DIY Fabric Key Chain

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I made these key chains last year to put in a Valentine's Day goodie basket. I am making a few more this year to give as quick and easy Valentine's gifts. Here is how I made them:

I made the images on my favorite computer program and printed them out on drop cloth. I adhered an

 8 1/2 x 11 piece of fabric to a piece of card stock with double sided tape at the top. For a full tutorial on how to print on fabric - CLICK HERE.  

I cut out the image leaving a border around the heart so I could fray the edges. I added a strip of frayed fabric (folded in half to make a loop )to the inside top left corner of the heart to hold the key ring. I sewed around the heart right next to the black ink - leaving an inch and a half open to put in a bit of stuffing. I sewed it close after I stuffed it. Add a key ring to the loop or leave it as it is to use
as a gift topper.

The image is below if you would like to try one yourself!!

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Masculine Valentine's Day Card Ideas

I find making cards for my husband a challenge. I am so thankful for those who create wonderful ideas for the men in our lives. Each picture below links to my blog posts for that particular card. Please click on the links in the various posts to look at the original where I got these ideas from because I did not make them exactly as the original.

And this year I made this card....

The idea was from "Just Give Me Stamps" and you need to check out her colorful card HERE!

I printed out my colors (see images below) tore the paper in sections, and pasted the strips on to a black card stock card. I printed out a clip art TV found HERE. I printed it out in grayscale from my computer. I added a sparkly heart sticker to the middle of the TV and that made for an easy card.

Hopefully these give you some ideas!!

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Deluxe Card For Your Significant Other

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I made this card a few years ago for my husband for our anniversary.  It is an envelope album.

Click here for the tutorial. 

I call this a "deluxe" card as it is much more than a regular card. I put marriage quotes in the album, along with some personal "love notes". I also added some pictures of us as a couple.

Here are the quotes you can copy and paste for your personal use... right click on the desired image, open in new window, copy and paste into desired program. Resize if needed and print. 

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I Love You Like a Love Song - Valentine Gift For Your Man

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I just finished my husband's Valentine's Day gift. It is similar to this wedding gift I made last summer...

I knew then that I wanted to make a Valentine's Day version of it. This gift was inspired by love songs. I chose six songs that have meaning to my husband and I - you know those ones that you have to get up and dance to. I chose an item that related to each song and wrote a little bit of a verse of the song on a tag. Here is what is in the gift pack.... 

1. Everything I Do, I Do it For You - by Bryan Adams. This was our wedding song. I bought Mountain Dew. On the tag I put - "You know it's true, everything I do, I DEW it for you."

2. Unchained Melody - by The Righteous Brothers. This is one of my hubbies favorites. I bought Oh Henry's because of the marketing campaign they had with the question Oh Hungry? On the tag I put "Oh my love, my darling, I've HUNGERED for your touch."

3. Your Still the One - by Shania Twain. I bought hot lips and Hershey Kisses to go with the line from the song that says "You're still the one I KISS good night."


4. Remember When - by Alan Jackson.  I made a Memory Album . I also made a stand for the album as I want to display this on my coffee table (click here for tutorial).

5. Amazed - by Lonestar.  I bought "Sidekicks" to go with the words, "I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my SIDE, forever and ever.

6. Remind Me - by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. I had a candle and matches to go with the words, "So on FIRE and so in love". I made custom matches by using a book of matches as my template to cut and score some card stock exactly, and I stapled the matches in the new matchbook.

I put all the goodies in a box bottom  - and I made a box bag. Click Here for Tutorial.

Here are the tags you can download (right click on image - open in new window - copy - paste in desired program - resize to desired size and print)

You can use the image above for a CD cover - just in case you want to burn a CD.

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Valentine Flip Album

Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog! I have been busy working on an album for part of my husband's Valentine's Day gift. This album evolved from a regular album - to an album on a stand. I went through a lot of work collecting pictures and compiling them into this album so I want to put it on display on our coffee table. 

I made the stand out of disk of wood and a dowel. I hung the pictures with book rings. I drilled a hole in the disk of wood and hot glued the t-shape dowel that I had previously put together (I made a little notch out of the dowel where they were going to attach to make it not round - then I drilled a little hole, put wood glue in the hole and hammered a small finishing nail in).

The biggest job was compiling the pictures (twenty-one years worth). I added the year to each picture and a little bit of digital clip art that I downloaded from Creative Memories for free -  CLICK HERE to see the library of goodies they have. After I printed the pictures, I adhered them to kraft card stock and stamped some scrolls on the top and bottom and inked the edges. I slipped the picture into a page protector that I cut out of a cheap 4x6 album and I trimmed it to fit the insert. I attached a dry embossed and inked card stock to the top by sewing it on. I punched holes in all the album pages and hung them on the book rings. I love it!

**I also glued a round circle of black felt to the bottom of the wooden disk to prevent scratching when I put it on my coffee table. ***

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All Families Need a Stable Foundation

A while ago I promised a "Stable Foundation" picture that my daughter was creating. It was delivered today, Christmas Eve. 

I am grateful for the stable foundation of the teachings of the Savior in my life. I feel honored and blessed as I get to know Him and His purposes more clearly. He inspires me to live a quality life and He desires me to reach out and love others. When I truly embrace His teachings, that is when I have joy, as His teachings are always about caring for others, seeking peace, and bringing about goodness. What a wonderful gift to all. 

Merry Christmas everyone!

Quick Neighbor Gift Idea

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I don't know if you are like me this year - but a lot of things I like to do for Christmas kind of fell by the way side. Did Christmas sneak up fast this year or what?  Every year it seems like I need some quick gift ideas. Here is an idea that I saw on another blog - but I did not bookmark it so I could give credit where credit is due. I can't even remember if the idea was for a neighbor or not - as this idea can be used for a lot of different recipients. If you need a quick gift - here is a tag for you below to add to a bottle of soda. I did wrap some paper around the pop label to hide the label as it wasn't very festive. I printed the tags on kraft card stock and tied a ribbon to the top of the bottle. 

Right click on the image below, open in new window, copy, paste to desired program, resize as desired, print and cut.

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