WIPES CASE

I love making these wipie cases. My sister in law made one for me when I had my little girl (the one on the top left). I loved it so much that I thought I would make this my standard baby show gift. They are really simple and it makes the case of wipes so much cuter. On an even better note, you'll always know which wipe case belongs to you! I lose things all the time, but I've had my wipes case for over a year now (pretty impressive... I know!).

I've had a couple people ask me how to make them, so here it is.

STEP 1: Gather your supplies.... I've put on lots of pictures because I hate tutorials that tell you what to do and but don't show you (so I hope my pictures help).

1. A travel size Huggies hard wipe case with a small door in the top to pull wipes through.

2. Material, just enough to cover the case front and back, (7 inches x 10 inches, twice!)

3. Sewing Trim. There are so many different options. I try to pick ones that are about 3/4 cm wide. You'll need 1.5 yards in length.

4. Ribbon, 10 inches length, any width would work (mine are usually 1/4 -3/4 inch)

5. Batting, enough to cover the top of wipe case (7 inches x 10 inches), about 1/4-1/2 inch thick.

6. Buttons, I know they aren't in the picture, I didn't use any on this one, but I love adding buttons. I'll be sure to tell you when to add them in the steps.

7. Oh yeah, a hot glue gun and glue!

STEP 2: Hot glue the batting to the top of the wipe case, you'll be covering up the little door that is there. I use quite a bit of hot glue, I'd hate for this to fall apart on whoever I give it to. Once it is glued on trim the excess. You don't need the batting to hang over the edges at all, so just cut it to the shape of the case.

STEP 3: Lay your case on your material and cut a rectangle around the case, leaving about 1 inch of extra material on each side. Remember you need two pieces (double your material or cut it out twice).
STEP 4: A-Start with the short edge. Hot glue along the edge (not right on the edge you need to be able to trim off some material, See step 6) and then stick your material down (make sure if your using strips that you have them lined up before you glue it down).

B-Next, glue your material to the batting. I usually make 2-3 lines of hot glue then pull my material taut over the glue(I don't like fold/creases in the material). Work from the first edge that is glued down. Once you get to the opposite short end glue that edge down.

C- Last glue the long edges, this is easiest if you glue half the length at at time.
STEP 5: Glue down the corners. Put a small dot of glue in the corner and pull the corner of your material taut over it.
STEP 6: Trim the excess material, make sure to cut it down to expose some of the wipes case (only a little, about 1/4 cm), you'll need that so you can hot glue down the trim.
STEP 7: Repeat steps 4 and 5 to cover the bottom of the case. The only difference is the lack of batting. So just hot glue the material straight to the wipe case. You'll be able to feel the hot glue strips through the material, but don't worry about that. This is what your case should look like after competing step 7.
STEP 8: A- Cut your ribbon to about 10 inches long. If there is a pattern to you ribbon, make sure you have the part you want. Mine has words that I didn't want to cover up, so I didn't use buttons. If you have BUTTONS now is the time to sew them to your ribbon. I usually use 3 buttons and sew them on in a row, right next to each other. Then I place my ribbon so all the buttons are on the right side of the case (off center).

B- Hot glue the back of your ribbon, about 6 inches in the center of the ribbon.

C- Place your ribbon on your case. I usually do mine just down from the middle. Once you have it where you want it, glue down the remaining ribbon, on the edges trim off any excess, to be even with where you trimmed down your material.
STEP 9: This is where all your hard work comes together, and makes the case look like something you'd be willing to give as a gift.

A-Start on the bottom of the case, on the back side (NOT where the little tabs are that help you open it- that's the front). Place one dot of hot glue right at the back and stick your trim/edging on it. Most edgings will fray so, once it is stuck in place you want to add a small amount of hot glue on the top. This will glue the edges together and prevent it from fraying.

B- Put hot glue on the edge of the case, in a 1 -2 inch section.

C-Pull your trim/edging down over the glue, making sure not to over lap where the case should open, but making sure to cover the raw edge of your material.

Continue around the case until you are about 1/2 inch from where you started.
STEP 10: A-When you get to 1/2 inch from where you started, cut your edging so it will butt up to the starting edge.

B- Glue it down then add another small dot of hot glue to the top of the trim/edging, to prevent fraying.

Repeat steps 9 and 10 on the top of the case, it is usually easier to do this one with the case open. That way you can be sure to not glue the case shut. Line the edge of your trim/edging with the edge of the wipes case.
THAT'S IT! Now you have a cute wipes case!
The best part is picking out materials and ribbons. I have never made two that were the same, I try to match them to the personality of who I'm making it for. HAVE FUN!

FAMILY JEEPING

You can be excited for summer when the top comes off the jeep. That's usually the case but this year Gage decided to take the hard top off in MARCH... yeah that's a cold ride! The soft top went on shortly after and has been going up and down ever since. But I think that it's finally warm enough to stay down! Next step to indicate full on SUMMER, the doors will come off! Even with the crazy weather we have had we still found a weekend to take the kids out "JEEPING" for the first time. Gage has had a few spots he has wanted to try out and right after a few rainy days was the perfect time to go. The ride up was a little colder than we expected but once we got on the trail, it warmed up. The kids still wore their jackets just to save them from getting completely drenched and covered in mud. We found this fun hill, that when Gage looked at it he said... "I wanna try that!" At first I really thought he was kidding, I should have known better! Up we went until the tires started slipping then it was time to kick it into reverse and come down.

If your wondering which is worse... definitely coming down, I was a little nervous, heights aren't my favorite... but the kids loved it! Especially when the tree branches flipped past their seats.

We all survived coming down and were excited to do some more exploring... We drove for a while, Trevin made sure to tell us every time we went over a big bump (which was often). Cheyenne just smiled most of the time and said "Wow!" a lot.

We found our next obstacle, there were two dirt bikers at the bottom that just looked at us like we were crazy for even heading toward this climb. Gage like usual had full confidence in his Jeep and his driving abilities. UP we went. I forgot to take a picture of this trail at the bottom, but this is the look of it coming back down.

We made it to the top and got out to enjoy the view, and give our behinds a break from all the bumps. We even switched the seats around so Trevin got a better view heading back down the hill.


Back home, the kids liked cleaning the jeep almost as much as making it dirty!
Trevin was all hands on, scrubbing off the mud and using the hose.
Cheyenne mostly played in the water and steered clear of Trevin's aim with the hose.
There are a lot of great things about a jeep, but this next picture is one of the most convenient in my opinion.
Cleaning out the INSIDE of your car with a HOSE! Yep I definitely wish I could clean out the inside of my car like that. Thanks for bringing us all hose safe Gage.

FRISBEE...GOLF...FROLF?

We had a really great weekend. Friday night we had Mike and Sierra over for dinner and decided that Saturday we would head out Golfing... kind of... DISC GOLF that is! We got a couple of discs for Mike for Christmas and Gage has been looking for any chance to get a couple for himself. This was it, and it really was so worth it. Gage had to go into work for a couple of hours on Saturday, but that worked out really well since the Disc golf coarse is right next door (basically). This is the first hole. It took us a minute to find it, over a hill and far away! There was a couple of groups ahead of us that we waited for.(I couldn't believe how many people were there.) It only took a couple of holes and then they were well in front of us... lets just say I could definitely use some practice... I couldn't believe how far they could throw the discs! It did give us a great chance for some fun panoramic pictures!For all of you that are unfamiliar with the game, let me give you a quick run down. It is just like real golfing, except you use discs... Distance Drivers, Fairway Drivers, Midrange drivers, Putters, etc... and the holes aren't in the ground. And instead of having a nice mostly clear fairway.. you often go straight through the trees. We all had a lot of fun, we only had a couple of discs so we played on teams...Crabtrees vs. Coombs. We didn't keep score for very long.. we'll pretend that's because we all needed practice but in reality...we were losing! Gage starting out hole 7.
Trevin loved to play with the putter!
I was awful and definitely couldn't have kept up with the boys... I'm glad I was always up against Sierra, that way i only lost by a small margin. A sweet picture of Si, showing off her skills.
It usually took me and Sierra about 3 throws just to make it down the fairway. The holes were really far away. In this pic we already threw once.I must admit, half of the fun was trying to find your disc when a throw was way off... no wonder they make those discs neon colors!
I hope we get to go again soon.

A fun find... LOOZYLOU

I love to find new fun blogs... Blog hopping this morning this is what I found. loozylou I know even the name is cute!She is a crafter, that just started a blog for homemade jewelry, hair clips(moms and girls), and soon to be t-shirts. I love the earrings and rings she makes and can't wait to get myself a pair or two! The best part... cheap prices. I'm all about trying to make my own things, but with her prices I'd rather not hassle with screwing up 6-10 pairs before I get one I like as much as hers. Check it out! Right now she is doing a GRAND OPENING GIVEAWAY!

For a pair of these...

In any color. Which is awesome, because everyone has different style, right! I was so excited to find her and I hope your excited too. I love to pass on a good deal when I find one!

Now that's a hair do!

Cheyenne has always been pretty good about letting me fix her hair. Usually about half way through, she gets bored and I have to have Gage or Trevin entertain her so I can hurry and finish. Lately we have been doing twisted piggy tail buns. It has looked really cute and keeps her hair out of her eyes. I just took them out and couldn't resist taking a picture that one day Chey will hate me for posting. Now it's time to to get her in the bath!

" I super tired mom."

We had a long, very full day on Monday. Trevin was too busy playing with friends to take a nap. When we finally got him into bed he was out like a rock within minutes. Then next morning 9 o'clock came around and Trevin was still sound asleep. (Not normal) So I went in and woke him up, then herded him to the bathroom and then down stairs to eat breakfast. The whole time I heard... YAWN, "I soo tired Mom." I thought it was so funny. On any other day I would have let him lay back down for a few minutes, but we had another full day planned. So we got ready and left the house even though we were tired!

I dropped the kids off at at Grandma's house and headed to the SLC Temple to see my good friend from High School get married. Elder Holland officiated the ceremony, it was amazing! And the weather at the Temple was perfect.. no rain, I was so excited that the weather decided to cooperate. The reception wasn't quite as lucky but, still gorgeous and the food was so yummy!Good luck to TYLER and JENNICA!

On my way home I stopped by Grandma's to pick up the kids, but surprise they were both still sleeping. Chey woke up pretty quickly, but after a half hour I decided to let her wake up Trevin. We went in and shook his shoulder (This is how Gage has taught Trevin to wake us up.) Trevin opened his eye and briefly acknowledged us, then closed his eye and rolled over. Then next thing we hear is snoring... Trevin was faking being asleep "ZZZZ, SSSSS, ZZZZ, SSSSS" Then his eyes flew open and he said "I awake! haha" What a silly and clever little boy. The rest of the day was pretty normal, until I laid him down in his bed for the night, he was basically already asleep. I covered him up and said good night and was on my way out the door, he looked at me and asked "You get a supise for me?" I was confused for just a second then I figured out what he wanted... Every night when Gage puts Trevin to bed, he gets him all tucked in and tells Trevin how good of a boy he is and how much his dad loves him, then he says "I have a surprise for you." and gives him a sippy. He makes Trevin take a sip and tell him what the drink is. I love the things little kids pick up on and how important the little things we do with them are!

NO CAMERA!

Thankfully my camera made it through our vacation but, I guess the 500 pictures in 4 days did it in. It has officially kicked the bucket!

It's too bad, I did a couple of fun projects for mothers day that I wanted to post on here with step by step instructions. Oh well, they were a lot of fun and super easy.

I made washer necklaces for my mom and sisters. I got to learn how to do these and teach my Young Women and their mom's. After I saw how cute all the different patterns turned out I decided to make them for Mother's day. Sorry, this picture is awful (from my phone). I'll have Gage take a picture with his when he gets home.

Here is the after picture of the garden hose wreath I made for my mother in law, thanks to Eva who took a picture of on her phone.

I was really excited about the way it turned out. I saw this idea in a picture that was on my MIL's counter about 2 years ago. It never materialized and I decided that this year this is what she would get for Mother's Day. Too bad she was really productive this week and made herself one too!