I wanted to make my husband's first father day special! Here are some of the things I made/did:
I was inspired by Pinterest for the tie banner, but unfortunately the link to the website was broken (hate it when that happens). I decided it didn't look that hard to make. Here's how I made mine:
Supplies:
- 6 pieces of 12x12 scrapbook paper
- 8-10 ft. of yarn
- 3 in. letters to spell Happy Father's Day (I used Groovy letters from my Cricut)
- hole punch
- glue (gluestick or Mod Podge to adhere letters)
Directions:
1. Make a template for your ties by cutting one piece of paper to make a 4 x 12 in. rectangle. This will ensure you can fit 3 ties per paper, giving you 18 ties total. You only need 17 to spell Happy Father's Day and have 2 spaces between the words.
2. Fold the rectangle in half, hot-dog style (for those of you deprived people of a good 1st grade teacher, that means long-ways to create a 12x2 in rectangle).
3. Draw a diagonal line from the outer top corner (the corner NOT on the fold line) in toward the fold line, but stop about 1/2 in away. DO NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FOLD LINE. Change directions, drawing a long diagonal line to almost the bottom of the outer part of the rectangle. Stop and change directions again, this time finishing with a diagonal line at the bottom inside corner of your rectangle. This doesn't have to be exact people. You are creating one side of the tie and cutting on the fold, that way when you open your rectangle it will be symmetrical. BAM!
4. Cut along your lines. When you open it it should look something like this:
5. Use your template to trace 17 ties. I was able to fit 3 ties per page.
6. Next, I used my Cricut to cut out 3 in. letters for Happy Father's Day. I used my Groovy cartridge. However, you don't need a Cricut to do this. You can draw your letters onto the ties, print out letters and cut them out, or save yourself a lot of time and BUY some letters! Doesn't matter.
7. Adhere your letters, one per tie, to the ties. You will have 2 empty ties for the spaces. I used Mod Podge to glue my letters on, but gluestick would work great too.
8. Punch 2 holes on the top of each tie, one to two inches apart.
9. Weave the yarn through the holes in the top of the ties to create the banner.
10. Hang up your totally awesome tie banner.
If I were to do it again I would use a different color for the letters. Just saying.
Ok next project: Surprise breakfast. I don't really buy processed/sugary foods, so buying my husband these little powdered donuts was a HUGE treat. I have actually never bought them before this Father's Day. Lol. This was waiting for Olson in the morning:
Last crafty thing I did was make a Daddy Daughter Date Book. I got the idea from
here. I did
not make mine from scratch like that lady did (seriously... kuddos...). I simply traced the cover of a composition notebook onto the back of some scrapbook paper, cut it out, mod podged it on, and added some more scrapbook paper for the title. SUPER easy. On the first page I wrote a note to Olson about my hopes for him and Chloe with this sweet book.
I also threw in
The Bourne Legacy for a "manly-er" gift.
Happy 1st Father's Day, Olson!
