Washer Necklaces

Who knew you could make such cute necklaces out of washers from Home Depot?! We made these necklaces for a YW activity and it was a HIT! The girls and leaders loved making the necklaces with such unlikely materials. I wish I would have taken more pictures to help explain how to do these, but I didn't. So, here goes...

Materials you'll need:

1. Washers 1 1/2 inches around, 1/2 inch hole.

(Although this would work for ANY size)

2. Hole punch from any craft store. I used 5/8 inch punch.

3. Scrap pieces of cute paper. I raided my scrapbook room for scraps!

4. Spray adhesive. (This makes life MUCH easier)

5. EnviroTex Lite pour-on High Gloss Finish

(I got mine at Roberts. You can print a 40% off coupon online).

6. Scissors and pencils.

7. Ribbon or twine.

FIRST punch hole in paper with hole punch, THEN trace circle around the hole.

It is important that the paper fit the washer just a little short. Meaning, you must see silver all around your washer. This will help seal your paper on the washer. (Helpful hint is to cut on the inside of the traced circle).

NEXT, spray one side of your washer with the spray adhesive. Place paper ring you have cut on the washer. 

NEXT, spread high gloss finish GENEROUSLY on top of washer, paper side up. We used toothpicks to complete this task. Make sure the entire washer is completely covered. 

NEXT, place wet washers on an old cookie sheet or cardboard covered in tin foil. Let washers dry for 48 hours! Don't panic when the high gloss finish bleeds onto cookie sheet... after the gloss dries, you can scrape the edges carefully with a razor blade. Works like a charm. 

NEXT, string ribbon or twine around washer... and you are DONE!

FINISHED PRODUCT!

YW in Excellence 2007

Chalk Boards for girls and their Recipe for Success cards

Entrance to Bistro on 3rd

Girls who got their award

Menu

YW in Excellence turned out great this past year... We used a deli theme and called our restaurant... "Bistro on 3rd". We had deli sandwiches with garnishes that represented all of the YW values and colors (see picture of the menu). The night highlighted the 5 girls who got their YW in Excellence Award and their parents. Each girl took a moment to share their favorite project. My favorite part of the night (besides the fabulous decor!) was the chalk boards that our wonderful Secretary made for the girls. Instead of the classic 'display table', the girls got to write their favorite experience/project on a "recipe for success card" that got placed on their respective chalk board. We then put the chalk boards around the room for the guests to read. It was a great night! 

New Beginnings 2008

For New Beginnings this year, our YW president came up with the fun idea of a Talk Show! It was called "The View--A Young Women's Perspective on Life". The evening consisted of hosts, special guests, commercial breaks, and craft corner. The hosts were the YW president and young women. The special guests were the Bishop to talk about mutual, a laurel to talk about camp, a laurel to talk about her YW in excellence award, ect ect. The commercial breaks advertised about Youth Conference and Girls Camp. Craft Corner highlighted how to make the favor of the night. The script involved funny things about YW like being late to 9 am church and flaking out on mutual nights. We had a great turnout and it was a fun different alternative to New Beginnings! 

Rhodes Dough

Last night for our activity, we went to the Rhodes Dough building and learned how to make some fun and simple recipes using Rhodes Dough. The demonstration lasted about 30 minutes and then we were able to sample all of the recipes and all of the different breads, rolls and desserts. The girls seemed to really enjoy it and all of the prep work and clean up stayed at Rhodes Dough! They do the demonstrations on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7:00. There is a minimum requirement of 30 girls, so we invited the girls moms to come too! It cost $3.00 per person. Check out their website for more info www.rhodesbread.com