Finally a Family Tree Bag!

I love my Heritage so much that I want to be able to have and show off my Family Tree with me wherever I go...
With this passion of mine I have made books, cards, calendars, flipbooks and more, but while I can bring some of these with me in a bag, I really have to have a "reason" to show them off.
When I saw that Heritage Makers was offering a bucket bag, my heart jumped: I could make one with my Family Tree!!!
I started creating it as soon as I could, and thanks to the import feature, I didn't need to create a tree from the beginning, so I took one of the projects I had made in the past, and modified it to suit the size and shape of the bag.
I wanted one side to have pictures of my kids, my husband and I, and the other one to have our whole 5 generations family tree, so this is what I came up with:

It took about 3 weeks to receive it, but oh what joy when I could finally have it in my hands!

Isn't it gorgeous?I have had it for less than a week, and I LOVE it!

I Love how people will stop me to tell me how much they like it, and ask me if I made it, then we start talking about the similarity between my kids or my husband and their ancestors...
I think this is one of the coolest family Tree projects I have created!
Now I can really say that I have my Heritage with me everywhere I go, and I don't need to really find an excuse to talk about my passion, people come and ask me about it!

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!

I also love that because I am a Club HM member I was able to get a pretty nice discount on this bag, plus, since I had been accumulating publishing points, I did not have to spend my money all at once!

If you would like to create a bag like this, just contact me or make a comment below, and I will be happy to help!
It can be made with any of the Family Tree Templates I created, any background, and can be customized to fit your family tree needs.

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You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once!
Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas? 

My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or  can have it completely personalized by me for them  for a reasonable fee.

Want more for less? Check out our incredible host rewards and My Club HM!

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Easy, fun crafty: Notebook covers

The things you can do with a greeting card!

If you look in the template gallery you will find these template to create 3x5 notebook covers.
Each greeting card will make 3 notebook covers! Easy, fun, crafty and inexpensive, especially if you publish them when they are on sale!
Never underestimate a greeting card!!!

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You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once!
Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas? 

My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or  can have it completely personalized by me for them  for a reasonable fee.

Want more for less? Check out our incredible host rewards and My Club HM!

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Family tree canvas collage

After creating the 2 sides family tree, I realized that this would be perfect to create any kind of Family tree collage, like this one:

This is another possibility:

Or if you like, you can put together this version of canvas collage:

and make it like this:

or if you prefer the tree canvas to have a border:

and if you want all of them to have a border:

You get the idea!
You really can have lots of fun planning your family tree collage! It will be even better once it is on your wall!

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You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once!
Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas? 

My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or  can have it completely personalized by me for them  for a reasonable fee.

Want more for less? Check out our incredible host rewards and My Club HM!

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25 thoughtful gifts under $25

Uh oh...We are exactly 2 months from the most wonderful time of the year!
When it comes to Christmas, I always say that gift giving shouldn't be stressing, and more than anything, should be meaningful.
It doesn't really matter if your gift was expensive or not, what really matters is the thought  you put in it.
If the gift is also within your budget, well, that's a bonus.
Here is a list of gifts that you can create for less than $25.
Some of them are also under $10, so have fun discovering them!^_^
Some I already blogged about, some I am going to blog about, so bookmark this blog post as I am going to add more links as I think of them! I am probably going to have even more than 25 gifts under $25!

Here is the (ever growing)  list!

14x11 posters:

 24x18 posters

Keepsake Christmas tags

Mini family tree
Subway art:

Calendars (if you are a club HM member)

3+ generations in a cube:

Family folds

CD/DVD covers

Playing cards

Mini calendars

Cookbook


Set of bookmarks

Family history desktop calendar

Frame-able inspiration 

Place mats

(double sided kids family tree mat with games doming soon!)
Versatile greeting cards

Family tree advent calendar:

Scrap pages (including the frame!)

Soft bound books (with CLUB HM membership)

Swatch books 

Photo tumbler

 Magnetic family tree game

(more possibilities on the magnetic family tree here!)
Heritage blocks 

Kids blocks

Photo Clock

Family-faith-friends blocks

Count Down Blocks

Photo holder

 

Notebooks covers

Home decor tiles

 

Whatever your choice is, remember that your loved ones will appreciate this gifts because not only they are so beautiful, but especially because every time they will look at them, they will know that you have given them the best gift... The gift of time! 

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You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once!
Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas? 

My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or  can have it completely personalized by me for them  for a reasonable fee.

Want more for less? Check out our incredible host rewards and My Club HM!

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