Craft Store Haul

The other day I took the Fam to the craft store to pick up a few things.  We had such a good time, that I thought I would take this opportunity to share what we bought. 

One of the first things we bought were these fabulous little tablets.  We loved how colorful they were and the upbeat messages they carried.

I could not believe the stores are already displaying Halloween stuff.   Don't get me wrong, I love Halloween.  In fact, it is one of my favorite holidays but it continue to be amazed at how quickly the holidays are shoved down our throats so early.  That said, I had to purchase this plague to hanging in our living room.  I figured it would be fun for Dawn to chalk in the changing numbers every morning.

I went to the craft store to purchase this little item.  I have a cable remote for my camera, plus a wireless remote.  I don't like them loose in my camera bag, and this little zipper pouch is the perfect size to house those remotes - keeping them together and safe.  I already have one that is black and says "This & That" which houses my rechargeable camera batteries, so I decided to go back and get this one for my remotes.

This I bought for Mum.  Dawn's the one who collects Beanie Babies (and she has a lot of them), but Mum fell in love with this little Sven from Frozen.

I found this in the Christmas ornament crafting section and wanted it.  Don't ask me why... I just did.  I plan on painting it white.  I don't know why.  I just want to paint it white and hang it on our Christmas tree.

When the Halloween season approaches, we hang a little Halloween-themed ornament on my truck's rear-view mirror.  Usually it is a funky witch's hate, but I saw this skeletal hand with purple ribbon and black spider, and I knew it was perfect for this Halloween's decorate touch to my truck.

I bought these three ceramic Christmas ornaments for a Before and After blog post when it gets closer to Christmas.  Mum picked out the Christmas bell; Dawn picked out the Christmas tree; and, I picked out the snowman.

That's it for our craft store haul.  Just a few bits and bobs to meet a few needs and have a little holiday fun.  What about you? Have you done any shopping lately.  What's a recent purchase you've been prizing on?  Share down in the comments... I'd love to hear about it.

Happy Wednesday!

Make Your Own Notepads

I'm being crafty again.  I know... shocking! But I thought I would have a little fun and create some customized notepads. So here is how I did it...

You'll need binder clips, paper, thicker more decorate paper for a cover and backing, blue, a sponge brush, and a paper cutter (or scissors).  Since I'm not particularly good at cutting in straight lines, a paper cutter always works best for me.

The glue I used was Aleene's Tacky Glue.  It takes longer to dry, but it dries clear and you can peel the sheets from the notepads more cleanly than if you used simply Elmer's Glue.  Also, the glue is thick enough to not slip between the pages and glue more of the surface of the pages - making them unusable.

Cut the sheets of pages to the desired size.  I went fancy and printed images of my wings logo on the pages.

 

I use the sponge brush along the top of the paper (which is bound and held in place by two binder clips) to spread the glue evenly.

Then I just let it sit.  It's best to let it sit for 24 hours - just to be sure.  Once the time has passed, remove the binder clips, and you're ready to go.

I did three different notepads.  The orange one is for me (of course), the purple, swirly, and glittery one is for Mum, and the blue (and equally glittery one) is for Dawn.  The pages inside all have the wings design - only each match the cover color.

And that is how you make customized notepads. 

Happy Wednesday!