2009 - Facebook Preview

I joined facebook in 2009. They have this really cool thing where you can pick your statuses from the year and make a page. Go here. This is what I generated on facebook.

I took the journaling from above and created a digital scrapbook page below:

Credits

Deco Pages - Coming Soon

Coming in January - DAD: No, it’s not your dad…it’s Download A Day and it’s new at Deco-Pages.com. Join us daily for a new piece that will complete a kit a month created by the talented designers. January 1, 2010 starts the DAD and is free for our community membership.

Toys For Tots Chairty Kit

Please purchase this kit so that we can buy shopping carts FULL of toys to give to the Marines Toys For Tots Program.

To Purchase this kit go here:
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19249&cat=0&page=1

Picture in your mind the joy on the faces of these children who otherwise might not have had such a happy day. Together we can make a difference!

Thank you so much for helping out! Please see detail images to see all the wonderful contributions to this kit from our Design Team here at Deco-Pages.

All proceeds from the sale of this kit will go toward toys for the Marines Toys for Tots Program.

We will go shopping on Dec. 19th for Christmas 2009.
Any kits sold after that date will apply for the 2010 contribution.

Happy Holidays From All Of Us At Deco-Pages.com!

Day 7 - Free Templates

For all my digital friends who like to use template go over to Scrappity-Doo-Dah as they are giving away 7 free templates on day 7 of their Christmas party.

Day 5 Freebie at SDD

Come over to Scrappity Doo Dah to receive day 5 freebie.

Girl Scouts - Flag and Kaper Chart

Since our troop is a new troop and we don't have existing funds to purchase a troop flag that cost $25 I decided to take out my sewing machine and again use my quilting skills to make our troop flag. I used my sizzex to cut out the numbers. The numbers and the green girl scout emblem I embroidered by hand. Who would have known those quilting skills I learned over 12 years ago would come in handy again so soon.

I have researched Kaper charts and was going to do a daisy type craft with close pins but I think this idea would work out better. I searched on line for a daisy image and I found this one here. I then edited it and changed the words to add the girls names in our troop. I punched it out with my hand circle punch. I then laminated it. Again took out my hot glue gun and glued it to close pins. I made additional blank ones for when we get assigned more girls.

Here is my daughters up close to show you what it looks like.

I found this idea on line here. We will do "Do it, Done It" We will have 2 bowls they are zip lock snack bowls, "Do It" and "Done It". Each girl had a clothespin that I made above with their name on it. All pins start out in the "Do It" bowl. My co-leader or I will draw a pin out for the first that we need done. The person who is drawn, draws for the next job. Her pin goes into the "Done It" bowl, etc. When all pins have been selected, they get dumped back in the "Do It" bowl and we start over! Doing it this way minimized the disappointment when having set jobs that you didn't always need at each meeting - more flexibility!

This is what it will look like at the meeting. The pins inside the bowl are extras made for girls that haven't been assigned yet.

The best part about this is there is a lid for the bowl and all the pins fit inside so it will be easy to transport to each meeting plus the empty bowl will stack underneath.

Girl Scouts - Swap Banner

The other day I made those daisy pins for a Girl Scout swap. Well, Friday night my girls swapped all their pins and got lots of pins in exchange. What to do with all the swap pins. I came up with this idea to make a pin banner. Actually I have one already in my craft room that is filled with pins that I have collected in the past 10 years or more. So I made these banners for my girls to display all their pins.

The first one is Naomi's. She wanted ribbon on the entire outside of border of hers. She picked out matching fabric for me to applique an N on the top. The one she is holding started to bulge out when I hung it one the wall so a bit of more sewing was involved to make it lay straight on the wall.

After sewing some of the ribbon more on the back just leaving a little pit of a look to hang it up it did lie flat against the wall. Here is her finished banner along with the pins that she received from the swap.



Now my other daughter Victoria I decided since her fabric that she choose was lighter than Naomi's for her initial I'd try to hand applique it on. Okay, it looks nice but I will never attempt that again. The felt was too hard to push through so I had to use a thimble which took me way longer to complete than Naomi's where I used the sewing machine.

Victoria only wanted ribbon on the top and bottom of hers. Here's her finished banner.

Toys For Tots Chairty Kit

Please purchase this kit so that we can buy shopping carts FULL of toys to give to the Marines Toys For Tots Program.

To Purchase this kit go here:

http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19249&cat=0&page=1

Picture in your mind the joy on the faces of these children who otherwise might not have had such a happy day. Together we can make a difference!

Thank you so much for helping out! Please see detail images to see all the wonderful contributions to this kit from our Design Team here at Deco-Pages.

All proceeds from the sale of this kit will go toward toys for the Marines Toys for Tots Program.

We will go shopping on Dec. 19th for Christmas 2009.

Any kits sold after that date will apply for the 2010 contribution.

Happy Holidays From All Of Us At Deco-Pages.com!

I am a GIrl Scout Leader Poem

Where have I been? Training to be a daisy girl scout leader. I've been searching on line for various things to include in our meetings. I was a girl scout when I was little, but at that time there was no daisy. I was a brownie and girl scout. I remember the crafts and swaps very well.

Being a Girl Scout Leader is one of the most rewarding opportunities you can take on. It can't be measured in points scored or points on a test, but it does make a difference in a girl's life!

Today I made some pins for the girls to swap with other troops when we go Christmas caroling tomorrow. These are the pins that I made. Aren't they pretty. I hope the girls like them.

I made 35 of them. Look how pretty.


Now, this poem I just found fits perfect for my life as my fingers are all swollen from the hot glue gun which I haven't used in years to make those pins.

Poem Written by Barb Hunter.

I am a Girl Scout leader, I own a hot glue gun,
A 3-ring notebook, an American flag, and a seven-passenger van.
I know all about Safety-Wise, permission slips, and registration forms.
I save bits of string, scraps of fabric, old tin cans,
And a whole garage full of recyclables.
I am a Girl Scout leader.

Mega Kit at SDD

Check out the new mega kit at Scrappity-Doo-Dah this month. You can purchase it here.

It's Starting to Look like Christmas at SDD

Well December is here and all of the wonderful designers at Scrappity-Doo-Dah are decking the halls. Check out there Christmas Forum to see all of the games, challenges, and gifts they have to offer. I promise you won't be disappointed!