Hello, Hello! I’m back today with another little treat pouch that I made my kids for St. Patrick’s Day. I’m all about the quick & easy and totally took that route here. I had these cute little kraft bags that I embellished and used to house little glassine bags with green & white candies. Patterned […]
Category Archives: Holiday
14
Mar
Mar
Happy March! – daylight savings time, lighter longer, spring break, and Easter, but first – St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not Irish, but I do have little kids so we try to celebrate just about any holiday that calls for special food and special customs. And because I’m craftylike, I always try to make the littles […]
14
Feb
Feb
Hello again! It’s Mandie from MandiesScrappin and I’ve got a fun and easy project for you. So I had several of these Kraft boxes that I’ve been “saving” for just the right occasion. Well, I decided that I wanted to create a beautiful gift box from one of them. Now, it’s only about 3 x […]
13
Feb
Feb
A gal I work with has 3 little boys who she is going to be putting together Valentine gift bags for. I told her I would make some taggies to tie on to each one. I was a little challenged at first because these are for boys so I didn’t want them to be too […]
10
Feb
Feb
If you are anything like me you have a bunch of scraps of precious ribbon that you just can’t part with. I decided to come up with something to use up those tiny scraps. These tags are from Core’dinations and all ready to go. I wanted it to be simple and delicate, and went with […]
08
Feb
Feb
I’ve never met a cookie I didn’t like and I bet you don’t know anyone either.   I love to share cookies with our neighbors and friends and my DH even uses them as incentives at work. Hint: Men will work for cookies. Sometimes though, it’s nice to give a gift that the recipient can make […]
07
Feb
Feb
Isn’t this a fun pillow? I’ll show you how simple it is to create with supplies many of you have on hand! First, grab your supplies! I’ve used some linen-type utility fabric, a bunch of red buttons, my Helmar Premium Craft Glue, and the amazingly useful burlap string. I cut the fabric about 8×11, and […]
06
Feb
Feb
The finished size is 20”x30”. You will need: 72 3” blocks; you could use up your scraps, and 2 3”x30” solid strips, and a 20”x30” piece for the back. Therm-O-Web HeatNBond Lite And of course you need May Arts Ribbons 389-18-14, 389-18-17, DD-17, 330-17 Instructions: Sew all the blocks together in 12 blocks per row. […]
02
Feb
Feb
Gonna take a Sentimental Journey, Gonna set my heart at ease. Gonna make a Sentimental Journey, to renew old memories.  Bud Green/Les Brown, Ben Homer All aboard for a sentimental journey! The Ribbon Lady’s challenge this month is a Vintage Valentine challenge inspired by the song “Sentimental Journey”. (see above link)   As I thought about […]
26
Jan
Jan
Hi All! I’ve got some cards to share with you today! I was lucky enough to receive some wonderful stamps from Hero Arts to work with- first up, fancy keys! I used versafine ink in brown on Kraft cardstock to stamp these great keys. I distressed the edges with chai ink, and then applied glossy […]
