A New BYU Shirt-- DIY

A couple weeks ago my boys left for a really fun boys weekend to attend the Wisconsin vs. BYU game.  About 1 hour before they left we were checking to make sure everyone had their BYU shirt-- it was then that we realized that my oldest did not have a shirt.  

What?  How did that happen?  Well, that little stinker has been growing...and grew out of his shirt I made him last year.  It actually fits his younger brother perfectly now.

Well, I actually had the blue shirt and was planning to make him a new BYU shirt-- I just hadn't gotten around to it.  I can't resist the end of the summer season deals.  I can usually find shirts at Target for around $2 so I always try to stock up.

Well, for this shirt I wanted something very specific-- a helmet with a Y on it.  I started by making my own helmet, thinking I could add a Y.  But then I thought I oughta google this thing and make my job easier.

Then I found this image via this site:

I cropped everything out and saved up the helmet to use for my pattern.  It's pretty pixilated, but it did the job.  Click HERE for your own helmet.

Then the rest was just like last time.

Traced the image onto freezer paper, cut it out with an exact-o knife, ironed it in place, then painted two layers of fabric paint onto the shirt.

Then the shirt was OFF on it's way to Wisconsin with instructions for my husband.

Once completely dry, peel everything off, iron down with a towel in between. Enjoy!

Game DAY!  I was sent this picture in the morning.  Darling boys!

Holiday Homemade Craft

I'm over at Persia Lou this morning sharing a Holiday Homemade Craft.

Total cost?  $0.  All things I had on hand already.  I love projects like that.

Go here to read all about it.

Don't Eat Peeta-- the printable Game

Have you seen Catching Fire yet?  So good.  We saw it this last weekend on a date night. 

 We really enjoyed it!  

We thought they stayed pretty true to the book and kept it fun and exciting.

Once we got home I was reminded of that game I made last year.

Don't Eat Peeta!

CLICK HERE to print it off and see the post I wrote when Hunger Games came out.

Time to get ready for turkey day.

Minted Blog-- Jelup

If you received a really rad Christmas card last year, there's a good possibility it came from Minted.  They really have the freshest, most beautiful card designs.

Some of my favorites:

Card:  This one is so beautiful.  The colors are so lovely.

Card: This one would work great, since our household had a lot of changes last year.

Card: I love the simple wood look.

While I was looking over their site I noticed a button I never noticed before: They have a blog.

Click on that button and it leads you to their blog julep.

What a really sweet site filled with DIY and Design.  You must go there and explore around. 

 It's filled with tons of really fresh, fun ideas.

I love this one for a paper pumpkin centerpiece.  

I'm totally planning on making up a few of these for our Thanksgiving feast.

I also think this is a cute idea for illustrated portrait place cards.  

Wouldn't this be fun for the kids to do?

Go visit Minted today for tons of beautiful Christmas cards + a  really fabulous blog.

Disclaimer: This post was written for Minted.  All opinions are 100% mine.

Chalkboard Church Party Invite

My Relief Society president knows me well.  She asked me to make the ward Christmas party invite.  She gave me two themes "Joy to the World" and "something that looks like chalkboard" and if it wasn't too much trouble, could I make two?

Done and done.

First I headed over to Walmart and picked up two black, thick poster boards and a box of chalk.  I was worried the chalk would smear if little fingers touched it, so I should buy something more permanent, but the chalk worked perfectly on the board and didn't move at all.

Then I headed over to Pinterest for some inspiration.

I decided to incorporate ideas from these three chalkboards.

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Then, just looking at these ideas I free-handed it right on the poster boards.

#1

#2

And a little side by side.  

I think I like # 1 better.

This fun project has really got me in the Christmas holiday mood.

Loaded Questions -- A FREE Printable Game

A couple weeks ago I was in charge of planning a get to know you game for the youth in our ward.  It was for our older girls (12-18) to get to know the younger girls (8 - 12).  I thought and thought about what game would be fun... suddenly I thought about the really fun game Loaded Questions.

 

My sister in law had brought it for us to play this summer when our big family was all together.  But she just only brought the cards (not the game board).  So, I suppose I've never technically played the correct game, since I've never done the board.

But the questions were so fun and the answers were so hilarious that I thought this would be the perfect Get to Know you activity.

I did a little searching online to get the exact game play, found a couple questions, wrote all the others, and before I knew it I had the game all ready.

The game that night was So much fun!  We had a really big group so we ended up dividing up into two groups.  My favorite answer from the girls was to the questions, "Where is your ideal place to be proposed to?"  Her answer (8 year old), "At prom in college."  Ha, ha!!

Here's how to make your own game:

STEP ONE:  Print off the Loaded Questions Game HERE!

STEP TWO: Cut out each of the questions.  

Then fold the questions in half.

STEP THREE:  Prepare a bag to put the questions in.

Put the folded questions inside.

STEP FOUR:  Print out the last "Loaded Questions" page for as many people as are playing.

STEP FIVE:  Follow the directions (located on the print out) and Play!

This is a great game for a family night, mutual activity, a get to know you game, or out with friends.

DISCLAIMER:  I will mention that I wrote most of these questions with the intent of asking them to girls ages 8 - 18-- so the questions might be a little girly...

A Gentleman's Bow Tie-- A PDF Pattern for Sell!!

If you went to the shop yesterday, then you already saw my Gentleman's Bow Tie for sell.

But if not well, then here it is:  A Gentleman's Bow Tie PDF pattern for only $5!

As a reminder it comes in three sizes:

Click HERE to buy your own.