Thanks for all your New Year wishes. Our New Year has got off to a great start with lots of family time, relaxing, dvd’s, and crafting. We are heading off on a family holiday in a few days so things may be a bit quiet around here for a week or two!
If your goal for 2009 is to be more organised, here are a couple of great ideas to get you started!
Memo Door Hanger
Taking messages and keeping track of important events is easy with this decoupaged Memo Hanger.
Materials
Wooden door hanger
Acrylic paint
Scrap booking paper
Mod podge or other decoupage sealant
Double sided foam strips
Sticky notes
Pen
Ribbon
Paint the wooden door hanger. Trace the shape of the hanger on the scrap booking paper and cut it out. Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the top of the door hanger and adhere the paper. Smooth out any bubbles by wiping with a soft, dry coth. Allow to dry overnight, and then apply 2-3 coats of Mod Podge to seal the paper, allowing time to dry between coats. Attach the pad of sticky notes with double sided foam tape. Tie a ribbon around a pen and attach to the door hanger.
Magnetic Clipboard
Keep track of important newsletters, household bills or take out menus with this funky clipboard. Transform a mini magnetic clipboard with some stylish stationery or scrap booking paper, and place it on your fridge to organise your paperwork.
Materials:
Mini chipboard magnetic clipboard
1 sheet of Scrap booking paper
Acrylic paint
Mod Podge or other decoupage glue/sealer
Paint the back and edges of your clipboard to co-ordinate with your paper. Trace the outline of your clipboard onto the paper and cut it out. Apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the top of the clipboard with a foam brush and then place the paper on top. You may need to rub gently with a soft cloth to remove any bubbles in the paper. Allow to dry overnight. Apply 2-3 coats of Mod Podge over the top of the paper to seal it. Allow to dry in between each coat.
Happy 12th Birthday Sarah!
My sweet daughter turns 12 tomorrow! Sarah is such a wonderful daughter who shares my love of sewing, crafts, baking and reading! Sarah is very innovative and creative in her own right, and we are having so much fun collaborating together on this blog. She is a caring, helpful, and sensitive girl. I couldn’t ask for a better daughter. Have a wonderful birthday Sarah!
Posted By Lisa
Happy Birthday Sarah!!! – Have a great family holiday – I hope you don’t miss your crafting too much while you are away
Great tutorials. I’m sure organisation is somewhere on everyone’s lists for 2009 – it certainly is on mine. Happy birthday Sarah – such sweet baby/little girl pics. Have a great holiday and look forward to seeing you back soon x
Great organizing projects. I need all the organizing tips I can get right now. Somehow things got out of hand! Cute pictures of Sarah. Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Sarah. January 6th is an auspicious day. My “big” boy turns 5 tomorrow.
Hope you have a great day.
Andi 🙂
Happy, happy Birthday Sarah!
Enjoy the holidays,Lisa!
Great organising tips! I’m looking forward to being organised and streamlined this year too so thanks for the inspiration!
I just love the design on that magnetic clipboard. And big birthday greetings to Sarah!
Happy Birthday to Sarah! Have a great day and holiday. I wish I could have another holiday…Hee! Hee!
I really like you magnetic clipboard, such a good idea!
Mary
have a lovely birthday sarah…and keep up with your great posts…i love your ideas, and your very creative…
i will miss your great posts while your away…but have a great time…
Happy Birthday Sarah!
I need all the organization tips I can get right now! Everything is in a bit of a state still after Christmas!
Thanks for the ideas. If your daughter is 12 and you have a good relationship now you’re probably going to be okay. Hang in there over the teenage years; they’re bumpy. My daughter is in her 20s and she is my best friend!
Dawn
Happy birthday sarah, hope you have a lovely day – enjoy your holiday too
lisa x
Happy Birthday Sara! I hope you have a wonderful birthday and holiday!
Kris
Memo door holder! What a great idea. That would help my husband if I put one on the back of the front door so as I’m yelling out last minute things to get at the grocery store he can jot them down instead of forget them!!! I’m on it, thanks!
Organized…I should try that. Thanks for the inspiration!
oooh, love these ideas!
happy birthday sarah!
Happy Birthday Sarah, hope you have a lovely day. Enjoy your holiday. Thanks for those organising tips , I sure can use them!
Thanks for the ideas. Sarah was such a cute baby. I bet she is growing into a lovely young girl. Happy Birthday to Sarah.
Enjoy your holidays. Happy Birthday Sarah. Am looking forward to seeing more of both of your creations this year. Hugs Jx
Happy Birthday Sarah!!! Hopeyou have a wonderful day! x
Love the idea of the covered clip board. I have sticker job charts for the kids that are on super plain clip boards. I think I need to spiff them up a bit. Thanks for the great idea!!
Thanks for the as usual great ideas. Happy Birthday Sarah.
Love Renee
Happy Birthday to Sarah. i thought she would be much older as her posts are so mature and well written! Well done Sarah. Hope you all have a great holiday, Kathryn.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH hope you have a wonderful birthday.
love your projects! happy birthday, sarah! what adorable baby pics! have a great vacation!!
Ooh Happy Birthday Sarah, birthdays are just the best aren’t they! Also loving the clipboard project, have one of these lying around somewhere so am going to put it to good use. xx
Have a wonderful holiday and the photos of Sarah are so cute.
Happy Birthday Sarah.
Happy Birthday Sarah. Love the baby photos!
happy Birthday Sarah!
I love the memo door hanger – very cute! 🙂
A very happy birthday to Sarah-enjoy! Great projects as usual. Have a wonderful family holiday:)
I love your organizing projects to start off the year in style! Cute pictures of Sarah – happy birthday to her!
Happy Birthday Sarah. May the year ahead be full of all things fun and crafty.
I started the year with a complete clean out of the craft room and book shelves. Now I need one of those door hangers to remind myself to bring my lunch to work!
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday dear Sarah
Happy Birthday to You!
Many Blessings for a Very Happy 12th Birthday.
Love Janelle xx
PS Have a great holiday & look forward to catching up when you return 🙂
What fabulous projects! Mmmm… I really need to get organised this year!
Happy birthday Sarah!
Gorgous how clever and delightful. What a cute photo.
Happy Birthday Sarah, I hope you have a wonderful day. Love the new projects, they look so fun to make, thank you.
x
I can’t wait to see what crafty goodness you girls get up to in 2009.
Have a lovely holiday and Happy Birthday to Sarah.
Happy Birthday Sara!!! I hope you have a wonderful day! I love the idea for the door hanger… I soooo need on of those! I love the clip board. I think I should make 09 all about organizing too… hmmm I think I need the doorhanger to write that on! hahahah
Have a great day!
Hope Sarah had a lovely birthday…what sweet photos! And love all the ideas for keeping to date on things in the new year! Happy Days girls ((HUGS))
love the two projects….and those photos of the kiddos………TOO PRECIOUS!
Happy Birthday Sarah!!!!!!!!! Hope you’ve had an extra sepcial wonderful day! Have a super holiday. And thanks for the organising tips for 2009, I love the memo door hanger. I stand something obscure infront of my front door to remind me of things I need to do. I now have a wonderful decorative idea! Thanks for sharing! xx
Happy Birthday Sarah! I hope you had a great birthday and a wonderful holiday!!!
Great ideas thanks for sharing, what we all need I think..Happy birthday to Sarah…12…she was a cutie, well I am sure she still is.
I love those organizing tips! Especially the clipboard 🙂
And a very Happy Birthday to Sarah!
oh happy birthday sarah!!!!love the projects!
Happy Birthday Sarah!!! Lovely pictures! Wishing all of you a wonderful time!
Thanks for the tutorials, the clipboard is a very good idea.
Great ideas!
Happy Birthday to your daughter, and thank you for the great projects! They are worth shoveling out of the driveway to get to the craft store! 🙂
Happy Birthday Sarah!!! Great projects to get organised. I really need to organise myself as well.
Happy Birthday Sarah! Hope you had a gorgeous day.
Love the projects, thanks for the tip!
Love the magnetic clipboard!
Sara is a darling girl! I know you must be proud of her. My favorite niece is 12! Happy Birthday, Sara!
Oops, I mean SARAH!!!
OH my goodness, those are soooo cute, all of them. Great work as usual, you have such great style and you are so smart! Happy new year : )
Happy holidays and a big happy birthday Sarah! ENJOY
Happy birthday Sarah! I hope you have a great birthday!
I love that clipboard idea! I must try it 🙂
I love the scrapbook papers you used for your projects, such great colors!
So organized, I’s stunned! Happy Birthday Sarah
You really just make the prettiest (and useful) things! Happy Birthday to Sarah too.
love the clip board – adorable creations!
As always, great projects!!! Happy belated birthday to your sweet, pretty daughter!!!!
i have really missed coming here over the past few weeks, i’ll try to never be away from blog land again!
ps: http://misspudge.blogspot.com/2009/01/aaww-sniff-sniff.html a little something for you ..
love the clipboard!
happy holidays + happy birthday sarah!!
I love the clip boards! And Happy Birthday Sarah! :o)
I love both projects! Because I rarely do paper projects, I didn’t imagine you could get such cool paper and thought it must be fabric!
Happy Birthday Sarah! What a wonderful daughter you are!
Ruth xx
what great ideas. Thanks! and happy birthday to your daughter.
This idea would also make a great gift for any special occasion. You would even write a personal wish on the paper (before wrapping).
From one Sara (who’s B-day will be on the first) to another HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Sweet Wishes,
Sara
Great projects, thanks for sharing…
Jodie 🙂
As always, love your projects!
Happy Birthday, Sarah!!
Now, both go over to my blog and accept your award!!
Your inspiration made me do it!
Peace, Cindy
Love the clipboard. Love that this site is partnered with your daughter!
The door hanger (minus memo pad) gave me the inspiration I needed for the project I wanted to make for my neice’s first birthday. To my absolute delight the paper I found ended up being the exact same paper that you used! Great minds.