2013 Primary Binder Printables

The theme for Primary in 2013 is "I am a Child of God".

I created these printables for anyone that wants them!

President Binder Cover

1st Counselor Binder Cover

2nd Counselor Binder Cover

Secretary

Sunbeams

CTR 4

CTR 5

CTR 6

CTR 7

Valiant 8

Valiant 9

Valiant 10/11 Girls

Valiant 10/11 Boys

****UPDATE 12/19****
I've had some feedback that the above PDF files printed grainy.  Sorry about that!  I'm putting links below to HIGH RESOLUTION versions!

President Cover
1st Counselor
2nd Counselor
Secretary

CTR 4
CTR 5
CTR 6
CTR 7

Valiant 8
Valiant 9
Valiant 10/11 Boys
Valiant 10/11 Girls

BLANK Cover
Cover with year 2013

Hope these help some of you!  Happy Printing!

{Modern} Baby Monogram Quilt-Part 2!

If you remember this post, you saw the baby quilts I made for some friends!

I wanted to do a modern take on the traditional "baby quilt"

I been REALLY wanting to do a girlie version of this quilt.

Well, I finally got the chance!

I did a gray chevron fabric for the backing and border, and hot pink polka dots!

Here is a close up of the appliqued letters:

And the border:

It was so fun to make!

Click here for the full tutorial!  In the mean time, here are a few tips to get you started.

• All the letters for the applique were hand cut.  I printed out the letters on paper, traced them on the fabric, and cut them out.  (My Cricut is packed away in a box somewhere!)
• To quilt the top, I did free motion quilting.  This is my favorite way to quilt; it's fast, and you can do any pattern you want!  Check it out here
• For the FULL TUTORIAL, click here! 

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First Day of School Printables!

My oldest, Miss J, is going to Kindergarten! 

I've seen all kinds of cute 1st day of school printables on Pinterest, and thought I would share with you some that I created myself!

I thought these turned out cute!  Click below to download!

If you would like to customize it yourself, I'm including a Word version of the file that you can download and customize!!

Links for Download:

First Day of Kindergarten for Girls

First Day of Kindergarten for Boys

"First Day of" for Girls (editable!)

"First Day of" for Boys (editable!)

Hope this helps some of you Mommas sending off your little ones!

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{How To} A-Frame Tents!

I've been pretty busy lately.....

These guys keep me on my toes!

I'm excited to share a fun and EASY project with you!

A-Frame Tents!

My kiddos have been making "secret hideouts" out of everything.  

They were driving me crazy!  

So, I whipped up a few A-Frame Tents.  They love it!

Every pirate needs a hideout!

 To see JUST how easy they are to make, head over to Cakies for the full tutorial!

They seriously took me, maybe, 30 minutes to make!

They have provided much more than 30 minutes of giggles, laughs, and pure fun!

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{XO} Valentine's Day Wreath

I have the best project to share with you!  

In honor of V-day (which will be here soon!), I wanted to spruce up my front door.  

I was inspired by this wreath on Pinterest.  I loved it, but I did not love the $75 price tag! 

Here is my version:

Oh, and mine only cost $14 to make.  Sweet!

Supplies Needed

Glue Gun

Wreath (any size)

Vine Garland

Red Berry Stem (I used two)

Flowering pink stem (I used two)

Pipe Cleaners/Floral Wire

To make the "O"

I started out by cutting all the pink "flowers" off the stem, like so:

This leaves you with lots of little pink bushes

Add glue to the back, and press firmly onto your circular wreath.

Repeat this until you have completely covered your wreath.

Looking Good!!

To make the "X"

Start by uncoiling your vine garland.

Decide how long you want each side of the X.  

I cut mine to 24".

The garland kept wanting to curve, so I twisted and bent it a little until it laid flat.

Hold your two pieces together, and wire them together.  I couldn't find my floral wire, so I just used a pipe cleaner.

Cut your red berries in bunches from the stem, and then use your glue gun to attach them to the "X".

Press them firmly to the X.

After your X and O are finished, you need to wire them together.  I still couldn't find my floral wire, so I pulled the wire out of some wire-edged ribbon I had laying around.

This is a "figure it out" step.  Line up the X until it sits on the O the way you like it.  Then use your wire to attach it.

It should look like this when you are done wiring them together:

Hot glue on some white ribbon, and hang up your adorable new wreath!

Close up of the berries and flowers:

Happy V-Day!

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{Kids Bathroom} Makeover!

We have finally moved our ninos out of the master bathroom and into their own!  

I started out framing their mirror for $20!

  

(Read about it here)

I then decided I wanted to panel the one wall in the bathroom like Emily @ Decorchick did:

Here is my "towel wall" 

BEFORE

Just so you know....I had to hang the towels up to take a picture.  I'm sure the towels are never on the floor at your house, right??

Another shot:

It all looks pretty plain and blah.  AND, the towel rod was WAY too small to really hold any towels, after you wrestled them on there.



Following Emily's great instructions, my paneled wall turned out like this!

I'm lovin' the hooks I found for their towels!

Here it is with all the towels hung up:

And guess what?  We have had NO towels on the floor since I finished this project!  It's so much easier for my kiddos to hang up their own towel.
I feel like a genius!  (j/k)

Here is the bathroom after a fresh coat of paint, a framed mirror, and a paneled wall:

Much Better!


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$20 DIY Mirror Frame: The Tutorial!

Hope y'all had a great Halloween! 

If you read my post here, you've seen how my plain, boring mirror turned into a framed beauty!

Before:

After: 

Here's the How-To!

Supplies needed:

Molding (my is actually window casing, and is 3.5" thick)

Trim Paint (I use semi-gloss finish)

Liquid Nails

Paintable Caulk

Miter Saw

The first thing I always do is paint my boards! Paint the front AND back.  The backside will reflect in the mirror.

Next up, measure your mirror. 

I measure one side at a time, and cut the molding for that side.  I clearly label each piece, because each side will be a littttle different (around .25" difference)

 (I forgot to take a picture of me cutting the molding....a pic of my miter saw will have to do!!)

After you've measured and cut all four sides, time to put it up!

I used liquid nails, and glued right to the mirror.

Make sure you level each piece....

To make sure none of my pieces moved while drying, I used blue painters tape to hold them up.

After they were all dry (I let my pieces dry overnight), I caulked the four corner seams.

I then gave a touch up coat to the corners that I caulked.

All done!

Close up of the corners:

Cost Breakdown:

Molding - $20

Paint - Leftover from previous projects

Caulk/Liquid Nails - Leftover from previous projects

Total: $20!

***for those of you that have those pesky plastic mirror holders***

These were holding up my mirror on top:

I could not glue the molding on top of them!  After googling around a little, I figured out that I could just unscrew them,

and then shoot a little liquid nails behind my mirror.

I let that dry overnight.  I took off the mirror holding thingies the next morning, and voila!  Done!  No more pesky mirror clips.

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