

I'm a note-taker. Always have been. I seem to remember things better if I write them down. For the last few years, I've kept a notebook with me while at church so that I can keep notes on the talks and lessons. So I decided to make a matching cover for my Church Notebook.
Here's some of the first scripture covers that I made.
I measured wrong on this one and it wouldn't fit my Quad scriptures. But it worked for my daughter's Bible, so I made a matching cover for her Book of Mormon.The thing that bugged me about the first ones I made was how thick the edges were (hopefully you can see what I'm talking about in this picture!). It wasn't a huge deal, but I wanted them to lay more flat.
How often do you try to figure something out on your own? Sometimes I'm successful at it, and sometimes I'm not! But what I have learned is that there is usually someone out in blogland that has already done the project I'm trying to figure out. Next time I think I'll search first to see if there's already a tutorial written. It'll save me a lot of time!!
I'm linking to: Fireflies & Jellybeans, Somewhat Simple, Someday Crafts
What an adorable fabric lunch bag from All For This Penny.
Naptime Journal shares this cute Apron for your little girl!
And Brandy from Some of This and Some of That made this cute skirt for her little girl.
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I love how it turned out...minus the crooked "Family" (it'll bug me everytime I look at it!). Now that I've used some burlap, I'm excited to do other projects with it!!
I'm linking to: Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping It Simple, Making the World Cuter, The Girl Creative, Someday Crafts
I couldn't get completely away from the ziploc bags either! I went ahead and grouped my makeup into 3 smaller bags so it's easier to find what I'm looking for. No more digging through everything to find those darn tweezers!!
It all fits nicely into my new makeup bag! Yay!!We recently went on a weekend trip to visit family, and it was so nice having this makeup bag! Everything was all in one place and it was so much easier to pack! And since juice pouches are so durable, I plan on having this one around for a long time!
I'm linking to: Fireflies & Jellybeans, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping It Simple, Making the World Cuter, The Girl Creative, The Trendy Treehouse, Someday Crafts
There are lots of tutorials on how to make these, but since my husband needed one quick, I just made it up as I went. All I did was:
**cut 2 rectangles
**placed them right sides together and sewed, leaving an opening at the top
**turned right sides out and ironed them flat
**filled with rice
**sewed the opening shut
It was so simple, that my oldest daughter made 2 more rice bags all by herself to give to some of her friends at school! It was a fun project that brought some warmth and relief to those that I love the most!
I'm linking to:
The Girl Creative, Keeping It Simple, Making the World Cuter, Sumo's Sweet Stuff
You can find the recipe HERE from Allrecipes.
**I used applesauce instead of oil, and added 1 c. of chocolate chips to the batter. I also sprinkled the top with a cinnamon/sugar mixture before baking. It gave the bread a nice, sweet crunch!
The kids can work on memorizing the Articles of Faith however they want. They can wait until our lesson on them each month, and then try to pass it off, or they can work on 1 (or more) a week. For each Article of Faith that they pass off, they can pick a treat from the reward can. And to make it easier on myself and my husband, we've designated Sunday afternoons as the 'pass off' days. That way we aren't bombarded every day of the week with someone wanting to pass one off.
So far this has worked wonderfully! The kids are excited about learning and passing off the Articles of Faith, and I feel more organized about it all.