I am so very BLESSED!!!! I bought some beaded ornament hangers at Hobby Lobby for 50% off, so I actually paid around $1.50.
I took a 2" x 4" board, cut it to 12" long, sanded the board and stained it. I gave it one more light sanding by hand and wiped it clean. I printed and inked the edges of my paper, I took some matte Mod Podge and rubbed a thin layer on the back of the paper and placed it on the wooden block. The paper wants to wrinkle so every 15 minutes I pressed it down again until it was dry. I Mod Podged the entire block, with a very thin layer over the paper, again pressing down where it tried to wrinkle. Using a tiny nail, I made 5 holes on top about 1/2" deep. I straightened one end of the ornament hook and cut some of the top off leaving about 1/2", I put some E6000 glue on the ornament hanger and stuck it into the hole. After it dries it is ready for your favorite photos. I wanted to make some of these for Christmas but it didn't happen, OH well maybe next year!
This Christmas I am sporting my new boot cuffs, HoHoHo! They are about 4" wide and they just Velcro on. They are so stinkin' cute and they match my Santa Hat! I think I'll be making myself some lace boot cuffs also, Pinterest is just full of ideas.
Kiko, the elf is keeping a close eye on Bishop this year, so I made him a shirt so everyone will know. I painted the words on and sewed the legs on with removable bells. Tori will be in a play this Christmas and she will be Mrs. Claus but I bet Mrs. Claus never had a skirt this cute! It's just tulle tied around a black ribbon and a white boa hot glued to the tulle. The black ribbon goes in the front like the black belt Santa wears. HOHOHO
Fitzgerald's Baby Calendar Album
Amy gave me this shutter and I have been trying to figure out what I wanted to do with it. It just so happens Alli gave me these measuring spoons and I wanted to display them so I went to Pinterest and got a few ideas.
I took three tea spoons, cut off the rounded part, bent them into a hook and used E-6000 and glued them to the shutter. I cut out some vinyl letters with my Cricut and placed them at the top. The spoons are precious, they are Smidgen, Pinch and Dash and a re-cycled shutter..... BAM! A successful weekend.
