$1 Pom Pom

This such a sad picture of the pom poms but I didn't want to use a picture with faces showing to keep things courteous to the guests at the baby shower.
I followed THIS tutorial on Martha Stewart's website. I also found THIS youtube video that REALLY helped make them look better.
Every website that I found said to use 8 pieces of tissue paper. I found that if I used 10 or even 12 they looked prettier and nice and  full

How to Make a Diaper Wreath.

Get a $1.00 wreath and hair elastics from the dollar store. I think I used 30 something newborn or size 1 diapers. A month ago I knew, sorry. :O)
You keep the diaper folded, and just open it and slide it on the wreath. secure it with a clear or white elastic band. As you add them push them to be over lapping.

Here is what it looks like pre-decorated. :O)

 Then I used ribbon and weaved through the diapers. I did it a second time so the every diaper had ribbon in the front. I just added a couple ribbons hanging and a little bow. You can also adding little baby toys or a pacifier, etc to it. I liked the clean look with just ribbons.

Pictures of My Stampin' Up Cards

I used to sell Stampin' Up. I LOVE it!

When I moved to Rexburg, ID to go to college I wasn't able to really keep it going, so I had to stop selling it.

I really need more paper to be able to keep doing stuff. What I love about Stampin' Up is that they do all the guess work with colors and everything coordinates! I just love it! 

Here are all of the cards I have made that I remembered to take pictures. 

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$3 Christmas Presents 2009

Since my family likes Dalton just a little, we decided to do a little craft with a picture of him for them. 

I used boards from Hobby Lobby that were $1.50 or less, a picture of Little Man, a little paint, scrapbook paper, matte Mod Podge, a couple clear stickers, and little accessories like buttons, twine, ribbon, hardware...etc. 

First I painted them planks and let the dry. Then I cut the scrapbook paper and roughed the edges a little with the blade of my scissors, adhered it with the Mod Podge. After it was dry I roughed the edges of the pictures and then used a thin layer of the Mod Podge to the back of the picture. Don't do too much or it will bubble. After it was dry I applied a thin layer over the paper and the picture. You'll want to be quick and gentle. The picture can get too wet and start to smear the image. After it was all dry I added all the little touches to it. 

 My uncle and aunt's picture (they are animal lovers)

 My mom and dad's present

My grandma and grandpa's present

Hazel

One of my best friends while we lived in Logan, UT was getting ready to have her sweet little Hazel when I was in full "nesting" mode. She was a month and a half ahead of me!

I couldn't work on a nursery, because Dalton was due right after Jed graduated (he came during finals...hehehe) and we were moving 2000+ miles to Ohio a month later. My nesting was packing and more packing.

So I offered to make the letters she was wanting to do for above her little one's crib.

Wordle!

Ok so Subway Art is ALL the rage right now.

I am proud to admit I was doing this over two years ago! Go me! *wink wink

These were made for my brother-in-law and sister-in-law and their totally sweet little guys! 

I got the frames from the DI and with the first one I painted it a pretty redish copper color. I chose this really pretty piece of paper...it cost $1.00 that double the whole rest of the project! 

Then I went to www.wordle.com and "created" the word cloud. It's so neat! 

For their frame I wanted to do "The Family:A Proclamation to the World". We are LDS (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aka Mormons).

So I copied and pasted the whole proclamation. The more the word is used, the big and more prominent the word will be! 

It is seriously so neat! 

You can change the font, the color scheme, even the layout! It's really really neat.

After playing with it for a while I settled on one and sent it to my printer. 

This picture really doesn't show it that well. The words really show up better than that.

Next I tied a little ribbon on it and it was done like that!

This one is for the boys' bedroom. It was done the exact same way. I just added all the words I could think of that reminded me of my cute nephews! 

For the frame I picked this one up for a quarter at the DI. I took scrapbook paper that matched their bedroom and used a little Mod Podge to glue on the sheets and let it dry, Then I used a small sponge brush again to brush on a thin layer of the Mod Podge. After it dried I used a couple little buckles and a little ribbon to add a little something!

Dalton's Wall Decor on A $15 Budget

This was decorating Dalton's room on a MAJOR budget. 

There is a whole lot I would do differently if our budget would have allowed it. 

That is what happens when you choose starting a family the last year of college. :O)

These pictures (and  quite a few posts after this) were taken just for the memories. So I'm sorry they are such poor quality.

I know it's hard to tell everything. I think I am going to start taking pictures as I work on them.