SQUEAL!!!!!!!!!!

I got to use ONE of my Christmas presents today!!!! I am uber excited about it too!!! Mr. Luckee and I broke out the miter saw and cut some crown molding to get rid of one of our U-G-L-E-E builder's grade mirrors....eeeeeeeee!!!! I am so giddy about it...I will post pics soon!!!

Have a happy week friends:)

Knock Off Decor equals LOVE

Have you been here yet????

My PBT lamp was featured at the beginning of January...but that was in the midst of my crazy National Board journey and I didn't get to blog about it:(

So if you haven't visited this blog...YOU must!!! Great knock offs...loaded with inspiration and ideas:)

Happy Weekend!!!

Crafting AGAIN!!! Woot Woot!!!

My national board portfolio is in the mail, and all is well with the world in my world...just ask the hubs ;)

I created this little door hanging over Christmas break but haven't had a chance to share it yet!

It was so easy...I SWEAR I took pics of the first couple of steps, but I cannot find them anywhere...I took a $3.00 Wal*Mart frame that I had broke the glass out of...hot glued some polyfill to the back piece of the frame, covered it with burlap...pulling it tight as I hot glued it...then I used black acrylic paint on some rubber stamps to stamp the word home and the cute little heart. I sanded the frame a little, and hot glued the little flower I had in my scrapbooking stash to the corner...then I twisted some wire to the brackets on the back of the frame...I.BIG.FAT.RED.PUFFY. HEART this on my front door!

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Not Fair!! Not Fair!!! Not Fair!!!

I got three of the BEST, Most AWESOME Christmas presents this year...LOOK:::::::::

Yep! My mom got me a gravity feed paint gun attachment, an air compressor{not pictured cause I couldn't find a picture of it on google} and a MITER SAW~ Thanks Ma!!!! I was/am super stoked about all of it! Now for the unfair part...I am working towards my National Board Teaching Certification, so I HAVE NO LIFE LEFT AT ALL TO THINK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE I've been a little busy and HAVEN'T even gotten to take them out of the box. :( Makes me wanna cry!!! But this too shall pass and watch out...because my portfolio WILL be in the mail before Spring Break 2011 BAYBEEE!!!! And then I will be busting out the new toys!!!! I get all giddy just thinking about it!!!! I think it makes Mr. Luckee a tad bit nervous!!!

P.S. Something else I've had NO time to open and figure out is the brand new Silhouette that I bought with my b-day money on Black Friday...Don't cha feel sorry for me ;)

Merry Christmas...From Our House to Yours

"Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift."

II Corinthians 9:15

Slowing down to linger at the cradle of the greatest gift ever given to us...and remembering the true reason for this glorious day. "The King that held the hope of the world's birth." Happy Birthday Jesus!

May you and yours have a blessed CHRISTmas day!

Gifts for the Girls & One for the Guys...

I cannot believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve!!!! Eeeek...I have been so busy today trying to wrap up little last minute gift ideas.... I followed the recipe here to whip up some lemon sugar body scrub. I thought these would be a nice little extra to go along with the UBER cute potholders my mom made for me to give as gifts this year...{new year's resolution # 212 learn to sew} She followed the tut here I adore the set she made for me & knew that my friends would all love them too...thanks Mom!

Here is an upclose of my version of the lemon sugar scrub. I used different sized jars that I had been saving for some perfect project...found it!!! Woot Woot! I found the frame template download here...it was originally meant to make one of those way cute soap bottles, but with the help of photoshop I made it into a way cute little label...

Now I couldn't let the girls have ALL the fun...hehehe! Lil Luckeegirl and I whipped up a batch for Mr. Luckee and Papa too! {We used sugar about 1 1/2 cups and about 3 Tblsp of Axe moisture body wash} This is approximate because I added a little as I went to get the consistency the way I wanted it! Then I googled man scrubbing as an image and found the fun little clipart...added the words MAN SCRUB and viola...a masculine version of the scrub! I attached my labels using packing tape...and bought my spoons 3 for $1 at the good ol' dollar store!

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Lots of Craftiness...

I have been crafting like a mad woman the past week...and I have LOVED every second of it! I always like to give gifts to the teacher's in my building, but must do so on my teacher's budget myself.... this is why I adore blogland so much!

I saw a "wrapping in progress" vinyl kit you could purchase, but since I saw the idea the night before I would need to be giving the gift I decided to tweak the vinyl version into something I already had on hand...dollar store frames, scrapbook paper, fabric, and an ornament. I printed the wrapping in progress {size 18 font, freeze font} onto white cardstock, inked the edges, glued it to scrapbook paper...put it in the lil frame and hot glued the fabric strip to the back and a dab of hot glue on the ornament...viola a sweet little gift for a dear friend at school...x's 3! {Because I made an extra for myself...hey a girl needs something for her own nest every once in awhile right?}

This one is mine...on my tree...I like it there, but I also think it would be precious hanging inside a wreath on a door. {The aqua tree ornament was a dollar at wally world}

I know everyone has probably seen this idea, but I adore it and have been wanting to try it for the longest time.... EEEEEKKKKK! I bought some of my soap at Wal*Mart and some at the dollar store... since I am a teacher I had a ton of transparencies woohoo found a use for them again...since I have a smartboard and no longer use them for teaching:) I used the tutorial from the idearoom and the downloadable monogram template...then made the little house one up myself on a word document...with the verse Joshua 24:15. These are so much fun! The possibilities are ENDLESS!!!

Next thing I decided I HAD to make was this idea from ucreate. Now I am a farm girl...raised on a dairy and never would I have thought that a chicken feeder could make such a darling gift! My team teachers loved them~~~~ Easy and economical...I made mine so that they could be left out all year long!

And finally....cookies in a mason jar! Simple but made such a sweet impression!

This is how I have spent the past 5 days after school, but today was soooo much fun passing out all my creations...I love handmade gifts~~~

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