Welcome back! I have some more creative gift wrapping for you today. Next up at the wrapping station:Clustered Butterfly Gift Materials: Wrapping PaperWire RibbonButterfly hole puncherColored scrapbook paper or other colored paperSnowflake embellishmentElmer's glueStart by … [Read more...]
Creative Gift Wrapping Day #1
The last few years I found myself up late on December 24th frantically wrapping presents, not exactly the way to get into the spirit! This year I knew I wanted to do it differently. These are the three things I wanted to happen: I wanted to spend some time being creative while … [Read more...]
Mini Gift Pouches from Napkins
Oh the quandary of what to get my boy's teachers, the sitter, and all those other important people in our lives. Usually I take the easy way out and buy gift cards. Well – okay – I'm still going to give the gift cards, but this year I wanted to present them in something a little … [Read more...]
Birdhouses with Style
Our preschool silent auction is today. Every year I donate a one-of-a-kind birdhouse to be auctioned off. I never spend more than $3 on the birdhouse and usually buy the unpainted versions at Michael's or ACMoore. Then I get creative by hand-painting a scene and add unexpected … [Read more...]