Archive for the 'Spring' Category

Easter Happy Mail.

Monday, March 26th, 2018

The Easter Bunny will be here this weekend! – are YOU ready? I put together some fun little packages to send to my niece and nephew in California. Super easy, and super fun. I started by die-cutting some baskets. I’ve purged a lot of crafting supplies over the years, but one of the things that […]

Repurposed and Upcycled gift Wrap.

Thursday, July 20th, 2017

Summer is here with all it’s vibrant yellows and oranges, and heat, God bless that dang heat.  Here in my part of the country we are in the midst of a 15 day run with heat over 100°.  So when I needed some gift packaging recently, naturally I navigated toward those summery colors. I had […]

Creating with Top Dog Dies.

Monday, June 9th, 2014

Top Dog Dies is a new online store that offers their own brand of wafer-thin and steel-rule dies, along with dies from brands you already know and trust, including Lawn Fawn, Taylored Expressions, and more.  Top Dog Dies is also the leading U.S. retailer for Tattered Lace, a new line of intricate dies designed by […]

Celebrating 85 – placecards.

Tuesday, May 20th, 2014

I mentioned the other day that my husband’s aunt turned 85 recently.  My mother-in-law had 4 sisters and they had this great tradition of doing themed birthdays for each other, and they would rotate who threw the party for each of them.  Just a really fun thing that they did.  Well over time as a […]

Easter recap.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

Do you ever have one of those holidays (or special occasions) that just “sneak up” on you?  I’m pretty sure they don’t though.  I mean we see them selling things at the stores months in advance.  The kids are talking about the Easter Bunny.  Folks at work have scheduled time off.  The signs are all […]