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Scripture Clips/Bookmarks

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Today I’m sharing a fun and trendy project perfect for your Young Women or even Activity Day Girls – scripture clips!

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If you’re familiar with paper planners you’ve probably heard already that they’re making a comeback and the accessories that come with them make planning, or in our case – Personal Progress, scripture reading, and earning the Honor Bee – a lot more fun.

These simple clips are a great place marker and who doesn’t love a little sparkle as a reminder to read their scriptures or work on their Personal Progress goals?

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You can make the clips ahead of time and give them as birthday gifts or at your next Evening of Excellence, or this project would be great to include at a mutual activity to keep the girls busy while you had one-on-one time with each girl to pass off completed Personal Progress goals and select new ones.

You might even want to introduce the Honor Bee goal to your girls and encourage them to plan to earn this award as well when they finish their Personal Progress or as they work on earning their medallion. All you’d need is a cute “honey” themed dessert and you’ve got a simple and fun mutual activity!

Here’s what you’ll need to make your own scripture clips:

paper clips
adhesive
ribbon
rhinestone jewels*
hole punch
patterned paper

*any type of jewel or charm will do; however, these simple rhinestones are just a few dollars at Walmart or you can find similar ones in the dollar bins at Michael’s.

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Select your jewels, adhere them to the end of the paper clip with a permanent adhesive (cover the back with a punched patterned paper circle) and allow to dry. Then knot a small length of ribbon under the jewel and you’ve got a scripture or Personal Progress book clip.

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If you’re looking for a great way to help your girls plan Personal Progress goals, you can pick up a free printable (and use this cute clip) to attach it to their Personal Progress book.

The Honor Bee printables pictured are a great way to help the girls track their progress and can be found at Prickly Pear Design Co.

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Marissa is a momma by day and brander/graphic designer for small businesses by night…and nap time. This sunshine-loving Arizona girl finds herself calling Idaho home and loves being outside with her husband and 2 little ones as we explore the great outdoors and rack up steps on the Fitbit walking the neighborhood. You can find  some of her favorite things – chatting branding and design for bloggers and small businesses, and a bunch of free printables for Young Women, home, and more here.

His Grace is Sufficient – Free Printable

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GraceIsSufficientBlogPic-01Hi friends!
Today I have a beautiful printable for you. But we can be honest here, right? Okay…here goes. This was not what I was planning on sharing with you. In fact, I had a completely different printable ready to share, was about to hit publish and WHAM! Was hit with a full-blown melt down, panic attack. Yep. True story. Ugly cry and all.

What was the madness behind the tears? Well for starters, I was having computer issues, which always induces some form of panic. But I was also slammed in the face with this all-consuming, awful feeling of inadequacy. You know what I speak of, yes? This little (sometimes huge) voice in my head was telling me that what I have to offer isn’t good enough, that it won’t matter and that I am wasting my time. I wish I could say this is the first time this has ever happened to me, but I’ll be honest and say that this is a battle that I have fought many (many, many) times. When I was in my younger years, this little voice would nearly cripple me from accomplishing just about anything. However, I feel like I have come a long way in battling this demon, but once in a blue moon, it sneaks up on me and rears its ugly head. It frustrates me to no end when I have these feelings, because I swear its something that I have overcome or somehow conquered. But then it pops right back up, usually un-announced, un-invited, and definitely not welcomed. So what did I do? I slammed my computer shut, drew a bath and decided to call it a night.

Even though I really did not want to (honesty, right?) I knelt down for prayer. I was almost instantly reminded of this month’s Come Follow Me lesson on Grace and the scripture found in Ether 12:27 that speaks about Christ’s grace being sufficient to turn our weaknesses into strengths. I love what Elder Ucthdorf says about grace, “Another element of God’s grace is the opening of the windows of heaven, through which God pours out blessings of power and strength, enabling us to achieve things that otherwise would be far beyond our reach. Throughout our lives, God’s grace bestows temporal blessings and spiritual gifts that magnify our abilities and enrich our lives. His grace refines us. His grace helps us become our best selves.”  So not only can I apply grace in spiritual matters, but I can apply it in my day to day temporal needs.  I can use grace to get that voice out of my head tells me I’m not enough.  Grace can stretch what I have to offer into much more than I think I have to give.
GraceIsSufficient2-01I decided that I needed to create a printable to help me (and maybe you) remind me that His grace is sufficient to help me be the best version of myself. And as Brad Wilcox states, “The grace of Christ is sufficient—sufficient to cover our debt, sufficient to transform us, and sufficient to help us as long as that transformation process takes.”

Get this 8×10 and 5×7 printable here. This printable coordinates with the Come Follow Me lesson helps that is available here in the Sugardoodle Shop.

Heart,
Melanie B.

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Do it! free printable

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It’s January and the popular look of this month is often represented with blank slates and the color white.  Current advertisements depict crisp, cotton sheets and beautiful stacks of soft, fluffy white towels.  Blogs feature shiny, clutter-free countertops and labeled canisters lined up on pantry shelves. I’m drawn to these images, because it’s what I want to see after the last piece of English toffee is consumed, the lingering scraps of wrapping paper are tossed, and the final Christmas bin is neatly stacked away in the garage; cleared surfaces and clean slates.  It feels so good to give my eyes a rest in my home and refocus.  In January, I am no longer distracted by clutter and holiday bustle, so I can finally dream about what I want to accomplish over the next twelve months. Many of us clean, organize, dejunk, and set goals as a ritual at the beginning of the new year.  Isaiah 1:18 reads, “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.”  What hope that scripture gives us to be diligent in trying to make changes!  All the mistakes we made last year that we want to fix and the goals we set but didn’t follow through, we get to try again.  It doesn’t feel so discouraging, because we have a clean slate.  President Gordon B. Hinckley encouraged us to “try a little harder to be a little better.”  Once you identify what will make you a little better,  think of what can remind you to stay motivated with your goals when life starts once again filling up with daily clutter and schedules?  Is it a song?  A slogan?  A quote?  A scripture? A daily alarm?

As for me, nothing inspires me more than words put in an art form.  The power of the written word.  I love President Spencer W. Kimball.  He is the prophet I grew up with from the time I was four until I was a junior in high school.  I am inspired by the personal slogan that he lived by, “Do it!”.  I have seen these two little words many times together over the last several decades.  They’ve been engraved on multiple desk plaques, printed on thousands of refrigerator magnets and wall posters, and most likely called out by mothers everywhere when chores are in need of getting done. “Do it!” is the simple phrase that calls us to our duty.  Whatever main goal you set this January, quit contemplating over it. Quit thinking about starting it, and just DO IT!

And if you’re one that needs a visual reminder to stay focused, click here to download my hand lettered print pictured in the above photograph.

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This guest post was submitted by Aimee Ferre.  She grew up in the desert of East Mesa in Arizona, but married a mountain loving Utah boy.  She currently lives in Sandy, Utah and is a mom to 3 daughters. She owns a small crafting business where she creates holiday decor and specializes in hand lettering.  You can always find her creating new projects or planning gatherings for friends and family.  Follow her on Instagram to see what is currently on her desk or find her at aimeeferre.com.