Archive for the 'May Arts' Category

New Year’s Pockets.

Friday, December 30th, 2011

My tia is hosting a little New Year’s Day get-together for some posole.  Since she’s got the food covered, I thought it’d be cool to take something fun and festive for everybody.  However since Christmas just passed, I have no desire to shop or spend money, so I shopped my house and pantry and party […]

Teacher Christmas gifts.

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

I really don’t like giving gift cards as gifts.  They just don’t seem that fun to open.  But in the case of teachers (and my teenage nephews), gift cards are pretty much the best if not the only option.  So when I am giving a gift card I like to give a little gift with […]

Quick & Easy Christmas packaging.

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Up today are a couple more quick and crafty packages I put together towards my goal this Christmas of getting as many gifts as I could wrapped in some sort of crafty way.  I made a lot of gift tags, I made a lot of big bows to go on packages, and I used patterned […]

Fall party favors.

Monday, November 21st, 2011

It’s Thanksgiving week here in the US – are you busy?  I’ve got to work today and tomorrow and then I’m off for the rest of the week.  We’re having family over on Thanksgiving so we have some cookin’ to do.  Oh man, I have been dreaming of Thanksgiving feast for a few weeks now.  […]

Halloween Banner.

Friday, October 7th, 2011

One of my best investments since I got in to this whole papercrafting world has been these banner dies.  I use them all. the. time.  I’ve made little books with them, put banners on cards, and as I’ve done before and here today – made a banner for home decor.  I love love love banners […]