Hey y’all! I was surprised at the amount of feedback I got on my little Smash Book Pocket tutorial (you can see that post HERE) so I thought I’d do another fun, quick Smash Book accessory for you. This time we’re talking tabs.Here’s what you’ll need:Scrap paper/cardstock from your stashA corner punch of your choiceTape runner or gluePaper cutterAnd here’s what you’ll do:First, cut your cardstock down to 2 inches by 2 inchesIt’ll look like this:Then fold your square in half like this:Punch the folded corners:Add some tape or glue to your fold (optional) and each end of the tab:Pick a spot and add your tab! You just press it down around the edge of your page:My tab is just nestled in there and not taped down yet. I want to make sure I pick just the right spot. That’s my biggest problem with using the Smash Book…just letting things flow!…
What’s a Maggot Basket?
A couple of weeks ago, The Hubs and I were walking through Target and saw this: I didn’t pay much attention to it, though I remember thinking, “Oh, that’s an interesting basket.”Hubby however…Him: “Who would buy that?”Me: “The basket? Uh, I dunno, why?”Him: “It’s gross. It looks like a bunch of maggots.”Me: “…”Yes folks, according to Adam it’s a maggot basket. I’ll admit, it’s not my style, though I don’t think I’d have been so uh, colorful(?). It’s not that bad. It’s…exotic. Ecclectic. Anything but “wormy”.So, so sorry Target. Forgive him ok? For me? I still love you.
Laundry Care Flip Chart
Um, hey y’all…can one of you tell me where last week went? Yeah…sorry about that unplanned break. I’ll be sharing with you the things we’ve been working on over here soon, but for now I wanted to share a quick and easy (and helpful! Dare I say hubby proof?) little project that will make laundry time go a little more smoothly.I took some time last week to create a laundry care and instructions flip chart to hang in our laundry closet. If you’re the primary laundry-doer (clearly, not a word…ah right, laundress…got it) in your household you may have seen all those funny little symbols on the tags of your clothing and towels. I swear to you that clothing manufacturers are going away from using words on tags. It’s infuriating to me. I can’t keep all of those little symbols straight! It’s a little nuts. So here’s what I did.You’ll…
Social Media Blog Hop Monday
I’m participating in the Social Media Mondays blog hop. It’s a great opportunity to spread the word about your blog’s social media sites! Just click the button below:It really does work!And in case you haven’t already – you can follow me in these places as well:FacebookTwitterPinterestClick the links on the sidebar to get started! 🙂
Saturday Scraps #2 – DIY Smash Book Pockets
If you follow me on Facebook at all, you know that my Smash book is my latest obsession. However, I learned quickly that if I wasn’t careful, I’d go broke buying all the cool accessories they make for it. So I decided to come up with a way to create some Smash pockets with the scrapping supplies I already have (and there is a lot).What You’ll Need:Small ScissorsRulerCardstock of your choiceScoring Board (optional really, but very handy)Glue or tape runnerHere’s How:1. Measure your Smash Book. The good part about this is that, once you measure you won’t need to remeasure if you want to make more.2. Decide what size you want your pocket. I chose 6″ x 5″ (will be 5.5″ x 4.5″), but the beauty of this is, once you know how to make the pocket, you can really do any size you want!3. Choose and Cut your cardstock.4. Score…
Blogger Meet Up Recap
I meant to post this earlier in the week but the Head Cold of DEATH ™ had/has it’s grip on me and I have felt more like sleeping and slurping soup than writing anything. Sorry.Anywho, now that I seem to be somewhat on the mend I wanted to share how I spent last Saturday afternoon with a bunch of awesome blogger ladies, small business owners and blog readers.First of all, can I just tell you how wonderful it is to know that you’re not alone in navigating blog craziness? Don’t ever let anyone tell you blogging is easy kids. It isn’t. Incredibly rewarding? Yes. Quick and easy? No. So it’s nice when you get to sit down with a bunch of bloggers and commiserate. It goes something like this:”Oh you blog at 3 AM too?””You aren’t on Twitter yet? You totally have to get on Twitter!” (So I did…check out @scrappyhsewife)”Pass…
Frank Lloyd Wright Frame
This year I want to share more of who we are with you. I’m pretty sure that up until the end of 2011, most of you didn’t know my name was Christina. Clearly I wasn’t too good about sharing. But that’s going to change. 🙂 Let’s get to know one another shall we?This is just a quick project I put together for The Hubs (aka Adam). It only took about 10 minutes, but it was one of those silly little things I’d been putting off. And by “putting off” I mean that I had originally planned on making it and giving it to him for Christmas. Awesome. Anyway, it’s done now right?Hubby is trained as an architect and one of his favorites is Frank Lloyd Wright. About a million years ago, when he and I had just started our long and winding road relationship, I snagged these vintage stamps from my…
Guest Posting Today!
Hey guys!I am one sick puppy today, but I had the pleasure last week of writing up a guest post for my good friend Carrie over at Bakeaholic Mama.You can check it out HERE.While you’re there, check out some of her awesome recipes!
Some Saturday Fun!
Today marks a milestone in The Scrappy Housewife blog’s history…I get to participate in an awesome blogger meet up this afternoon with Jane @ The Borrowed Abode and some other bloggy friends. So exciting! Don’t worry, I’m taking a camera and will post all about it next week. I just know you’re dying to see what happens when a bunch of bloggin’ ladies get together. ;)So, in order to keep it fun around here today (and since I posted my Saturday Scraps yesterday to share that awesome Michael’s deal with you…) I thought I’d do something kinda different, courtesy Kelly over at Simply Kelly.She tagged me in a fun little questionnaire and I couldn’t resist playing along! Here goes:The Rules:1. Post the rules2. Post 11 fun facts about yourself3. Answer the questions the tagger gave you in their post & then create 11 new questions for the people you tag.4.…
Saturday Scraps #1 – Dollar Section Embellishments
I was going to save this until tomorrow and share it as my first official Saturday Scraps, but then an awesome thing happened that I’ll share with you and it’ll all make sense.I’m a sucker for dollar sections and clearance. Especially when it comes to scrapbook/crafting supplies and decor. So when I went in to Michael’s Craft store for just one thing and saw all of this I couldn’t resist:How cute are these little felt birds? And they’re adhesive.See the price tag on these little velvet adhesive buttons? Yeah they weren’t in the dollar section…they were better than that. I got them for 79 CENTS. Oh yeah!Now for the awesome deal for you. Michael’s is offering a $5.00 off a $5.00 purchase coupon valid today and tomorrow only! That means you can get FIVE of these cuties FOR FREE. You can print your coupon HEREGo! Go now! Enjoy!