chore chart.

hi everyone! i hope you all had a wonderful christmas!!

here is a chore chart i made to help my boys get back into the "swing of things" after taking a 2 week break!

i just covered a magnetic sheet with some leftover designer series paper. i found all these chipboard letters in my stash...yes, they're no longer available so i had to use them on something. Ü

after searching the interenet for cute chore charts, i came up with this one. the other "chores" are just stored on the back. each "chore" has a magnet on the back. so easy! i love not having to write each boy a note before i leave for work reminding them of things that need to get done. now i can just put what chores need to be done the next day on the chart each night. it also gives them a "visual" of what needs to be done as well as a sense of accomplishment when they can move each "chore" down to the "done" spot.

another thing i love is that i'm no longer "nagging" for chores to get done. i just simply look to see what has been done or not...the boys know that if chores aren't getting done, they're not receiving their allowance...simple as that...no discussion, no arguing, etc. Ü

some of the chores i have for them are:

make bed, feed & water jet (our dog), do homework, take out trash, take out recycling, bring dirty laundry downstairs, put clean clothes away, put dishes away, load dishwasher, clean stairs & rooms, vaccum, etc.

thanks for stopping by--hope this gives you inspiration for your own chart! Ü

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christmas cards.

i thought i'd share some christmas cards i've "cased." this first one, however, is not "cased." Ü

this christmas stamp set is kind of old, i know, but i still like it. i used cherry cobbler, wild wasabi, early espresso, & crumb cake.

this card is my version of one i saw here.

and here is my version of this card. i forgot to add the bling before i took the picture...oops! Ü

and finally here is my version of this card. Ü

thanks for stopping by!

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flower.

as promised, here are the instructions for the flower i used for the aug. page of my calendar.

first, punch out 2 scalloped circles. you can use more and you can use bigger ones too...just depends on how full or how big you'd like your flower to be. Ü

next, score all your scallop circles from petal to petal. i used the score buddy to do this & it made it so easy.

my friend Tami gave this to me & i love it!

then, you will cut between 2 petals, just to the center.

accordian fold all of your scallop circles.

adhere your scallop circles to make a flower. i used sticky strip so they'd stay better.

then i just put a chocolate brad in the center & attached it to my page.

buttons would be cute in the center, too!

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2011 calendar class, part 2.

july.

august. i will post directions for how i made this flower next.

sept.

oct.

nov.

dec. love the candy cane christmas paper & the big buttons!! Ü

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2011 calendar class, part 1.

here are the different month layouts we did at my calendar class ~ each month has a spot(s) for your personal pictures. above is jan. the snowflake has glitter on it...hard to tell from the picture.

feb. ~ the heart has polka dots from the texture folder for the big shot.

march ~ love the little bling!

april.

may. the satin ribbon is soooo elegant & pretty!

june. i made my own version of designer paper with my own scraps. i love the piece that looks sorta like this in the "elegant soiree" pack but since it just comes with 2 sheets per pack & i needed more like 14 sheets, i decided to make my own version...

next post will show the rest of the months... Ü

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candy cane christmas class & kits.

  

here are the 4 projects i will be doing for my next class.

here is a snowman ornament made with a recycled su! brad container. i'm going to fill it with candy. got this idea here.

here is another view of it...

this is a candy box (made with the matchbox die & big shot)  filled with wrapped hershey nuggets.

here is the step-card...

...and the hand sanitizer cover. originally saw this idea & changed it just a little. i love this project! Ü

can you see the little "bling" on the tree? hard to capture with a camera...

here is the side view where you can see the little hand sanitizer...so cute & easy!! Ü

i'm holding my class on friday, december 3rd & it's only $10!

i'm also selling kits for the candy box & the hand sanitizer cover~10/$10 (these do not include the sanitizer or the candy). i'm thinking these are going to make cheap, easy, & great christmas gifts for co-workers & neighbors! Ü

if you're interested in coming to the class or ordering some kits, e-mail me

carmichael18(at)hotmail(dot)com.

thanks so much!

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mini album w/baseball card holders.

my friends tami & candace introduced these adorable albums to me. they use single baseball card holders for the pages (found at walmart & target). i used silly, miscellaneous photos for my album. don't tell my boys--they'd be so embarrassed to know these pictures are here for all to see! Ü

i also used the play date designer series paper and various ribbon scraps (some discontinued Ü)

thanks for stopping by!

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