Unique Recycled Christmas Packaging!

Hi Everyone!  

I hope you're all enjoying your Saturday.  I've been to our local farmers market today, for the weekly vegi's. 

Yesterday, I managed to finish up my latest project and took the pic's this morning to share with you.   Since the TP gift-wrap surprise was such a hit with my mom and her friends, I just had to make some for Christmas.  

They're light enough to hang on the tree if you'd like. They'd be great to fill with candies, nuts or even some moolah ;)  

BTW... My moms little surprise was a key chain, that I knew she liked and it turns out she was more excited about the packaging it arrived in! You can see it here Recycled TP Mini Gift Bag, if you'd like.

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Mini Gift Bag... (Recycled T.P. Roll!)

Hi Everyone!  Hope you had a nice long weekend :)

Since I've been itching to make some things from empty tp rolls and I had picked up a little something for my mom (shhh!!! It's a surprise) I decided to make her a fun little package.  This is my version of this sweet little package made by Becky Shander at Art & Illumination. Thank you, Becky!

First... I cut the bottom of the tp roll with a victorian cut, sewed that end shut, inked the edge of the top & bottom. Hot glued some scrap burlap all the way around the middle. Added 4 paper flowers secured with a polka-dot brad to the front center of the burlap. Punched eyelet sized holes at the top, sides of the open end and set eyelets to hold the wire handle. Added some washi tape above and below the burlap strip for some added fun.

Hope you like it!

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Graduation 2014

My awesome cousin graduated high school this month... Woohooo, David!!!  

I made him this simple little graduation card, used my Cricut Expression and the cartridges "Classroom - June & July" , "Plantin Schoolbook" & "CCR Basics". The 2014 is popped up with foam tape for a nice 3D effect.

He loved and it :):):)

Happy Friday!

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Steampunk Owl ~ 2-Sided Tag...

Here's a fun large tag I put together yesterday. I used some old stash of real, rustic, vintage buttons, pins & misc metal doodads. If you look closely, the owl has a cute little makeshift eye-piece :) The owl was colored with Copics.  Paper & distress inks by Tim Holtz.  Hope you like it. 

Tag Front

Tag Back

Happy Monday!

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Christmas Treat Boxes

Hi!

Is everyone ready for the holidays?  How about the wintry weather?  I like it for a change.
It's been crazy busy around here, I've been preparing as time provides. Creating, working, packing, working, shipping, working, baking, shopping, packing, working, shipping some more, etc., etc.!!!  We have family here from Arizona and that's always nice, especially because it's my mom :):):)  

Here are some sweet treats for a few of my clients.... Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and boxes I whipped up today.  The boxes are B-Day Girl cuts from the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge.

♥♥♥Our thoughts and prayers go out to all these families affected by the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut♥♥♥

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