Gift

Labor & Delivery Nurse {Gift Baskets}

July 27, 2012 13 Comments

I thought it would be so nice to take a little something to share with the all of the nurses at Labor & Delivery and Post Partum! Nurses work LOOOONG hours and often do not get the credit they deserve, so it is important to me that they know how much we appreciate their hard work to keep Hollis and I safe and healthy!

I went to the store and bought items that are packaged and will last a fairly long time.

Then I made this cute printable, glued it to a popsicle stick and added a bow!

I found the baskets at Hobby Lobby for 50% off!
I think they were less than $5 a piece!
Then I added big felt bows to each basket!

Once the baskets were filled with goodies, I stuck the Thank You Printable in between inner and outer edges of the basket!
That way it can be easily removed and the nurses can use the baskets for other things later on!

See how they stick right in there?!

This was a simple way to say “thank you" to all of the nurses who will be taking care of Hollis and me!

I would love to know how you say “thank you” to the nurses who take care of you and your baby or other family members who are in the hospital!

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Simple Teacher Appreciation Gift {Tutorial}

May 3, 2012 18 Comments

Showing teachers how much they mean to our children is so important!

This year I wanted to give Cliff and Harper’s preschool teachers something practical and fun without breaking the bank!

Yesterday, they proudly gave these to their teachers:

These were simple to make and so much fun!
Here is what you need to make these fun lemonade cups for your little’s teacher:

Cups – found at Walmart

Lemonade – found at any grocery store or Walmart.

Small gift bags – found in the cake decorating section at Walmart.

Tags – I already made them for you! Print from Scribd below.

Start by printing the tags below on thick paper or cardstock:

Lemonade Mix Tags

Cut out each tag.

The larger tags go on the outside of the cup and the smaller tags so on the lemonade packets!

Punch a hole in the top left corner of each LARGE tag.

(I used a small hole punch)

String with some ribbon or twine.

Then tie to the outside of each cup like this:

Next fill small gift bags (found in the cake decorating section at Walmart) with 2 Tablespoons of lemonade mix.

(I put 4 bags of mix in each cup)

Then adhere the SMALL labels to the front of each packet.

(You could use any kind of sticky tape)

Now you should have something like this:

Toss the packets into the cups, screw on the lids and your little one is ready to take a fun, meaningful, simple gift to his/her teacher!

Aren’t these so much fun and super cute?!

Happy Summer!

*You could also purchase individual sized packets of lemonade if you wanted to!

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Fishin’ Game Tutorial!

March 5, 2012 16 Comments

I recently made Harper her very own Fishin’ Game!
…and she LOVES it!

I pinned this a while ago, thinking it was linked to a tutorial…
but it was linked to a store!

…bummer…

So in true JIAD style I decided to would make my own version!
I went through Harper’s sock drawer and found a few socks that were
too small or had no match…
Then I got some stuffing and got to work!

Stuff the sock with stuffing.

Work the stuffing with your thumb into the sock.
Once the stuffing is down in the foot part of the sock tie it off with a tiny rubber band.

(see the next picture if you are confused)

Hot glue a little magnet to the bottom of the sock…

…where the toes would go.

Make sure to press firmly and use a good amount of glue!

Next get some felt (I used scraps) and hot glue whatever shapes or designs you want

onto the fish! Remember hot glue LOVES felt!

Cut little circles out of felt and add some eyes…

Then cut a strip of felt long enough to go around the tail of the fish so that it covers up the rubberband and make a bow!

And now you have a super cute little fishy that will attach to any metal surface!

To make a fishing pole,
take a dow rod and cut it to your desired length.

Cut a strip of ribbon long enough to make your “line.”

(remember to add a few extra inches to the final length you want when cutting)

Hot glue one end of the ribbon around one end of the dow rod.

Next, grab a metal “hook” from the peg board in your husband’s tool room and hot glue the ribbon around the straight part of the “hook!”

Finish off with a bow because everything looks better with a bow!

And if you want to,
you can cut a little piece of felt and hot glue it on the ends of the dow rod to make sure there aren’t any sharp edges from cutting your rod!

Make a bunch more fish and have fun with it!

And now you have super cute and fun fishin’ game for your little one to play with!

This would make a wonderful gift for a birthday too!

Good luck catching those fish!

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Drum Sticks.

June 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

Kyle called from Target and asked if I could paint drum sticks for a 5 year old little boy’s birthday gift. I thought “Drumsticks? Really?!” Then she came busting in the mud room with four wooden drumsticks and we got to work:

I used acrylic paint and painted two of the sticks blue and two of them green. Then I let them dry really well and added another coat.

Then came the fun part. I decided to do stripes…

And polka dots…

Then I let them dry like this:

And after all four of them were completely dry these puppies went into a gift bag for one rockin’ little boy!

Didn’t they turn out so cute?!

What an awesome, affordable gift for any little rocker!

(note: if you have a little boy and invite my kids to their birthday party, then you now know what they are getting… ROCK ON!)

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Anything Bag!

April 7, 2011 3 Comments

I went to a lingerie party a few weeks ago and I decided to whip up a ~~lingerie~~ Anything Bag (…in my spare time) to hold all of Ashley’s new goodies!

It can hold a lot of ~~lingerie~~ anything!

And of course, I love the applique, even for an adult!

Now I think I am going to have to make myself one and a little tutorial to share with you!

This bag can hold so many things and can be given as a gift to so many different ages! So versatile, super cutie and if you are a friend or family member, then you know what you will be getting this year for your birthday… and Christmas for that matter!