Birthday Banner

This is a project that I think I started OVER two years ago!!! Yikes!! My "projects in progress" bin is getting full so I am trying to be a finisher !! It is a birthday banner to display for birthdays made out of bare chipboard tiles and ribbon.

I hope to have a few more "finished" project soon!!

Mothers Day Gift

I help out in the nursery at our church so on Easter we took pictures of the kids dressed up in the adorable Easter outfits then we made decoupaged frames with the pictures to give to their moms on Mother's Day.

I painted the wooden frames a coordinating color then cut out scrapbook paper to cover the front of the frame. I used modge podge to adhere the scrapbook paper to the frame. I then sanded and inked the edges to finish it off.....

Royal Birthright

For our Enrichment get together we had a princess party celebrating our Divine & Royal Heritage....

Here was the table my friend and I decorated using vintage inspired princess pieces in apothecary jars drizzled with pearls,and little signs that said the following by each item:

Fancy Princess-type High heel- "Walk in paths of righteousness"

Scriptures & Pearls- "Pearls of Wisdom"

Tiara- "Crown of Righteousness"

White Silk Gloves- Clean Hands & Pure Heart

a month too late...again!

At least for Arizona that is. I'm hoping it will cool off next week, but I have a feeling the dog days of summer are here! As for the rest of you, I hope this isn't too late. If nothing else, make it for next spring. A few girls in my neighborhood crafted last week. I brought it home and showed my husband. He said, "cute, but a month too late." He's right! Go to houseof3.com to printable projects. Buy the spring banner kit and print off at home or send it Costco(that's what I did), but another friend printed it off on matte paper at home...hers looked great. From there, cut out letters, paste on chipboard, embellish(my favorite part), punch holes in each side of the letters, and thread together with whatever you'd like, tie ribbons to your liking.

Pom-Pom Garland

I recently made this garland to decorate for my sons baptism luncheon. I literally threw it together on our way out the door. Quick, easy and cute.

The secret ingredient to make the garland is coffee filters. One bag of coffee filters and some yarn and you have a garland for under $2.

I used 6-8 filters for each pom-pom, thread the yarn through the center and then fluffed.

Scrunch them and separate them to make them fluffier. You can even dye the filters if you want a different color.

Vintage Postcard Plaques

(Front)(Back)
(Side)

This was a super easy project that I just did for my little boy's nursery. I got a package of vintage Hummel cards as a gift when I was child that were just too cute to send off so they have been tucked away in a box so I decided I wanted to display some of them around the house!! I got a piece of wood and cut the card to fit on the top. I stapled two ribbon strips to the back of the wood then I wrapped the wood back with a piece of scrapbook paper (threading the ribbon through a little slit I made in the paper) I attached the scrapbook paper with Modge Podge. I then adhered the image on the front, sanded and inked all the edges to give it a antique look. I finished by tying a bow with the two ribbon strips.

Earth Day

In celebration of Earth Day bring the outdoors in and the indoors out!


Pot small house plants and place them on display around your home, for a little color an orchid is a great option. Try a small fern under a cloche.......



Create an outdoor "living" space by setting up chairs and a table with a potted plant to encourage "dining out" and some back porch conversation to the chirping of crickets!!!