Crafty Monday: Flower Pins on top of give away boxes



My Mom made a few Christmas flower pins for close friends

 Source: Mom
Material

• plastic flowers (in this case yellow, purple, pink, and white daisies)
• buttons and/ or large tacks found by the scrap booking allies
• green paper
• Stamp (in this case 'Merci') and ink
• hole punch
• white or other light colored felt
• pins that have a flat edge
• ribbon
• small gift box
• scissors
• scotch tape
• hot glue gun and glue

1. Pull flowers of stem. Take plastic green holder off of flower. use the petals of two flowers for the pin. If using Buttons, glue individual flower rounds to each other. once completed glue on the button. If using large tacks, place tack in the middle of all petals and pull prongs back.
2. Cut felt into small 1 1/2'' circles and 1''  circles (I traced spice lids as models)
3. Glue the bigger circle on the back of the flower. 
4. Glue the the pin to the bigger circle. If you have a button that needs needs to face a certain way, make sure that you glue the pin according to the position of the button. 
5. 
   Trim the smaller circle until it fits neatly over the pin. glue small felt piece over the pin. Let dry.
6.  
7. Cut 1/2'' stripes of green paper. Cut the length of the stripe two times the length of the flower. stamp the exposed end. And hole punch the opposite end.
8. Fold box and box lid according to package directions.
9. Place gift in box
10. Wrap ribbon around box to measure circumference. Cut to length. Tape ribbon at the bottom of the box.
11. Cut another length of ribbon an inch longer than the circumference of box. Tread the green paper strip through the ribbon. Place ribbon around the box (adjust to the first ribbon on the box) and tie knot a the top of the box. 
12. open the pin of the flower and lace under ribbons and close the pin.   





Crafty Monday: White Jars for fresh cut flowers

I used Semi-shine on this one which resulted in the running effect I ended up using the full spray bottle.

Source: Women's Day

Materials:

• Glass jar, cleaned, with label removed
• Tube of white puff paint
• Matte white spray paint

1. Applying even pressure, draw a design on the jar with the tip of the puff paint (I stamped the jar first with the desired designed using dark green as the ink and let dry). Allow the paint to fully dry (double the time recommended of the packaging).
2. In a well-ventilated space on a news-paper-covered surface, apply a light coat of spray paint to the jar, holding the can 12'' away; let dry. Apply 2 or 3 more light coats, allowing to dry after each, until the jar is fully covered.
3. I tied a ribbon on the jar; however, I bet cutting the ribbon to the circumference of the jar's lip and hot gluing it would be more cute.  

Crafty Monday: Ribbon Cans

Source: Women's Day
Materials:

• Coffee or soup can, cleaned, with label removed
• Tape measure
• 2 colors of ribbon of the same width
• optional: tinner ribbon for top and bottom edges
• Scissors
• Hot-glue gun and glue sticks

1. Measure the can'ts height and circumference; add 1/2'' to each. For on color ribbon: cut as many peices to the circumference measure as needed to cover the can horizontally, plus 2 for the top and bottom. for second color: cut as many pieces to the height measure as needed to cover the can vertically.
2. Arrange the longer pieces on a table (reserve the top and bottom pieces) with the sides just touching, creating a rectangel. Apply the hot glue along one of the shorter ribbons, then carefully place it on top of one short end of the rectangle to hold the long ribbons in place. Straighten the long ribbons, if needed while the glue is wet. Let dry.
3. Starting at the glued-down end, weave a short piece of ribbon over and under the long onces. get it as close to possible to the first short piece, then attach it at the top and bottom with glue. Continue with the short pieces, alternating the over/under, until the entire rectangle is woven. Trim any excess.
4. Wrap the rectangle around the can, and hot-glue the glued-down short end to cover the opposite end. Apply a line of glue around the top of the can and attach one of the reserved ribbons, folding the end under to hide the raw edge. Repeat at the bottom of the can.

Baby Shower for Friend Rachel

So back on April 28th, 2012 Jamie and I put on the Ritz for Rachel's baby shower. Rachel's mom, Lorie, and Mom had been very instrumental in the preparation before the big event. With some cute decorations and some easy food choices, we had the perfect garden theme. To follow, some crafty posts for some of the decorations and gift bag.