DIY Decorative Hoops

Another easy, inexpensive craft:

Decorative Hoops

Supplies:

*Cross Stitch Hoops*

(you can buy really, really cheap ones at thrift stores!)

*Fabric of your choice*

*Wood stain pen*

(optional; can be found at most craft stores)

*Scissors*

Directions:

*Iron fabric and cut out fabric to about 1"-2" bigger than your hoop.

*Stain your hoop with the marker, allow it to dry completely (It dries within minutes)

*Loosen the outer hoop, and pull the fabric around smaller hoop

*Fit and tighten the outer hoop over the inner hoop, pulling the fabric

*Make sure your fabric is pulled tightly

*Hang it on the wall for a cute decoration!

DIY Dry Erase Board

Like most American women my age, I'm addicted to Pinterest.

I can spend hours at a time finding all sorts of wonderful things and pinning them to my board.

Today was my day off, and I decided instead of pinning to my hearts content, that I would actually make one of the 100+ things I have on my board:

A Dry Erase Board

It was super easy to make, and thanks to Hobby Lobby's amazing sales, I spent less than $20 for all my supplies.

All you need is:

*A collage picture frame*

*Patterned scrapbook paper*

*Stickers*

Since there were 8 frames and only 7 days, I put one of my favorite sayings in the last slot:



Weight Loss Chart

Today I made a weight loss chart to keep me motivated on my journey..

Here it is:

This masterpiece took me 4 back-breaking hours to complete, but I'm so proud of it!

So, my plan of action is to weigh myself every Sunday and record it here.

The last column is designated for amount of weight I lost during that month.

This may sound childish, but for every 10 lbs I drop, I'm going to add a fancy little gem to my chart.

 (I thought a gold star was too cliche'.)

Also, I decided I wanted to reward myself somehow for every 10 lbs I lost. So, I've decided that I'm going to put $50 into a vacation fund every time I recieve a little gem.

I have so many things I want to do and places I want to go, so I thought this would be the perfect way to reward myself and keep myself motivated. 

So far on Weight Watchers I've lost 12.5 lbs. 

That makes 34.5 lbs total since my heaviest.

I'm so excited!!