Although the Stop Pinning and Start Doing Challenge is officially over, I wanted to post my final Pinterest Challenge. It was completed before the challenge deadline was up, but I couldn’t post about it until after Christmas as I was giving what I made as gifts. For my 3rd project I decided to make DIY coasters that have been all over Pinterest. And here is my finished project: What You’ll Need: -Tile coasters (I got mine at Lowe’s for .18 cents) -Scrapbook paper -Hot glue gun -Small square of felt -Clear acrylic glaze (I got mine from Walmart -Krylon brand) What To Do: 1. Cut your scrapbook paper to fit the size…
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Teacher and Co-Worker Gift Ideas
The hardest groups of people to buy gifts for seem to be co-workers and children’s teachers. Most people tend to have several co-workers so gifting each one a $20 gift card might not be feasible. And then there are teachers. The standard Starbucks gift card is always great but not so unique and believe or not some people just aren’t fond of that place (gasp)! So what’s a girl to do? There seems to be one universal gift that everyone loves…food. Last night after Ben went to sleep I whipped up several different tasty treats while sipping a heaping glass of Moscato. A side note: As fond as I am…
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More Than Co-Workers + DIY Stone Magnets
It’s always great to have coworker that you can stand like. It’s even better when those co-workers become really great friends outside of work. Last weekend my friend & coworker Megan had a Chrismaduation party celebrating the holidays and her completion of a Masters in Health Administration. We had such a blast and it was great to just sit around and talk with good friends. And what a better way to show my friends just how much I love them than with Christmas presents. Being Martha crazy lately, I wanted to make personalized gifts for each person. These handmade magnets were personalized with each person’s favorite things and pretty easy to make.…