Survival Kits and Such

Back to school!! I miss my DD being gone all day!! And just how did my BABY get to be in the 8th grade?? I am NOT old!!

Anyway...I wanted to make something for her new teachers. She will only have 2 main teachers this year!! So much better than 7 like last year!! We looked around the Internet and finally came across this: Teachers Survival Kit. It has so much fun stuff in it. Since we found several different ones, we used bits and pieces from several different lists. Plus we came up with a couple of our own to add!! I bought 2 CD wooden crates from the clearance isle at Michael's. They were perfect. I painted them white, added the black and white papers to the sides and ends. I cut apples out with my cricut and then used scissors to cut out the bite and leave just the core. I printed out the list and the prayer and matted them on black and red cardstock.
Here is the list of what we added to our kit:

Teachers Survival Kit

Animal Gummies for when your classroom seems like a zoo.
Air Horn, to get your students attention.
Band-Aids to heal hurt feelings.
Bouncy Ball because you'll bounce back tomorrow.
Bug Repellent for when your students are bugging you.
Chewing Gum to help you stick to it.
Clothes Pins to help you “hang in there.”
Crayons to color your day bright and cheerful.
Candle for when you are up late grading papers.
Ear Plugs for when you just can't take it anymore.
Eraser to remind you everyone makes mistakes.
Fan for when things get blown out of proportion.
Flashlight just to brighten your day.
Flower Seeds to remind you that everyday you are planting seeds for the future.
Laffy Taffy because laughter is the best medicine.
Lifesavers For when you've had one of those days.
Lollypop so you can lick your problems.
Marbles to replace the ones you've lost.
Matches for when you need to light a fire under your students.
Mounds Bar for the mounds of confidence you give your students.
Paperclips to hold it all together.
Payday cause the next one is coming.
Peanuts for when you and your class are feeling nutty.
Pencil to "write your wrongs."
Pencil Sharpener for when things get dull.
Radio for when you need to tune your students out.
Rubber Band to remind you to be flexible.
Sandpaper to smooth out rough days.
Shiny Penny to remind you that each will shine in his or her own special way.
Smiley Sticker so you always remember to smile.
Sponge to help soak up the overflow when your brain is too full.
Starburst to give you a "burst" of energy when you need it.
Tissues to wipe away the tears...yours and theirs.
Toothpick to help you "pick" out the good qualities in others and yourself.
Tootsie Roll so you can roll with the punches.
Wiggly Eyes for when you REALLY wish you had eyes in the back of your head,
and a Prayer for you to say at the start of each day.

The Prayer:
God, please help me,
to strengthen their voices,
bodies and minds,
to express their feelings and
control them sometimes,
to explore what's near
and venture afar,
but most important to love
who they are.




While looking for Teachers Kits, I came across a Survival Kit for Hair Stylists. It was so cute that I decided to make one for the sweet gal who does our hair. The heart on a stick sticking out the top, is her magic wand, and is removable!! Here's what's inside the kit:

Tootsie Roll : to help complaints "roll" off your back
Button : to remind you to sometimes button your lip
Dollar : for the tip you didn't receive
Rubber band : to remind you to be flexible
Mint : because you are worth a mint to your customers
Happy Face (Sticker) : to remind you to keep smiling
Paperclip : to help hold it all together
Lollipop : to help you "Lick" anything
Lifesaver : to remind you of the many times you have been a lifesaver
Magic Wand : to help you during the many times you are asked to be a magician
Bandaid : to heal your hurt feelings
Sweet & Sour Tarts : to remind you to appreciate the differences in others.
Gum : to remind you to "stick" with that difficult client
Starburst : to give you that burst of energy at the end of the day
Crayon : to correct that color job
Sand Paper : to smooth out the rough days
This list can be found here: http://www.budget101.com/recipes/id23.htm




In the last post I mentioned that I was wondering about adding lace or something to my little fall basket?? Well...I found this great rust colored gimp at Joann's and added it to the basket along with a nice fall bow. I think it helped it!! What do you think??


I also made this little tag book to go in the basket. I don't like how the glue shows...not sure what to do about it.

A lot like the last, but .... This one is for a private swap with a sweet friend from SB.com. I love the little scarecrows!! I need to get a couple more!!

I wanted to mention that I have decided to sell some of the stuff I've made....I need more room!! *smile* I have added a link in the side bar under my profile, if you're interested in seeing what's for sale. Thanks!!

I think that's it for now!! I'm so happy that you stopped by!! Thanks bunches for the comments that you left!! I love to hear what people think!!

Until next time............tootles!!

A Birdhouse and 3 Baskets

Hi again!! So glad you took the time to stop by!! Love having visitors!!

I have a little birdhouse to share with you!! It was made out of a coco can. The papers are MME. The bling is Prima. I made the flowers so they would match!! I'm just so tickled with how it turned out!!

The next few things I have to share are some cute little baskets!! I'm in a swap over at SB.com, and I needed to make a Christmas Basket and a Thanksgiving Basket!! Each basket is to be filled with at least $5 worth of goodies. These are so easy and so much fun!! I want to make them for everyone!!

First up is my Thanksgiving Basket for the swap. I'm trying to decide about adding lace to this. I was looking for orange lace but so far I've found nothing!! What do you think?? It needs it or it's OK without it?? (isn't that scarecrow cute??!!)

The second one is for my Christmas spot in the swap:

And, third, a Halloween Basket for my SIL:

(love all those little spiders, so cute!!)

I sure hope that who ever my partners are in the swap, will really like these!!

Thanks again for stopping by!! Leave me a note if you have time!! Thanks!!

Until Next time..........tootles!!

Marie Antoinette

There is a lovely little swap going on over at SB.com called,
"Marie Antoinette Shoe Fetish Swap."

The hostess was very nice and invited me to join.

I was so excited!! Something new to make!!

I have to say, however, that the shoes are cute when finished,

but man are they a handful to put together!!

For the swap, I needed to make 2 shoes for 2 different ladies!! We are also suppose to add something extra in the package to go along with the shoe.

I found these little unfinished hand mirrors and decided that if I dressed them up to match the shoes, they would be perfect as my "extra!!"

I have to say, they were a lot of fun and I plan to make a couple more!!

So...here are my shoes and mirrors for the swap:

As for our hostess for this swap, Martica, (http://marticadesigns.blogspot.com/) I wanted to make her something. She really likes Marie Antoinette, so I decided to make her a mirror with Marie on the back!!

I covered the mirror with paper and glued on all the lace and pearls. Then I put 2 layers of Liquid Glass over Marie to make it super nice. I liked the result.

So that's what I've been up to the last week!!

How about you?? Anything new?? I'd love to hear about it!!

Please leave me a note if you have the time!!
Until next time.....Tootles!!

Gifts...From Me and To Me

I love to give gifts!! I love to see people smile!! When it's a surprise, it's even better!! I would love to be able to send everyone a gift, and have it arrive on a day that they are feeling lonely, sad or blue!! So.... I've been making a few gifts for some special people in my life!!
This is a little Coffee Album. I wanted to go with a vintage theme, but just couldn't seem to find graphics for it. However, a lot of these 50 type graphics came up on my search, so I decided to go Retro!! It was a new adventure for me, and defiantly out of my box, but I think it turned out simple but cute!! What do you think??

Another gift for a sweet friend. I was out about one day and saw this little saying and instantly thought of my friend. Poor thing is going through the hot flashes stage of life. I had a good laugh and wrote it down quick so as not to forget it, because I knew I wanted to use it in a fun gift for her!! I got the cowgirl image off the Internet. Printed it twice, cut out the cowgirl and put her on pop-tape on the other print out. Paper glassed the horseshoe, added some stickles to glam her up, add the rest of the embellies and wa-la!!



Another gift tin, re-invented!! And, yes, it's a gift for a friend!!



I have another friend that I wanted to make something special for. She is very sweet and is doing something wonderful for some other friends of mine. So I altered this little recipe box that I had gotten at Michael's for just .50 cents!! I love a good deal!! I hope she likes it!!



This was a gift to me. Not made by me!! Isn't it gorgeous?? Thank you so much Debbie, I absolutely LOVE it!! Really take a moment to look at this girls, lots of gorgeous details in this!!


Another gift!! Some friends of ours are moving to Dallas and clearing out there house. They gave me this great box full of cigar boxes!! LOVE them!! Thanks so much to Dave and Michelle for such a fun gift!! I totally see altering in my future!!



Last but not least...My good friend Val has a fabulous new website I think you should check out!! There is a DT call up right now, so hurry over there and email them your entry!! Val and Renee are super sweet girls and I know they're site will go far!! So be sure to check them out, here:

Well, I think that's it for now.
Thanks to everyone who left me comments!!
I love to know what you think and that I'm not here all alone!! *L*
So, if you have a moment, please say hi!!
Until next time.........Tootles!!

Hello!!

So glad you decided to visit today!! I have been in a bit of a funk, and haven't done much of anything the past week or two, so I only have a couple things to share with you this time.

First up is a little chipboard mailbox I got at Hobby Lobby last week. My mother collects all things *mail* so I made it for her.

This is a little wooden box I decided to alter. I heat embossed the handle. Thanks to my sweet friend, Miss Debbie, for the flowers and little butterflies on this:

I found this template over at SplitCoastStampers.com a while ago. I thought it was darling and finally sat down and put it together. Now, what do I do with them?? *L*

Last but not least, a diaper cake I made for the daughter of a very sweet friend of ours, who is about to be a first time grandpa. I can't believe my friends are becoming grandparents. No worries though, it has NOTHING to do with MY age!! *LOL*

Anyway, it did turn out cute. After I had all the diapers rolled up, DD decorated it. It was a fun project!! You should have seen those tiny little shoes!! They were precious!!

That's pretty much it for this time. Please leave me a note if you have time. They cheer me up!!

Until Next time.........tootles!!