Archives for March 2013

14-Day Tags

March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Themes for each day are ready to download for our 14-Day Walk with Christ!! 
 
 Click HERE to download the PDF of the tags.
 Cut the tags out and put one in each corresponding egg.  If you don’t have an “Egg Board” like this one, you can always number 14 eggs and put them in a basket or do a variation of your favorite advent calendar.   I will also include a little treat in each egg.  Here is the schedule which begins on March 18th:
Day 1 Jesus Loves Me
Day 2 Love One Another
Day 3 Christ-Like Love
Day 4 Faith
Day 5 Repentance
Day 6 Forgiveness
Day 7 Sheep
Day 8 Service
Day 9 Miracles
Day 10 Talents
Day 11 Bicycle
Day 12 Gratitude
Day 13 Atonement
Day 14 He is Risen
  
I am excited to announce that I will have a few guest bloggers on a few days.  I have been working hard to get all the printables made and uploaded.  I hope this process will be meaningful for you and your family!

Amanda

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14-Day Walk with Christ Journal Cover

March 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
This is part of the 14-Day Walk with Christ activity.    I am preparing my journals this week so they are all ready to go for March 18th.  This is the cover for the journal.
 Click HERE to download the cover page.  (There are 2 per sheet)

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Pinch Proof

March 11, 2013 by 3 Comments
 Thought these were fun little St. Patrick’s Day gifts.  I follow Familyeverafterblog and she has this cute “Pinch Proof” printable you can download.

Amanda

Filed Under: St. Patrick's Day

Winner Announced!!

March 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
Thanks everyone for your sweet comments and for supporting my little blog.  
Announcing the winner of the spring quilt giveaway…..
Drum roll please!!
The drawing was highly sophisticated.  Everyone’s entry was placed into this vintage Pyrex bowl.
Sally choose the lucky winner and it is….

Sonia who wrote, “Beautiful quilt! I’m a follower and have liked you on Facebook. :)”
Congratulations and I hope you love your quilt!!
Sally kept saying, “Why can’t there be two winners??”  I agree 🙂

Amanda

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14-Day Journal Pages

March 9, 2013 by 2 Comments

In preparation for the 14-Day Walk with Christ, I am making these journals for everyone in my family.  They are pretty simple.  All you need is one of those cheep-o photo albums from the dollar store, a printer and a paper cutter.  (I noticed WalMart carries these.  However, they only hold 24 photos.  You will need one that holds at least 28 photos.  This one from the Dollar Tree has 48 pockets)
 

I have created a journal page for each of the 14 days.  On the left side of the journal will go the handout from each day’s lesson and on the right side will go the journal page.  Click HERE to download the journal pages.  There are 3 to a page.  You can download PDF versions or the actual Microsoft Office version – you can choose.   This is what they look like:
 

 


Here I have printed the journal pages and placed them in the photo album:

 
 You will need 14 of these.  If you like, you can also leave some extra room for photos or other things you would like to add into the book.
 
Amanda

Filed Under: 14, 14 Day Walk with Christ

A little Easter

March 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
 I have a few little bunnies popping up all over my house!  I love springtime!!

 I never know quite how do decorate “around the TV”.  There are not many choices – tall things on the side I guess!!
I found these brown bunnies at the thrift shop.  I gave ‘um a coat of Heirloom White spray paint.  Did I mention I love bunnies??

 I found this silver tray at the Goodwill.  It was marked $29.99 – YIKES!!  But it was blue sticker half price day and this had a blue sticker!!  So I got it for $15!!  (It still seemed a little pricy for a thrift shop)


Amanda

Filed Under: easter, thrifty

Bird Quilt Giveaway

March 6, 2013 by 29 Comments

Isn’t this bird quilt darling?  It makes me think of spring!!!  It is the perfect size to hang on a wall, put on a couch or on a table.  Would you like to win it?

 As a thank you for reading my blog, I am giving away this quilt made by me.  The quilt measures 33″x38″.  All you have to do is follow my blog or “Like” me on Facebook.  Leave me a comment letting me know you are a follower and leave a comment telling me you “Liked” me on Facebook (2 entries max).  On Saturday, March 9th, I will announce the lucky winner and the quilt will be in the mail on Monday!!

I wish you all could be winners 🙂
  Amanda

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Painted Armoire

March 5, 2013 by 2 Comments

 I bought this armoire on Craig’s List on Saturday.  I needed something for my 5 year old’s room – the mess is out of control in there!  I paid $125 for it – she originally wanted $200 so I felt like it was a pretty good deal.  (I am used to garage sale prices!!)  The armoire was from an antique store in Beverly Hills – sold!! 

I got it home and immediately sanded it and painted it…in the dark!  I might be the world’s most impatient person!
 
By Monday morning 3 coats of paint had been applied.

I decided to distress it a touch.  I like the “shabby” feel of it.  I love the detail of the flowers – perfect for the princess Rapunzel room!!

 When I was done with the distressing, I rubbed Minwax Finishing Paste on it – it’s my FAVORITE way to finish furniture.  I love the feel it gives it!


 It is hard to photograph in my daughter’s room – but we got it all moved in last night – yea!!!



Amanda

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14 Day Walk With Christ

March 4, 2013 by 10 Comments

 
 
Every Easter my family does a “14 Day Walk With Christ”.  This takes place the 2 weeks leading up to Easter.  I feel like life is so busy and rushed, if I don’t make myself do this, Easter comes and goes and we haven’t focused on the importance of it.  Here’s how it works:
I created this “Walk with Jesus” board out of a cookie sheet.  I spray painted the cookie sheet white.  I added scrapbook paper and vinyl letters.  I put vinyl numbers on 14 plastic Easter eggs.  Then I hot glued magnets to the back of each egg.  I drilled holes in the top of the cookie sheet so I could loop ribbon through to hang it.
 

Each egg will contain a topic for that day that will help my family come closer to Christ in preparation for Easter.  After school, or that evening, we will have some kind of small lesson and activity about the day’s topic.  During every lesson, the children will recieve a handout to put in a little journal.  Then they will record their feelings that day.  
 
My goal is at the end of the two weeks, they have a little journal about their thoughts and feelings of Jesus Christ.  On Easter morning, I am planning a sunrise hike to the top of the hill by hour house.  We will bring our journals and reflect on what we wrote during the two weeks then add a final entry as we share our feelings about Jesus Christ on Easter morning.  
Who wants to join me?
Every morning during the 2 weeks leading up to Easter I will be posting the day’s topic and lesson outline with a printable handout.  I think this will be a great experience for our families!!


Amanda

Filed Under: 14, 14 Day Walk with Christ

My Favorite Quilt

March 2, 2013 by 4 Comments
  
Welcome to Jedi Craft Girl!  Family Ever After is hosting SEW-VIVOR and I am so excited to submit this post as my entry.
I love sewing and quilting more than anything!!!  I have been sewing since I was in junior high when I learned to sew myself shorts.  I have been quilting for the past 14 years and I don’t even want to count how many quilts I’ve made.  It was hard to choose “my best work” to submit….kind of like choosing which child you love best 🙂  I decided on this quilt.  It hangs in my entry way and I see everyday.  It makes me feel happy.
The quilt measures 57″x73″.  The blocks are pieced and the flowers and leaves are machine appliqued.
 
I don’t own a long arm quilt machine, so the quilting was all done by me on my regular sewing machine.  This is about the largest size I will quilt at home.  It gets too bulky.
I was so happy with the quilting.  (It took 3 hours and my back hurt for 2 days.)  I did tight meanders on all the white fabric.  The blocks have flowers and loop-de-loos quilted on them.  
 
The binding is hand-sewn.
A quilt on a windy day is so much fun!!
    
Here is where it lives most of the year.  It’s the first thing people see when they come in my home and it is a good representation of who I am.

“I cannot count my day complete, ’till fabric, thread, and needle meet”

Amanda

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