Grandmom, my husband's grandmother, recently turned 95 and had a birthday bash. She is an amazing woman with great stories to tell. Grandmom still corresponds with dozens of family and friends via mail. We love getting letters and cards from her. For her milestone birthday, I used Mod Podge to create large photo wood numbers that also doubled as decor for her … [Read more...]
Door Of Hearts Surprise
For Valentine's Day last year, the kids created a door of hearts for my husband. When Valentine's Day passed this year and the hearts weren't replaced, my husband assumed they were never going to be replaced. He was wrong! We updated the door of hearts for his birthday surprise earlier this month. We created 12 hearts divided between two children so each child had 6 … [Read more...]
Birthday Smores In A Mason Jar Gift With Free Printable
We love s'mores and puns at our house so I combined the two for an easy birthday gift that can be put together in minutes. Happy BIRTHDAY to you and many S'MORES! You chuckled right? Supplies: 1 quart mason jar and lid 2 clear sandwich bags 1 1.55 oz bar of Hershey's Milk Chocolate 4 graham crackers 4 large s'mores marshmallows Silhouette printable white … [Read more...]
Personalized Insulated Mugs Made With Love By Kids
My husband's birthday was earlier this month. This year, I planned way ahead for his birthday gifts. Two months ago, Pick Your Plum (affiliate link) had a special on insulated mugs for $5.99 each! I went a little crazy and bought 6 of them. About a week before my husband's birthday, Kara, Colin and I got to work. Supplies: Insulated Mug from Pick Your Plum … [Read more...]
Paper Purse Gift Card Holder
I love to make handmade gifts for others but sometimes the perfect gift is a gift card! Giving a gift card doesn't have to be boring. I read somewhere that gift card sales increase when stores include free and unique envelopes for the gift cards. I created these paper purse gift card holders for my son's teachers for teacher appreciation. They were super excited about the paper … [Read more...]