I’m so happy it’s Friday!!! Today I want to share with you one of my new favorite things around our house!

Last year when I would go out to my garden in the morning, I would always have to send one of my boys back in to get me a bowl for collecting what I had picked. I usually figured I could carry it, but it never worked very well! I tried a wicker basket, but it got messed up pretty fast. I knew I wanted some sort of gathering basket that could sit by my door that I could grab each day. I love this one from RunnerDuck Resources.

Time has just not allowed me to make one. As I was browsing our local thrift store I saw this basket and knew with a simple makeover it would be perfect.

First I painted it black.

Then I gave it a couple of coats of Heirloom White .

I can’t find this color in stores anymore, so I order it off Amazon because it is the perfect color. It’s white – but not stark white. The Ivory colors are too yellowish for me. Heirloom White is the perfect shade for every single project!

Then I did some distressing.

After  I had it the way I wanted it, I gave it a coat of Polyurethane since it would be getting dirty and would have to be wiped and washed out occasionally. I made sure the polyurethane was a satin finish so it didn’t take on a lot of sheen. It sits by my back door and anytime I head to the garden I just grab my basket. It’s been so convenient!

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

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Here is a Toy Story Pre-K Pack for ya’ll!  I was short on time and took a few of the regular pages out.  My Nathan boy isn’t so into Toy Story anymore, so I put this together for my Jeffrey!  I’ll probably add more pages to it later, but because of time I had to call it good on this one.

I do have a question for you all though – what kind of other pages would you like to see in my Pre-K Packs?  I’ve thought about adding a shapes page, but besides that I would love to hear some suggestions from you all!

Included in this Toy Story Pre-K Pack is:

Prewriting Practice Sheets – Cutting Practice – Which one is different?

Finish the Pattern Sheet – Size Sequencing Sheet – Toy Story Strip Puzzle

4-piece Puzzles – Sorting Practice – Counting Practice Cards

Color the Buzz Lightyear-  2-Part Vocabulary Cards

Letter Bb Identification – Toy Story Matching

Buzz Lightyear Magnet Sheet – Letter Bb Sorting Page

Caleb was baptized in December and I made his announcement, a sign of the covenants he was making, and also his program. I completely forgot to share them at the time because things were so busy, so I thought I would today. This was his announcement and I listed all the information on the right side.

I made a girl version to share also. You can download these as layered pdf’s so you can insert your own picture in and add your text. If you don’t have photoshop you can use free editing software like aviary.com. You can also find them in our etsy shop where we will personalize them for you.

 As people entered the room where the service was taking place we had a table with a picture of Caleb and his buddy Kruz (who was also being baptised that day), the programs, and this pritnable in a frame.

These would make a cute gift for a child being baptized. It been a great reminder for Caleb because it hangs in his room as a reminder. We had a fun idea for the inside of their program too. We asked them each some questions about their favorite things regarding to church and then we put the questions and answers on the inside of the program. It was a lot of fun and pretty funny too.

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