Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Gift Giving Ideas

With gift giving I like to make the gift personalized


BABY SHOWER GIFTS






ART SUPPLIES BOX


HANGERS WITH NAMES FOR THE COAT CLOSET



Putting Angry bird faces on Dollar store bucket


https://www.etsy.com/listing/174875008/angry-bird-faces-vinyl-decal-no-bucket?ref=shop_home_active_15




Make a pencil with name for a teacher.





$1 bottles with kids names


https://www.etsy.com/listing/160806166/4x3-name-for-drinks-cups-cups-not?ref=shop_home_active_50


Tile gift for my husband with the state we met in and the state we now live in
   

The is piece of plywood painted to make a baby name 




These bag are teach end of the year gifts.
I use just plain white paper gift bags and
 made the gift tags out of vinyl.

inside the bag is cupcakes in a jar.
Which I have a local lady make for $4 a jar.


Then for my sister in law, I made
 a gift bucket as a gift for her 
as a Thank You for staying
 with our kids so we could go
 to Scotland. I Personalized the gift 
with their last name.
You can purchase a last name vinyl decal


I got a bucket from TJ Maxx.
Since it was the beginning of summer, 
I put outside candles, hand towels,
gift cards and a few more cupcakes 
in a jar.



With a wood letter for about $2 -$4
 at Hobby Lobby or Michaels you 
can personalize a gift for a kid you love. 


I painted the letters and put a flower sticker
 on them.I added the name with vinyl decal.



This frame I made for my husband on Valentines Day.



I bought the frame for $8 at TJ Maxx.  
Then added the vinyl with famous love stories. 
 I used couples that are our favorites.




 More Teacher gift.
These are the winter break gifts.


The first is a dark tile from Lowes $1.84
The teacher's favorite Sports team 
used to make it personal for her family.


I found this Letter for $6 and put the teachers name on it 
and then added using words that I am sure applies to her.




Baby tiles
Made for Baby Shower gifts



For vinyl to make your own

Friday, September 6, 2013

Shrek Party

My son wanted a Shrek Four-ever after party

 We made the cake in the shape of a seven
 and used pie crust crumbed up to look 
like dirt.I got the shrek figures from Ebay.





 Worms and rock candies



Owl Birthday Party


The owl theme was everywhere at Valentines day so I used
any pink Owls I found as part of the table decor.








Thursday, September 5, 2013

Adding window molding and changing the fireplace



This was the before fireplace and window area.







We added window wainscoting
 and painted the fireplace.




First Lewis traced the bottom of the 
fireplace onto a box so he could cut a
piece of plywood to go on top of the brick.


Then added plywood pieces on each 
side of the front of the bricks.


Ripped out baseboards and trim under window.




Started adding trim to the top 
and bottom part of the wood

Pre Painting the trim

Then trim was added up to the 
ceiling and down to the floor 


Then used picture trim on the inside
 of the trim to make a box wainscot look



Painted and the trim and bricks white



Added small crown molding on the top
 of the window trim to match the fireplace





All finished total wood cost was $120 
plus $20 in paint and $20 in liquid nails.














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