ABC's & 123's

Hi Friends & Happy Wednesday! I've got to scoot today, kids have dr appts & other things to do today which means I'm super busy!! I hate days that are busy ya know--I just hate runnin' around all the time--arghhh! Looking forward to a 4 day weekend holiday though--need some relaxation before school starts on Tuesday & chaos reigns supreme in the Dean household, LOL! Luckily my kids get themselves ready & bookbacks packed so I don't have to deal with that anymore--I'm too bleary eyed in the morning to do very much sometimes, hee hee! I'm definitely not a morning gal, never have been & never will be---I'm a die-hard nite owl!! Growing up everyone in my family were mornin' peeps & I wasn't so it was hard, but I've raised my kids to be nite-owls like me & hubby, hee hee! We're the strange neighbors that are cleaning out the garage or planting bulbs at 10 pm or watching tv until 1 am!! That's just the way we are & we love it!!

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September Magnolia-licious DT Sketch Project

Since it's the beginning of the month that means another Magnolia-licious DT Sketch for ya. This time it was Diana's turn and she picked a fun Scor-Pal Accordian Mini File (by the very talented Valerie Stangler to do instead of a traditional sketch! I decided to make mine School themed since school is in session for most of us (yay) ! You can find all these fabulous Magnolia stamps at Magnolia-licious! To see the rest of the DT's fabulous projects and how to win a most magnificent prize go to the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog HERE!

I thought it would be fun to make this accordian file for a young child who's just starting school to hold their ABC or Word cards in. My kids had many index cards with vocabulary & spelling words on them when they were in elementary school & I thought this Accordian Mini File would make quite a special holder for them! Of course it could hold many other things too--the uses are endless! You can find the directions to this Mini File right HERE! All of my dp is from the DCWV "Elementary School" pack and this is "Tilda w/ Slate"--isn't she a cutie! I had to give her patent leather red shiny shoes (done w/ diamond glaze). I made my mini file close a little differently than the directions--mine closes with a BG magnet that I covered with a large button.

This is the inside view--how fun is that, made with simple envelopes! I used my SU tab punch to make the colored tabs. And yes my projects are posed in front of my Bobbsey Twin books--my mom used to read these exact ones to me when I was little & I adore them. I actually bought the entire collection off of Ebay quite a few years ago & have some of them out & about. I have a thing for old books--I love 'em!!

I decided to make a fun bookmark to go along with the mini file to encourage a young one that learning to read is the best--how fun to give a child their own special bookmark. This is a magnetic tag from Petaloo (came in a pack w/ matching envies) that I just decorated with some more Magnolia images Tilda Resting on Elbows & Books (I couldn't find the exact ones I use but these are similar). I added 2 layered buttons to the cut-out for fun & some bright ribbons as well.

This is the inside of the bookmark/tag--it's magnetic so it stays closed which is perfect to hold a special page in a new book. I just layered some cardstock & left the inside blank so a special note could be written or a list of books the child has read. This gift set would be perfect with a gift card to a bookstore or a new book--what a way to encourage a child to read, the best gift in the world I tell ya is literacy!! If you know someone who would love this gift, it's for sale in my Etsy shop HERE!

Now make sure and stop by the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog to see the rest of the DT's fabulous projects & how to enter for the grand prize!!


See ya tomorrow!
hugz,
Suzanne