Hershey Nugget Paper Purses {Tutorial)

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A few weeks ago we had a Young Women's activity to help the girls with their Personal Progress goals. We had them rotate around three stations, while the leaders pulled them out individually for interviews. At one of the stations I had them make these tiny paper purses. For "purse"onal progress. Get it? Haha, I [...]

Tutorial-How to Make Folded Paper Flowers

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Yesterday I shared the fall version of my Interchangeable Book Page Wreath. In the center I used a layered paper flowers. I have also made these out of fabric, but I wanted to share the instructions for the paper variety for those of you who are interested. They can be used on wreaths or banners, [...]

Coffee Filter Flower Tutorial

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A few weeks ago my husband was in charge of a dinner for 300 people for our church. Which meant that I was half in charge of a dinner for 300 people. One of my jobs was to make centerpieces. For 33 tables. For not a lot of cash. The first thing I thought of [...]

DIY Cherry Blossoms

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Sorry I've been MIA for the last few days. It was my anniversary on Sunday, and my hubbie planned a little getaway for the two of us. I left on Thursday and didn't have time to give ya all a heads up. It sure was nice to get away for awhile! While we were gone [...]

Easter Craft- Easy Easter Egg Banner

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I am fully aware that St. Patrick's Day is in 4 days while Easter is almost a month away. I should probably be sharing some shamrock or rainbow crafts. Or at least something green. But I am busily working on my Easter mantel and just finished my Easter banner. It turned out so darn cute [...]

Crepe Paper Flower Tutorial

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We have had a relatively mild winter so far, but it finally caught up to us. It snowed ALL day yesterday. So this morning it is a white wonderland out my window.  Not a flower in sight. Any of you have the same scenery this morning? No worries. You can make a beautiful flower out [...]

Favorite Projects from 2011

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What a year 2011 has been! Of course the most amazing event was the adoption of our sweet little Rachel, who we waited six years to find. I can't even describe the amount of joy this little girl has brought into our home! This was also the year our oldest son Brandon turned 16, adding [...]

Rolled Paper Roses {Tutorial}

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Um, can you believe that Christmas is in four days?! Four days!!! It has been kind of a crazy month at our house. Usually I buy most of our Christmas gifts in November. But this year I knew I had over $200 in gift cards to Amazon coming, so I thought I'd wait. They took [...]