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Valentines

Now that its February the big V-day is fast approaching! I'm not the biggest fan of the holiday but this year I'm doing something fun! I am participating in a handmade valentine swap! My sister is hosting one on her blog and I am loving it! I don't do alot of crafts with paper so it was fun pulling out all my random scrapbook-like items to create my valentines. I also thought it would be good to share some of my (semi)controlled- pack- rat wisdom.

I have been a pack rat from day one. As I've gotten older I've gotten better but I have learned to embrace it when it comes to crafts! It can really save you money or give you possibilities you usually wouldn't have. I haven't thrown away a cardboard toilet paper roll or glass food container in over a year now! =) I have lots of fun plans for my little horded treasures so I'm not just saving them kicks.

Other items I never throw away if I can help it is gift wrap and cards! I haven't had to buy gift wrap for almost 3 years now! I recycle it because its good for the planet and good for my wallet! So when I need to make fun cards like valentines like these, I can use some of these really cute cards as a back bone. It helps make your cards look more professional too. I usually just cut out a piece of white construction paper the size of the card and glue it over the previous message inside. I also love these card that have a separate piece of paper inside! You can just tear out the paper (that holds the message) and its like you have a brand new card!

If your not a natural pack-rat like me this might be difficult but I promise it really comes in handy sometimes! Happy hoarding!

Being Creative with My Free Time

So one of the girls that I visit-teach for church is having a baby on August 17th. SO since I have all of this new found free time while I'm on summer vacation I thought I'd put it to work and make her something than just buy her something.  I found super easy directions to make these little one-ies so I thought I'd go for it.  We also went down to Utah this last weekend to visit my sister Lyndsey, who jut moved to Orem with her husband because he is starting his MBA program this august at BYU.  She recently got a sewing machine for her birthday so we tried it out on this project.  It didn't go so well and I ended up hand sewing most of them. 

we made alot.... I figure I can just hold on to some for future gifts since I just found out THREE of my co-workers are SECRETLY prego!!! geez it kind of makes me feel out of the loop lol- but that DOESN'T mean I'M pregnant or am going to be anytime soon- just incase any of you were wondering.....
Thanks for all of your help seesta!!!