Holidays and Birthdays
Let’s recycle used envelopes to make gift card holders. Making your own gift card holders gives you the opportunity to personalize both the gift inside the envelope and the envelope itself. I have not transitioned to on-line billing so I end up with a few junk envelopes. There are multiple uses for them that I …
I finished my wooden Christmas ornaments in time to distribute before Christmas. Last year I started a different set of wooden ornaments and time got away from me before I could complete them. Too many projects going on at the same time. Have you had that same problem? It is also helpful that I chose …
This week I am showing you a variety of Halloween celebration ideas. I know not everyone has a Halloween celebration, my goal is to give you ideas that you can adapt to other occasions by simply changing the theme. Additionally, Halloween cards are easily adaptable for a Thanksgiving theme. You can keep the same color …
Halloween time is almost here! The weather here has cooled down and the humidity has left us. I love fall and winter. I plan to have the fall décor on display this week and the Halloween cards are almost completed. The paper I selected for the pumpkins is a light weight mulberry type paper. I …
I have a lot of wonderful summer memories as we leave summer behind us and head towards my favorite seasons, fall and winter. However, the current heatwave seems to be forgetting it is time for it to move on and allow the cooler weather to make an appearance. I am between seasonal projects and using …
When do you start your Christmas and holiday preparations? Sometimes I feel as if I am preparing all year long. I enjoy staying ahead of our celebrations. The gift planning is year round for me as I am watching and looking throughout the year for items my family and friends will enjoy. Instead of a …
Time to celebrate again. This year’s birthday celebration took me to Disneyland! In addition to being a fun time of rides and celebrating, it was also very much a food adventure. Actually, the entire day was planned around what foods we would try. The day began nice and early to be there when the park …
The mother’s day cards are ready for me to add the sentiment and mail. This year we have a new mom in the family and a new grandmother. Family time finds us enjoying taking turns holding the new baby. He is getting big quickly and has a beautiful smile. For my usual card making I …
Recently I had a couple of sentimental tea time memories. The tea time was with my grandmother. I have not heard of tea bombs before have you? They are dissolved in hot milk instead of hot water. A wonderful gift from my daughter. The ‘tea’ was actually more milk than tea, at the time …
It’s almost Easter and that brings with it ideas for springtime crafts. The background paper used in these projects is from my post last Thanksgiving. There I used the muted version as the background and noted that the bolder floral prints are for a future project. Though at the time I did not have the …
