Summer is here, I can feel it!
My summer is usually laid back,
spending time at the beach and
working dance camps.
But now I have a job that doesn't take off
for summer and I'm balancing
even more on my plate.
And the one summer class I'm taking
started today.
Summer isn't as fun when you are
an adult.
Anyway I started a new project on Saturday.
A display for a fundraiser I organized
and I wanted to share it with you.
I found a fundraiser idea
that you make envelopes labeled with $ amounts
and allow people to simply choose to donate.
This is for my church youth group,
so we made some envelopes.
(unfold an envelope, trace onto a piece of
scrapbook paper and cut out.
Follow the same envelope folds and use either glue
or double sided sticky tape to secure.)
I started with a small pallet that I had at my house.
My brother cut it for me,
my family seems to think I can't
use power tools.
Then I spray painted it.
Which I don't have a picture of.
I used a box and covered it in brown paper
to put the envelopes in.
It was extremely hard to cover it.
I taped the two shorter ends in
so the envelopes would fit in.
I left a slot on the other two ends
so the envelopes would slide in
without opening it.
Notice my Christmas tree ribbon goes in two directions?
Yeah, my brain doesn't see that kind of stuff until the end.
The final product.
I used twine and small clothes pins
to hold the envelopes in place.
The display looked so nice.
We are raising money for
which will be used to pack shoe boxes of Christmas
presents to children in impoverished nations.
I liked it.
By -J
