bible Memory Verse Pillows
Writing a book to help scripture memorization, Growing Girls in Grace
Speaking at conferences
Writing a Bible Study for 6th - 8th grade girls
Please do not read this list and think I am a deep thinking, theology major or something… because
I AM NOT
I am a simple girl with a heart for God and that is all!
Simple is good though.  In the list of all the things that I do, you will only find simple ideas.  For a moment that bothered me and the enemy tried to make me feel insecure about what I do and feel that it was not worthy.  Each time Satan would try this I would just give it to God and pray.  Each time God would tell me it was enough, I was enough.  Then one day during an attack God brought to my mind that His Word is enough.  Did you hear that?
His Word Is Enough
Well, duh!  How had I missed that?  His word is enough and there is not one thing I could add to make it better.  What a relief!  This left me with a renewed passion to push forward into this calling He has for me.  I will teach, write Bible studies, make gifts and speak at conferences about God’s Word.  You will find that I mix in some fun and creative ways to learn The Word but you will not find many words from me because…
His Word Is Enough
His Word is life changing and life sustaining, it is hope for a hopeless world and we need to know it.
Years ago I read Corrie ten Boom’s life story The Hiding Place and was in awe of all that her family went through during WWII (concentration camp) but I was more in awe of how they handled all the adversity.  They lived lives of great faith in times of great persecution.  They lived the way we all hope we would when our faith is tested.  Their faith stood strong and they helped and encouraged others and brought many to Christ through their example. This caused me to question what was different about this family.  What I saw was a family that had a genuine relationship with God and not a Sunday religion.  This family listened daily as the father read aloud from the Bible, they watched a mother with failing health continue to serve without complaint, and they saw others needs being met with their family's stretched thin finances.
This family knew God’s Word, they believed God’s Word and they lived out God’s Word.  When adversity came they had a real relationship with God and their faith stood up to the test.  This is the desire of my heart for myself, my family and everyone God puts in my path.
I pray that you will have a burning desire to know God, know His Word, believe His Word and act out His Word.  So that in future times of adversity your faith will stand strong.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the
testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the
commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of
the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be
desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter
also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping
them there is great reward.  Psalm 19:7-11
Charity






























Saturday, October 5, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook and Bookmark



Duct Tape
Today's Homemade Gift is a great gift for your kiddos to make and give to their friends.
All you need is a composition notebook, a roll or two of Duct tape or a roll of Duct tape and a couple of rolls of Washi Tape. 

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Start by using the Duct tape to cover the NOT SO PRETTY white box on the front of the notebook. 
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Take the tape from the inside front cover across the front
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and around to the back.
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Then you can add some sass with the Washi tape.  
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Up next, cut a piece of Duct tape two inches longer than your notebook.  Fold your sticky sides together long ways.
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Add more sass!
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Cut the edges into a V shape and you are all done.
Duct Tape
Charity
Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook




Friday, October 4, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard



Cookie sheet chalkboard
This Cookie Sheet Chalkboard is a great simple gift to let your kids make and then they could wrap it up for their teachers.  I grabbed a 2-pack of cookie sheets from the dollar store. 
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I used a fine grit sandpaper and ruffed up the flat surface before I painted it with chalkboard paint.
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After painting several coats of paint and allowing them to dry fully, I got busy with the chalk.
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Using the side of a piece chalk I lightly went over the entire surface of the chalkboard.
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Then wiped off the excess.
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Now, you are ready to write on your new Chalkboard.
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Hot glue four magnets to the back of the cookie sheet and one to the back of a cute embellishment.  The chalkboard can be hung on the refrigerator and you are ready to keep up with your weekly menu or whatever your heart desires.
Cookie sheet chalkboard
Charity

Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook