Movie Stubs Everywhere! a.k.a. I Did A Project Off Pinterest!

I love going to movies! I mean who doesn't? There is nothing like getting a group of people together to go to the theater buy some popcorn and sit in front of a large screen in the dark to see the latest blockbuster. I'm a huge fan of midnight premiers. Being among the first people to see a movie is so fun. I'm one of those people who keeps all the stubs from movies, sports events, concerts, and so on, but this ends up with stubs everywhere. Some on my desk, others in my scrapbook box, and still more on my memo board. I first thought I could put them in my scrapbooks but then I had the issue of which one to put them in. Do I put them all in my general album or split them and put the ones from school in my college album and the rest in the general?

So one day I was perusing Pinterest (if you don't know what this is you should. It's an amazing website where people can share anything basically by pinning it. Many people share craft ideas which I love), and I found the cleverest and neatest idea for saving ticket stubs. Someone had posted an idea using a shadow box as a drop box for tickets. They decorated the background to their liking and somehow had a slit in the top to drop tickets in almost like a piggy bank.

I had no idea how they got a hole in the top and I wanted it to look good but I decided to tackle that when I got there. So one time I went to Hobby Lobby I searched through the shadow boxes and found one that wasn't too big and was only about $20 plus they were on sale. After thinking about it I decided that instead of trying to put a hole in the top I would cut down the back so I could slide stubs in the back. That was another factor in picking a frame. I wanted one that didn't have any vital parts in the top inch and a half of the back (such as the pieces that hold the back on.) The one I picked was perfect.

...and with tickets.

The finished product without tickets...

My box had a burlap covered foam padding in it so I pulled that off since I knew I wouldn't need it. To cut the back down I scored where I wanted to cut and ran a box cutter over it continuously until it came off. It was much simpler than I thought it would be. I decorated the background using black and red scrapbook paper to create a stage setting. I put the black down first and freehand cut the red to look like curtains. I found theater themed scrapbook stickers on sale at Walmart and used those to add details to my shadow box background. I put the back on the shadow box and filled it with my stubs and viola! It now sits on my movie shelf and looks great

Friday (Saturday, and Sunday) Night Lights

Woohoo! Football season is upon us! Well for some it started last weekend but for me it really began this weekend since it was the first time I was really immersed in the football atmosphere.

I have always loved football and just competition in general, but football is my absolute fav. My favorite part of games is halftime. Now before all you die-hard fans start ranting and raving about how thats-not-part-of-the-game and I'm-not-a-real-fan, let me explain. In high school I was in the color guard, which is part of the marching band, which performs at most football games so therefore is "part" of the game, and halftime reminds me of one of my greatest memories from that time of my life and I'm also a sucker for a good marching show. In marching band we went to every game (away, home, and playoffs) which was a dream for me because I was a fan even before high school. You see I grew up and still live in a small town in Texas where high school football is a religion. I remember learning to growl in elementary school and barking in middle school preparing to be a Bulldawg, but I didn't get to go to a game until junior high. My first game was homecoming and I loved every minute of it. That was also the first time I saw a marching band and when I decided I wanted to be a part of that. Now all of that is not to say I don't enjoy a football game without a halftime show, I just enjoy it much more if there is an exciting halftime.

Pre-game with the Pride of Cove Band.

Pride of Cove at Halftime.

So like I said this past weekend was the start of my season. First on Friday night was my high school's first home game. After loosing in the season opener to A&M Consolidated, the Bulldawgs came home and beat Waco High 43-7. The Pride of Cove also put on an amazing performance of the first and second movements of their show this year Les Miserables. I can't wait to see it completed. Saturday we move to college football where Texas A&M and my alma mater Sam Houston State had their first games of the season. A&M unfortunately lost but SHSU pulled out a 54-7 win against Incarnate Word. I'm so proud of my Bearkats after coming off a second place finish nationally last year we are off to a great start this season.

RGIII after his first throw for a touchdown of the game on Sunday.

Finally on Sunday was NFL day. My team is the Packers but before watching them play I was able to watch fellow Cove graduate and Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III (RGIII to the media) play with his new team, the Washington Redskins. He played an amazing game and lead his team to a victory against the New Orleans Saints. Unfortunately my Packers lost to the 49ers but thats ok because tonight they beat the Chicago Bears 23-10. Go Pack Go!












Coming up this weekend on Friday is Cove's homecoming against a high school from Mexico and on Saturday we are going to Waco to see Sam Houston play the Baylor Bears. This may be the only game I get to see live this season so I'm really excited. We may have a shot this time since my friend RGIII isn't playing for them this time. I don't keep up with the NFL schedule honestly, but I have an amazing app from ESPN called Score Center that keeps me up to date on games and scores. You just select the teams you want and it gives you push alerts for when they start and score updates throughout the game. It's pretty awesome. Go DAWGS! EAT 'EM UP KATS!