'G' is for Grandma Book

My kids adore their Grandma's, and wanted to make them each something for Mother's Day.
As I searched around online, I came across THIS IDEA, and thought it would be perfect.

Here's our version:

Instead of having them each make a card, I stapled 2 paper sacks together to make a little booklet. 

Some of the answers my kids gave about their Grandma's were GREAT!  

My Mom especially loved that one of them thought she was only 30 years old!

It would be fun to make one every year to see how the kids' answers about their Grandma's change!

General Conference Quote Book (YW Activity Idea)

I was in charge of our last Young Women's activity, and came up 

with this fun Paper Bag Quote Book for the girls to make.

Inside of the pages are different quotes from General Conference talks, and a place 

where the girls can write any notes they took while listening to or reading the talks.

I just searched online for the quote printables, and printed them in wallet size to fit on the pages.

Another idea I had (but didn't quite finish), was to type up each talk that the quote came from and print them off small enough that they could fit in the pocket of the paper bag.  

I only got this one done...and it took me forever to get it the right size!

Here's a shot of it inside the pocket.

I think instead, I'll just print off each talk, fold them up, and slip them inside the pockets.

It was fun to see which quotes the girls chose, and to watch them 

put their little quote books together.

If you're interested in making your own:

* HERE'S a good tutorial for the paper bag album.
* I've pinned a bunch of printable quotes HERE.  
* I made my own 'Notes' grid sheets, but they are based on THESE from Valorie Brown Designs.

Sewing Camp Project #1: {Paper Bag Albums}

For my girls' first 'Sewing Camp' project, I decided to go with something easy...paper bag albums!  All they needed to do was sew one straight line (my kind of project!).  It was a good starting point, because they got to practice backstitching as well as sewing a straight line.

This one is my soon to be 12-year-old's.  Her paper bag album is all ready for the pictures we'll be taking at the big birthday party (which is this Saturday!).

Here's a few of the inside pages...

Didn't she do a GREAT job?!

All the kids loved sitting at the sewing machine when it was their turn to sew their bags together.  They can't wait for our next project!

Linking to these fabulous parties:

It's Stinkin' Cute Craft Thursday @It's Sew Stinkin' Cute

Christmas in July Gift Exchange

I was able to participate in Craftaholics Anonymous' Christmas in July Gift Exchange this year.  My 'giftee' told me that she's expecting a baby girl in August, so I decided to make her a Mini Envelope Accordion Album and some cards.  I had so much fun putting these together!!  Here's how they turned out:

I found the idea for the album HERE from Creations by Patti.

Here's a view from the side.

And the pages...

I couldn't give the album without making a cute box to put it in!!  Instructions for this can be found HERE.

Of course, the card box and cards had to match the album!!  I used THIS tutorial from Big Ideas From a Little Girl , only I didn't use the ribbon around the top.

Here's the inside of the box, with the cards and envelopes peeking through.

And the cards.  I made 5 with "Thanks" and 5 without.

I hope my 'giftee' will get some use out of these!!