tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568029765239562592024-03-12T18:33:16.428-05:00Kinzie's KreationsKinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.comBlogger363125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-64500278399420949532017-04-13T09:43:00.000-05:002017-04-13T09:43:35.457-05:00Resurrection Easter Eggs<div style="text-align: center;">
This resurrection easter egg countdown has been done and posted about all over the internet. This is just my version combining some of those I found. I chose the events I wanted to touch on most, but there are tons of options out there! We made these for Activity Days and the girls can go home and teach them to their families.</div>
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These are the little items included in 11 of the 12 eggs, the 12th egg is empty to represent Christ's resurrection and the empty tomb.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2jFNiWvlEIv1p6Lmfw4qf4Wa5Q3epwom19pDRmXwRtcM9Tfwy7SiOYO2FxWAPc63q7v6yF_O0eBo03SZjcic9_iJAKTU6AU7Ua3K99zs45HbbH6qLu4ZF8wxKpeqCBjOZXC1vzzCKEo/s1600/FullSizeRender-1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2jFNiWvlEIv1p6Lmfw4qf4Wa5Q3epwom19pDRmXwRtcM9Tfwy7SiOYO2FxWAPc63q7v6yF_O0eBo03SZjcic9_iJAKTU6AU7Ua3K99zs45HbbH6qLu4ZF8wxKpeqCBjOZXC1vzzCKEo/s640/FullSizeRender-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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We numbered each egg and included a printed quote and scripture along with the item in each egg.</div>
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Then we put them in a cute bag and tied it up with a resurrection picture card.</div>
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These make great gifts for family, friends and neighbors! Below is a free printable of the files I made and printed. Again, they are a compilation of others across the internet, so I take no credit for this idea!</div>
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<br />Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01108045726168972310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-26973649248797153432017-04-02T20:32:00.000-05:002017-04-10T10:26:24.519-05:00Kitchen BEFORE Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When moving from Texas to Utah, my husband and I had a quick trip out to Utah to try and find a home. We saw a ton of homes in the course of 2 days. I had seen pictures of this house online and although there were a few things I didn't like from the pictures, I kept coming back to it. When we saw it in person, it was actually the backyard that sold us. Just walking out on the back deck and looking around, I knew it was the one. The imperfections on the inside were less important because we'd be getting such a dreamy yard. </div>
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The space in the house was more than adequate, but some of the styles and decisions were less than desirable to us. We knew the first areas we wanted to tackle and change were the floors and kitchen. Here are the before pictures of the space featured on the home's sale listing.</div>
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Here are a few pictures of details I took during our showing:</div>
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That pantry pictured above was small and hard to access the top shelf. We planned to tear the whole thing out and make this entire wall a built in cabinet pantry to better maximize storage space.</div>
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The cabinets weren't terrible, they just weren't our style and little details like the hinges made them feel dated.</div>
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The sink and faucet were actually really nice. The sink was a heavy cast iron sink, too bad it was almond colored. The faucet was a nice Delta faucet that I would have kept had it matched the new colors.</div>
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And our favorite part the scalloped floating trim piece and the off centered light fixture... that also hung right at eye level preventing view to the backyard:</div>
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I made an inspiration board of all the elements I wanted to be added to the new kitchen. It's nice for me to see everything in one space to make sure I like it all together.</div>
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Kitchen source (L to R): <a href="http://www.lauraburleson.com/kitchen-2" target="_blank">Kitchen 1</a>, <a href="http://dougelissa.blogspot.ca/2013/06/kitchen-reveal.html" target="_blank">Kitchen 2</a>, <a href="http://www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog/2015/2/9/the-midway-house-kitchen?rq=The%20Midway%20House" target="_blank">Kitchen 3</a>, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/70931762855366452/" target="_blank">Island corbel</a> (can't find the original source), <a href="http://www.livinglocurto.com/kitchen-cabinet-organization-ideas/" target="_blank">Pantry</a>.</div>
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<br />Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01108045726168972310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-13456263706379117342016-11-03T22:13:00.000-05:002017-03-09T22:21:40.086-06:00Boy's Shared RoomSince we are moving, I wanted to post about the boy's rooms before packing everything up. Okay, so a little background. We have four bedrooms, a playroom, and theater room upstairs. Basically it's the kids level of the house. One of the bedrooms was for our daughter, the other three originally for our three boys. It worked out perfect. The end boy room was the NURSERY {Check out that post <a href="http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2015/03/our-last-nursery.html" target="_blank">HERE!</a>}<br />
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I had so much fun putting that nursery together. </div>
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Here is the middle brother's old room before we rearranged. His room was simple and doubled as the guest room since he had a big bed. {See the new, no cost guest room <a href="http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2016/05/a-simple-guest-room.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>} I used clipboards to display a bunch of puppy prints, because he was puppy obsessed.</div>
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I made the whale out of plywood that I cut with a jigsaw. </div>
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Across a jack-and-jill was big brother's room (which I am struggling to find pictures of... I'll update if I find some!)</div>
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As the boys all got older, and my baby less of a baby, some rearranging needed to happen. </div>
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The two older boys wanted to share a room, so they moved in together, and baby moved into middle brother's old room. Now all three of them were closer, just a jack-and-jill bathroom away. Rearranging worked better logistically, but it also meant I needed to do some decor coordination amongst the newly combined roommates. </div>
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At first they had beds arranged like so:</div>
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That lasted a couple of days, then we moved to bunk beds.</div>
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The bedding still didn't match, but we made it work until I got around to a whole room revamp. After some inspiration searching and mood board planning, I came up with something classic yet fun.</div>
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All of the bedding was found at Target. The quilts were on clearance for under $10 each because they are twin XL for a post back-to-college sale!</div>
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Wall mounted task lights and painted spice racks all from IKEA are perfect for bedtime reading.</div>
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These bunk beds have a cool history- my uncles had them as children, then they got handed down and my sisters and I used them when we were kids, and now my kids use them! I love that they've been used by three generations and are still look great!</div>
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This clip board is simply that, I painted a 1x6 in a shade darker than the walls and attached large dog clips to display artwork. </div>
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I built the bench and shelves from supplies found at Home Depot. I used a Kreg Jig to attach the two boards together on the bench, then used metal piping to create the legs. The shelves were so easy to make and are pretty self explanatory.</div>
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We did however, have fun with our Halloween costumes! I normally like to try and coordinate the whole family, but the kids wanted different things, so I just let them be what they wanted to be.<br />
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The boys wanted to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This costume was super easy to create. I bought green pj tops and pants from Primary.com. These can double as actual pajamas after Halloween- win-win! I made felt ninja masks, and made turtle shells out of large roasting pans spray painted green.<br />
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My daughter wanted to be something creepy. We settled on a ghost and came up with my favorite costume to date! I made a cape out of several layers of tulle (I basically followed this <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/269910/no-sew-tulle-ghost-costume" target="_blank"><b>TUTORIAL</b></a> from Martha Stewart for the cape,) She wore it over a white old fashioned night gown I made as well. I painted her face to make her look dead and she was thrilled!</div>
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And apparently even ghosts like a little donut challenge!</div>
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When nightfall came, this ghost was back to her spooking duties:</div>
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How'd we get her to glow? I used <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011JCMNJS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=kinzi-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B011JCMNJS&linkId=2e9a1dace0f586031a1c6166400b2d7b" target="_blank">THESE LED battery operated lights</a> that we wrapped around under her tulle cape. She was the hit of all our Halloween festivities!</div>
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As for the grown-ups, we dressed up as Sheriff Longmire and a local native. If you haven't watched the show, you need to!</div>
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It was a successful Halloween season! The best part was that we had a showing for our home on Halloween nigh, and they ended up making us an offer and buying! Maybe those simple flowers and pumpkin sealed the deal ;)</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01108045726168972310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-58496426791089337822016-08-31T12:24:00.000-05:002017-02-18T12:25:02.720-06:00Tufted Upholstered Headboard<div style="text-align: center;">
We've been married over 10 years, and have never bought or owned a headboard! I finally decided to just make one. Why I waited this long, I'll never know! It only took three days of nap time working to finish, and under $100 to make, but what a difference it makes to our room!</div>
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I build the frame using plywood, 1x6 and 1x4 boards.</div>
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I then used two layers of egg crate padding, batting, and finally the upholstery fabric. I stapled it to the back of the frame, making box folds at the corners.</div>
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When that was done I tufted it with buttons I covered with the upholstery fabric.</div>
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I love how it turned out and what a simple impact it has on the room.</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-77139738486034275822016-08-29T11:39:00.000-05:002017-02-18T11:44:15.438-06:00Custom Boho Wedding Dress<div style="text-align: center;">
When one of my favorite girls and previous babysitters told me she was engaged and wanted me to make her wedding dress, I was SO excited! Nervous, but excited. I mean it's only one of the most important dresses a woman will ever wear. No pressure!</div>
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We got brainstorming ideas right away. She knew she wanted a lace crop top look, with a fitted gentle mermaid skirt, so we designed based on that.</div>
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I had never made this style of skirt before, so I acted like I was from Project Runway and did a muslin mock up first.</div>
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After I fitted the muslin to her body, it was time to cut into the good fabric. I did a two layered skirt with a satin base and chiffon overlay. </div>
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We used bridal buttons wherever possible!</div>
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Then it was time to start on the top. The bride wanted a dipped hem in back:</div>
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I handcut around some of the edge flowers to use as a trim along the back dipped hem. Then I hand sewed each of them on.</div>
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The top came together quickly. This was before the neck facing was applied.</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-39509478882352645002016-08-07T11:11:00.000-05:002017-02-18T11:11:27.773-06:00Birthday Dress<div style="text-align: center;">
Not only did I make myself a birthday shirt for our date night, but I also busted out a fun birthday dress to wear to church. The dress has a basic shape, but the asymmetrical pleated hem is what makes it fun! I paired the fun black and white fabric with pink suede pumps for a fun look!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_nxrkpUII8QI4Dlw0hkBE4FsjzxYRS2gkK8pb_SrrZ8tKQt7M93QFniR06s7Ko88_Z7IPBJMtqfv0ZOCFcp-4m1as7V879iyXBcTUKrOxHBYX8aNZ7fNLXk04hFD_SXUoXm50xa1/s1600/IMG_7847.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_nxrkpUII8QI4Dlw0hkBE4FsjzxYRS2gkK8pb_SrrZ8tKQt7M93QFniR06s7Ko88_Z7IPBJMtqfv0ZOCFcp-4m1as7V879iyXBcTUKrOxHBYX8aNZ7fNLXk04hFD_SXUoXm50xa1/s640/IMG_7847.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-50667280175371580552016-08-06T11:07:00.000-05:002017-02-18T11:08:14.963-06:00Lace Birthday Shirt<div style="text-align: center;">
I had some leftover fabric from the dress I made my daughter for her baptism. I knew I wanted to use it because it was beautiful, expensive, and from Mood, but there wasn't much to work with. I finally decided to make myself a simple shirt for my birthday. It's a basic shape, but the fabric makes it special!</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-73149900916803788832016-05-26T09:44:00.001-05:002021-10-20T11:37:11.182-05:00AMAZin' Teacher Gift<div style="text-align: center;">
Here a simple little printable for all those AMAZin' teachers in your life! </div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01108045726168972310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-21587289167114673182016-05-01T11:03:00.000-05:002017-02-18T11:03:53.776-06:00A Simple Guest Room<div style="text-align: center;">
We've rearranged the boys room configuration, and are left with a guest room. We had guests coming so I pulled a few things together to make a simple guest room spending not even a dime.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAREMfCSvjqq-djPbyA3WeuhnhBDMrwY5zx1OsRsLB_5a8KIcizzZi4jp3arYz8QF8KiZL9mV2224phIaN5UYwOzluG2uIxPz1bEUe7P0h2B0emPultnTwLriSCvwNjxrfN-c49gYL/s1600/IMG_7703.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAREMfCSvjqq-djPbyA3WeuhnhBDMrwY5zx1OsRsLB_5a8KIcizzZi4jp3arYz8QF8KiZL9mV2224phIaN5UYwOzluG2uIxPz1bEUe7P0h2B0emPultnTwLriSCvwNjxrfN-c49gYL/s640/IMG_7703.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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The duvet was from my middle boy's old bed, the curtains from my old craft room, I sewed up some pillows from fabric remnants, the chairs were hand-me-downs from my husband's grandmother. and the room was pretty much done.</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-65394503996650524752016-02-11T09:14:00.000-06:002016-05-26T09:45:38.190-05:00Teacher Valentine's Gift<div style="text-align: center;">
I created this little tag a while ago just as a random thank you for all the wonderful teachers in our lives, but thought it would be cute as a teacher Valentine's gift as well. </div>
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I changed the colors up a bit and it looks super cute with Valentine's red, pink and silver hugs and kisses. To download simple click on the image and save to your computer!</div>
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I recently posted this image of our summer schedule on Instagram and Facebook and have had several request for it, so I decided to make it available to you all! I am providing both the filled in versions as shown above, and blank versions for you till fill in according to your family's needs. Click on the appropriate link to be directed to your PDF downloads.</div>
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<br />Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01108045726168972310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-66066770232188169482015-03-20T14:49:00.000-05:002015-03-20T14:49:36.767-05:00Our Last Nursery<div style="text-align: center;">
While pregnant with our last baby, we were in the midst of building a new home, selling our old home, and living with in-laws in between. That yearning to nest was replaced with packing and dreaming. We closed on our home on a Friday, moved in on Saturday, and baby came the next day, Sunday. The last thing I wanted to do after just having a baby, and readjusting to having a newborn schedule, was unpack and decorate, yet all I wanted was to feel settled and at home. It was a balance I was trying to figure out.</div>
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Eventually, things came together, and it is now one of my favorite rooms in the house- not necessarily because it is the most decorated, but because of the sentiment behind the room. This was our last baby, thus, this is the last nursery. The last crib, the last rocker . . . So every time I walk in the room, I take in the details, the tiny elements, the sweetness. I just laid my baby (okay, he's 21 months, but he will always be my baby) down for a nap. Placing his heavy body down in his crib, I am realizing that these baby moments are fleeting. That the transition to a big boy room is pending, though I joke that I may keep him in a crib until he is FIVE! I've already started accumulating items for his big boy room, but for now I want to cherish the nursery.</div>
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There are scatterings of mountain and woodland animals throughout the room- miniatures, stuffies, prints . . .<br />
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My mom always makes each new grand baby a blanket. I knew I wanted a striped blanket like one I saw on <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/2012/11/30/super-easy-crib-blanket-in-super-soft-merino/" target="_blank">The Purl Bee</a>. We picked out colors and my mom remastered her knitting skills and made my babe this fun, modern, and super soft blanket. It is definitely a treasure.</div>
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The art prints above the crib came from <a href="http://caravanshoppe.com/" target="_blank">The Caravan Shoppe</a>. Super easy to buy, download, then print. Instant gratification! The rest of the art and wall decor was made by yours truly. Digital designs, an embroidered fox constellation, faux pewter initial, photos, and even some fun felt arrows.</div>
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My dad had some antlers laying around, and I asked if his grandson could inherit them- he can't say no to his grand babies! I wanted a playful modern take on an antler mount so I cut a triangle and painted it bright blue for the background.</div>
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Some scrap pallet wood I had leftover from another project got repurposed into a wall banner. That along with the dreamcatcher were my wishes for sweet dreams for our little one. The dreamcatcher was made using left over yarn from the blanket my mom knit.</div>
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Sitting rocking my baby, during the day with the sun pouring in, or in the wee hours of the night, were treasured this time around especially.<br />
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For his first birthday, my dad made some wood cuts. His name was on top of his cake, and later added to his collage wall because I couldn't part with it.<br />
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The mobile was a labor of love while I was pregnant. 10 crochet little stars in white and natural yarn, later joined, stuffed, and hung from a ring of twigs gathered from our yard. Every night as I put him to bed we sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star as I make the stars dance above him. He loves it, and I cherish those moments.</div>
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Sources:<br />
Crib & Dresser- BuyBuy Baby<br />
Rocker- Target<br />
Side Table- Homegoods<br />
Striped rug- <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/olin-black-rug/f43644" target="_blank">Crate & Barrel</a><br />
Curtains- <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80063833/" target="_blank">Ikea</a><br />
Curtain Rod- Target<br />
Basket- Target<br />
White Frames- <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/?query=RIBBA+Frame" target="_blank">Ikea</a><br />
Tribal B&W Pillow- <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00281892/" target="_blank">Ikea</a><br />
Watercolored Animal Prints- <a href="http://caravanshoppe.com/collections/decor/products/the-zoo-watercolor-animals" target="_blank">Caravan Shoppe</a><br />
Large Stuffed Fox- <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-giftswelove/33506007.jsp#/" target="_blank">Anthropologie (similar)</a><br />
Raccoon & Fox- <a href="http://www.jellycat.com/us/woodland-babe-fox-wb3fn/" target="_blank">Jellycat</a><br />
Knit Raccoon- <a href="http://www.blablakids.com/Online-Shopping/knit-dolls" target="_blank">Blabla Kids</a><br />
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01108045726168972310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-61836654239594716002014-10-02T14:51:00.003-05:002016-05-26T09:45:38.186-05:00Apples, Kisses & Hugs Teacher Thank-you<div style="text-align: center;">
Autumn is in the air. Well maybe not here in Texas, but I am definitely feeling in the fall mood. The produce section is filled with huge, juicy delicious apples, the kids are back at school, and the holidays are quickly approaching. I saw a cute teacher thank-you idea floating around pinterest and decided to create my own little printable to go with it. </div>
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We did this activity for family home evening and we decided to give it to their church teachers. You could give it to school, church, preschool, music, or dance teachers. No need to wait for teacher appreciation week to show our teachers how much we love them for all they do!</div>
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Just grab some apples, hershey's hugs and kisses, and some way to package it, then top it off with the card. Lucky for you, I've made the last step easy because I've included a free printable of the card so you can make your own. It is sized to fit 4 on a standard 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of cardstock. Just click on the image below to get your download.</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-18703724188850889312014-06-01T11:56:00.000-05:002014-06-05T19:02:03.152-05:00A Foxy First Birthday Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our little boy is turning ONE, so we took the chance to celebrate his first year together with family and friends. A one-year-old doesn't need anything grand in a party, so I fully admit that the planning and details of the party were for my own pleasure. I had too much fun dreaming, planning, shopping, and crafting for this party. His room is woodland inspired, so I stuck with that and went to town.</div>
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I designed this little birthday fox and used him throughout the party.</div>
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I made masks for all of the kids. They got to pick from a fox, deer, owl, raccoon, and skunk.</div>
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The florist from my wedding took me to a floral market where I got to dream up and pick from rooms and rooms of beautiful flowers! I was in flower heaven! I built and stained some wooden planter boxes and my mom played florist on party day and executed my vision perfectly!! I couldn't have done it without her! I designed the wood "1" toppers and my dad cut them on his laser wood cutter at work.</div>
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We played a slideshow of pictures from his first year of life. So fun to reminisce on all of his sweet moments.</div>
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My sister had the great idea to cater her son's party, so I saved myself the extra stress and had the delicious Costa Vida cater. That meant all I had to do was the fun stuff- making the rest of it look cute!</div>
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We had a woodland trees ring toss game for the bigs (I also designed these and had my dad cut them on his laser wood cutter,) and a ball pit that was a hit with the babies.</div>
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Then for the big moment- his first cake!</div>
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We had a chocolate tree stump cake for the adults too, and orange flavored cupcakes for the littles. </div>
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He ate here and there at his cake, and when he was done, he let us all know by dumping it on the floor!</div>
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Then, he was off to a bath, and we said goodbye to our friends.</div>
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Happy (almost) Birthday to our baby!</div>
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The weather has been cooler lately. For Texas that means we get to a high of 85-90 degrees, but the mornings are delightful. We always play outside first thing to get in as much cool weather as we can. The other day I stocked up on some pumpkin and we made pumpkin snickerdoodles.</div>
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Today, after riding bikes in the cool shade, we decided it was time again for some fall baking. This time it was zucchini bread with some excess pumpkin added to the batter. I made extra so that we could have enough to bring to our neighbors. Then of course I had to make a quick card to attach. </div>
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After going into preterm labor and experiencing the hospital from a different perspective, I really became aware of how grateful I was for good nurses. My main nurse was incredible. She allowed me to make decisions regarding me and my unborn baby's health, unlike the triage nurse who acted as if I didn't have options or a say when it came to what treatment and actions they needed to take. </div>
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I had already planned on making thank-you gifts for the nurses who would take care of and assist me during and after labor, but this earlier experience really sealed the deal, and I got creating soon after getting released and coming home. I was on bed rest, but this was something I could work on from the comfort of my bed. It also helped take my mind off all the millions of other preparations I wasn't able to do, like set up a nursery. I convinced my husband, who was adamant about my resting, that I was well enough to go with him to pick out the items from the store. </div>
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I really loved the thank-yous that Jess from <a href="http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/2012/11/nurse-thank-you-gifts.html" target="_blank">Craftiness is not Optional</a> made for her nurses, and put pretty much the same stuff in my thank-you bags. Here's what we included:</div>
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I also designed a little thank-you tag to tie around each bag.</div>
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I used the bottom color options since we were having a boy, and tied them on with some colorful fabric scraps. I created the tags in two colors, with and without a message attached. Lucky for you, I making all four options available for download, so that you too can say thank-you to those who don't get as much praise- the nurses, midwives, doulas, and even family and friends. They are the ones there with you more time than the highly paid doctors :) and I think they deserve some thanks!</div>
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**As with all my free printables, these are for personal, non-profit use only! Thanks**</div>
<br />Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-61325869303905251762013-05-16T10:02:00.001-05:002014-05-16T10:43:56.741-05:00Graphic Design Love<div style="text-align: center;">
To say that I like to create printables, invitations, art, etc. would be an understatement. My love of graphic design has me constantly thinking in terms of layers and fonts and how I could turn an idea into something I can print and love. These past few months I have been busy designing for myself and for friends and family. There have been lots of baby showers, activities, and projects that have been keeping me busy- busy doing something I love. Here is a little sampling of a few of the things I've created.</div>
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This last one I created to give to women in an eating disorder center, but I thought that it is also true of all of us, in our different struggles and situations in life. It is important to remember our own individual worth and that we are important!</div>
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So I am offering the print above as a free download. It is sized to 5x7 and you can download it as a JPEG file or a PDF. Please remember that this printable is for personal use only, and is not to be resold in any format. If you are interested in using this for wide spread or commercial use, please contact me, as I would love to assist you!</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-67806010277271467932013-04-03T09:03:00.002-05:002013-04-11T08:44:51.803-05:00Easy Minky Baby Blanket<div style="text-align: center;">
I posted about a <a href="http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2013/04/baby-girl-showers.html" target="_blank">minky baby blanket</a> that I made for a friend's baby, and here is the quick tutorial to go with it. These blankets are fairly easy to make, and can be completed in less than an hour. They are super cuddly and so cute.</div>
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1 yard minky</div>
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1. Lay out your front side fabric and make sure that the edges are straight and square. Round out the corners by tracing around the edge of a plate or can with a pencil and trimming off excess (I didn't do this then, but did it later. Either way works.</div>
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2. Baste satin binding trim around the front side fabric using a 3/8" seam allowance, onto the right side of the fabric. Overlap edges of binding where they join.</div>
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3. Lay out your minky, right side up, smoothing out any wrinkles. Place front side fabric on top of minky, right side down. Trim off excess minky (or trim after sewing like I did, because I was too lazy...) and pin through all layers.</div>
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4. Using a 1/2" seam allowance, sew through all layers, making sure to leave an opening.</div>
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Here's the seam opening:</div>
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I left about 4 inches open.</div>
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5. If you haven't already done so, trim off excess minky now, clip corners but don't snip through the seam.</div>
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6. Now flip the blanket right side out through your opening.</div>
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7. Now you can hand sew up the opening (which is what I did) or top stitch around the entire blanket, catching the opening in your top stitch seam.</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-26666444404120694282013-04-03T08:41:00.001-05:002013-04-03T09:05:36.843-05:00Baby Girl Showers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are a few of the fun girly things I've made for some of my dear friends. My kids each have their own special blanket, (which they have recently started calling "nonnies" because that's what the youngest calls his...) all of which have super soft minky on them. So when making a blanket for a sweet baby girl, I knew it had to have this cuddly fabric too. I put minky on one side, cotton print on the other and a silky trim around the edges. And I'm happy to say that this blanket is getting lots of good use from the most adorable baby girl!</div>
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Click <a href="http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2013/04/easy-minky-baby-blanket.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a link to the blanket tutorial.</div>
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I used some of the scrap fabric to embellish a burp cloth, and crocheted a little beanie for her too. I love that pink little flower.</div>
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Another one of my friends is expecting twin girls! I made her two coordinating carseat canopies. They have the same pink fabric on the back side and coordinating fabric for the front side. I added some cute little bows to make them even more girly. Sorry no tutorial, but there are tons of great tutorials across the internet. Now I just can't wait to meet the two cuties in a month or so.</div>
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It seems like the rest of us pregnant ladies are all expecting boys! So on to boy crafting we go!</div>
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These days, a chocolate craving isn't just a craving. It's a non-stop need for something rich and chocolatey. We don't keep many treats around the house, so one day when the NEED came, I decided to figure out something yummy with the ingredients I had on hand. </div>
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I found a recipe for <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chewy-Chocolate-Cookies-I/Detail.aspx" target="_blank">Chewy Chocolate Cookies</a>, but decided I was going to alter it to use to make sandwich cookies with a peanut butter filling. I followed the recipe except I omitted the chocolate chips. When they were cooled I made some peanut butter filling by simply mixing creamy peanut butter and powdered sugar until it was a frosting consistency. Spread it on and put another cookie on top and your ready to devour.</div>
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We immediately sat down to enjoy some. A cold glass of milk are these cookies' perfect dunking companion. YUM!</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-11754064116900376062013-03-05T20:28:00.000-06:002013-03-05T20:28:29.742-06:00Our Entry & Playroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have started the dreaded packing process and the first things to get packed up are those little touches that have made this house into our home. The pictures, the accents, and the cheery words. Kind of like the one you find when you first walk in our home- a cheery HELLO that always welcomed you. See the HELLO post <a href="http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2012/08/hello-entry-signage.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. I decided to finally post pictures of the other areas of our home so that I could reminisce from time to time on our first home. To onto the Entry & Playroom mini tour.</div>
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After saying "Hello" you will see my craft room (you can see a sliver of it in this picture.)</div>
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There is a long wall in the entryway. A wall so long that it was hard to find something to fit the space.</div>
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I considered a super long bench for a while, but determined that a table would give me more decorating surfaces, and that idea won. Finding a long entry table in the style that I wanted, was proving to be expensive, so I built my own using salvaged balusters, and some wood from the home improvement store. See the full post <a href="http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2013/02/diy-salvage-entry-table.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. The window is also salvaged, and was originally a window on SMU's campus. I did a post about the lamp <b><a href="http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-lamp-revamp.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>. The heart state prints are ones I made that show where we were all born.</div>
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Just beyond the craft room entry way and across from that long wall, is our playroom.<br />
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I made the curtains using Premier Prints Suzani print in the Titan Birch color. I was looking for a fabric that helped tie in the hand-me-down chairs that we inherited from my husbands grandmother. It's a heavy weight nubby fabric, and I love it in there.</div>
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I had wanted a piano to fill in that big nook, and found this one on craigslist. I wanted one in a dark non-glossy wood, that I wouldn't mind the kids banging around on. This one fit the bill and I love tinkering around on it (and wish I had kept up with lessons in my youth...)</div>
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This is the cleanest you'll see the playroom. We live in that room and books, cars, and games are always spread across the floor. The Ikea Expedit bookcase does a great job at wrangling in the toys. I bought the canvas bins at The Container Store, and designed labels for each one. Even my 18 month old helps put the toys away in their proper bins thanks to the pictures on each label. </div>
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The pendant light is from Crate & Barrel and came as a surprise from my husband- I guess he does pay attention when I browse through their catalogs.</div>
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Being open to the entry and house, I didn't want the room to be decorated too kid-like. I stuck to a fun print for the curtains, and neutral colors all around to balance our the overload of toys. It's simple and I love the way it turned out.</div>
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In our home, we have a long entry wall. One so long that it dwarfed most entry tables. I found this one on Pottery Barn that I loved, but I would have to be crazy to pay that much for it. The main reason I browse most furniture catalogs is to merely get inspiration, and this table was the inspiration for the table I was to make.</div>
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One Saturday, we ventured to downtown Fort Worth to see if the architectural salvage warehouse, <a href="http://www.dhwsalvage.com/" target="_blank">Discount Home Warehouse</a>, had some balusters. I found some nice bulky ones and got four. They sat in my garage for a long time until I finally figured out what I wanted the top to look like, and how to make it. </div>
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I made a little digital rendition of how I was going to attach the legs to the table. Since these weren't made to be table legs, they have a round top instead a a squared out one. So I adapted and it worked out great. I was going to have aprons that completely surrounded the table with the legs set behind the aprons. I mitered the corners and screwed them to the table top from the bottom side of each apron board with long wood screws. </div>
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I used 1x6 whitewood boards to make the top. I pieced three boards together, wood gluing the first two, and then glued the third on. I then used a few metal brackets (called mending plates) and short wood screws on the underside to secure the three boards together even more. </div>
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I had to sand down each leg to get rid of their glossy poly finish. Each leg had holes and notches from where they were attached- I decided to leave the holes to add character and remember that they were salvaged not store bought. Then, I painted primed them, let dry, then painted them. </div>
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After the table top's glue dried, I cut and mitered the aprons and attached them to the table top. Then, following what I did in my digital sketch above, I cut some corner braces and screwed them into the aprons and then into each leg twice. Once it was all together, I painted the top and aprons. I did a few coats and when they were thoroughly dry, I distressed the edges of everything. I let it all cure and then moved it inside.</div>
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I think it's fitting that a salvaged window from SMU hangs above it- salvaged friends. The table fits the space great and I have fun re-decorating it as each holiday comes along.</div>
Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-55365247318369451202013-02-12T09:02:00.001-06:002016-05-26T09:45:38.183-05:00Valentines 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
Last year my daughter exchanged <a href="http://kinzieskreations.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines.html" target="_blank">Valentine's Day Cards</a> with her little preschool group friends. There were 4 little girls in the group, and the Valentines were girly and fun. </div>
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This year in Kindergarten, she gets to have a fun Valentine's Day party and exchange Valentines with her classmates. If you go to the store, there are the prepackaged cards or candy valentines. If you know me, completely store bought, just ain't my thing. Then, you go to Pinterest and there are TONS of cute ideas, but still a majority involve candy. Once again, too much candy just ain't my thing. (Side note: We have a "treat basket" at our house. We go through candy slowly around here, and still have Halloween and Christmas candy in our treat basket. So I had no desire to add to the candy intake. Cheesecake, ice cream and brownies are more than welcome though, and don't last long.) I figured a majority of the Valentines the kids will get will have candy, so they wouldn't be sad if ours didn't. Instead we came up with this:</div>
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And, of course, I had to design a little printable to go with it. Click on the image below to download it for yourself. Then, simply print at home, cut out, punch a hole at the top and bottom, have your child sign it, and slip a silly straw through the holes.</div>
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(File has been updated since the original post. Enjoy!)</div>
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We couldn't forget about her teacher! Her teacher's favorite snack is goldfish. So I had to copy the popular "FISH" themed Valentines out there, and designed this one:</div>
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Click on the image below to download your free printable. I made it print 4 to a page in case your child has more than one teacher to share their love with.</div>
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Kinzie Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676218568748353739noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856802976523956259.post-93014933941677042013-01-31T08:52:00.001-06:002014-05-16T10:36:44.935-05:00Taste the Rainbow - Personal Progress Blitz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am the Personal Progress Leader for the Young Women in our ward. If none of those terms make sense, find out more about the youth program <a href="https://www.lds.org/youth?lang=eng" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I weekly try to remind and motivate the girls to pass off value experience and to be making effort and progress on their Personal Progress. Whenever there is a fifth weekly activity night for the month, I hold special Personal Progress activities. This month I did a Taste the Rainbow themed Personal Progress Blitz. The goal was the get the girls to pass off as many experiences as they could during the activity.</div>
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The Sunday before the activity, I gave the girls invites to remind them of what we were doing and what they needed to bring. If you note at the bottom of the invite, we had a little competition motivator- the girls were to dress colorfully, and the girl that was the most RAINBOWRIFIC would win a prize.</div>
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The prize was a little pack of rainbow colored nail polish. The second pack would go to the girl who passed off the most experiences during the evening.</div>
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At the activity we had 8 tables, one for each value. On each table was a card that listed the experiences they could complete or begin that evening. <i>(Click on images to download the free printable.)</i></div>
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You will want to go through and make sure you have everything for the girls to be able to pass off the experiences. They will need their Personal Progress booklets and journals, a For the Strength of Youth pamphlet, and scriptures, as most experiences require use of those. Some of the experiences require additional resources. I've included the printables that I made to help:</div>
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Integrity experience #4 requires the girls to look up Integrity in the dictionary, so I went ahead and printed this out so I wouldn't have to carry a heavy dictionary. (Click on image to download. Two sheets are included so cut in half.)</div>
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Individual Worth experience #2 requires the girls to read in General Conference talks about Patriarchal Blessings, so I found these excerpts. (Click on image to download.)</div>
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Faith experience #6 requires the girls to draw out and label a Plan of Salvation chart. I created this little chart for them to fill out complete with scripture references for help. (Click image to download.) I printed two of these per page to save on paper.</div>
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For some of the experiences you may want to bring Conference issue Ensign magazines, True to the Faith pamphlet, etc. so make sure to look through the experiences to be sure you have everything. For Knowledge experience #6 the girls need to conduct a hymn during a meeting, so I had a calendar available for them to sign up for when and what song they were going to lead in Young Women's opening exercises. </div>
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On each of the 8 value tables I had a jar of candy. When the girls completed an experience, they could take a candy- thus they were <i>Tasting the Rainbow</i>. Here are the little jar labels I created. I just printed them out and laminated them, then hole punched and tied them on the jars with jute string. (Click image to download.)</div>
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These jars serve dual purposes. Each month we focus on a value. On Sunday we have that value jar out and if a girl has passed off a value experience or completed a value project they get to take a candy from the jar. Additionally, if they wear that value's color, they can take a candy as well. So now I'm prepared with candy for the next several months!</div>
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At the end of the activity the girls counted off how many experiences they completed. Most finished four, one girl finished five, and two girls finished SIX experiences. They had fun working together through the experiences, and were very excited to have passed off so many in one night.</div>
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I gave the girls a little treat reminder at the end. It just reminds them to taste the rainbow of values every day of their lives as they work on Personal Progress continually, and if they do they can reach the pot of gold at the end. (Click on image to download.)</div>
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I attached the tags to pretzel bags I filled with Rolo's and Skittles- the pot of gold under the rainbow. They thought this was really cute.</div>
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It was a very successful evening. Not only was it fun, but it was very effective in helping the girls make a lot of progress. I hope that some of this can help you and your young women. If you have any questions or comments, please leave a comment or email me!</div>
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