Get after it...

Is it me or is this year flying by? Freakin' July, already!? This year I wrote some goals down and by golly some of them need to get crossed off even if it kills me. I really want to complete my vacation albums so I'm trying to get after it...

I have tons of printed pictures and lots and lots and lots of pretty supplies just waiting to be artfully placed in an album. I recently read a thread on a scrapbooking forum that said a popular goal for many was to not purchase anything new until you finished 50 layouts. Brilliant! I'm going to give that a go.   

Summatime!

It's SO hot where I live I don't look forward to the blazing heat that summer brings. But I DO look forward to summer activities! This is a list of things I hope to cross off my list. Some hopefully several times...

Summer To Do List: 2013

• Eat as many blue coco Raspas as I possibly can - 4 and counting
• Go to the beach - check!
• Cross some books off my list
• Take a coupla road trips - CS, SA to see GEORGE, SA for K+C wedding
• Have more evening BBQ's with friends
• Watch summer blockbusters 
• Ride my bike a lot more
• Go kayaking 
• Make homemade popsicles
• Watch fireworks - check!
• Take longs walks 
• Watch my dogs play in the sprinklers 
• Try some Pinterest recipes that have been patiently waiting for me

For the Daddy's

I've had these Studio G stamps for quite some time and had never even opened them so I decided it was time. So glad I did, just in time for Father's Day!

I just used the backside of whatever wrapping paper I had on hand. I rolled out as much as I thought I would need to wrap my gift. I really didn't have a plan so I just began to ink away. I inked up one stamp at a time and then sporadically placed it all over the wrapping paper. Then repeated the same process with another stamp and color until I felt like it was sufficiently covered. I like how it turned out and it really didn't take much time at all to complete. This was the first time I ever stamped on or personalized wrapping paper. It was a fun little project I can see myself doing again soon.

 Matching card to accompany freshly stamped gift wrap? Check! The card came together pretty quickly as well. I kept it simple because the the wrapping paper was pretty busy already. Quick and easy. Bonus, my Dad LOVED his gift!

Maybe doing laundry could be more exciting?

This past weekend a friend of mine was having a lingerie themed bachelorette party and the host of the party wanted to use one of the games as a focal point for the party's decorations. The game was a guessing/drinking game, where each guest had to bring a new pair of panties for the bride-to-be and the bride had to guess who brought each pair. If the bride guessed right the guest had to take a drink of their preferred beverage. If the bride guessed wrong she had to do the same. It made for a hilarious night. Needless to say my friend was not very good at this game! 

 

The host of the party asked for my help with the game so naturally I wanted it to be really cute and match the rest of the pink, black and white decorations she had already labored over. We wanted the look of a clothes line but with a sassy flair. I already had the paint and plastic gems on hand from other previous projects. The glitter was purchased at Walmart and the clothespins are from a local dollar store.

I painted each clothespin with a small paint brush from a simple kid's paint set. I let one side dry then painted the opposite side. After the paint dried on all sides I added gems with a small glue dot or added glitter to my hearts content. 

 As each guest arrived the panties where placed on the line while the bride was kept out of sight as not to spoil the fun. I wish I would have taken pictures of the clothes line once it was full but we were all having such a good time we completely forgot to. Just imagine frilly, racy, girly, and silly stuff all on a line with bedazzled clothes pins!

I ended up only spending $4 for the whole project but that was because I had a few items already. The project should cost around $10 or less if you started from scratch. I think I might be more inspired to hang laundry to dry instead of throwing it in the dryer, if I had cute clothespins that is! This look could be easily adapted for a baby shower, any other theme party or even just to match home decor.

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