Project

This is the plaque I made for my grandpa the Christmas before he died. I cut all the letters out myself with Scott's scroll saw, then decorated them. I forgot to take a picture, but then had another chance when I went out for his funeral in the Spring. My grandfather was not LDS, and never very good with relationships, so I wanted to give him a message as he neared the end of his life. The top picture is of his 2 daughters, the middle picture is my mother's 5 biological children. (Because this grandpa wasn't good with being a grandpa he didn't ever really know my half siblings.) The bottom picture is of my 4 kids - his only biological grandchildren so far. I really have no idea what he thought of it, but I can hope he at least thought about it a litte.

Father's Day Cards

I made the wallet card at club (thanx Amy) and then printed off play dollars for us to write our messages and draw our pictures on. I got a picture holder and put the new snapshots and portraits in it. (The picture holder fit perfectly - good job Amy!)

The other card I designed myself for my Dad. It is supposed to be a sleeping bag with a pocket knife in it. The knife opens with a picture on one side of the blade, and the message on the other. If I do it again I'll put more than one blade in the knife.

Both these cards were fun to do! I like trying to make something more masculine for a change. (I had to put away to butterfly stamps and the pink paper!)

The Finished Product

I am distracting myself, so I though I'd share the final version of Melanie's announcement. I sent her something like 7 possible layouts, and they liked this one best. I'm happy with how it turned out!

Shoebox Swap

On Saturday May 3 I went to a shoebox swap in Centerville. For the swap, I had to design a card and bring all the cut pieces and supplies for all the other ladies to make the card too. They would do the same, so when we got together we would all make a bunch of stuff to take home. It was tons of fun, and I got to learn new techniques. We also had a card swap of completed cards, a name tage contest (which I won), and door prizes (if you bring a door prize you get to pick a door prize when your name is drawn). There was a potluck lunch.

It didn't show in the pictures well, but the jack-o-lantern on my name tag lights up thanks to a tiny LED light. The plates are glass etched. I wanted to put them on here because I worked so hard on it all.

I had a great time and am looking forward to the next one that will take place here in Utah county. Since my friend Amy is hosting, I'll even get to help plan!