A gift for the person who has everything...something HANDMADE from you!!!

 My daughter is dating a rich guy.  I know, I should be happy right?  He is only rich because his parents are rich and this is the problem!  My daughter wanted to give her boyfriend's mom a Christmas gift that was something she couldn't just go out and buy.  Of course it had to be perfect and nice enough for someone who thinks money is no object.  No pressure right.  She wanted me to make a set of handmade note cards just for her.  My heart dropped.  Yes I can make some beautiful cards for friends and family that love me and I will never know if they hate them and are just humoring me.  I did not want to be the one to disappoint my daughter and embarrass her for the rest of her teenage years.  Who was I to ruin her for life because I was so full of myself to think someone I did not know would like a gift I made.  (And she really scares me!)  So, I let my daughter pick out the papers and had her help me each step of the way by her approvals.  In the end, I figured that if she was willing to give the gift, she was willing to take the heat.  Her boyfriend's mom loved the gift and wants me to find a way to sell my cards so she can purchase more.  I guess you never really know unless you take that scary first step.


 
 

 

 

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Totally Terrific Tins!!

   A good friend of mine made these cute little tins for all of her friends for Christmas this year.  They fit perfectly in your purse and keep the pad of paper from getting destroyed.  She bought the pads of paper, the pens, and magnets all from the dollar store and covered them with scrapbook paper.  The tin and small envelopes were bought from Michael's.  She covered the top of the tin with scrapbook paper and added the persons name in chipboard.  I think they turned out really cute!  Here are a few more tin ideas... 




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Thanksgiving gifts

 Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I found some cute Thanksgiving gifts that you can hand out to friends or family that come for dinner or show up unexpectedly at your door.

These cute Turkey Truffles are from The Swiss Colony.  I thought they would be easy to make yourself with some store bought truffles, candy corn, and tube frosting.

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 I made these little Thanksgiving Blessing Mixes last year.  They were a big hit!  I was able to make a lot of them in a short amount of time.  

These are the least expensive gift I made.  Who doesn't like curling up with a warm cup of cider on a cold November night?  Enjoy!

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preserving a moment...

From birthdays to anniversaries, from engagements to graduations, our time on this earth is punctuated with special events of life - altering significance. Frame the [Date] provides a unique way of celebrating a moment that helped define your life or helps create a gift that will last forever as a reminder of a special day.

Frame the [Date] makes a special gift for any special occasion.

A wedding anniversary...the birth of a baby...a big graduation...a first hole-in-one or even the day a business is started. A special date is the start of a new chapter in someone's life, so why not help hold that memory close?

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Disguises for Trick-or-Treat Candy

I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!!  I don't know why...but I do!  I thought I would post some fun ideas that you could use as teacher gifts or classroom gifts or just for those "Special" trick -or- treaters that come to your door! Better homes and Gardens has some great ideas!  Here are just a few...

Make a Halloween Candy Box with Fangs

This fanged box may look scary, but it holds a sweet box of candy.

Designed by Laura Holtorf Collins

   What You'll Need

• Tracing paper
• Patterns
• Candy box
• Red or pink card stock or construction paper
• Scorer
• Crafts knife
• Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
• White card stock and construction paper
• Red dimensional paper
• Scissors

Click here to download patterns

How to Make It

1. Draw a rectangle on tracing paper, using the diagram as a guide and your candy box for measurements.
2. Cut the shape from red (or pink) card stock (or construction paper).
3. Transfer the dashed lines from your pattern to the right side of the paper.
4. Lightly score the lines with a crafts knife. Fold along the scored lines. Hot-glue the shape to the candy box at the front, bottom, and back.
5. If desired, cover the top and short sides of the box with a piece of red paper; glue in place.
6. Cut teeth from white card stock (or construction paper) and glue to the rectangle ends.
7. Add blood to the fangs with red dimensional paint.
8. Finished size: Our boxed candy measures 3 3/4 (W) x 3/4 (H) x 1 3/4 (D) inches. Adapt the design to your boxed candy, enlarging or reducing the teeth pattern to fit.

My Eye Is on You

Spookify a classic lollipop for Halloween by making this easy eyeball disguise.

Designed by Laura Holtorf Collins

What You'll Need

• White tissue paper
• White floral wire
• Colored paper
• Black paper
• Scissors
• Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
• Red dimensional paint
• Narrow red ribbon
• Iris pattern

Click here to download pattern

How to Make It

1. Cut two or three 6-inch squares of white tissue paper.
2. Layer the squares and then wrap them around the candy.
3. Wrap and secure around the base with white floral wire.
4. Cut the iris pattern from colored paper and the pupil from black.
5. Clip into the iris as shown.
6. Hot-glue the iris to the top of the candy. Add the pupil.
7. Use red dimensional paint to make the eyeball bloodshot. Let dry.
8. Wrap narrow red ribbon around the wire and tie in a bow.

Tombstone Territory

Candy gets a spooky place to rest in this easy craft. Cut two tombstones from gray card stock or construction paper. Cut a narrow strip of gray to fit around the outside of the candy box, piecing the strip if necessary. On the front tombstone, add "RIP" at the top and the word "open" with an arrow pointing to the bottom. See the next slide for further instructions.


Use dark gray pencils to shade the tombstone and letters. Add a silver gemstone, if desired, to the icon at the top and the middle of the arrow at the bottom. Hot-glue the gray strip around the outside of the candy box. Adhere tombstones to the front and back of the candy box, then stand up your masterpiece. The finished tombstone measures 3 1/4 x 6 inches.
Download tombstone pattern

 Happy Halloween!

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