Holidays and Birthdays
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 …
My family made sure that I have a self-care new year. Well, actually it will extend throughout the year. I get to start the year doing some of my favorite activities. For home spa time I have cozy socks, lavender spray and lotion. There is also lavender soap that is not shown here because it …
Have you ended the year with lots of enjoyable 2023 Memories? Sometimes condensing all the events into one post makes the post way too long. As we start the new year it is good to reflect on the past year remembering fun times shared with family and friends. I also have many happy memories of …
I made a few more deli sandwich bags into holiday gift bags. This year I am making multiple patterns instead of having them all the same. Doing the bags this way lets me experiment a little bit more with different techniques to upcycle them. Some of the holiday bags I made have rubberstamping on them, …
I took a few vacation days last week and had extra time to make my Christmas cards. Additionally, I wrapped, boxed and mailed the Christmas packages. This timing always works out best or me. It is less hectic when I have a shorter to-do list closer to Christmas. Christmas cards are a nice festive way …
Here are a few fall decorating ideas that will add bright colors to your cards and paper crafts. Originally I did not have a plan for these background papers. These ink pads were in the clearance bin at the craft store and I decided to give them a try. You might see them again in …
It does not seem as if it has been a year already since the last time I was preparing Halloween treat bags to give away at work. At first this year I decided to go low sugar. However, mini cupcakes sounded like a fun idea and also some small chocolates. I am including a few …
