Preschool Program

In December, Linsey and I did a craft show at the elementary school.  It wasn't as busy as they thought it would be, but we sold some stuff and had a fun time.

Our table was packed about as full as it could get.

Stephen (green tie) and his choir performed a few songs for the shoppers too.

Before Christmas, Berkeley's preschool had a super cute program!  Her teacher pulls out all the stops and does an amazing job!  The kids worked so hard all month to get everything ready for the big show.

They each made a cute candy house to display.

There were a lot of fun decorations to take home afterward too!

And I thought these table centerpieces were adorable.

The kids performed almost 10 songs and did a great job on all of them!

They even used props for most of the songs.  It was really awesome!

And, they even had a special visitor stop by at the end.  The kids were all pretty excited about that.

Our ward had a Pancakes with Santa breakfast.  We all got to say hi to Santa and eat some yummy  breakfast with a lot of fun people!

Vintage Suitcase Redo

I found some old suitcases at the thrift store last year that were half off and I couldn't pass them by.  They were nothing special, but for $1 and less, how could I not buy them?!  

The sides of one was a little scratched, but other than that, they were all in pretty good shape.  I liked the color of them too.  This medium grey matches with a lot of the fabrics I already have, and the white stitching around the band was a cute accent.

I recovered them all with a pretty easy process.  I cut some fabric a little larger than the case's top and bottom, then used Mod Podge to stick it on.  I put another coat on top of the fabric also.  I used a little butter knife to stick the edges under the band and let it dry over night.  The Mod Podge made it a bit scratchy, so I smoothed it lightly with sand paper.

I was going to recover the inside too, but these were in really good condition inside as well.  I might end up doing it later anyway, but for now, this will do.

Right now I use these mostly for sewing storage.  I also take them with me to craft shows.  I can fit most of my inventory in them, then I can also use them for displaying all my stuff.

They certainly aren't perfect, but not bad for a fist try I think.