Crafts – Elisabeth Johnson

Posted on February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 by BeautyBlondie

33 Date night ideas at home {That are cheap and fun}

When it comes to Valentine’s day, Brandon and I would much rather stay home than go out. Don’t get me wrong, we love going out on dates, just not on Valentine’s Day. The restaurants are always packed, usually extremely loud and you have to call ahead, way in advance, to book reservations.

It is so much more relaxing and fun to come up with something to do at home! That way we can go out another time where it will be a lot less busy.

So this year I wanted to come up with fun ideas that Brandon and I will be able to do at home after Baby Johnson arrives! So here they are, 33 date night ideas at home that are cheap and fun!
The first thing that you will need to do is pick out the paper patterns that you want to print your date night ideas on. Get your Free Printable for your Date Night Ideas here!

Play a Board Game
Together, Video Record the Story of How You Met & Fell in Love
Cook a Late Night Dinner Together
Rent a Red Box Movie
Write a Prayer List & Pray Together
Make Smoothies or Milkshakes
Share 5 Goals Over a Late Night Snack
Do a Puzzle Together
Play a Card Game
Have a Chip & Dip Night Add Conversation
Give Each Other a Foot Rub
Watch a Home Video Together
Write a Story Together – Mad Libs Style
Make a Dessert Together
Read Something Together
Write Your Bucket List and Share
Make Desert and Watch His Favorite Movie
Make Popcorn and Watch Her Favorite Movie
Watch Your Wedding Video Together
Try a New Martini Recipe
Invite Another Couple Over For a Double Date
Play a Game with High Stakes – Make a Bet!
Record Each Other Sharing a Recent Memory
Tackle a FUN Project
Write a Gratitude List Together
Have an Ice Cream Sundae Night
Play a Video Game Together
Search for Funny YouTube Videos
Grab Take Out & Eat By Candlelight
Give Each Other a Back Rub
Share Where You Want to be in 5 or 10 Years.
Play a Prank on Someone
Create Your Own Date

Once you have printed out your ideas, you will need to cut them on the black lines. Next you will need to put the glue on the wide wooden sticks, rub the glue all around and place it on the back of the paper strips.
Once the glue has dried, trim off any excess paper and smooth the edges down with a sanding block.
Continue to do the same for the rest of the wooden sticks. Place them in a jar and give it to the one you love! Then, when you can’t think of anything to do. You can always go your date night jar and get inspired with a fun date night in.
Personally I feel like this is the gift that keeps on giving! It is It gives Brandon and I the opportunity to have a date night in almost every week of the year! I love my husband so much that I never want to stop dating him. Even if it is a date night in while Baby Johnson is sound asleep.

I am sure there are many more date night in ideas that I have missed. So if you know of any just other great ideas, just let me know in the comments below and I would love to add them to my jar.

Posted on December 19, 2013 by BeautyBlondie

DIY Christmas Gift Tags

Christmas comes but once a year, which means it will come again next year.

Each and every year I get so many beautiful cards from all of my friends and family. I hate the thought of throwing them out after Christmas is over although I just can’t keep them all.

A few years ago I had the idea of reusing the cards by making them into gift tags. It worked out so nicely that I have been doing it ever since.

So naturally, I wanted to share my idea with you.

DIY Christmas Tags from old Christmas cards. Here are the some of the cards that I will use to turn into tags.

You will only need your old Christmas cards and a tag punch. (I got mine from Michael’s)

Make your own Christmas Tag from Last Years Cards
I love that you can use any card or color to get all different types of tags.

I love this idea of making your own Chrtisam Tags out of your old cards
First you will need to line up your card in the center of your tag punch.

When you have it lined up just the way you like it, press your fingers and thumb together.

The last thing you need to do is side the tag out of the punch.

It is as easy as 1, 2, 3. (Card, Cut, Tag.)

They turn out perfect every single time.

This is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to make Christmas gift tags.

Does this seem like something that you would be able to do?

Now all I need to do is finish my wrapping!!

Posted on February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 1 Comment

Here Are Some Kisses For All Of You! With Free Printable!

HAPPY ST. VALENTINE”S DAY!

I love St Valentine’s Day! It is all about giving to the people you love! This year I am going to be giving everyone a spoon full of kisses! I love how easy it is to make and even easier to give away!

You will need 5 thing!
1. Plastic Spoons
2. Circle Tooling
3. Hershey Kisses
4. Wrapping Ribbon

5. Paper and This Free Printable!

Place 3 kisses on the spoon and set the spoon in the center of the tooling. Then pull the top of the tooling over the spoon and tie with ribbon. Cut the printable into tags and add to the ribbon.

I love being able to give a gift to someone and making their day!

Are you doing anything for St. Valentine’s Day?

Posted on November 20, 2012March 13, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 3 Comments

Homemade Hair Bands

Who will agree with me that a women can not seem to get more than a few uses out of her tights before something happens to them? They always seem to snag on something or get a whole in them where they can no longer be used. I thought to myself there has to be something else I can do with these tights besides just throwing them away.

Before I knew it I ended up with an entire bag of ruined tights. I then remembered someone once telling me that you can use them for many different things including hair bands. So I decided to give it a try and I am so glad I did. I always seem to lose my hair bands and this was free to make my own. Win-Win!

Here is a short video showing you just what I did to make them.

Will someone please tell me that I am not the only person that misplaces small hair accessories? I will either lend them to someone with no intention of getting them back or I just flat out leave them in places they don’t belong and forget where I put them. Either way I find myself always buying more each time I am at the store.

Once you are all done turning your tights into hair bands you are going to need a place to put them all so you won’t lose them like I use too. I like to store mine on a Mason Jar turned upside-down. They fit on there perfect and you will never lose them.

This is a great way to keep your hair or bangs out of your face!

Do you find yourself in the same situation I was in? Do you think this will help you to be able to not only reuse your tights but save money as well? What else do you do with your old tights? I would love for you to share or even post a link.

Thanks for reading.