Happy Memorial Day

I love my country. I love freedom. Memorial day is a special day, and I want to thank all of those who have served our country and those who are still serving our country. I have many family members who served in the military and I grateful for them. I live in a town where we have a Navy base. I always get a proud feeling every time I go on the base. Today the base was full of American flags. It was an awesome sight!

Believe in the Magic vinyl in Red

My Mom felt crafty today so she made the "Believe in the Magic" in Red. I like it in Red the best, but my favorite color is Red. This vinyl was put on the inexpensive bathroom tile, and it looks great!

Believe in the Magic Vinyl

Super Saturday crafting season is coming up fast and it is time to start thinking about craft ideas for the big craft day. This is a fun and inexpensive craft idea. You can put this graphic on a tile, wood block, sign, glass block.... It is such a fun graphic that it would look great on anything. We have it shown on a 6 inch tile in black, but it would look great in red, green or gold. You can order this vinyl as a negative (where we take out the letters and the tree), or you can order just the vinyl letters.

You can pick up a bathroom 6 inch tile from your local home store for .35 cents and the graphic is 5.00. So for less than $6.00 you can have a fabulous gift.

You can find this vinyl @

Family Chore Chart

My kids have been begging me for over a year now for a chore chart. (I know that is weird, but they love doing chores.) I use to write the chores down on paper and when they were done they would cross it off. It worked, but it was not my favorite chore system. I have seen lots of chore boards where they list a chore and then you put a name under it. I didn't want that either. I wanted a system where I could put all different things for them to do like, "Do something nice for someone", or "Brush your Teeth"... This system should be great for my little overachievers. :) When someone is done with their task they will simple flip it over and put it on the done hook at the end.

Supply List:
-1x8x24 inch wood board or MDF
-Paint
-Vinyl from Vinylgiftsandmore.com
-Craft paint
-Little hooks to hang the cards
-2 Picture frame hook to put on the back to hang it up.
- chore cards

1. Start with an 1x8x24 inch board. I only use MDF board now because it does not warp over time. Pine board can warp and twist. I just had the Home Depot cut my board for me.

2. Using craft paint, paint it any color you like. My house has a lot of dark red in it so that is the

color I chose.

3. Apply the vinyl to the board. We have step by step instructions on our website, http://vinylgiftsandmore.com/on how to apply vinyl.

4. Put the two picture frame hooks on the back. One on each side.

5. Screw in each hook under each name. The best way to do this, is to pre drill a hole and then screw the hooks in. I did it the long way, and didn't drill the holes and I had to use a lot of muscle to get all screws in.

I used Microsoft word and made these cute little cards. They are about the size of a business card. I printed them off on cute scrap booking paper so the backing would look cute. Then I took them down and got them laminated. My sweet husband cut them all out while I was gone to the store, because he saw the card "Do something nice for someone" and so he did. Hole punch the tops and you are in business. If you buy the vinyl from us we will give you the pdf files of all my chore cards for free.

Now you and I will have perfect kids and a nice clean house. Dreaming right, but this is start.