Monday, May 9, 2011

please, no soliciting.

i made this sign for my front door. i don't like having solicitors (1) because most of the time i'm at home by myself, (2) they just make me uncomfortable & (3) if my boys are home, i don't want them answering the door. but, unfortunately, if the door bell rings they tend to run (along with a barking schnauzer) right to the door because they expect that it is one of their friends.
i needed something that wasn't ugly, like the ones you get from the hardware store. they have gold letting on a black background...they just look very "un-homey." so, i decided to just make one myself and this is what i came up with.

here is a closer look...
very simple to make, too. Ü
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Friday, May 6, 2011

teacher appreciation 2011.

here is this year's version of my boys' teacher appreciation gift. last year i filled jars with candy. this year, my oldest son is in middle school and has many more teachers, so i decided to just do cello bags of candy (trying to watch costs Ü). anyway, this is what i came up with (last minute). i used the same saying as last year, too. why reinvent the wheel, right? it says, "you make learning sweet! thanks for being such a wonderful teacher!"

here is a closer view. i used the play date designer series paper from stampin' up.
thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful mothers' day weekend!! Ü
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