Thursday, November 19, 2009

Awesome Home Decor Ideas

Personalized Gifts and Home Decor


Family Games:


Ideas:




Cost: 18x24 Poster- $21.95, Deck of cards - $22.95, Foam Board - $1.50 - Total: $46.40

(Even Less When you buy more than one - each one can be different!)


Child Treasure Box


Ideas:




Cost: two 12x12 scrapbook pages - $7, Seven inch cardboard box from Walmart - $1.50 - total: $8.50


Wooden Blocks:


Ideas:



Cost: wood 4" cube - $3 from Micheals craft store, 12x12 scrapbook page - $3.50 - Total: $6:50


Clocks:



Ideas:





Cost: 8" clock from Walmart - $4, 8x8 scrapbook page - $2.70 - Total: $6.70


Quick Neighbor gift/treat cards:



Example: "Hope you have a Wopper of a day" or I'm there for you in a 'Crunch' -

All treats are something you can get at a local gas station for about a $1 - click here to see the cards: http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserBWC.cfm?projectID=036dd238-ac87-4fb0-a37b-bfc2dbadbdac&productID=63



Cost: 1 Deck of playing cards - $22.95 (54 cards), treats: $.50-$1 each - Total: $1.45 each

Tin Wall Pictures:





Cost: 12x12" tin - ~$1 (from your local refrigerator supply/repair store), 8x8 scrapbook page - $2.70, 1 yard netting or ribbon - $.30 - Total: $4


8x8 Board Book - $53.95




Ideas:



Customized Wall Paper:





Jungle with my 5 monkey's bathroom wall paper:





Use 12x18 posters - amke a 6" by 36" border - plus Wallies made on a 12x18 poster as well... cut borders and wallies out, apply with a universal wallpaper paste from Home Depot or Lowes.


Cost: $12.95/poster - wall paper paste: $4



Family Tree Matching Magnet Poster:






Have your kids learn their family tree - laminate the poster and put it on the fridge. Put magnet sheet on the back of your family pictures and let them have fun for hours matching pictures of their ancestors with the names!


Cost: 18x24 poster - $21.95, 8x8 scrapbook page - $2.70, magnet sheet from craft store - $2, Lamination (optional) - $1


Family Job Charts:






Put your family job charts on 12x12 scrapbook pages. Personalize for younger kids with photos of them doing the job. Laminate and put on fridge with magnets and use dry erase markers to mark off the jobs every week. Use chore cards (made with a card deck) for extra jobs.


Cost: 12x12 scrapbook page - $3.50/each, lamination $.30, Dry erase Markers - $3

12x12 Mod Podge Tiles

GREAT for family or neighbor gifts!




Ideas:






Cost: 12x12 scrapbook page - $3.50, 12x12 tile (from Home Depot) - $1 - Total: $4.50

6x6 Modge Podge Tiles:
Also GREAT gift Ideas!




Ideas:





Cost: 12x12 scrapbook page (4 tiles/page): $3.50, 6x6 tile (from Home Depot) - $.50 - Total: $1.30/each


Coasters:
GREAT Grandparent gift - Give them each a set!






Cut out pictures - Mod Podge pictures onto travertine 4"x4" tiles, spray with indoor/outdoor clear polyurethane spray (to water proof), put felt stickers, or cork on bottom and voila! You are done. A GREAT useful and unique gift that serves as a great conversation piece!


Cost: 12x12 scrapbook page (16 pictures/coasters) - $3.50, 4x4" travertine tiles (from Home Depot) - $.55/each - Total: - ~ $.75/each.

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