A dozen things to do.....

A DOZEN THINGS TO DO

Have a crafty urge but not sure what to do with it? Looking for fun, new projects to start this summer? Looking for new ways to use Heritage Makers Products?

Look no further. We've got a dozen ideas that will keep your craft crave busy.

Sometimes the best way to find a story is to make the story. You can have tons of fun by making games, books, and decorations for family time, your business, clubs, and more. You can even bring the family into all the fun. Laugh, sing, and play together while creating lasting memories. And who knows, the time you spend together creating may make a perfect addition to your book collection.

	#1 - 54 IDEAS FOR PLAYING CARDS SUBMITTED BY BECKY LOGAN Becky has some great ideas for playing cards and is making a deck to illustrate 54 examples. Already she has completed 21 cards. Her deck includes: 1) Girl Calling Cards, 2) Boy Calling Cards, 3) Adult Calling Cards, 4) Kid Gift Tags, 5) Adult Gift Tags, 6) Christmas Gift Tags, 7) Valentines, 8) Boy Chores, 9) Girl Chores, 10) Kid Coupons, 11) Love Coupons, 12) ABC Flash Cards, 13) Math Flash Cards, 14) Address Change Cards, 15) Graduation Contact Cards, 16) Conversation Starters, 17) Place Settings, 18) Book Loan Cards, 19) Seed Reminders, 20) Luggage Tags, 21) Room Fairy Cards, 22) Family Trivia, 23) Business Cards, 24) 52 Weeks To Do, 25) Fly Lady Routines, 26) Clue Game, 27) Sports Trading Cards, 28) Punch Cards, 29) Trivia, 30) Matching Game, 31) Birth Announcements, 32) Exercises, 33) Year Round Fun, 34) Prayer Reminders, 35) Recipes, 36) Dry Mix Ingredients, 37) Bible in a Year, 38) Lunch Notes, 39) Teacher Passes, 40) Teacher Gifts, 41) Coach Gifts, 42) Sales Motivation Cards, 43) Scavenger Hunt, 44) Grocery Staples, 45) Graduation Invites, 46) Thank You Cards, 47) Courtesy of... 48) Sports Plays, 49) Kids Art Work, 50) Bucket List, 51) Alzheimer's Patient Memory Cards, 52) Family Reunion Name Cards, 53) Dog Play Dates, and 54) Gift Cards.

#2 - PARTY PLANNER SUBMITTED BY GENE K. IRONHILL Gene is going to create a party planner with the cookbook/journal. The party planner will include sets of pages to write in checklists for food, decorations, themes, notes for future parties, etc. Another section will be for jotting down ideas, another for lists of websites to check out, another for favorite drink and food recipes, and yet another to place ideas pulled from magazines. #3 - AMERICAN FLAG SUBMITTED BY ANNIE GOLDMAN Using the 18x24 poster and over 225 family photos, Annie made an American flag. #4 - BABY'S FIRST YEAR SUBMITTED BY IVY BRIDGES Using the 18x24 poster and over 225 family photos, Annie made an American flag. #5 - "FAMILY TALK" SUBMITTED BY KIM BERWALD-VIAR Kim created a game for elementary age kids with the playing cards. "Family Talk" uses all 52 cards, each with a different question on it. The questions are used as conversation starters for dinnertime with the children. Each night they pull one card from the deck and everyone at the table answers the question. Examples of questions are: What is peace? Which one of the Seven Dwarfs are you most like? When you have a problem, who can you go to? What is your best motivator?

#6 - TRADING CARDS SUBMITTED BY MARY BETH LOVEJOY "I participate in Agility Training and Trials with my golden retriever Marley. When we register and get called to the line it is always done in the dog's name. Hence, all of the participants tend to remember the dogs, not the humans. "I have used the playing cards to create trading cards that have a photo of the dog participating in agility and any information about the dog such as birth date, owner's name, titles earned, recognitions, accomplishments, etc. Because playing cards come in packages of 52, a couple owners have ordered together; each takes a suit or two, making the product affordable to most participants. "I have also used this product as one of the items I use in raising funds for our club."

#7 - BROCHURES SUBMITTED BY KIM BERWALD-VIAR Kim created something a little different with the 3 Fold. She owns a specialty videography company and needs, not a lot of brochures, just about 100. The problem is that the brochures are always changing and she has to use different ones for different trade shows and other events. So, she made brochures using the 3 Fold. The custom-made brochures work perfectly and are nice quality—better than printed tri-folds from her office printer or from an expensive printing company. The 3 Folds work great for Kim's business plan and she sees a lot of potential for company and personal use. #8 - CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS SUBMITTED BY LYNN THIBAULT Last Christmas Lynn used the playing cards to make Christmas ornaments. She put a picture of her kids on one side and on the other she put warm wishes. When she received the printed cards, she hung a plastic snowflake on the bottom of each card. She added a hook at the top and hung the card ornaments on the tree. Her family and friends loved the idea and this year want to give Lynn a picture of themselves so she can make new ornaments to add to her tree.

#9 - LEARNING CARDS SUBMITTED BY CATHI KERSHNER Cathi is a home school mom who found a great use for the playing cards. She split the deck in half and used 26 cards for the printed alphabet and the other 26 for the cursive alphabet. The cards are great for practice and memory games. #10 - FLIP BOOKS SUBMITTED BY ANNA DEMILLE Anna used a camera that takes rapid shots to take pictures of her kids. She used the pictures and the playing cards to make flipbooks. Her kids love it. She says, "It's like handheld movies of themselves." She also came up with the idea for two other great ideas: Use two 3 Folds to make a giant die Make a message board by wrapping ribbon in a diamond pattern around one of the wrapped canvases; reinforce the back with a few layers of corkboard.

#11 - LEGACY BOOK SUBMITTED BY SANDY MANGANI "A picture of my deceased parents hangs on the wall in my living room and my four year old and I talk about them often. Not a day goes by that he doesn't look at those pictures and mention a story I've told. With that in mind, I'm always looking for that perfect Christmas gift for my brother and sister. Their needs are met and it's not easy to find the gift they will truly enjoy. "So, I put the two ideas together. A storybook of our parents' legacy begins with them as children, outlining some significant events in their life while growing up, while in the military, going to school, their wedding, their children, and their grandchildren. I asked each sibling to write favorite memories to include. The most fun was learning what character trait each of them believes they have from each parent. I thought this would be a perfect way not only to memorialize my parents' enriching life, but a way for us to keep their memory alive through stories with their grandchildren, some of whom never got to meet them. I plan to give a book to each family for Christmas." #12 - FAMILY REUNION RECAP BOOK SUBMITTED BY WENDY K. BROWN "Last year at our Peterson family reunion we had everyone write [their] memories and how they are related [to the family] on sheets of colored paper. Then we scanned them. We also took many photos. "I am compiling some old, rare photos of generations past and new photos from last year—as well as the papers that were written last year. I will leave some room [in the book] for more notes from this year. I will also be putting in the back a list of all known contact info and leave room for any additional info."