Softball Gifts

I made all the senior girls a softball frame out of 1"x10"x 3 foot piece of wood I had laying around. I cut them at 7" so I got 5 out of my piece of wood, which is what I needed. I painted them a yellow color to look like a softball. 

Then I found something round to trace the 2 corners. I used red and black paint pens with a fine tip to paint my trace marks then put red stitching. 

After the paint was all dry I roughed it all up with sand paper (not just the edges, the whole board). I wiped the boards down with a damp cloth then sprayed them with clear coat spray. 

After drying completely I wrapped twine on the bottom and tied the 2 ends together. I used a piece of burlap ribbon to make a little bow and glued it and a clothes pin on the corner with E6000.

They turned out better then I hoped!

Last week I took the Senior girls pictures before their game. I made a 5x7 picture collage for each of the girls to put on the frame. They turned out really cute I think.

Since I was already doing this project I decided I should make the coaches something. So I cut a piece of wood the same as the frames just a couple inches longer and cut into a point to make it look like home base. Painted it the same as the frames. I decided to put the year on it with paint pen. Cut out a sticker to put on it with my cricut and drilled holes in the top corners and put some twine thru to hang. Added a bow and ribbon. I gave the girls a black paint market to sign their names and put their jersey numbers on it. It turned out really cute!

Senior Softball Night⚾️

Last night was senior girls softball night. Sadie's team played Firth, it was a good tight game. Tied 3-3 and went into an extra inning and the huskies won 4-3. Sadie played softball in middle school for a couple years and her freshman year. I tried to get her to play sophomore and junior years but she didn't want to and chose the school play Instead. I always loved watching her play. So I told her she was playing her senior year. She didn't really want to but soon remembered how much she loved it! She was put on JV to start and quickly made her way to Varsity. She has amazing coaches. Varsity Coaches Hill and Jensen. JV coaches Darcy and Delaney. Coach Hill went above and beyond to help her and encourage her she could do it! (He was also her coach in middle school) She turned into his bunt hitter. He taught her well and she has done amazing! 

Monday the huskies go into districts. They stand a good chance of going to state. I'm excited to see how they do. They are a great team and really know the meaning of team work and really encourage each other. I'm going to miss not being able to watch them play next year.⚾️