Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Measuring Dad for Fathers Day


Father's Day may be this over-hyped holiday made popular by greeting card companies but I still think it's worth celebrating. Perhaps it's because I have a wonderful father or because my husband is a wonderful father to our little tots. So I really wanted to do something special to commemorate the occasion. I also think it's great to encourage our kids to set aside a day to just make Papa feel special.


So I got this project idea from this page and I thought it was just genius! My husband doesn't really care for flowery, intricate projects so I had to keep it clean and innovative. Since my son who is 4 would be giving it to him, I thought it would be great to have an interactive element too. So I made a measuring tape full of clever little comments on what 'not so great dads do and in one single spot, it says 'Practically Perfect in every Possible Way'. The idea was that my son would measure his dad's waist and only at this point would this message appear. I also made a gift box for the tape measure and here are some photos. 


I basically used a whole bunch of Itsy Bitsy card stock to create this project and added some of their latest washi tape to neaten it all up. The foam alpha stickers also came in handy and how do you like my big satin bow at the top? Love it!


Finally if you're wondering how I put this whole project together, here is a pictorial collage that explains all the steps involved in creating this project. Of course if you have any doubts, do leave a comment and I will get back to you.



Did you do something special for your dad or husband this Fathers' Day. Leave a comment and tell us all about it. I would love to drop by and see what you did.

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14 comments:

  1. Mind blowing!!! What a brilliant idea.

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  2. This is such a special and unique gift,Sunehra!! so much of effort for the tape, WOW!!

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  3. Great great project. Loved it.. Love the bow too.. :)

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  4. fabulous project must say. you rock here with the idea of tape... ..

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  5. Loved ur idea ...."Its DIFFERENT";)

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  6. what a great thought ....its simply a WOW box :))

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  7. Fabulous idea wid the tape sunehra

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  8. mind-blowing.you always come up with very innovative ideas.any father would love this kind of gift

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  9. Superb idea Sunehra. I am sure your husband must have loved it and your son must have had fun with it.

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  10. How do you keep coming up with such brilliant ideas Sunhera ..This one is a wowszer for sure :) ..I just loved this concept with the tape... what a thoughtful father's day gift it is !! ..Thank you so much for sharing the tutorial for it .:)

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  11. Wow!!! Super creative idea sunehra!! loved it :)

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  12. um speechless ! For me one synonym for "brilliant and beautiful execution of a out-of-the-box smart design" is "Sunehra Koshy" :)

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  13. Sunehra..I have tried implementing your this concept in one of my creation.Will be very happy,if you drop by ..
    http://bips-violation.blogspot.in/2013/07/hola-friendsa-very-warm-welc0me-to-my.html

    hugs,
    bips

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