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Valentine Wreath

Valentine Wreath

Wow..Can you believe it is almost Valentine's Day. My birthday just comes faster and faster every year. No, my birthday is not on Valentine's Day, but almost. Februrary 12 is my birthday and I will be 24 years old. Oh my, that sounds funny. Another exciting event this month is my anniversary! My husband and I got married on Leap Year, so we will actually be celebrating our "first" anniversary this year. We usually celebrate on the 28th, but we really have not done anything big..we were saving that for our actual first one. I cannot wait to see what he has up his sleeve. Any who..

On to this project. I cut out a piece of cardboard in the shape of a heart. I painted it white and outlined it in roses. I cut the roses out using my cricut..man I got sooo bored while doing it. My plan was to cover the enitre board, but I changed my mind. I had some left over vinyl letters for the "love." I am pleased again!

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Lost Socks?

I was really pleased after I finished this. I saw the idea on pinterest but done with a canvas. I thought it might look better with wood, plus I had some! I painted just a light coat of blue over the wood. My son, Gabryel helped! I may have added a bit too many pins, but hey the more the better. Trust me I got alot of lost socks laying around. I was going to put something like lost and found...odd socks...lost socks, but I thought what if I find something else in the washer/dryer that is not socks so that is how I came up with Lost and Wanted. Lost: you really "Want" to find that item you lost. So this is for my boys...if they ever loose anything in the dryer. More than likely I will tell them and probably give it to them, but I am going to try it this way for a while. Like my boys will ever come in the laundry room...only when they are going out the back door!!

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Gabryel's Silhouette

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My mother was so proud of these, she is cleaning off her frig. and wants me to make her one of both my brother and I. When she has more grandchildren she will put those under as well. I will be making some of my husband and I as well. I got to find a place on the wall to clean off.

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I made this one for my dad and stepmom. I think it even looks great hanging on a door.

My Wood Piece

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I had to make a women gift for a party. I wanted something they could be proud of and so could I. I love this. I even saved some wood so I can make me one. I will be putting it on my mantel!

Tea Light Candle Covers

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My grandmother wanted me to fix her some candle covers for Christmas. This is what I came up with. At first I was going to make it where she could take the lid off the top and turn out the candle light, but I did not want it to be so complicated. It took me a bit, but I love how it turned out. I cut a circle out of the bottom so all she has to do is pick the cover up and turn the candle out!! She loved them!

My Angel Gabryel

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I wanted to start a family tradition event for Christmas. I made an advent calendar and each day you open and learn what Christmas is really all about. The first day we learned about the angel Gabriel. My son's name is also Gabryel. I had to make him some angel wings. We had a blast. I know he will be looking forward to it next year. I simply made the wings out of paper (mine where plastic) plates. I do not think it matters. Then I glued ribbon to the back. Very simple!

Merry Christmas!

My son

Gabryel Prater's

Third Christmas

Christmas Card Wreath

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My mother's birthday was November 11. I made her this since Christmas was coming up. Now it is almost here. She loved it and so do I!

Happy Fall Yall

Fall Wreath

I simply used the foam wreath that I used for the candy corn wreath. All the candy had melted and was bad so I took it off. I wrapped green yarn around the foam and attached my little man on there. I got it from Dirt Cheap for 10 cents! You sure cannot beat that.

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Stick Wreath

Halloween Stick Wreath

I saw this idea on a blog and fell in love. I done mine a bit different though. I choose to paint mine black. I also added some fabric flowers and ribbon. It looks wonderful!!

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Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty Photo Album

This is my favorite so far! I had alot of fun putting this together. I was going to just tie ribbon in the hole, but I thought the ring was better plus you could add more pages if you wanted. I love it!
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Bats in a Jar

Bats in a Jar

This is an awesome family project. My son enjoyed this. He loved when we caught lighting bugs this summer. I think this reminds him of that. If you are interested in the tutorial just ask I will tell you what you need to know!
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Treat Bag

Treat Bag

This will be my son's third Halloween and I have not got him the right trick-or-treat bag. I loved the pattern, but when I got have way through it was too small. So I still have not found the right bag for him. These would be perfect to give as little goodie bags. He is only two so we actually might let him take this one for now. He does not need that much candy!
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Cake Boxes

Halloween Cake Boxes

I had to have a cake to go on top of my cake stand. I made my own pattern for the boxes and decorated them with some cut-outs.
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Cake Stand

Halloween Cake Stand

I saw this idea online and thought I'd check it out. I took a regular vegetable can and covered it with halloween paper. For the top, I cut out circles on cardboard. I cut several to thicken the top. I used the same type of paper for the top. I cannot remember what the width was for the outer ring, but I did have to use three strips. Put it all together and you have a cute table piece.
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Spider Treat Box

Spider Treat Box

I used my Martha Stewart score board to make the smallest box. Then I cut out a spider using Doodle Charm's cartridge on my Cricut. Basically glued the spider to the box and vo-ila!!
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Paper Bats

Paper Bats

I found a bat svg file and cut it out with my cricut. Then I taped them around the door. Easy easy easy!

Candy Corn Topiary

Candy Corn Topiary

If you plain on making this by yourself, I would use a smaller ball. I used a 4 inch foam ball...Use a 3 inch or smaller! After all the candy corn is on, it is heavy and they start breaking, but I managed! I love it! I plain on sitting it on my front porch next to my wreath. Hopefully it will not get knocked over. We just had kittens and they keep coming on the porch (well the mama cat keeps moving them) so we will see.

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Candy Corn Wreath

Candy Corn Wreath

This was pretty tricky. After it was finished, it needed something else so I cut the spiders out from my cricut using Doodlecharm cartridge. I have to say if you are wanting to make this you need to leave the candy in a cool place for about a week. I got impatient and did not listen, yep the bugs ate it and the sun melted it. What a mess!

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