Today, I’m taking a few minutes to jot down a list of ten items I love to keep around for embellishing gifts. They’re easy to store and it makes me happy to grab them when I go to put together a quick gift or want to “add some pretty” to the package. 1. RiBBoN!!! I […]
Of Parcels, Papers and Packages {No. 5}
{affiliate links included} This is the gift packaging post edition that could also be called………. “Wherein We Package Gift Items Within Sight”. I like to sometimes “wrap” a gift in plain sight. With a few elements such as ribbon, Baker’s twine, a cute basket or box, some tulle or gauze bags, you can create a […]
Of Parcels, Packages and Paper {No. 4}
Here’s some fun packaging of treats for a friend’s birthday! We made cake pops and tucked them into cute, treat boxes. These boxes came from Sweet Lulu. I tucked the cake pops into little muffin liners and settled them inside the box. This treat box is clear coated onside, so it protects the cardboard against […]
Yarn Along {And Giving Away Some Stuff}
{affiliate links included} Linking up with Ginny and Frontier Dreams and Life and Yarn! I made some more progress on my red leaf scarf. A few more leaves and it will be finished! We’ve been busy with farm work and field work and watering flowers and mowing yard and weeding here and there and moving sprinklers […]
Yarn Along {Make Room For What You Love}
Linking up with Ginny and Frontier Dreams and Decor to Adore. {affiliate links included} Tracey from the blog Clover is hosting a baby shower for Ginny this week at Yarn Along. I’m not skilled enough to knit up anything too fantastic for a baby gift, but I did have this dear, little dress tucked away and […]
Of Parcels, Packages and Paper {No. 3}
I have gift packaging pictures lurking around on my computer and I just haven’t done anything with them FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. Here’s my last packaging post. I mean!! There are so many fun gift bag designs! My girlie-o fixed up this package above for a friend. I liked how she added the little […]
Celebrate With Favorites Giveaway!
Well, January just tore on by! Ever since Thanksgiving our days have definitely done that. My sister and her family were here for Thanksgiving, {yay} I had two craft shows with my Lilla Rose, then surgery, then Christmas celebration here and traveling and Christmas celebration in Ohio, home again and then Matthew and Renae headed […]
Paper Flowers Tutorial
Hi to You today! 🙂 Want to make a paper flower or two? We did Christmas ones over here. These are the same, just any-occasion paper. January is a good project month. I like making these and they’re easy. They can make me feel just a bit fumble-fingered when I flatten them to glue them in […]
Yarn Along {My Fringe Hours}
Well, it’s no secret I’ve been a bit nutty over pom-poms. {Come see my pom-poms in this post if you missed it.} Look what my daughter gave me! She made me some pom-pom bookmarks. A Pinterest inspiration idea she found! She said, “I thought I’ve got to make some for Mom, because she’s been all […]
Cupcakes and Wine Gift Package
I’m sharing a basic gift package idea with you today. You could add items and round it out and make it into a larger gift package if you wanted! My basic package is a bottle of this Cupcake Moscato Wine and cupcakes, of course!!! I’ve used this idea for birthday gifts and for anniversary gifts. […]
Christmas Gift Wrapping
Several years ago, I started choosing somewhat of a theme for my Christmas gift wrapping. One year I used all silver paper and purple ribbon for all the gifts. One year I had really cute, sparkly-colored, polka-dot paper and striped paper and chevron paper that coordinated. Another year I did a deep red polka-dot paper […]
Christmas Paper Flowers
This is a simple paper flower tutorial. I have had fun making some this fall. We’re customizing them for Christmas, using Christmasey colored paper! You need paper, hot glue gun, glue stick, scissors and embellishments. You will start with a few strips of paper. To get a good size, I use at least four strips […]
Ten Gifts You Can Grab at the Grocery Store
Ok. A list of ten gifts found at the grooocerrrryyyyy!! Linking up with Carole ~ Fun, fun. 1. Cheese and crackers. I totally love appetizer foods and I love how food gift baskets look. So, basically my whole list of ten could just be different combinations of food baskets. 🙂 BUT, cheese! Buy cubes of […]
Of Parcels, Packages, and Paper {No. 2}
Kraft boxes and brown paper are fun to use for packages. Polka dots always catch my eye. I’ve been hooked on flowers for bows for a while now too! Renae made the felt one and I’ve been making some of the paper rosette flowers. They are fun and easy. There are lots of […]
Of Parcels, Packages and Paper {No. 1}
WELL. Obviously, over the last while I’ve started categories or themes. It just sort of happened and any ingenuity for a variety of names soon escapes my feeble brain. BUT. Categorizing works. Plus, I figured out I like this whole category-ish thing. I can blog and chat a bit about the things I love and […]
Open Me Gift Tags
Remember the little gift boxes in this post with the Open Me tags that I picked up at Ikea? It struck me to try making a few of my own tags!! While I like the ones from Ikea, better, {they just look more refined} these were fun to make. I’ve also used the idea […]
