Tennis Themed Granola Bars

Simply wrap your favorite granola bars in scrapbook paper. Cut out a contrasting large circle and add a smaller yellow circle with a tennis ball white line and tape it to the granola bar.

Tennis Lollipops

I took some lollipops and taped some yellow circles on a green polka dot paper. I used a white pen and made the tennis ball lines with a white pen. Then I taped the yellow tennis ball to the lollipop. So easy!

Perfect party favor!

Easy tennis Party Favor

Simply fill a narrow cellophane bag with yellow sixlets or m&m's and add a tennis ball sticker at the top!

This is such an easy party favor and I put them in a vase on our tennis party table and they looked super cute.

Tennis Emergency Kits

I made some Tennis Emergency kit for the ladies on my tennis team.

Each kit contained a hand sanitizer, emery board, Chapstick, sunscreen, hair ties, bandaids, and a granola bar.  Some other items you could include mints, mini Advil bottles and laminated tiebreaker rules.

I put all of the items in a cellophane bag and tied the bag with a yellow ribbon.

It just took a few minutes to package everything. 

On each cellophane bag I added a little label. And the ladies can keep these little emergency kits in their tennis bags!

Handmade Tennis Ball Christmas Ornaments

These ornaments were really easy to make! For a supply list and directions click on roommom27.blogspot.com. There are also some other tennis ideas. Click on the tennis link on the right hand side.

Merry Christmas!

Candy Tennis Ball Treats

My husband cut some tennis balls in half for me with a hack saw. I added a few pieces of Halloween candy and packaged it in a cellophane bag.

In case you have always wondered what the inside of a tennis ball looks like!

Hair Ties for The Tennis Team

These "Good Luck" hair ties are so easy to make! I made them in my tennis teams colors of black and berry. So far we have played three teams with the exact same colors.

For this project you will need:

5/8" fold over elastic

ruler

sharp scissors

card stock

The 5/8 inch fold over elastic is usually sold in fabric stores near the velcro or ribbon section.

Cut the elastic into 8 1/2 or 9-inch strips and fold the elastic in half and tie the ends with a knot.

Slide the hair ties onto a piece of card stock and write a good luck note and add a tennis ball sticker! 

It just took me about a half hour to make 8 little cards with team color hair ties. 

Food For After the Tennis Match

I don't know about you - but after a long tennis match I am often only hungry for a few bites of something. I never want a big heavy meal. So when it was my turn to bring snacks I made a  big platter of pinwheel sandwiches. I made both turkey and roast beef.

To accompany the pinwheels I put a handful of chips into the fold over sandwich bags and tied them with a ribbon.

These little chips bags are perfect with the pinwheels! What do you like to eat after a tennis match?

Tennis Ball Cookies

I made some tennis ball cookies in honor of the French Open. I used my favorite sugar cookie recipe and cut out some large 4 inch circles. Then I used some yellow candy melts, to frost the cookies and sprinkled them with yellow sanding sugar and used a white icing pen to draw the lines.

If you make the tennis ball cookies in a very small size they look cute on top of a cupcake. I am thinking about making ice cream sandwiches with these cookies.

I was sad to see Any Roddick lose in the first round. I would like to see Maria Sharapova win the tournament.

Looking Forward to the Grand Slams

I always look forward to watching the Grand Slams on television. I especially like to work on crafts while I am watching the tennis matches. Wimbledon is my favorite tournament and Maria Sharapova is my favorite tennis player.

So here are the dates of the upcoming Grand Slams -

French Open is May 27-June 10,  2012

Wimbledon is June 25-July 8, 2012

U.S. Open is August 27-September 9, 2012

I will be the "Rudy" of Tennis

If it doesn't rain on Wednesday - I will be the "Rudy" of tennis at my morning tennis clinic. I will run for every ball - I will be consistent. Nothing will get by me!

Wednesday Morning Tennis Clinics

I have been going to a Wednesday morning tennis clinic since September. And two days ago the coach told me that I needed to work harder and before he said it - he said how can I tell you this in a delicate  way? Huh? So I Googled  "tennis work harder." What an eye-opener.

I'll show you hard work! See you Wednesday morning!

Tennis Decorating

Doesn't this box of vintage racquets look fantastic? It makes such a fun hallway or entryway statement. The above photo is from ovadiaandsons.tumbler.com.

This fun bedroom is on houzz.com. Just type tennis in the search bar and this room will show up and lists some websites to buy the tennis ball pillows.  Some houses with tennis courts in the back yard also show up - drool.

Good luck with your tennis decorating.

Tennis Ball Wreath and Wimbledon Petit Fours

Don't you love this tennis ball wreath? It says "Tennis Players with Holiday Cheer Live Here! You can order this adorable wreath from the Etsy shop lovetenniswreaths. It is $45 with a $10 shipping fee for anywhere in the United States. Thet use up to 60 tennis balls to make this adorable wreath. This Esty shop also sell san adorable tennis ball necklace (made of actual tennis balls) be sure to check it out!

Someone had a very steady hand when they decorated these Petit Fours. These lovely Wimbledon Petit Fours are from konitorandcook.com. I think they are just beautiful!

Sorry I haven't posted on a regular basis! The holidays were just super busy! I still love tennis!

Fun Tennis Wreath and Shadow Box

This tennis racquet wreath was featured on virginiasweetpea.com on the July 12, 2011 post she gives exact directions on how to make a tennis racquet wreath! The color combinations are endless. I think a Christmas tennis wreath would be so fun to have on the door to of the tennis club!

This shadow box can be purchased on somethingsporty.com. They also sell sports themed candy. But I think that it would be fun to make your own tennis shadow box with photos, ticket stubs, an old racquet, tennis balls, score cards, etc. So start saving and gathering up your tennis memorabilia. 

Christmas Ideas with Tennis Balls

This Santa head is made from a tennis ball. There was not a website with instructions to make this Santa  but I am sure that it would be easy to figure out. Looks like you would just need felt, glue and yarn to make the pom pom. It would be nice to recycle your tennis balls for the Christmas holiday!

This photo is from Dailydanny.com.  It is Danny Seo's blog and he is an expert in "green living." Reuse, repurpose and recycle.

They took tennis balls and some pins, beads and sequins and decorated the tennis ball using straight pins to apply the beads and sequins. Don't the beaded tennis balls look fantastic? What a great holiday centerpiece! 

Tennis Miscellaneous

This is a great water bottle for the gym or tennis court. It has an opening on the side that holds personal things - keys, money, drivers license etc. You can purchase this on Amazon.com. I think that this would be a wonderful Christmas gift.

I love this tennis ball yellow dress. You can purchase the dress from the us.asos.com website. It has a scoop neckline and three-quarter length sleeves. I think the gathered drape in the front would be really flattering. It was originally $63.63 but it now on sale for $27.27.

These tennis ball stickers can be purchased from the Etsy shop TheGreenGrassGrows. For 15 custom tennis ball stickers or address labels the cost is $5.50 plus $1.50 in shipping anywhere in the United States.  This shop also makes tennis cupcake tennis toppers and goody bags. 

Tennis Doll Outfits

Vintage Barbie in her "Tennis Anyone?" outfit. This is so pretty! Barbie is ready to hit the courts.

This adorable tennis outfit fits all American Girl dolls. Just go onto the American Girl Doll website and the outfit for your doll is $34.  My daughter loved American Girl Dolls and we went to the American Girl Doll Place in Chicago twice and it is one of my fondest Mother/Daughter memories. 

Tennis Art

This Arthur Ash inspirational art is made to order. It is from the Etsy store Nativevermont. The size is 12 x 12 x 1.5 and is on a stretched wood frame canvas. This can also be ordered with a navy blue background.

This Union Jack picture is for sale on the Amazon.co.uk website it is a fridge magnet/wall sign.  The prices are listed in pounds. The size is listed in metric.  Conversion charts anyone? The sign is sold from signs2all ltd.

Fun Tennis Items

Don't you just love the chalkboard tennis racquet? This would be a really easy DIY project. They sell chalkboard paint practically everywhere. Then you could use the chalkboard racquet to keep track of your matches and scores. It would even be cute in a kitchen to write your grocery list. 

I love these tennis cake balls. I think I will try to make them after the holidays. However, if you would like to buy them you can order them from SatisfyingSweets.com. A dozen tennis cake pops is $18 plus shipping. The cake pops are covered in sugar so that the cake balls look fuzzy like actual tennis balls.