Showing posts with label gift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gift. Show all posts

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Little Word Egg Tutorial



So a friend showed me a picture of these sweet little eggs with words on them.....I thought they were very cute & she wanted to make some for herself - so here's a how-to just for you Kelly!



Materials needed-
Clay - I used white polymer, you could use air dry or colored clay if you'd like
Paint - acrylic, I used burnt sienna & a light green & Paint brush
Rubber Stamps - alphabet

These are really, really easy to do - I promise.

Preheat your oven to the temp from the package.

Knead your clay until soft - then roll into a ball & pinch the end slightly to get an egg shape.

Take your stamps & stamp the middle letters first - it's a little trick so the word is even.

Bake according to the directions, my clay said bake 15 minutes for every 1/4" thick, so I baked them for a 1/2 hour.


I wish I could tell you I did something great while they baked, but really I cleaned my bathroom. If that is your idea of fun though, please come over & clean it anytime!

Once they are baked & cooled put a little of your dark paint on a brush & swirl it over the letters, then take a damp cloth & wipe the excess off.

You can leave it the clay color or paint the egg a different color - I decided to lightly paint a very light minty green over the top.

I then grabbed a little filler from a gift basket we received & made a little nest - viola! You're done! How cute are these? You can put names on them, or MOM for Mother's Day coming up. If you are making one with a longer word or name, just make your egg a little bigger.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Giveaway Contest




So sometimes I am contacted about doing a giveaway or a product review for a blog....and every now & again I do them :) I was contacted by the above blog about participating in a month long birthday celebration for her daughter. I thought that sounded fun! She bought a pendant for her little one & at the end of the month there will be a giveaway for someone. There is also a discount code for my Etsy shop listed.....


feel free to take a look & enter to win a goodie from me!


Thursday, March 4, 2010

Disney's Give Away



Is having a really cute give-away right now for the apron shown here. This is a blog that we came across a couple months ago & have just been in love with. She is SO creative - I am always impressed with her ideas. And she has a cute kiddo too!
Stop by her blog & you can enter to win too!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Fun New Pennant Banner


So I had a birthday gift to come up with and I am not too sure what an 8 year old girl is into......So after pondering & questions my "peeps" I decided to make a fun banner for her - with her name on it!

I fell in love with the project - it was easy & so darn cute - the photos don't do it justice. I plan on making more for my house for sure. The girls room will be getting banners soon....maybe even an Easter banner?

Do I also foresee a banner tutorial in the future? I sure do.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

A Few Handmade gifts...

Here are a couple photos of some gifts I made this year. I love the way they turned out - I usually don't like my "paper-crafts" so I tend to not make them.




The first one is a photo of my dad as a baby (well, a copy of one) and then I took a copy of his hospital info & a baby bracelet of his I found in a box of random things. I put it all into a shadow box & was really happy with the way it turned out.




This is a simple letter silhouette that I made using my computer (I found a pretty font in Word) and a piece of scrapbook paper. I did cut the letter out with tiny scissors & then used double-sided tape & a glue stick to attach it.




I hope you all had a lovely holiday season - we sure did!

Monday, December 21, 2009

Holiday Treats


So what do you call it when you make yummy holiday goodies, but you didn't bake? Chocolatizing? Confectioning? Making the world better with treats?


Well while I ponder that thought I will show you a picture of my goodies. There are all different kinds of delish.....There is chocolate cookie bark, triple dipped oreos & mint cookies. They are all bagged and tagged for my work people (but shhh - don't tell them- they are for Christmas Eve)

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Present for Myself


Thru a friends blog (http://www.daintydaisies.blogspot.com/ ) I found a wonderful local lady; Kelly of "Oh Shoot" Photography - http://www.ohshootphotography.weebly.com/



to purchase this neat custom made name photograph for our home. I have been wanting one for sometime and her prices are SO reasonable I decided it was time!


Here is the proof.....it is being mounted as we speak...please feel free to contact her for your own photo. She can put names, words, whatever you'd like. What an awesome wedding gift they would make!


Thanks Kelly!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

An Anniversary Gift


Recently we were invited to an anniversary party for a friend's parents......so I used freezer paper and my new scanner (thanks mom) to transfer the photo images onto fabric - just regular ol' cotton.


Then I picked out some pretty purple fabrics & with mumsey's help (I loathe rotary cutting, she doesn't) we made a fun photo pillow.


I think it turned out pretty nice!


They had yummy cake & veggie lasagna at the party too!
And I know I haven't talked about my plant lately so it's time! The last 2 flowers clusters fell off this weekend and guess what I found? Another cluster just starting! I am very excited for the plants sudden take off,

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Swap Bot


Here is my send-in for the first swap I am participating in thru http://swap-bot.com/


It was a swap for 4 vegetarian recipes........I also decided to put in a cute pot-holder, as my mom had just made a few & they turned out so nice so I borrowed her pattern (and some fabric too!!)!!


Monday, March 3, 2008




How fun is this?! I just made this apron for a bridal shower I went to this past weekend. It was my first experience with bias tape....it was a bit tricky at first, but I love the end result!!

I will be listing this lovely aprons in the etsy shop in the near future....