We had a very fun and VERY full weekend. (I will post pics later....hint hint, Mom) But, I love spending time with our family so I loved it! Although, the abundance of overtired Monday morning tears I am experiencing right now is slightly unlovely.
I have been very excited to share with you our Mother's Day Project. Now I am a crafty homemade gift giver at heart. And each year I enjoy coming up with a project to give the mothers in our family. (although I do struggle with Father's day...) But, I was especially excited about this year's gift. I even loved it so much I made myself one for the first time.
One of my new favorite blogs to read is Living with Lindsay. I discovered it last fall and when I saw she loved to "knock off" things she sees in the Pottery Barn catalog I knew she was a girl after my own heart. I totally heart Pottery Barn and if we ever strike it rich will actually order something from their catalog. But, I digress. For Christmas I made my mom a fun book page wreath from one of her tutorials. I plan to make me one too when I get around to it.
Then she had a $5 challenge where you had to make something by only spending $5 at a Dollar Store. The winner made this. Well, the inspiration for our gift came from what the winner made and a tutorial on Lindsay's blog on making your own silhouettes. I combined the two and came up with this:
From these pictures:
I made five total including one for myself and spent a total of $5 ($1 per plate at the Dollar Store) What a deal!! I had the rest of the materials on hand. Here are some tips if you wanted to try it yourself:
-Read Lindsay's tutorial.
-Put a sticker or something on the wall for your kids to look at. Mine have heard "look at the camera" too many times and it was hard to get a profile until I gave them something to look at.
-Print your photos on card stock that makes them easier to trace.
-If you want to put them on a plate you can use Modge Podge or I used a spray polyurithane because I hate brush strokes.
And no, I'm not worried that the ladies in my family read my blog and now know how much their present cost. I come from a family of coupon cutting, rummage sale scouting, Aldi shopping ladies who really do believe it is the thought that counts.
Hope all the moms had a great Mother's day!
