Father's Day Interview DIY

For all my procrastinating friends.... Father's Day is THIS Sunday! Are you prepared to show off your love for your husband, father and/or grandfather? Of course you are!

But... just in case the gift part slipped your mind or you weren't planning on a gift. Here's a great idea I think those sweet men would melt for.

Father's Day Questionnaires

via Daffodil Design

via the wray sist3rs

via allison waken

via silly eagle books

I love the whole idea of the questionnaire. Not only are you making a sweet gift, but your also capturing a moment in time that you'll have again. Capture. That. Moment.

So whip out those scrapbooking supplies and get on this today! That sweet man in your life will never know you waited til the last second.... and I'll never tell! Promise!

xo Lauren

DIY Teacher Gifts

If you are Super Organized Mom, then you probably will have no need for this post THIS year. I'm guessing that a few of you are more like me and have procrastinated on putting together Holiday Gifts for the teachers. Come on, admit it.. it's okay, you're in good company!

Here are some ideas to spark your creativity beyond the usual candle or coffee mug...

snow globe gift card holder via thecreativemama

chalkboard platter via flyawayhome

homemade vanilla extract via bethanyactually

oreo truffles (+printable!) via thetomkatstudio&

 check out these chocolate chip cookie dough truffles!

diy coasters via hostessblog

diy bird nest necklace via sarahortega

button ornament via leslieashe

&

check out our DIY Ornament post too! 

personalized soap dispenser via designmom

giftcard card via skiptomylou

cinnamon bun popcorn via outbestbites

try these flavors too:  pb cup, fruity candy

painted porcelain via showtellshare

vanilla bean sugar scrub via goodlifeeats

&

try these too:  peppermint sugar scrub, lemon salt scrub

What are your teacher gift plans this year?

DIY Photo Journal

When you think of "photo journal" you might think of just a scrapbook or maybe even an art journal, but we are going to take "Photo Journal" to a very literal place!

The amazingly creative folks over at Photojojo have this super fun tutorial called How to Make a Journal with Photos for Pages, which was inspired by another amazing product called The Walls Notebook.

via photojojo 

Supplies: 

• double-sided matte photo paper (or white cardstock)
• pretty papers or washi tape for the outside binding
• paper cutter
• white glue (or a sewing machine) 

Steps:

• In a nutshell...you print your photos, cut them out and stick them together! Seriously, it's that easy!
• For a full tutorial with photos head over to Photojojo 

Here are some examples of this tutorial in action from the OSD team....

by Allison Waken

Allison took this idea and used it to create a stunning page for her December Daily album! Gorgeous!

 

by Valorie Wibbens

Val followed the tutorial as it was written and look at what a stunning result! She noted that you should make sure you use a good amount of glue when you bind the pages together or they will come out. We wondered if rubber cement might work better? Regardless, it's amazing, could those photos be more beautiful?!

by Lauren Reid :)

I decided to create a PHONE BOOK using the tutorial, with a few tweaks. I created a template in Photoshop, so I would still have my two photos on a page, but I made them a bit thinner. I was able to get 4 photos total on one sheet of paper. I left the adjoining photos connected rather than cutting them apart. Then I stacked them all up and stitched down the center creating my binding (be sure you have an appropriate needle for this!). The phone book & luggage photos are via Flickr. I still need to add in the actual phone numbers and some sort of clip to keep this sucker shut, but overall I like the way it came out.

I hope we've inspired you to give this project a shot! They'd make very sweet personalized Holiday gifts, don't you think?