Two Altered Journals...

Both of my older girls needed a regular composition book for school.  So, of course we bought the regular black and white ones when that were on sale at Target and since they are MY daughters (ha-ha), they asked if they were allowed to cover them.  To our delight, both of their teachers said that they could.  They are both no longer in the "pink and glittery" stage.  I told them to go through my paper stash to see what caught their eye.  They both liked the DCWV paper stack called Immortal Love.  I guess it would be an understatement to say that it is Twilight inspired.  Anyway, these are the books after I got done with the paper, mod podge, ribbon, etc. =)  Easy peasy and cheap.  Both girls were happy.

Hannah's book

Taryn's book

And in case you don't know what I started with...here's a picture of what I was working with:

GMG Fall 2011 Study on 1 John

I am so excited to be joining a group of ladies for an on-line Bible study.  I read about the blog, Good Morning Girls, and was interested in the 3 month study that they do.  Then I read that an on-line friend was interested in making a group of girls to follow the study together.  Yay!  Accountability. haha.  We will be studying the book of 1 John.
I decided to alter a composition notebook that I would use just for this study.  I can not wait to fill it up.

Of course, I went with my favorite color scheme... FALL colors. =)   I will be putting a little post here daily (I hope) sharing what I got out of the study for that day.  Head on over to the link if you want - it's not too late to join!

Altered Composition Journals

I had a few of those black and white composition books left over from a previous project, so I decided to alter them to make some fun notebooks/journals.

Moments Like These

Design A Life You Love

A is for Authentic

Just some simple summer projects to keep me motivated. I've got lots more on my list! What are you creating these days? =)

Pink Clips

I found these jumbo, pink, wooden clothespins in the Target Dollar Spot area. Have I even mentioned how much I love Target?? =) Well, I dooooo. I thought they'd look adorable in my studio which is pink, brown and white. They looked a little plain though - so I had to spoof 'em up - just a little.
I pulled out my StazOn ink (it'll go on permanent), some clear stamps (Inkadinkado), some glue dots, Stickles in pink and some cool Prima flowers I had.

I just stamped them on both sides with the StazOn ink and then added a little flower. I was going to get fancy and layer a bunch of flowers and even add ribbon - but I decided that less was best...for now. haha. I may change them up after starin' at them for a while, but I think the swirls were enough to do the job. You can beat a cute addition to the studio like this for just a buck!

I found this picture of ME with creepy Santa. I believe I was 5 years old here. It was taken in Korea at the PX on base. Nice plaid pants. haha So this turned out to be a super quick, cheap and easy project. I hope they don't feel bad for me calling them that. haha.

30 Day Photo Challenge|Day 3

Day 03 A picture of your most recent project.

Well, I'm forever working on one project or another - but this is one that I am just starting. I am going to make a recipe box and I'm going with the retro kitchen theme. I will be sure to post pictures when I'm done of course.

Simple Things ~ Spring Wishes!

Picked up some yummy smelling candles, peeled off their stickers and decorated them in spring colors. Hoping to cheer up and uplift some special ladies today.

You can join in the Simple Things with Rebecca, too. Just click on the button below!

Reuse, Reduce, REPURPOSE!! Toy Storage...

My little guy is just now getting into playing with little plastic toy soldiers. He sets them all up and then he gets all involved in the war or uses his nerf guns to shoot at targets... I guess it's a guy thing, 'cause I just can't relate. haha. I saw him carrying his little soldiers in a plastic grocery bag and I thought that just wouldn't do. I got a ziploc baggy for him, but then realised that wouldn't last either.
So, this mommy decided to look around for something to ALTER. =) We had a jar of Trail Mix that was empty except for a layer of very sad, rejected raisins that were never going to be touched. I dumped them and cleaned the jar and then got busy with my Cricut and Xyron machine. Done in about 10 minutes! It's simple, yet practical!

I made his name in Don Juan font - 2".

Close ups =)

I think he likes it! I'm always on the hunt for better organization and decorative storage. I will show you what I got at Goodwill for $2.99 later on - it's going in my craft room and I can't wait to use it. =)