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Valentine Wreath Results and the Project that Filled Up My Saturday

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Well there was a clear winner in the Valentine Wreath vote and she is a beauty!

I did as I said and chose the winner by votes, but when I went to the craft store to pick up my styrofoam heart. They did not have any. Sheesh. I am still on the hunt. I guess that’s what I get for being a procrastinating crafter. Blah. I am still determined to get some Valentine goodness out there so do not despair!

But I did get one red bow tied!

The bag was filled with this…

Wallpaper. Horrendous peach and gray striped wallpaper that I have abhorred since we moved in (4 years ago). I finally tore that hideous wallpaper down! You can see that the border was already missing. Yep, got rid of the creepy happy geese right away. I could not be made to feel like Mother Goose.

So here is where I was after an hour. Pretty good progress with my bare hands. But, then I brought in back up (two spray bottle of water and a putty knife) and it was no contest after that!

I even braved the back alley and let me tell you, it gets scary back there!! A puddle of unknown goo was residing under the washer.

Ah, it’s almost like the poor room can breathe now! Two and a half hours of paper thrashing therapy and I was back in business hanging laundry. I just need to remove those lovely peach blinds and replace them with the Crisp white $2.50 Walmart blinds waiting patiently on the washer.

A little Spackle and a can of paint and my laundry room will be a whole new world. Hubs insists on white and it is a pretty small room so I may agree, but we’ll see what comes home with me. What do you think?

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Show a Little Love: Valentine Gift Ideas

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I like to give the hubs something that I made for Valentine’s Day. He always complains about how Valentine’s Day is so commercialized, so I like to give him something with a little more meaning along with his store bought gift. Here are a couple of ideas: last year I gave him a deck of cards with 52 Reasons Why I Love You. This year I am giving him this personalized Rubik’s cube, so hopefully he is not reading this! 🙂

This “52 Reasons Why I Love You” card deck gift was a big success last year! It was really fun to make, but took me a bit longer to make than I anticipated so leave yourself a good amount of time and get started early! Here are some examples of some of my reasons…

I wrapped it up in a festive bag with some crinkle paper and a ribbon. He LOVED it and asked if we could hang it somewhere for everyone to see. I saw the card deck idea here.

This year’s idea came from Love Actually. When I saw this Personalized Photo Rubik’s Cube I knew it would be perfect. Let’s face it, the hubs is a geek and loves a normal Rubik’s cube, so how could he not love one plastered with photos of us even more! I was ecstatic when I found a Rubik’s cube at the dollar store and snatched it up for this project.

I wanted to use really candid pics that showed personality. I put one of our engagement pics on the top and a pic from the sand on our Honeymoon in Puerto Rico on the bottom. Then I circled the cube with pics from our bridals (Thanksgiving Point), wedding day (Salt Lake LDS temple), and reception (The Lodge in Perry, UT).


I love how it turned out and hope he loves it too!

Linking up with Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design, Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple, Creation by Kara for Look What I Made, Talented Tuesday for My Frugal Family, Market Yourself Monday on Sumo’s Sweet Stuff and Show Off Your Stuff on Fireflies and Jellybeans.

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YW Lesson 4 Handout and Object Lesson: Obeying Commandments Helps us Fulfill Our Divine Roles

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If you are giving YW lesson 4 Obeying Commandments Helps us Fulfill our Divine Roles, here is what I am giving out as a handout for the girls.

I am using the Orange Armor of God object lesson written by Melanie with a little twist. Instead of peeling the second orange and putting the slices in one by one, I am going to list the things that can destroy our armor with each piece I peel and then plop the whole orange in at once. That is how I remember seeing it.
I found the YW lesson 4 handout by Daisie Dance (on Sugardoodle) to go along with the object lesson and printed them 6 to a page in Word. I tied the handout to a Clementine to reinforce the orange object lesson and give them a little extra treat.

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