Princesses in Disguise

Now isn’t that cute?  Whether you are giving a gift or looking for a way to store your earring collection, I have an idea for you!  Make this adorable paper box… it won’t take you more than ten minutes.

First, start out with two pieces of coordinating cardstock, one measuring 7″ x 3″ (on right in photo below), and one 4 1/2″ square (on left).

Score the 7″ x 3″ rectangle three inches from each side lengthwise, then fold.  (As pictured below)

Cut one inch into each edge of the square piece and score the rest of the way down.  (As pictured below)

Using the adhesive of your choice (glue or scrapbooking tape works well), assemble box.  Adhere square paper to bottom inside of rectangle, folding the four flaps inside.

Add finishing touches.  I rounded the corners of the lid and added ribbon to close it.  The possibilities are endless.  Have fun!

Since we were busy blogging daily commentaries for the Scripture memory challenge this month, we didn’t have time to write about anything else going on in our lives.  A lot’s been happening here at home, so let’s see if we can give you a re-cap…

:: A lot of time in March was spent working on craft projects to enter in our county youth fair.  We did enough sewing, knitting, painting, gluing, crocheting, stitching, and general creating to last us a good while.    Here are a few pictures of various projects our family entered.

:: One weekend, our parents went to Atlanta by themselves for a conference.  It was a challenging weekend for us children at home on our own, but, praise God, we survived!  No major emergencies, and we even potty-trained the twins.  Cherry, the baby, missed Mommy especially, and was so happy to see her again!

:: March 27th was the scheduled day of my (Kayla’s) first CLEP test as a Verity dual-enrollmentstudent.  I had been studying for this Humanities CLEP exam for six interesting weeks learning about everything from classic literature to art history to classical music.  Praise the Lord for answered prayers because I passed!  This week, I’m starting another six-week study schedule for a CLEP, this time for English Composition.

:: Last week, our grandma had a birthday.  A few days later, she started having some internal bleeding and was admitted to the hospital.  She is still there, now in the ICU, while they are trying to determine the cause of the bleeding and stop it.  Your prayers would be greatly appreciated.