I Played Pokeeno!…
I have never played any kind of ladies night in game before {like Bunco, etc.}, but a while back I was invited to play Pokeeno and last Thursday I was finally able to go. Yay!! What the heck is Pokeeno, you ask? Well, you get a card that has five rows of five playing cards on it. There is someone that calls out playing cards from a well shuffled deck and, just like Bingo, you try to get a line across or diagonal. We also played where you had to get the whole border, or a certain letter, etc. It was fun!! Everyone had to bring a gift in the $10 price range. I, of course, wanted to make what I was bringing. I was recently inspired by THIS acrylic block set from Becky Oehler’s and decided to do my own spin on it and this is what I came up with.
I made this with the $1 block from Michael’s. They are less than 2 inches square, so they would not work for coasters, but they did work nicely for this wall hanging. I also used rhinestones instead of the {Bella} baubles that I am hoarding. The letters are cut from the Red Tag Cuttlebug Alpha and the paper that I used on the back is from American Crafts. The SU! Old Olive ribbon is adhered with 2 strips of red liner tape on the back of the blocks. To get the loop to stay, I sewed it down {sorry no pic}. The bow was adhered with hot glue. I also made a matching tea tin to package it in. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things and the circle is from PaperTrey. This turned out to be quite a hit, and I think that it would be fun to make more of these with different holidays in mind.
Hi Jen,
That is too pretty! I like it. I have been playing Pokeno for at least 3 or 4 yrs. and enjoy it. We always have soooo much fun! I have never played Bunco but hear it is fun too!
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You beat me to it! I had this same idea waiting in the wings! I was going to do a “Bath” one for a bathroom! I still will…I am just busy! WAY TO GO!
I hope you liked it!
These are exquisite! I would love to make them and I think I shall do just that! Thanks for sharing.
Oh, I love this Jen!!! It’s is absolutely, certifiably adorable!
You make the most wonderful, awesome things. I love this!
That is gorgeous! What a great project. Becky really stumbled onto something wonderful and I love seeing all of the alternatives.
This is beautiful!! What a lucky recipient!
Such a great idea to use the blocks from Michael’s. I’ve wanted to make these and not spend too much on getting the acrylic blocks somewhere else. Thanks for sharing. It came out beautiful!
Oh I LOVE it! I was thinking about buying some of these blocks just for decorating instead of stamping with. . .your creation is gorgeous!
STUNNING Jen!! Absolutely STUNNING!!
I have never heard of pokeeno!! I do play Bunco and we had a gift exchange too. Kuddos to you for making this adorable tin/with joy!!! I know someone really appreciated this gorgeous gift. Very thoughtful!! Chris
Oh My!!! How cute is this…Adorable!
Love this jen..those baubles are terriffic (stop hoarding those others…or send them to me and I will use them!
Great gift Jen!! Love those little blocks - I did the coasters yesterday and LOVED playing with them! Yours are soooo pretty!
Fabulous idea Jen! So cute! Great gift set!
Oh my! I LOVE it!
squeal! you just solved a problem I’ve been having! Next week I have a gift exchange for the stamp club I attend and I had no idea what I was going to do. yippee! thanks for sharing such a beauty of an idea
omg!!!! What a great idea….im going to m’s this morning and im gonna pick some up!!!!!!!!!!! tfs!
was it spoooooooooky?!?!?!
Wow girl, this thing is amazing!!! Beautiful!!!
This is so cute! I just love polka dots, and the tin is gorgeous!
Good Lord Girl, you are amazing!
What can I say except LOVE IT.
This is AWESOME! I love it!