No Sew T-shirt Scarf in a Jiffy!

My cousin Becky and I made this easy, no sew jersey knit,        T-shirt SCRARF and it was soooo easy.  No sewing involved.  And it's ready to wear in 15 minutes tops!

Great craft activity for

Young Women.

What YOU need:  Use an old t-shirt

OR

do what we did.  We bought a 5X size T-shirt on sale at the Wal-Mart down the street then added a flower pin for personality.

Here's the Tutorial for No Sew Scarf.  Have FUN!

Making A Memory

Recently, I was invited to speak in Cedar City, Utah, so the kids and I took a road trip down south. On our way there, we, of course, had to make a stop at the BYU Creamery in Provo to taste some to-die-for ice cream! (Seriously it is soooo creamy gooood.)

I told the kids that no other ice cream comes close to BYU dairy ice cream. And, yes, I'm biased. I'm a blue-blooded, BYU graduate (from eons ago). But my devotion to BYU ice cream runs deeper than that.

You see, before I ever walked the campus as a college student, I became accustomed to eating BYU dairy ice cream at my grandparents' house on Fir Circle right across the street from the BYU campus.

Grandpa was a professor there and one of his most favorite things in the whole world was BYU ice cream. On any given day, you'd find at least two, maybe even three, 5-gallon buckets full of ice cream in the giant freezer down in his basement utility room. The buckets were filled with what you might call "seconds."

Is there such a thing as seconds when it comes to ice cream?

And the answer is "yes."

Mystery ice cream. Leftovers. Call it whatever you like. The creamery fills five gallon buckets full of whatever kinds of ice cream that doesn't get eaten and then sells them at a discount. Grandpa was always looking for a deal even when it came to ice cream.

Standing at the BYU creamery counter with my kids eyeing the rainbow of flavors, I asked the perky cashier if you can still buy a 5 gallon bucket of "mystery" ice cream.

"You sure can!" she said with a grin.

I was elated! I think I even giggled.

"What's the big deal?" my kids wondered as I admired the white and blue buckets behind the glass doors of the creamery freezer. (They seriously gave me a happy shiver! )  I tried to explain as the gal scooped up our mint chocolate, peanut butter fudge, raspberry cheesecake, and cookie dough cones that the reason I loved those 5-gallon buckets was because of my memories of grandpa.

How I loved to hear my grandpa say, "How about some ice cream, Jodi?"

I never knew what kind of ice cream I was gonna get. But to be honest it didn't even matter. I knew that with a dollop of grandma's homemade hot fudge sauce that even a mixture of pineapple peppermint with a hint of rocky road and orange sherbet was going to taste great. 

How I love those memories.

I love them so much I wanted to make a new memory with my children. So here we are. Me and my kids eating ice cream at the BYU dairy. Life has come full circle.

And believe me that was one of the best tasting mint-chocolate chip ice cream cones I've ever eaten.

Thanks to you, Grandpa. Thinking of you, ice cream never tasted so good.

A Personalized Family Proclamation

The Family:  A Proclamation to the World

Digital scrapbooking makes creating a personalized family proclamation a breeze.

For $3.00 at Costco and you're good to go.

Read It and Weep! A New Book from Jeffrey R. Holland

I picked up Jeffrey R. Holland's NEW book today, and, oh, is it a keeper!

Even after reading one, single quote,
I was on my way to a better day.   

The book is called

Created for Greater Things.

And no matter what kind of a day you've had, this book is sure to inspire, uplift, and encourage.

It's a treasure trove of Holland-style wisdom that helps us see we were truly made for greatness.

I give it 5 stars!

2011 Young Womens Theme Craft--Too CUTE for WORDS

Check out these darling bottle cap necklaces showing off the 2011 Young Womens Theme.

What a darling idea.

There are some

talented and creative

women out there with some fan-tab-ulous ideas!

Here's one I came across this morning. These bottle caps are just tooooo cute for words.

Here is the original link to the gals who made it. Just Be

I found the link here on Under My Umbrella, another great resource for FUN!

I love the bottle cap that hooks onto your zipper on your scirptures.  (I couldn't get the picture linked in, so you'll have to visit JUST BE to see it.) 

QUESTION OF THE DAY:  What are you in the mood to create?

Mini Book of Mormon--Keeping it close "at all times, and in all things, and all places"

Not too long ago, a Stake Young Women's President gave me a special gift 

after I spoke at her Young Womens in Excellence.  She told me how each girl in her stake had received one of these darling, mini Books of Mormon at girls camp.  The thought was that the girls could have a mini-sized Book of Mormon with them at "all times, and in all things, and in all places" because they were just right size.  And it is the  perfect size!  It fits in your purse.  Your backpack.  Even a coat pocket.  I love this! 

So here's how they made them.  

1.  Cut a piece of scrapbooking paper the right size to fit across the front, spine, and back of the mini-sized Book of Mormon.  Using heavier weight or cardstock is preferred. But because you are laminating it you could go lighter. Wrapping papers prints are sooooo fun these days. You could even use wrapping paper.

2.  Laminate the paper.  And cut it out.

 

3.  Use decoupauge' or Mod Podge or "Yes" Paste to adhere the laminated cover to the book.  Press out all bubbles and be careful not to get any glue on the inside pages because they will stick.  And make sure your fingers are clean and not sticky with glue or you'll have stick pages.
 

4.  Use HOT GLUE to adhere the laminated cover to the book.  Yes!  I said HOT GLUE.  I have used "Yes" Paste before and that works really well, too.  But that paste is sooo sticky that sometimes I got it on the pages.  So when I found out Catherine had used hot glue I was overly joyed!  That is sooo easy. 

 

5.  Use a ribbon and a netting flower with a button in the middle, or some other embellishment to decorate the front of it.  Possibilities are endless with all the darling scrapbooking accessories out there.  Be creative!

 

5.  Make a matching bookmark. 

 

Ta-dah!  You are done.

 

Where to find "mini" Books of Mormon?  The Distribution Center and Deseret Book.  And they literally fit in the palm of your hand.  They are perfect for keeping with you "at all times, and in all things, and in all places." 

 

HINT:  I've made these using scrapbooking paper and then decoupauging the paper cover, but the lamination is by far the most practical and durable!  Just love it!

Tile Crafts for Young Women-Virtue Quotes

Email me at jodirobinson2182@hotmail.com
and I will email you the jpg files for these handouts.

When I speak to Young Women's groups

and give my presentation entitled "The Beauty of Virtue",

there are several quotes that I emphasize.




Some leaders have requested that I create a HANDOUT

so they can give a little something to the girls on the night that I speak.

These tiles are what I've come up with. I have 4X4's and 4X6's.

4X4

If you would like to use these, just email me and I'll email you the files.

jodirobinson2182@hotmail

I'm happy to share!

IDEAS FOR HANDOUTS:

1) Print the quote onto a 4X6 photo and frame in an inexpensive frame.

The dollar store or the Wal-Mart frame section has frames for $1.00.

2) Decoupage' the 4X4 photo onto a tile (from Home Depot or Lowes).

Distress with distressing ink all around the edges.

3) Use for invitation, thought, or bookmark.



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4X6 and 4X4 available

This has a white border around it so you can't see it.

The Lilly is printed on WHITE paper, so you won't see the border here.

o finish it off, I tie a purple ribbon across the top.

You can see a finished one here on my blog:

 Tile with ribbon

TO REQUEST THE FILES:

or if you need me to make modifications, just email me at

jodirobinson2182@hotmail.com.

I'm happy to share!