Now that the holidays are over I can start revealing some of the handmade gifts I gave!
Every year for Christmas, I make my mom a set of handmade cards for her to use throughout the year. I usually try to pick the obvious themes for cards (birthdays, babies, thanks yous, sympathy) ...
Everything Thanksgiving and Christmas we get invited to family member’s homes. As I’m not really a cook yet, I always try to offer to bring delicious rolls from our local bakery and/or a dessert item. I knew that everyone would be overwhelmed by the onslaught of cookies this ...
Trigger Tuesday is a week or two week challenge hosted by Cath Edvalson of Paper Crafts Magazine on their Moxie Fab World blog. It is meant to inspire creative artists in color palette, composition, texture and design by one photo alone.
This ...
In the last two months, I’ve celebrated a few milestone birthdays with family and friends. 1, 18, 30, 50 and 90. I try my best, on these types of birthdays, to make them a special card for the occasion. Here are a few I came up with:
D’s grandfather, also known as ...
Tuesday, after a long drive and some unexpected traffic, I came home to a few Christmas Cards, a package I ordered in the mail from Two Peas and another surprise package on our doorstep. When I opened the surprise gift I found this ADORABLY packaged item:
I had to take a ...
On Black Friday, I began decorating the house for the holidays. I put up my Felt Stocking Advent Calendar I made last year, put out holiday hand towels, the table decorations, the card holder for the Christmas cards headed our way, and of course the tree full of our collected ornaments! But ...
