Cookie Mix in a Jar

Cookie mix layered in a jar with patterned paper and raffia to decorate it. This was a spaghetti sauce jar and I also used a pickle jar for another mix.

Cajun Spice Mix

Cajun Spice mix in a small baggie tied with raffia and an ornament tag

Frienship Scone Mix

Friendship scone mix in a plastic baggie inside this paper bag rolled with a stampin' up roller. I folded the top over, tied a bow with raffia and attached an ornament tag.

Baggie of Magnets

I made gift bags for people in my family with these magnets and the jar gifts and mixes.

Soup Mix in a Frappachino Bottle

"Friendship Soup Mix"

Split Peas and lentils, seasoned rice, italian seasoning, onion flakes layered in a jar to cook in the crock pot. Paper and raffia tied around it and a circle of patterned paper to cover the label on the cap.

Hot Cocoa Mix in Frappachino Bottle

Hot cocoa mix, chocolate chips and marshmallows layered in the cute frappachino bottle with Christmas paper and a raffia bow tied around it.

Zebra Tab Top Curtains

Here are the zebra tab top curtains I made for a friend. She bought a king sheet set. The short panels for the small window are made out of the pillow cases so they have the white trim on the bottom. I made the two large panels out of the flat sheet, which also had the white trim. I thought they came out pretty cute and I like the way the white trim and black piping really finish them off.

Zebra Trim Lampshade

To make my friend's zebra curtains, I had to cut up a fitted sheet to have enough fabric to do the tabs. I cut out the elastic all the way around and it made this elastic funky uneven looking trim. I decided to hot glue it (with my new glue gun - thanks Pam) on the top and bottom of this plain lampshade...it's funky - I like it.

Gifts for co-workers

Each bag is a little different. They are all rolled with a mitten stampin up roller and clipped with a decorated clothespin magnet and tag. Inside they are filled with all of the treats below.

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

Pretzels dipped in melted milk chocolate and topped with coconut, walnuts, sprinkles or crushed candy canes.

Melting Snowman Cracker Chocolates

These were a mistake...

I thinned the white chocolate waaaayyy too much for these peanut butter ritz cracker sandwiches so they didn't look as nice as the milk chocolate. they kind of looked like melting snowmen so I used the milk chocolate and dotted on eyes and a mouth with a toothpick and added an orange sprinkle for the nose. I think they are very cute.

Ritz Cracker Chocolates

Peanut butter ritz cracker sandwiches dipped in melted chocolate.

Chocolate Covered Spoons

Plastic spoons dipped in milk chocolate with thinned white chocolate drizzled on top. Good for stirring hot cocoa.

Candy Cane Star Wreath

Here is a candy cane star wreath made from candy canes and peppermints hot glued together.

Jar "safes"

Here are the jar safes I made for my nieces and nephew for Christmas. I added a sticker for their name on the outside of the jar then hot glued a toilet paper roll inside. I filled the inside around the roll and added a little to the bottom. Then you can keep money, jewelry etc. inside and no one will know what is really inside.

Princess Crown

Under a dollar princess crown...with stickers and sequins for a neighbor's birthday.

Handprint Snowman Ornament

Okay, I swear I haven't been slacking. I can't really post anything since everything I've been making lately has been Christmas presents for people who look at this. . .

But this is a gift from my niece and nephew. You paint your hand white and slowly curl your hand around an ornament to make 5 little snowmen. Draw eyes, buttons and a nose - very cute. This has both of their hand prints, one on each side..

Birthday Card for Male

2 Second birthday card w/ two strips of paper, an "it's your day" sticker and a pre-cut Happy Birthday on the cricut.

Gift Bag

Simple gift for a friend at work who's leaving. We are putting together a snack basket so I just grabbed one of everything in the cabinets and tied it up in a brown paper bag with one of the recycled magazine bows.

Happy for You Card

This took about 3 seconds to make. Used a pre-folded black card, put a ribbon border on the bottom and layered the happy for you sticker onto an inked pink scalloped circle and tied a bow on a top.

Paper Covered Canvas

I mod podged 12x12 papers to flat canvases and used the same paper as a border on the top to tie them all together. I hot glued ribbon to the back to hang them.

Recycled Magazine Bows

Made a couple of these bows...very easy. Just cut strips, looped them together and fastened them with a brad.

Here are the numbers

I didn't have the number rub ons I thought I had so I just used different stickers

Muffin Tin Advent Calendar

Here is the muffin tin advent calendar we made yesterday. I just need to add the rub on numbers. It's basically just twinchies with two strips of magnets on the back. Each one has a peanut butter cup that fits perfectly in the mini muffin tin except for the last one, which will be the 24th day, has a little rhinestone star necklace for my niece.

Winter Cards

Winter cards with little mittens and birdie stickers...not sure what I'm doing with them yet but thought they were cute.

Birthday Card Scrapbook Page

Here's the scrapbook page I made with a pocket to hold my birthday cards since I don't have any pictures. The cupcake was a birthday card that I glued to the pocket.

Closet Curtain

Here's the simple closet curtain I made last year. It was in the guest bedroom but it looks really good with the wall color in the craft room.

Christmas Tree

Use pinking shears to cut a triangle out of green felt.

Sew the long sides then stuff with polyfill and sew the bottom leaving small space in center for stem.

Hot glue buttons and ribbon bows on to decorate. Add a sparkly star topper.

Paint a small terra cotta pot and fill with floral foam.
After the tree stem (dowel) is in the foam, hot glue spanish moss to cover the foam.

Christmas Pop Top Can

Birthday Pop Top Can

Cream of mushroom soup pop top can. Has a gift certificate and some clothespin magnets.

Birthday Card & Envelope

Christmas Boxes

Tried out a new size - very shallow. Good for a gift card. I hot glued them this time and it went much faster than double stick tape.