El Cheapo 7: Personalized Picture Frame

This project didn't turn out how I thought it would. But I still like it. :) I wanted to have a personalized picture frame to hang in Larzy's room, and this popped into my head. I think if I were to do it over again, I would make his name larger. I also liked this project because it has endless possibilities! Like flowers surrounding a little girl's picture, or one labeled "grandpa", etc. This would make a great gift for grandparents!

Materials:
1-picture frame ($3.50 at Target)
scrap vinyl or letter stickers
etching cream from a friend or purchase it (lots cheaper with a 50% off coupon at Joann's)
Tape
Foam brush

1. Take the glass out of the frame and tape of a square large enough to hold your letters.


2. Apply the etching cream to the taped off space with the foam brush, making sure to follow the application directions given on the bottle. After about 3 minutes, rinse off your glass with tap water and wipe dry with widow cleaner. Peel off the tape.


3. Lay your vinyl letters in the predetermined position and adhere.


4. Put it all together and you're done!

Gift Baskets

For our ward YW auction, we decided to put together gift baskets. They were fun, but time consuming (my girls don't really sew).

Mom & Me
1-Mixing bowl
1-Brownie mix
1-bottle of sprinkles
2- aprons (mom sized and kid sized)
2- rubber scraper/spatulas
2-oven mitts
2-hand towels
1-frosting

We made the aprons, so that was the "handmade" part of the gift basket. :)


Baby Boy

1-Embellished onesie (tutorial will be posted soon)
1-Pants
1-Large knitted monster ("The Big Book of Knitted Monsters" by Rebecca Danger)
2-Embellished burp cloths
1-Receiving blanket
1-Binky clip



Baby Girl


1-Embellished bib front onesie
1-3 tiered skirt
1-Small knitted monster ("The Big Book of Knitted Monsters" by Rebecca Danger)
2-Embellished burp cloths
1-Receiving blanket
1-Matching hair bow (tutorial coming soon)

An Alien Onesie

I saw a darling monster softie while browsing through some blogs, and thought that it would make a darling appliqued onesie for a friend of mine who is having a baby soon. I also decided to crochet a hat to match the pants that I bought to go with the set. I think it turned out super adorable!

A Manly Recipe Book

Every year for Christmas, the hubby's family has a handmade gift exchange. Can I just say that they have about a million dudes in their family? This year I (yet again) drew one of the BIL's.
So, said BIL, Ben, just came home from serving a mission for our church and I decided that the perfect gift would be a manly recipe book. Ya know, so he can impress the ladies and stuff. It was ridiculously easy and super cheap. :) Yay for me.


*Chow: this section is for food that sustains life


*Snackage: this section is for partaaaaays


*The Goods: this section is for treats...or the future girlfriend