Wall Words

I have been wanting to decorate the party room a little more to add some life to the room. In trying to decide what to do I came up with the following quote to put above my clock. (I thought of this saying on my own so is it really a quote?) Doing the vinyl on the wall was challenging at first but then I figured out what worked. For me, having each word on separate transfer papers worked best. This is partly because I wasn't sure where I wanted the words on the wall. It was also easier to adjust and get the words straight when I could adjust each word separately.

Halloween card for Mrs. Walker

Taylor wanted me to make a Halloween card for his 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Walker. So, I did, and here is how it turned out. Nothing to fancy, only took about 10 minutes to whip up.

Just thought I would share. My girlfriend and I also made name embellished spooky bookmarks for all the kids in the class. Those are already bagged up and ready to go for the party on Friday, or I would share those too.


Happy Halloween crafting to everyone!

Links to Cool Vinyl Ideas

10 Little Monkeys:
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=3083787

Overlaying two different fonts:
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2934825

Organizing those stickers

I think I have finally found a great way to organize my sticker collection. It all came about when I was trying to figure out where to put all the wonderful Disney stickers we have been given since our trip. Before I had all my stickers in binders with sheet protectors. The problem with this was that I had two overflowing binders and then I had to look through each binder every time I wanted to work on a scrapbooking page. One of the problems I had was that the stickers weren't put together by subject but rather by where they fit best in the sheet protectors. So, I decided to try a new system. I used 1-2 sheet protectors for each subject and just put all the stickers in the sheet protectors with out worrying about whether you could see them all or not. I found that didn't matter anyway because I usually wanted several to choose from and always pulled out more than I really needed every time. If I used more than one sheet protector I stapled them together so that I would be able to pull them out at the same time. This new system allowed me to just get rid of the binders because now I can just go through the bin and pull out the sheet protectors containing the stickers that go along with the pictures I am currently scrapbooking and I don't have to haul out two binders for just a couple pages.

Leftover Letters

I thought this card idea could be helpful to use up letters of the alphabet that you have left and can't spell anything out of them. You could use "C"s for Celebrate, and "F" for Fabulous, and so on to use up letters that aren't in Happy Birthday. Here I used only two metal circles, mostly because I didn't have room to spell it out with that large of embellishment. If you don't want to hand-write in the rest, use a computer font or small letter stickers.

Gift Can

Any Cricut cartridge that you can put the object in a circle makes decorating the top of these paint cans super easy. Just measure the diameter of the lid and that is the height setting you will need for cutting. Gift cans could hold more than just calories and be just as sweet - any small gift like stickers, a pair of earrings, chap stick, or mini bottle of lotion is a fun surprise.

Cute as a Button Cupcakes

First of all, I did not make these. However, they are SO cute with the little buttons on them. The one on the top right has plastic diaper pins on it and a large plastic button. These are jumbo sized cupcakes - otherwise the plastic blocks would be the same size as the cupcake. My co-worker who made these was also up all night putting on these cute little buttons and making each one different.

Diaper Cake

This is not a very elaborate one, but I wanted everyone to know that they're actually pretty quick and easy to make. I just watched a video on how to make it on utube and it probably took less time than to make a real cake, even though it was my first one. It's a great decoration and a nice gift all in one.

Advice Book

Create an accordion photo album and add a few pictures of the baby shower. Have each guest write a piece of advice for the first time mother on a triangle of vellum and glue those in to create great memory of that day.

Name Tiles

I used my Cricut to cut out vinyl letters to spell out a name and put a letter on each tile. Then I put a ribbon on each tile so they can be hung on the wall. This makes an excellent baby shower gift because it won't be outgrown in 3-6 months. These pretty little tiles will run you $2+ each at Home Depot. Hope you don't have to spell out a long name or go for the cheaper ones.