Creative Compacting

Since I started compacting, I have really been trying to push myself to be creative.

We recently started doing Dave Ramsey's envelope budget system again and I love it.

I really wanted a nice wallet in which to keep all our envelopes.

But alas, buying a nice wallet for our budget system wasn't really in the budget.

I could have sewn one and found some good tutorials on Pinterest, but I never ever ever have fusible interfacing on hand. And to be honest, it was a bit too complex for as ADD as my mind has been lately.

And so when I was at Goodwill and saw this plain brown vinyl wallet, I went ahead and splurged the 49 cents, knowing I could do something with it... Even if I had no idea what.

I made some cute scrapbook paper envelopes and labeled them with my label maker (I have terrible handwriting and much prefer a nice neat label). The wallet has lots of slots to fit them all.

Fueled with a few sips of Papa's coffee (caffeine really affects me lol) I stayed up to the wee hours of the morn, trying to decide what to do.

I am not usually very good at painting, but I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

Funky on one side.

And flowery on the other.

There is also a little bunny and squirrely on there if you look close.

A look inside the finished product!

Each week I join several linky parties! What a fun way to share and learn!

Natural Living Monday, The Children's Bookshelf, Monday's Kid Corner, Hey Mom, Look What I Did!,Montessori Monday, Made by Little Hands, Homemade Mondays, Mama Moments Monday {Link Up}, The Gathering Spot, Little Wonders' Days, Mom's Monday Mingle, Mommy Moments, Frugal, Crafty Home, Hip Homeschool Hop, Mom's Library, Tuesday Tots, (tot school tuesday), The Tuesday Baby Link-Up, Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}, Tuned in Tuesday, Teach Me Tuesday, TOO Cute Tuesday, Open Call Tuesday, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, Tuned in Tuesday, Kids in the Kitchen, Waldorf Wednesday, It's Playtime, We Made That Linky, What I Learned Wednesday, Super Link Party, Kids Co-Op, Artsy Play Wednesday, Healthy 2Day Wednesday, Wildcrafting Wednesday, Adorned From Above, Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways, Kids Crafts, Link and Learn, Thrifty Thursday, Hearts for Home, needle and thREAD,Made U Look, Tender Moments with Toddlers and Preschoolers, Natural Living Link-Up, Small Footprint Friday, Our Days Homeschool Link-Up, For the Kids Friday, FarmGirl Friday Blog Hop, Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday, Read. Explore. Learn., Creative Learning on Friday, Preschool and Kindergarten Corner,Friday's Nature Table, The Friday Baby Shower, TGIF Linky Party, Family Fun Friday, Creative Friday,Friday Flair Link Party, Shine on Fridays, Friday Favs, Outdoor Play Party, Do Something Crafty,Weekend Whatever, Saturday Show and Tell, Tot School Gathering Place, Sharing Saturday, Share It Saturday, Country Kids, Link and Learn, sharing creative, ideas {all weekend}, Show and Share Saturday,Stress Free Sunday, The Sunday Showcase, The Preschool Prekinder Nook, Fun Sparks, The Sunday Parenting Party, The Homesteaders' Blog Hop, Making Boys Men, Spring Carnival, Made with Love,Raising Memories, The Creative Home and Garden Hop

And each week I co-host Eco-Kids Tuesday Link-Up!