Sharpie Mug Success, Finally!

I think we were all in the same boat when we saw how cute Sharpie Mugs were - and how easy they were to make! At least until we went to wash them, right? Well, after many tries, I FINALLY got one to work without chipping, fading or washing off!

The finished product! Yay!

After consulting about 15 different posts to combine all of the best ideas together, here is what we found. We made this one for my daughter's teacher. She decorated it all by herself - much more meaningful!



Here's what we used:

Top 5 Poll: What Women Do & Don't Want for Valentine's Day!

It's that time of year that men are put on the spot:

"What do I get her for Valentine's Day?"

The pressure is on to make her eyes light up, make her heart skip a beat and to have her know for sure how much they really care. So, flowers and candy should do that, right? WRONG!!!



But no fear, we have taken the guess work out of it and polled over 50 women to get the REAL & HONEST answers...

The results are in! We polled our readers and our friends to see what women REALLY want for Valentine's Day! AND...what they DON'T want!

Here are the results!

TOP 5 - What she does NOT want:

Valentine's Gift on a Budget!

If you are anything like me, I hate wandering through the stores trying to find the "perfect gift" for people! In our family, we ALL exchange SMALL gifts on Valentine's Day. But just because the gifts are small, I still want them to be meaningful!

 

Here's one for the crafters AND the non-crafters...SO EASY!

 My sister made this Scrapbook Photo Frame for me and I adore it!

Here's your easy project:

1. First, find some fun old photos of you and the person that you are making the gift for. I like to make the photos all the same tone and print them out...these are black and white.
 
2. Find or buy an unfinished frame for around $5 at your local JoAnn's or Michael's, etc. This one is a 12"12", a standard scrapbooking size.

     3.  Grab your stash of scrap paper or buy a few pages for about 50 cents each, two or three will do.

     4.  GET CREATIVE!  Just arrange the papers and photos as a collage and decorate with pens,
          markers...anything you like! Use a glue stick to secure them in place. Embellish your heart out!
          You can write down a memory or even find a nice poem to complement your theme!

In my opinion, if the gift is from the heart, it will be perfect! Just have fun with it and enjoy your Valentine's Day on a budget!

Have you made a project? We'd love to see it! Just contact me in the comment section!