Leprechaun Hats Decorative Accents
Easy to make and quick to assemble, these cute decorations will perk up any surface or corner you choose to decorate them with. Click on the image for instructions.
Shamrocks, shamrocks everywhere! These easy cards took me just about 15 minutes to make and did not require a hoard of crafting supplies to make. Click on the cards for instructions:
Your Valentine’s Day heart punch comes to use here. Punch out little green hearts and glue together 3 or 4 to make shamrocks. Easy!
Same way of making the shamrock, but the only difference is that 3 heart cutouts are used since this is a large shamrock. I usually have an assortment of basic shapes in different color but I ran out of green heart shapes and hence had to use poster color to make white heart die-cuts green. Again, when searching in my sewing box for matching floss or yarn to use, I could find none to match the exact color. So the poster colors came to my rescue again. I trimmed the yarn and then painted it with the same color.
Started my Easter crafting today. Click on each for instructions on how to make them.
Here is a card I made for my friend Nat who stays in the UK:
And this one is for kids to make and share on Easter!
Black and White is a classic color combination that looks good everywhere no matter how it is used. Using this combination for wrapping gifts looked like a great idea and once I started dabbling around, the results pleased me. Black and White wrapping paper looks very chic and elegant.
Making wrapping paper at home is an interesting craft activity and also a great way to save money by avoiding the extremely expensive gift wrap. I was making these designs with two goals in mind - they they be simple and easy to make, and that this be a frugal activity. These wrapping papers are made using craft paper and some basic supplies like white paint, a silver pen etc. You will not need an assortment of stamps and embellishments to make these. And which means that those who do not fall into the ‘avid crafters’ category will also find it easy to complete this project since it does not require any specialized techniques or supplies. I hope you enjoy making them and wrapping your gifts in these.
My Valentine’s Day gift to my dear husband this year were the Lindor truffles mentioned in my last post, a handmade Valentine and a Silver photo frame ready for his desk with the photo of his ‘two favorite girls’ - me and our daughter, Sanika.
I prefer Valentine’s Day gifts to be for ‘us’ rather than for ‘him’ or ‘her’. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate romance and what could be more romantic than sharing a gift together. Some gifts that can be enjoyed together are:
1. DVD/VCD/Audio CDs
2. Chocolates
3. Photo Frames/Albums/Scrapbooks
4. Spa Gift Baskets
5. Movie Night Gift Baskets
6. Movie or Show Tickets
7. Dinner Gift Vouchers
8. Wine
9. Gourmet Gift Basket
10. Scented Candles or Aromatherapy Goodies
So, save the shirts, belts and ties for numerous occasions throughout the year like his birthday or a promotion or simply a ‘Happy No Reason’ and gift him something you will enjoy together on Valentine’s Day.
