FINALLY, instructions for the magnetic board frame

Here are the pictures from the magnetic board I made. Chris gave me the board from Robert's Craft for Christmas and I was so excited to put it together. I picked out the colors tan and blues to go with the rest of our apartment. I found the paper at Hobby Lobby and think I covered the wooden frame with 10 sheets of paper.

I first decided what order I wanted the paper to be in and the width that I wanted it. I never did any strip the same size, but you can always do that or different shapes. You can also paint the frames or put a wooden finish or do watever as well.

You can put the paper on many ways, but I would make the paper the width I wanted it to, then lay down the paper in the right location and form it to the frame then cut it in the right spots.

Here you can see how I'm folding it in the right spot and about to use the modge podge on it.


You can see the weird triangle shape it makes. I didn't make rectangles, this is how it turned out for most strips when I laid them down. I then put the Modge on which acts like a glue and gloss coating. I did not put the coat on top because I was goingn to spray it with a finish you can buy for a few dollars at a craft store.

I would put the paper in place and would work my way around the frame. If you want the frame to be symetrical you can always start in both corners to make it matching.

Tadah!!!!! And here it is!!! I lastly put a big 'P' in the corner which I made with vinyl with the cricut. I love the board. I taught our Sunday School lesson with it last week and it can hold picturs, crafts, organize things, etc.

BYU Food MADNESS

Umm, this was a gift at our bridal shower. Just to say, Sister Shirts and Sister Wright know me too well. It even came with BYU chips I guess you can get at Day's Market.

Cosmo is on it!!! I remember I registered for this at the Provo Bed Bath and Beyond and I wanted to register for the whole BYU section at the store.. they had long chairs, slippers, mugs, platters, sandals everything! But Chris told me one or two things which I'm glad he said because then we could register for other items.

So yummy with the chips and dip! Again these BYU chips are at Days Market and even though they are blue, no they don't taste any different. So yummy! We've used this at BYU get togethers

Back up to Christmas one last time

I found a ton of Christmasy pictures. I'll just highlight a few. Here is the gingerbread house that we made. I didn't put the one up from last year because it was not that good (I didn't do one with Chris that's why). I put it on our cake stand which made it look so good!


Our Christmas Tree. Dang I don't know if I took a pic of the whole tree, but it looked good.

Here we are at the ward Christmas party when we were with Activities.

"... People will never forget how you made them feel"

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"
I felt touched as I saw this as someones facebook status. He was one of the byu sports players and definetly the kindest one I met over the years. Just as I remember his kindness in the few times I met him, I hope others remember for me for the best as well.
I believe as we act the way we want to be treated and are leaders as we live our lives, we can be those solid examples for ppl to look up to and feel inspired so they can live their lives that way as well. Habits can be formed as we set goals of how we want to improve ourselves.
Remember who you are and reflect how you want to be treated and how you want to be remembered.

Second Valentine's Day Together

It is so hard being sneaky while living with the person you are trying to surprise. The night before Valentines I sneakily went to our car and decorated it with hearts on the inside of the windows. He was surprised to see it the day but since the windows were so cold that they fell off. Oh well. On Valentine's morning I had everything ready to lay out, Chris left and I spread these large Smarties (he loves this candy) all over our room with reasons why I love him on it. I also made that sign I blogged about already and put it up and decorated the rest of the room as well.
This is the cute watch he picked out for me :) I love it, it's so cute!!! I think he did a great job in picking it out all by himself. He was so sneaky and said he needed the car manual under the seat... and there was a heart shaped box for me with the watch!!! Also roses too which I love :)During lunch I txt Chris to go to his car and he found a pair of shoes that he's wanted too as well.

My parents sent us Valentine's Day treats as well. This is a turtle with chocolate, carmel, and pecans. I love it! This went quick.

I thought this was so cute as well, Amanda from work made these cute butterflies and had rolos in them.

Girls outing to the bridal fair

Oh we are goofy. About a month or two ago we decided to go to the bridal fair to go w our engaged friend and for all of us to have fun out of work.
Ha we had so much fun, of course I'm not engaged anymore but it was fun to hang out w the girls at work. Our favorite was the photobooths that we took pics in. ha in the other pics we had costumes. All I remember is that I wore a boa, vicking helmet, with a microphone.

Want to feel inspired today?

"Try not to become a man of success but a man of value."
Albert Einstein

"The future depends on what we do in the present" Ghandi

"If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader." John Quincy Adams

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." Arthur C. Clarke

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,
is not an act but a habit." Aristotle

"Men's best successes come after their disappointments." Henry Ward Beecher

"The best way out is always through." Robert Frost

"We are still masters of our fate.
We are still captains of our souls." Winston Churchill

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

MY FAVORITE I FOUND:
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them." Henry David Thoreau