Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

It seems that here at Thingamabobs & Doodads we have been on a crafty kick of recycling everyday household items into all of our latest projects. We have used paperbags, playing cards, zippers and more - so why not keep with the trend?!

Join us this week for the Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Challenge! We will be showing off our recycled creations all week. We plan to take these items and turn them into something useful and pretty!

We challenge you to do the same! On Friday, we will have a Linky party for you to show off YOUR recycled creations!

Who knew that recycling could be so fun?!

Kelli & Crystal

It’s in the Bag! Giveaway

YIPPEE! YAHOO! SOMETHING NEAT…JUST FOR YOU!!

Corny? Yes, we know. We’re in a goofy mood because we  are celebrating! Our blog has reached over 2,000 views in 5 short weeks!

So, what better way to celebrate than with a gift…just for you!

To show our thanks for our new followers and friends, we’ve made a special “It’s in the Bag!” kit. 

Everything you need to create your own paper bag mini book is included, just add memories!

Here’s how it works:

Leave us a comment on this post. That’s it. The giveaway will be open until Friday, March 26th at 1:00PM (Central).

Really want to increase your chances of winning? We’ll add all “followers”, even if you’ve also left a comment. So, if you follow us and leave a comment, you have TWO chances to win!

GOOD LUCK and THANK YOU!!!

Kelli and Crystal

Check out the original post for this project! click here

It’s in the bag!

There is no such thing as a one task item at

Thingamabobs and Doodads!

Pack those kiddies lunches or….

Make a fabulous minibook!

 

We used four plain brown lunch bags to make this album.

MATERIALS:

Brown paper lunch bags – 3-6 work best

Ribbons and threads for binding cut to at least 15 inches. Truthfully, we usually eyeball it.

Coordinating papers and embellishments

HOW TO:

Fold each bag in half.  Measure your “page” surface. 

Our album measured 5 x 5 1/2

Deal em up!

A scrapbook makes a great gift and…a daunting task. 

The answer? Mini Books!

There’s no need to spend tons of cha-ching to get a neat mini book.  Use things you have around the house!

Today we are happy to share a super easy and fun mini book made from playing cards.

Playing cards are so inexpensive.  They can easily be found at dollar stores, thrift stores, or the bottom of your game bin.

Materials:

Deck of playing cards

eyelets

ribbon

photo’s

coordinating papers and embellishments

 

How To:

Embellish your pages first.  This will make it easier to put together at the end after you punch through your eyelets. Keep in mind you will have some hole punching along the one edge when

Chit Chat!

Hi Fellow Crafters!

Today we have a simple special message. 

We LOVE the comments you leave on our posts.  Thank you so much for taking the time to comment.

We also would like to welcome all the new comers!

The traffic on our blog has increased very rapidly, and we are so THRILLED! It has brought us to many talented and gifted crafters in our community.  Some of which we would have not met if not for the comments left...so....again, we welcome comments! It's an added way for us to find YOU! After all, beyond being in the scrapbook kit business, we are just two crafty gals and we love to meet other crafty folks!


Our heart felt thanks,

Kelli and Crystal

A, B, C, Dog

Color, Fun, and Creativitiy! That is what every kids room needs!

Our Alphabet Canvas is a great addition to any child's room.  But don't stop with alphabets.  You can use any art you like!

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  Your child's artwork copied and reduced to fit into the squares
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  Fun and bright paper
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  Silly photos of the childs family or friends

Materials:

Canvas - size of your choice

Craft paint

Assortment of coordinating papers

Embellishments

(i.e. ribbon, buttons, brads, rhinestones, chipboard letters, etc)

Our March kit, Hello Sunshine would make a great canvas art project! Lot's of coordinating papers and embellishments.  Plus you'll still have plenty of materials for all your scrapbooking needs!

How To:

Paint the canvas and let dry

Cut the paper squares to your desired size.  For both projects shown the

A fun and unique embellishment!

Zipper flowers seem to be all the rage these days. We have seen them on t-shirts, headbands, and of course in scrapbook layouts. So we thought we would try making our very own zipper flowers.

They turned out to be pretty easy to make.