For my husband’s birthday this year, all he wanted was for me to make him a Cornhole court. So with help from a friend (a lot of help) we put together his very own bags court. I still have to finish the final step of painting the Patriots logo on the blue box and the Green Bay Packers logo on the green one. This game is super fun and is best played with a beer in your hand.
A few suggestions in construction:
- I used MDF instead of plywood on the top. It’s cheaper, smoother and precut at home improvement stores
- Triple sew the seams of the bags. A lot of pressure is put on the seams during the game. I found myself running upstairs with broken bags during the party fixing them
- If you can’t find corn (which I found at Lowe’s later) I used beans.
I got my cornhole plans from cornholecornhole
You can get free plans from cornhole-game.com
Both site give a history and rules of the game.
July 25, 2008
This is a low impact and quick game that fulfills the “games” requirement at a shower but at the same time is fun and everyone can play. The basic gist is that you ask the groom 10 questions. Make a game card with the 10 questions and have every guest take a shot at what they believe the answers are. Then you read thru them out loud and have the bride give a shot at them. The guest with the most correct answers wins a door prize.
July 3, 2008
The best part of eating mussels is dipping the bread in the garlic sauce. Here’s our friend Julia’s recipe that’s so super yummie:
- 1 head of garlic (yes, the whole head)
- 1 small white onion chopped
- Maine Mussels (Maine is the best after all)
- Dry white wine
- 1/2 stick of butter
Simmer all the above in a covered sauce pan until the mussel shells open. Serve with a french baguette for dipping. Don’t eat any mussels that don’t naturally open up on their own!
July 2, 2008
My new favorite thing in card making is hand stitching with embroidery floss. My mom and I got really into it last Christmas break when we found some stencils at our fav craft store in up north Wisco. Since then, it’s definitely become more popular. I did a little web fishing and I found makeandtakes.com which had this super duper cutie tie pattern. It was fun and easy to make. So easy that I did it during a Friday night girlie wine night. Sorry, Doug for spilling wine on yours….
Click here to download the pattern
July 1, 2008
When we go to the beach we always write the date and the beach name in the sand and take a picture. That way when it comes time to scrapbook we can introduce the pages within the picture. It’s especially fun when it’s my nephew Eric’s first time on the beach.
June 30, 2008
I made this quilt for my sister-in-law who graduated from Mercer University last month. Congrats Katie! It contained pictures of family members hugging and holding each other. There was a quote on the back that read: “Your family may not always be able to hug and hold you, but squeeze this quilt tight and you will always be able to hug and hold them.”
Other helpful links:
Editing photos in Photoshop
Example of another grad picture quilt
June 3, 2008
Man!!! I’ve hit the baby age… I feel like I’m making a congrats card every week. These paper diapers are making great mileage!
May 8, 2008
My girlfriend needed a invitation in a pinch for her bridal shower. Weddings are like my favorite thing in the world so of course I jumped at the opportunity to help. I always make 3 different versions of something I make so the person can pick but my first one is always the best. Of course she loved the first one too!
May 7, 2008
These flowers make a huge difference when decorating for a party. I made these a few years ago for a “Mexican Themed Baby Shower” at work. They are going to get some more mileage this summer at a bridal shower I’m helping throw.
Idea for “She who must not be named“
May 6, 2008
