You make my heart tic!

 Valentine gift giving made easy. Wrap a pack of tic tacs with a little love.

 Print the cute saying on white card stock and punch out with the curly label punch.

 Die cut one of the tags from two tags, and fold the embossed fold that will fit at the back side of box, and fold the tip scallop part of tag around the front of the box. Punch a hole in the back side so you can tie on ribbon. I put a bit of SNAIL adhesive on the back side of the box and stuck it to the inside back side of folded tag. Punch the heart holes to show the candy. Add embellishments.
Get one Free for hosting a card club or workshop till the end of February. Email me for available dates.

Enjoy! Happy Valentine Gift Making!

Card Club Kit Available

I have four card club kits from December available. Here are the cards you will get in the kit for just $10 + $2.50 shipping.

If you are interested in a kit, email me quickly as they go fast! Sign up to come and participate in card club, or get it in the mail monthly.

Happy Stamping!

Pocket Pals

 Valentine Pocket Pals for my granddaughters.

 Scraps of felt, fabric and blue jean pockets put together to make soft little dolls for my two baby girls. Made with love for two sweet lovable baby girls.

You can get the original post here of how to make these cute babies.

Card Kit Available

This card kit is available, but hurry I have only one. Cost $12.50 includes postage. Email me for details.

Wedding DIY

I promised to share the DIY we did at the wedding, so here ya go! Hope you are inspired.

The cake I made. The happy couple wanted a dessert bar, so the cake was little. She didn't want anything traditional. So bumpy frosting, and a little bit of flowers left from those used in the table bouquets. I made his favorite red velvet and her favorite dark chocolate each a layer with buttercream frosting.  I made the cake stand too. I found the plate and candle holder at a second hand store for less then $4. A bit of E3000 adhesive and a few hours to dry -makes a beautiful cake plate and wedding gift.

 We lost a tree to a storm in October and it was perfect timing to use some of the branches to make wooden disks for signs for the wedding. I painted a few signs one for the bathroom, and directional signs to get there. One for the video booth, and a few "love" signs, sorry I don't have pictures of them. And these that were hung from the back of the chairs. "Brideveld" and "Goomveld." The "veld" comes from there last name Blijerveld.

 Emily's flowers with the locket of her grandma.

Balls wrapped in scraps from the burlap that ran down the center of the tables.

 The wedding invitation, I shared more in an earlier post. 

The table scapes were a collection of clear glass containers I had around the house and a few picked up from Goodwill, old books, old sheet music, little frames I found at good will and a few of that fallen tree limb disks. I was lucky enough to have a friend that was married this last summer and she bought twin size sheets for the table clothes, and she let us use them, they were perfect, no one knew they were eating off a sheet! Thank goodness for my mother in law who ironed all 17 of them. Burlap ran the length of the tables. As you can see from this silly picture!

 The tree limb candle holders were also from the fallen tree, and Emily's grandpa's and sister help in cutting, sanding, and drilling them out.

 Each of the frames had a different picture of saying in them.

 We found some interesting jar fillers at JoAnn's, there were quite the conversation piece around the table. I made all the table scape items a few months before the big date, so it made for a fun crafting day.

This one has to be my favorite. I layered acorns from the yard and some moss and fillers in the jar before adding the flowers. This one greeted you at the door on the sign in table. The guest book was a handmade address/birthday/anniversary/email/phone book that I had made. Sorry I don't have a picture of that. It was great that everyone could sign in and the couple could have all there info too.

I had help with making the desserts, and I am sorry I don't have a picture of that dessert table to share yet. Hopefully someone at the wedding has one and will share in time. There was truffles, cheesecake, pie, cobbler, peanut butter cookie balls, lots of different kinds of cookies, cake bites, tea, cappuccino, and hot coco.

Happy Wedding Bliss!

I am back!

Hi all, sorry for the long time no post. As many of you know we had a super crazy December. I am just now beginning to fell human again. Dad is well, recovering from lung cancer surgery and we have a new son! The wedding was perfect.

 Emily and Bobby - boy he sure is handsome when he gets dressed up!

 Jay's dad officiated the wedding.

 Both bride and groom choose there grandparents to be matron of honor and best man.

 I will share some of the DIY projects with you in another post. But to start with the ceremony backdrop was done from scrap lumber and tree limbs screwed to the lumber. We draped Christmas lights everywhere. I got the flowers for the bridal party at Krogers, and made them all the in the hotel room the night before the wedding. (cost $38) Emily carried a heart locket with a picture of my mom in her wedding dress on her bouquet. I was really happy to use my floral experience in saving on the flower cost, and super glad the bride picked baby's breath, so they went together easy. The day was perfect, and the couple is super happy