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Saturday Spotlight #75

2012-01-27T20:22:00.000-08:00

Thanks for joining us this week! Come link up your projects and see what your fellow crafters are up to!

This week I shared my DIY Mail Organizer from a cereal box, and a fruit snacks box.

Some of my favorite projects from last weeks party:

A No-Sew Ruffled Table Cloth

And this Cardboard Rose Wreath is stunning!

DIY Mail Organizer

2012-01-23T08:07:00.000-08:00

I have seen this done before, and I desperately need something to organize all the papers on our counter, so I ventured to make my own version.

What you will need:

-one cereal box (bigger the better--like Chex, but I didn't have that)

-one smaller box (I used a fruit snack box)

-brown crafting paper (dollar store :)

-embellishments (I used ribbon, twine, and scrapbook paper)

1. To start, cut the flaps off of the top of your boxes.

2. Cover with brown crafting paper and tape or glue (I used double stick tape).

3. Tape or glue boxes together and add embellishments. I cut a few things out with my Silhouette and added ribbon around the sides.

You can use magnets to put the organizer on your fridge, or stick it on your wall.

Saturday Spotlight #74

2012-01-21T07:19:00.000-08:00

Welcome again to another Saturday Spotlight!

RULES:

1) First, create a blog entry about something you made yourself. Post our Saturday Spotlight button under your post or somewhere on your blog so that others can find all of your awesome links at Saturday Spotlight. Our linky party button is on the right side of our blog. Just copy the html code to the bottom of your blog post. If you would like to keep it somewhere else on your blog where others can see it, that's also ok.
2) Next, add your blog post name down below and then add the link of the blog entry about your project (not your homepage) . To get your link, click on the title of your blog post that you would like to enter and then copy the address that appears in the address bar up top, and paste it down below. It should look about like this: http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/2009/07/your_project.html.

Thanks for Sharing!

2012-01-17T08:30:00.000-08:00

Thanks everyone who came and shared their ideas with us this weekend!

Here are a few highlights!

Freaking Craft shared this beautiful Valentine's pillow! I'm totally in love.

This bathroom is amazing thanks to a new stencil job by A Pumpkin and A Princess.

Cooking With Karen shared these delicious looking Homemade Gummies!

Thanks again for sharing and stop on over for a featured button if you'd like!

Saturday Spotlight #73

2012-01-13T21:23:00.000-08:00

Welcome again to another Saturday Spotlight!

This week I shared my Temple Block! Come on over and check it out. :)

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SLC Temple Block

2012-01-10T11:13:00.000-08:00

I found this beautiful black and white photo of the SLC temple (which is where my hubby and I were married). So I decided to make a temple block of my own. I added the words, "Happily ever after..." in my photo editing software. I got the idea from the blog Lil' Luna.

1. The wood is 1"x 6"plank cut down to 8" in length.

2. I spray painted the entire piece of wood black.

3. When dry, I mod podged a printed out picture of the SLC temple.

4. Tied some ribbon and tulle around it and sanded the edges down a bit.

I bought a small easel at the dollar store. It was gold colored so I spray painted it black.

Saturday Spotlight #72

2012-01-06T20:39:00.000-08:00

Welcome again to another Saturday Spotlight!

This week I shared my $1 Men's Jewelry Valet. Let me know what you think. ;)

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DIY Men's Jewelry Valet

2012-01-03T10:23:00.000-08:00

My hubby has been keeping all of his man bling in this old watch box. For Christmas, I decided to make something to keep everything organized.

John only wears cuff links and a watch. He was wearing some of the stuff when I took this picture, but the large space at the bottom can actually fit his watch.

The crazy thing about this little valet...it only costed me a buck!

I bought it as a "wood shelf" from the dollar store.

Then I simply painted it, mod podged some scrapbook paper in the bottom, and sanded a few edges! It was so easy and my hubby loves it!

Saturday Spotlight #71

2011-12-31T08:54:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year's Eve, everyone!

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Saturday Spotlight #70

2011-12-23T21:13:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas Eve! I look forward to seeing the wonderful holiday links and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

This week I shared my Neighbor Gifts!

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Neighbor Gifts: Homemade Caramel

2011-12-20T11:36:00.000-08:00

This is a pretty easy idea for neighbor gifts during the holidays. All you need is a large stock pot and as many cans of sweetened condensed milk as you would like to turn into caramel!

Remove the labels and boil your sweetened condensed milk for three hours! I made my own little labels. I forget to take a picture of the back. I put another label on the back that said "Made with love by the Sperrys."

Thanks for Sharing!

2011-12-13T10:43:00.000-08:00

There were so many wonderful projects linked up this week! I had a blast looking through all of them!

Here are a few highlights...

Nail and String AZ Plaque. What a fun idea!

Our Mini Family

A GORGEOUS wreath made from coffee filters!

Recaptured Charm

These salt dough ornaments are so classy!

Make it. Give it.

Thanks again to everyone who joined this weeks Saturday Spotlight!

Be sure to grab a button if you were featured.

Saturday Spotlight #69

2011-12-10T07:19:00.000-08:00

Welcome back to another Saturday Spotlight!

I didn't work on much this week, I had to finish up some classes I've been taking. But now that they're done I'm SO ready to get back to crafting! My last craft post was my Dude's Winter Hat.

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Dude's Winter Hat

2011-12-06T07:59:00.000-08:00

I busted this out for my lil' bro's birthday this last week. I was kinda trying to make it a little more trendy than the traditional beanie, but I really like how it turned out.

(He looks particularly happy in this picture--must be all those presents).

DIY Napkin Rings

2011-11-28T15:09:00.000-08:00

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I made a craft that actually benefited our ginormous feast!

I have heard of people making their own napkin rings from a paper towel roll. I decided to adapt the idea a bit since paper towel rolls aren't very sturdy. For my napkin rings, I used the roll from my empty saran wrap. It's much tougher, but harder to cut.

I glued some scrapbook paper onto the rings and made some paper flowers that a cute lady from my ward taught me how to make. (Thanks Michelle)! I Mod Podged everything (including the flowers) since it's basically a given they'll be spilled on in our house!

I am totally in love with these flowers! They're so easy to make, they're just circles!

My dad did a little craft of his own! Check out this bread basket that he used as our centerpiece!

DIY Birthday Calendar

2011-11-22T11:39:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting to make one of these for a long time! It's so hard to keep all the birthdays straight in my head and this calendar is the perfect solution! I cut out some cute little images from my Silhouette to doll it all up. I'm not so good at the scrapbooking thang, but I'm happy with the way this turned out!

Here are some of the pages...

Saturday Spotlight #68

2011-11-18T20:14:00.000-08:00

Welcome back to another Saturday Spotlight!

I didn't work on much this week, I had to finish up some classes I've been taking. But now that they're done I'm SO ready to get back to crafting! My last craft post was my Modern Cornucopia.

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Saturday Spotlight #67

2011-11-11T22:10:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Saturday Spotlight!

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Rebel of Cornucopias

2011-11-08T15:28:00.000-08:00

I have never liked cornucopia decor. BUT. I found a way to join in the Thanksgiving festivities with my own twist of the traditional centerpiece.

So I turned this pile of junk (purchased from the dollar store, except for the cornucopia).

Into my own celebration of Thanksgiving that even I can appreciate.

All it took was some paint, a paper mat, and a TON of patience (the fake produce took a gazillion coats of paint).

Saturday Spotlight #66

2011-11-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Saturday Spotlight!

This week I shared my Halloween costumes and party. What have you been working on?!

RULES:

Halloween Highlights and Giveaway Winners!

2011-11-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

I hope you all had an eventful Halloween! I know we sure did! We made our own costumes (except for my son's). We were all Batman characters. P.S. I will love you forever if you actually know who I am off the top of your head. ;)

...and we threw a Minute To Win It-- Halloween Party; a total blast!

Severed Finger Cookies

Jack Skellington Cupcakes

Brain Cupcakes

We have a winners for the Elmer's Craft and Tell Giveaway....

Katie said...

Elmer's white school glue is a must around our house! We use it several times a week.

October 30, 2011 6:48 PM AND

Kristin said...
have so many Elmer's products! I love the self-healing board, X-Acto knife and the tape runners!: October 30, 2011 3:50 PM

Congrats Kristin and Katie! I will just need your email address so I can forward it along to our Elmer's Rep!

Elmer's Craft and Tell: Giveaway

2011-10-29T13:36:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Elmer's, I had a fun girls night out crafting, eating, and chatting. We had an awesome time getting together and using our new Elmer's products to make cards and Halloween decorations! Everyone got TONS of Elmer's and Xacto products!

For those of you who would like to get in on this action, Elmer's might just give you some love, too! I have TWO gift prize packs to give away (you must be a US resident).

Each package includes:

3 X-ACTO Retract-a-Blade knives
3 CraftBond Extra Strength Glue Sticks
3 CraftBond Tape Runners
3 Mini Bi-fold 9×12 Foam Board packs
1 Painters Markers pack
1 X-ACTO Decorative Edge Scissors pack
1 Circle Cutter
1 X-ACTO Self-Healing Mat
1 Glue Dots pack
2 Photo Corners packs (various colors)
1 Gel Pens pack
1 Tacky Glue bottle

Just leave a comment under this post telling me what Elmers product you like/use at home.