Boxes and Pictures

Hey everyone!  Missy here again.  I just wanted to show you a couple of things that I have done.  What is great about them to is that they were quick, easy and inexpensive.

The first thing is a wall hanging print.  So, as my family already knows, my husband and I just had our first son and we decorated his room in Winnie the Pooh.  For christmas, my husband, Jeremy, bought me a puzzle of a Pooh painting.  He bought it for me strictly glue it together so we could hang it in our sons room.  And compared to if I actually bought the print of it from disney, it was so inexpensive.  All it cost was the puzzle (about $8.00 from walmart.com) Mod Podge Glue, and a frame ($11.88, also Wal-Mart).  Now I have a great poster for about a third of the cost.  And the directions to glue the puzzle together were right on the bottle of Mod Podge.


My Pooh puzzle/wall art still drying.

The next thing that I would like to show you is the recipe box I made my sister Sammie for christmas.  This year for christmas we did a crafting christmas so we didn't buy alot of presents for each other.  Most of the presents were hand made from the heart.  Because my sister is in school to become a baker, I thought that she would like this recipe box. 

Sammie's Recipe Box with Cards

All it took was a box purchased from Hobby Lobby (hobbylobby.com, the best store ever), scrapbook paper, Mod Podge glue (you will come to find that I love that stuff), index cards, letter stickers, ribbon, and my Cricuit.  Depending on the size of box you choose to use will depend on the size of the cards that use.  With her box, I chose the 4x6 ruled cards.  

To make the box, choose the style scrapbook paper that you want to use.  Messure the size of the bottom portion of the box and cut the paper to that size.  Spread the Mod Podge on the box and place paper on.  If it is not even, you have to move quickly because the box I used was made of a type of cardboard, it adhered quickly to the paper.  Repeat with the lid and the sides of the lid.  Let dry completely.  The embeleshments that I put on her box were I used the letter stickers to say 'Sammie's Box of Recipes' and I glue ribbon on both the lid and the bottom of the box so she always knows which way the box is going to go.  If you do put anything else on like that, make sure the glue is completely dry.  Next, I made divider cards out of the index cards and the letters with the Cricuit.  Once everything was dry, I was done.  The thing that took the longest was glueing the letters on to the index cards because I made several categories.

So those are just a couple of things that I have done.  This weekend, I think that I will put up all the christmas ornaments that I made this year.  Thanks and happy crafting.