JOY Blocks

I made some cute blocks that say JOY. Very festive! I mod podged some paper onto painted blocks and used vinyl lettering. Very easy and fun! This first set measures 6 inches tall and 5 1/2 inches wide.

These are a smaller version. They measure 3 1/2 inches tall and wide.

Christmas brown paper bag Memory Book

All right. Here's the Christmas book. Again, 12 pages, but I can always add more later if I want to! These are small lunch bags, folded in half. The tops and bottoms of the bags are now on the side. With the fold being the 'spine'. I figured I can use one, maybe two pages for each year. Just a couple of pictures to remind us of that year's Christmas!
I'm not the fanciest scrapbooker. I don't like the front of this and will probably change it.

Where the top/opening of the bags are I added pull out tabs.

Cute pages of my little Christmas angel!

There are two ways to fold the bottom of the bags. This is one way. You fold the ends together, if that makes sense. Then, in the fold I added scrapbook paper and little one liners, from Christmas movies, songs, books, etc.
Example- Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow, I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year-Charles Dickens,etc.

This is the other way to fold the bottom of the bag. You just leave it how it comes and it makes a little flap you lift up to see a {future} picture underneath.

Another 'flap'.

Empty pages for future pictures...

I realized after I took the picture that I put a set of pages in upside down. I corrected it, but didn't take new pictures! :)

There you go! I have also seen these books done with recipes instead of pictures. I think that would make a cute Mother's Day gift, or something. Maybe I'll try it one of these days....
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Believe Block

I know, I know! We haven't hit Halloween yet! But when an idea hits me, I've gotta do it or I'll forget, no matter if it's still fall, and not even close to Christmas yet. Forgive me!

I painted a sanded block of wood a 'Barn red'. Then I just added the vinyl lettering. So easy, and quick!

{I might, just might have a couple more Christmas things to show you later...}