November - Gratitude Leaves

I wanted to do something to display the things we are thankful for, and I saw this one on Pinterest. I had tons of scrapbook paper in fall colors, and I had some brown, orange, yellow, and cream ribbon from a grab box from pickyourplum.com, so I didn't have to buy anything!

The best part has been that Emmett has been involved. When I was tracing and cutting leaves, he was matching them and sorting them (hello OCD child of mine!). Every night we decide what to put on our leaf. The first few nights I did it, drew the picture and then we practiced saying what they were. The last week, he has chosen what goes on there, and they're actually things we are grateful for (friends, grandparents, the dogs, the cat, etc.). He loves helping to hang up the leaf and we spend a lot of time looking at them all. I'm hoping I can save the bows and repeat this next year!

Tile Food Labels

I got this idea off Pinterest - using corner tiles to make food labels for a party table. I found the tiles at Lowe's, and used my cricut and vinyl from pickyourplum.com to cut out cute bugs and flowers for Susie's blessing brunch. I found bright dry erase markers to write on them. I love them, and I love that I can pull the vinyl off and make new ones for a new party!

Wooden Puzzles

I ordered these from pickyourplum.com and finally got around to putting them together. The kits came with all the pieces, I just had to find paper to put under each letter and then paint it. I used scrapbook paper with small pictures, mostly animals, trucks, trains, etc. I mod podged them to the bottom piece of wood, painted the top piece with the name cut out, painted all the pieces and knobs. Then I put a coat of polyurethane on the black because it seemed to be getting scratched easily. Last, I used wood glue and some clamps to glue it all together. I think they turned out great!

Washi Tape Frame

I saw the idea for this frame here. I got most of the washi tape from pickyourplum.com and finished the frame very quickly. I painted the frame, lined up the washi tape on the front, trimmed the excess off, put a layer of mod podge on, and added a felt flower.

Christmas Card Holder

I have been on a crafting hiatus, but not by choice. I have so many Christmas-y things I want to do, but E has been sick, I haven't been 100%, work is kicking my butt, and it's time for the annual Christmas program at church and yours truly is the music coordinator. So, I managed to get one teeny project going. I bought this Christmas card holder from pickyourplum.com, and I added the ribbon (exciting I know!) and I covered some clothespins with washi tape from downtowntape.com. I can't wait to fill it up! So, as pitiful as this project is, it makes me smile when I walk by and see the cards.