Another BoW HoLdEr..!

I finally got around to making the girl's bow holder except I think I may have to make it bigger..they are flower bow crazy right now!! This is I know simple and easy, just use fabric on a canvas and ribbon strips to hold the bows and hot glue it all......!

Dry Erase Frame..!

I saw this and HAD to do it.....how super easy it was! Just buy a frame, cover the back with your fabric and then put the frame back together....That's it!! Then use a dry eraser to write on..Super cute! This way the kids can put what they also want from the stores...really that would be Sabrina..she is my big helper in that area..This board is in my pantry so I had to match it with my craft area side...and LOVE it!! Tip: make sure you use a light color fabric and not too busy..I origanally wanted to use a damask black and white, but then you couldn't see my writing..lol!

Fun in the SUN totes...!

Finally got around to making these bags with the initials on them for the girls to use for thier towels and stuff when we go to the waterparks..cute!! Got the bags at Walmart for 5 bucks each


awhile ago......awesome deal! Who would've thought...right!

May V.T. HaNdOuT...!

Last year a couple of us put these together for our ladies that were special to us for Mother's Day, and I think they are really cute! So I decided to do these and add my favorite conference talk and a yummy fruit salad recipe. I really do love these "survival" kits, you could use them for almost anything, actually next week the Beehives are doing "Finals Survival" kits for the girls in YW, I will post about that soon. I need to finish my Teacher Appreciation gifts, go Visiting Teaching, attend a "Talent" show, and also sometime post some more, I have alot to share the last couple of weeks...lol!

Something FUN..!!

I saw these cool feathers over at Hobby Lobby a while back in the colors I am doing my "craft" side of the pantry...remember that? I am almost done with it, just some painting to do and some cute labeling...but had some time on my hands so I decided to make pens...I think they are super sass-ey!

So they match these fabric covered cork board squares I put up....FUN!!

Here is the "food" side of the pantry....thats been done a while now...it's alot of room more than what this pic shows and I LOVE IT!!


This has been the longest project I have ever worked on...besides a nursery...lol! I think it's because nobody sees it....but I will hopefully be done before summer...I know but that gives me awhile..heehee! and time AND money....y'know I am on a budget..lol!

Visiting Teaching Organization...!

My friend Jody and I decided that this new year we would get together and put these Visiting Teaching kits together.....It's sooo funny because she was like ...I totally had a dream about these kits and what we could do for the next couple of months..lol...and of course they are all super cute!!..I actually got new sisters to visit too starting this month so I am excited to get to know these ladies on a more personal level!!
I think with this new year...this quote from Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley was just PERFECT...to simply be "Better" in all we do....LOVE THAT!!

So this kit is using a cd jewel case. The visiting teaching message is typed up front and back, then we are including a recipe as well every month!

We wanted our ladies to be able to put up the message on the fridge so we made these cute magnets that have a big clip on them from the dollar store....

Inside the cd case Jody made these cute calendars to go with the "New Year" theme so that they could flip the case inside out and be able to switch out the months....FUN!!

Next month we are planning on doing cute cardboard mailboxes from Walmart and making a Valentine themed kit....Every month however will be different.

We also decided we would make ourselves one too....it was fun putting something together for these great ladies and can't wait to get to know them a little bit better!!

Babysitting Kit for the Beehives....

I searched for some stuff or at least a cute idea about these babysitting kits for the YW...and found absolutely NOTHING!! I couldn't believe it...so I decided that I would at least post some pics of what I was able to put together..not exactly everything I wanted to do..because our YW budget is not as big as last years, so we as a presidency need to prioritize...so I came up with these folders from good ole' Walmart, did my cute labels and included all of these checklists,songs and activities and ideas for the girls. I also asked my class presidency to each bring something to add to the kit. They all did such a great job at getting thier stuff!! Also my advisor is a preschool teacher and brought the cute stick animals and stickers for the girls...AWESOME!!
I included "A good Babysitter" a list of things that every mom loves knowing that her children are played with, not ignored, fed well and put to bed on time and asleep when she gets home, not to mention a CLEAN home..lol! On the other side is "The Shoe Fairy" the kids get to put a pair of shoes by thier door, and if they were good the shoe fairy comes to leave a surprise in thier shoe! I included a list of easy cheap things...my kids loved this when our babysitter did this and it worked!!

I put in a Safety Checklist and a Babysitter Info sheet to have one of the parents fill out. She will know more of what is expected from the parent and where and when they will be home, also if for some reason thier is an emergency, numbers and all that good stuff...

This is the Shoe fairy stationary...so the babysitter can leave notes for the kids, and the other is the Babysitter Report for her to fill out before she goes home so the parents can see what they did and how things went while they were away. Some of the girls were even wanting to put together a behavior sheet, laminate it and then use a dry erase marker...CUTE & SO CREATIVE!!

These are what the girls brought with them tonight...aren't they awesome...loving the "Don't Eat Pete" Game included with the M&M's...so organized!! We had a blast...I love these girls!!

Bow Organization...!

Bella has seriously accumalated a ton of bows and clippies.......so she needed something big enough to hold ALL of them! I got a framed cork board at Target and used my spray adhesive, stuck some cute coordinating paper on it, (actually in this pic, the paper looks kinda pink but actually is red!) used some black furniture tacks and voila! A super cute bow holder!! I noticed I haven't even put all her bows on yet...! Can ya guess what color her room is...yep black and red...with damask, zebra and toile prints..LOVE IT!
I am so into big huge flowers, actually have been for awhile...maybe because they also look really cute on her hats..!
Gotta love pink and brown..!

Primary Organization....

In our Primary the kids are challenged to memorize the scripture for that month, if they succeed they get a prize...My kids love this so when I was in primary I started to print off the scriptures (theideadoor.com) for thier church binders(I will post about these soon!) so they could look over them during sacrament. I also put them on our pantry door so that they will always be there for them to look at..and so mom knows whats going on. I also try my best to do FHE around the primary theme for the month as well. Also you can see in the pic that I have an organizing chart for school...thanks to meckmom.com. I found her several years ago and love all of her organization ideas..she is a genious and plus has printables CUTE printables I might add to use for yourself! Each child (in grade school) has the responsibility to look at thier class newsletter and arrange the velcro pics to the right day...this consists of what kind of lunch they are wanting..hot or cold(this makes them look at the lunch calendar ahead of time) if they have P.E., art, library, computer,scouts, act.days, baseball ect. I have added a few to fit the needs of my kids that she didn't have. This has really taught my kids responsibility and the girls know especially if they have to wear tennies or not....a huge drama topic in our house!! This really works for us! It also has friend time that they can choose two days out of the week, that is available to play with their friends....no more asking mom every single day!! WHEW!! Anyhow thought I would share this..!

One down...three more to go!

Finally got Bella's trick r treat bag done, why her first...mmm...not sure it was the letter I picked up first! They match the shirts I made but with thier first initial so there isn't any confusion on who's bag is who....I hate that dilemma!! Hey I am trying to be organized as much as possible for Halloween, gotta have my bag to carry all the extra costume stuff, for trash, water...yaddy yaddy yaddy....
Oops gotta trim that frayed ribbon....my OCD is kickin in...heehee!

Trying to be SOMEWHAT organized.....

I recieved an email from a gal interested in some of the things I do to keep organized and though I am late (really late) at posting a response (sorry)I thought I'd share my "Home Command Center" notebook...(I really need some help in a better, cuter title don't ya think!) and some others. I have one for Tax Documents (up to 8 years), Important Documents (which would be Birth cert. for everyone, shot records, Social Security cards, Marriage Doc. and Church Docs..(blessings, baptisms, Duty of God, Patriartichal blessings ect...) and then one for Appliance Manuals which has manuals and warranties for everything we own pretty much. I do have copies of everything and put in a fire proof cabinet... So this is it for me, I know there are better and cuter ways but this is what works for me...and simple!

In my Home Command Center Notebook you'll find my ward lists (old and new) and emergency numbers and phone numbers, also a family yellow pages which keeps all the numbers of businesses we like or use frequently..

Next is our calendar of everyone's schedule and events...

This is our birthday list, it has every month and days of the month with a line to write down their names...simple

My menu plan for the week. I really try to keep this up but am not perfect at it especially with football and cheer season, sometimes we do the drive thru more than I want to admit.....ugg

I have (call me Way Crazy!) typed up my schedule during the day Monday thru Sunday with a few exceptions. Mainly it is for my cleaning, shopping, budget, scripture study, FHE and P.I.E. schedule. I also have added a "Me Time" to get that next craft done or to watch Dr. Phil. I have put this in my day for an hour at least, now you know how I get so much done..heehee. Really I promise I am not a schedule freak, things happen and I can allow myself to break away from "THE SCHEDULE" LOL! But I think it gives me a sense of relief knowing that if I am in the hospital or something happens to me, Ray and the kids will know what to do and when to do it the way mom does it...sniff sniff!

For now this is how I keep those school labels for the kids. They take turns on when they can earn points for their classrooms...

And here is my file system.. Bills..bills..those DANG bills!!(self explanatory!!)Receipts folder is mainly for returns and important things oh and "church" receipts! I do use those coupons....and the Kids Misc. is newsletters, email printoffs for scouts, act. days, football, cheer, school etc.... Babysitting info is a list I leave with my kids or someone else who may babysit for Bella (which I have only used once!) I fill this form out like where I will be, important numbers, addresses, food to eat, movies/activity play, snacks and bedtime/storytime things like that. I will go through these folders once a month usually when I am balancing my checkbook and budgeting...that sort of thing..

I would say do what works for you...this is just a "Patino" version!!

I came across this darling stationery at Simply Silhouettes.
Now that the kids are in school I kinda can't wait for them to be late or absent. That sounds silly but look at these darling School Notes from Simply Silhouettes! Darling! I know!! I can send a note to thier teacher in style. Cuz that's what it's all about right? :) They even have one to give to your babysitter. I am wondering if there would be enough room for 5 kiddos!!LOL!
These would make a great present!

I am totally in the SILHOUETTE thang!!

These are FUN part 2

Don't I seem like I have ALL the time in the world......no not really, just forgot to post these too.(heehee)

Chore Chart for the Kiddos! (For you Kel!)

Here is a chore chart that I actually did a couple of years ago. It helps to get the kids to help out around the house. The sun at the top of the chart is for when they reach the top during the month, meaning completing all their chores every week. At the end of the month they get to decide together what fun activity they want to do as a family. This is something special that we usually don't do, like camping or Skateland etc. The Mon-Sat. indicates a check when they have completed their chores and on top of the chart is a Scripture and Prayer chart as well. I don't give allowance because I feel that this is all our home and we all need to pitch in to help one another, plus it gets done alot faster! If I need something "extra" done like clean out and inside of the truck then they can earn some extra money, but this is usually done when good behavior has happened. I also switch the chores once a week. This system works really well for our family! Soon I will have to redo this and add Bella to it, but I have a couple of years!