Gold, Silver and Bronze

When I started this craft blog the majority of my ideas had to do with the Young Women. As a leader I loved finding ideas and putting them to use and thought I would share a few of my own. Well as it turned out I was released and got to play with the cub scouts for a few months and then I was called to the stake young womens presidency. I'm loving it. I don't get to spend a lot of time with the young women but I love every moment I do. We are getting ready for a good old YW volleyball tournament and I was asked to come up with some medals. If we are going to do this we need to do it right! We need a gold, silver and bronze medal.


Man I wish I had one of those really nice cameras that makes everything you do look like a dream. So clear and crisp....but no I just have my cheapy that sometimes likes to take a smoke when the flash goes off. *sigh* Anyhoo so fun right?! I love girly stuff.

The budget to do something like this was nothing so I just used items I had around my house such as washers, spray paint, flowers and some jewels. I had to set apart the gold medal winners cause if you win it you are darn special. I stamped the word "champ" and then spray painted the gold medal. In case you are wondering these are the spray paints I used.

Let's hope they love them :)

1/2 Marathon Medal :)

Saturday I ran a 1/2 marathon with my sisters and some friends. It was a lot of work but also fun. My friend came up with the idea of doing our own 1/2 marathon. I called her one day and asked her if I could make metals. She said yes and this is what I came up with...

I'm starting to think anything is possible with washers. I just stamped a large washer and small washer. My friend named the marathon "1/2 ladies". I stamped the date in the middle. Here I am with my sisters...

I know it's nothing as fancy as a real medal but I thought it turned out cute. So many possibilities for this little gem. Are the wheels turning in your brain? I will tell you it looks super cute with just the word "courage" (it's my word of the year), a big flower and a small flower of a different color. So many flower color options out there too. Pictures will come soon.