Pink Scarf

I did a little sewing today using THIS tutorial and a bit of scrap material... I thought it was cute... until Bryan told me that he thinks it looks similar to Ron Weasley's dress robes. LOL! Now I'm starting to wonder:)

Family Proclamation Book (I'm Done & Something For YOU)

Are you excited? I am!!!

I finished the very last page of my family proclamation scrapbook last night!

So that means I'm done-YEAH! I've been working on this project for over a year, so you can only imagine my excitement.

As promised I've included some "DO IT YOURSELF" pages for you to use (so that you can make a family proclamation scrapbook using your own family photos). This would also be a fun project to do with Young Women or even Primary kids:)

There are 11 visual pages and 11 word pages (plus a front cover and back cover) for you to download. I figure that for someone who wants to memorize the Family Proclamation it would take approximately one year to accomplish it (memorizing a page/month for January through November, and then using the month of December for review).

To make your own book you'll first need to save the "DO IT YOURSELF" visual pages and word pages to your computer (they are the blank pages below).

You can then either use your own photo software (such as Photoshop) or you can use a free online scrapbook site (such as Scrapblog or Smilebox) to insert your family photos into the blank spaces of the page. If you're not a "digital scrapbook person" you could always print the pages and then cut and paste your own pictures where they belong.

Make Your Own Book-Downloads

{Front & Back Covers}

{11 Visual & Word Pages}

For our family, I made an 8"x8" family proclamation book that we use during scripture study. Basically we just say the parts we are working on "all together as a family" while pointing to the pictures. (And it works-it really does. Tate is only 5 and he has memorized 3/4 of the proclamation already).

To make my book; I printed the pages on cardstock paper with our printer, placed the visual picture back to back with the words for that page, laminated them, and used some binder rings to attach them together. It's simple & cute, yet sturdy.

I just wanted to add that in making this book and in taking the time to memorize it, I've come to realize just how powerful the family proclamation really is... I've also developed an even greater testimony of families. I KNOW that "the family is ordained of God and also that it is the fundamental unit of society". I am SO thankful for the family I have now {Bryan and Tate}, the family I grew up in, and the family I married into.

If you make your own proclamation book, I'd LOVE to see it!!! Please link.

Fun Stuff

I made these HOME BLOCKS at enrichment Thursday night, and I think they turned out cute! When I got home, I asked Bryan what he thought of them... He very honestly stated that he doesn't think that they match the rest of our home decor (in other words he doesn't approve of the green). But you see... that's what I like about them. I've been trying to incorporate some green into our family room and this is just the first of it. Obviously when I picked out the paper I had no idea that he didn't like green:)

We've been married 8 1/2 years and would you believe that I've NEVER owned a key rack. Here's my attempt at making one. I kind of went to town with the blue ink-oops. Notice the green buttons?

Day 173- "I Love My Daddy Because..." Book

We spoiled Bryan this year for Father's Day. He got the "My Dad Rocks" as well as this cute little book. IDEA HERE. I ordered the board book "I Love My Daddy Because..." off of amazon.com for $6.99 (Great Deal), and recovered it with pictures of Bryan and Tate that went along with the words. (There are more pages to the book then those shown here). It turned out cute, and Bryan really liked it.

Day 170-"My Dad Rocks"-Father's Day Gift

Tate found a tutorial (for making these cute rocks) in our Family Fun Magazine a couple of weeks ago. He has been asking me constantly when we are going to make them... I figured that with Father's Day being in less than two days-today would be as good a time as ever.
I think that they turned out cute, definitely not a craft I would have initiated. But Tate enjoyed helping with the majority of the process, so it was worth it.