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Memorial Shadowbox-Silhouette Project Take 1

I have been trying to think of things to do with my Silhouette Machine for quite awhile now, I had made t-shirts for Megan and I to go to the Price is Right but since then I have done NOTHING! Strangely enough during my family's unfortunate circumstances I was surprised to find this woman on a Silhouette Facebook group I follow have the same thing happen to her, and she posted this tile she had made with a beautiful sentiment on it.  She kindly provided me the Silhouette cut file and I was able to adjust it to fit what I thought would be best. About a month ago I had found a shadowbox at the thrift store that was exactly what I had been looking for, larger than the 12x12 but not huge.  I brought it to the counter and she informed me that there was a whole SET of shadowboxes for the (cheap!) price of $5.99.  $6 and 8 shadowboxes later, I was on my way home.  The largest of the set that had first caught my eye I used to put some photographs with a t-shirt from my l...

Fantasy Football: Worst of the worst trophy DIY

Three years ago, Josh finally convinced me to join the world of Fantasy Football.  Because I am a girl, and therefore do not have the extra part of my brain to store sports information like men do...I stink at it. So, last year I was the lucky winner of the worst of the worst trophy. Well, needless to say I felt it was a little weak.  So I decided to make it a little more epic. I decided that nothing says "worst of the worst" quite like a plunger....a golden plunger.                 Before               And after I then found a base that I could use to mount my plunger with my baseball player.  I ended up with a plaque that had a lovely painting of some trees on it which I repainted.  For some reason I can't find any pictures of me painting it my chosen color (black) but I did find a nice view of the back showing its former wall hanging-ness. So I repainte...