Last night was our final night of volleyball for awhile... maybe for a long while, as Bryn seems to have lost interest in the sport. To be perfectly honest I wish she'd keep at it. I think she's improved SO much in the past year and could be really good with more practice. But, right now it's not working for her and I'm not going to push it. At this age, I think keeping yourself open to trying new things is good. It's only in trying new things that we figure out what it is that makes us happy. So this summer we'll look into doing gymnastics and I'll be registering her for a 1-week soccer camp that she's participated in for the past 4 summers as well.
Anyway... with the final night of volleyball looming & lots of SRM tubes on hand, I decided to make a little something for all the girls on Bryn's team. She's been into changing out her shoe laces lately, so I thought it might be fun to fill each tube with a pair for each of the girls. I started with a bunch of different colors I found at Target, but you can find an entire batch of 15 pairs on Amazon for less than I paid, and well.. who doesn't love the convenience of online-shopping?
Isusser 15 Pairs 45" Flat Coloured Athletic Shoe Laces Sneakers Skate Shoes Boots Sport Shoes
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I used my SRM volleyball stickers along with a star punch, some Pink Paislee & some random ribbon I had in my stash to embellish my tubes...
I put it all together on Tuesday night while watching The Voice. Wanted to pass the time with something I didn't actually have to sit & watch...
I love how the volleyball stickers fit perfectly on top of each tube...
Check out the SRM Stickers blog for more inspiring ways to use the SRM tubes.
The ideas are endless!
And now... I'm happy to say it's time to go teach ZUMBA! Love my job!
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These are just to cute!! I'm sure everyone just loved them :)
Posted by: Stacy Rodriguez | May 05, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Such sweet little gifts there! Hope that Bryn finds what it is that she really enjoys. :)
Posted by: Chris | May 05, 2011 at 02:38 PM
You are a tube maniac!!!! awesome awesome awesome!
Posted by: Jing-Jing Nickel | May 05, 2011 at 02:51 PM
How stinkin' adorable are THOSE?! Flippin' brilliant!! I love these, Deana!
Posted by: Amy H | May 05, 2011 at 05:06 PM
Oh my goodness, these are so adorable! The volleyball on the top is the perfect finishing touch :)
Posted by: Antonia Krajicek | May 05, 2011 at 08:43 PM
I've been watching the Voice... and like it.. but thinking now that the judges have SEEN them... they are going to eliminate them based on their looks... so I will keep watching to see if I am right :):):):):):)):) I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the tubes!! Such an AWESOME idea! YOU ARE AMAZING! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | May 05, 2011 at 09:29 PM
Cute cute tubes! I love the bright colors with the b/w stickers :)
I watched the 2nd episode of The Voice on Hulu last night. I enjoyed it--kind of funny that I have no idea who any of the stars were except CA. Guess I'm out of the loop. And the only reason I recognized Miranda Lambert's name when it was mentioned was because it's Miranda :)
We had burritos for dinner. Then I headed to a yoga class--shocking, I know. I think I may finally be motivated to start exercising again.
Posted by: MelanieJ | May 06, 2011 at 01:45 AM
Those tubes are REALLY cute!! The girls will love those. Sweet of you to do that.
Going through a similar situation w/Alison. Even though she's only 5 (well, almost 5 - in 2 weeks), she felt comfortable telling me that she did not want to do dance this summer, that she just wanted to take the summer off and play outside a lot. She's done dance for a year, so she stuck with it for a while. She's really looking fwd to starting soccer in the fall.
Have a GREAT weekend, and Happy Mother's Day!
Posted by: erinrwillis | May 06, 2011 at 08:14 AM
what a great idea!!! love the tubes and what you did with them... awesome!!!
{{hugs}} Michelle
Posted by: Michelle | May 15, 2011 at 03:34 PM
This is perfect. My girls play volleyball (yes, it becomes your life) and this will be a great gift for the team at the beginning of the season. Thanks for a wonderful idea!
Posted by: Judy | July 01, 2011 at 01:38 PM
These are SO AMAZING!! I am on a super-tight budget and was looking for an adorable but affordable gift my daughter could give to all 24 girls who made her 7th grade Volleyball Team! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!
Posted by: Diana | September 25, 2013 at 09:19 AM
Can you tell me where to get these stickers and what size tube you used to make these volleyball shoelace tubes? They are so cute!!
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