Happy 1/2 Way to Christmas!

Good morning! I hope everyone is having a great week- I know I am! Nothing planned or anything, but a good week, nonetheless! I did receive the best compliment from a customer about yesterday's invitations, which has left a huge smile on my face, though, so I guess that's always good!
Anyway, today's project is celebrating the fact that today is indeed 6 months till Christmas! (but who's counting?! Oh, wait, I am!!) To start my holiday planning, I designed a few treat bags for the upcoming holiday season:

How cute are these two?! I've been trying to come up with some more gingerbread-themed projects for this year. Maybe some cookies in these? We'll see! I'm just hoping that I get everything done in time this year! The next two pictures are of each of the bags up close:

I added a little glitter to each of the bags as their "frosting". I was contemplating adding some to the white outline, but I didn't want to ruin them, since it was already placed on the bags. Next time! And a little more sparkle, on their bows!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day and here's to hoping everything gets done in the next six months! Come back tomorrow for  (hopefully) a new project I was asked to work on!

Continuing With Our New Bags

Happy Friday! We hope everyone had wonderful work week. Our vacation is coming to an end, which means that we have a lot to catch up with everything we didn't do this week. A rainy day is a good day to do so. But, before we do that, we wanted to show some more of the princess bags we designed.

These are four of our new bags. Like the ones we had yesterday, these are also embellished with some glitter and embossing. Like we said yesterday, these are much more fun to make. Can't go wrong with glitter, or little rhinestones. Tiana is now my favorite- her necklace is just perfect, in my opinion! We have a few more that have to be completed, but we'll share them with you when we're finished.
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Treat Bags

Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a great week so far. Today's project would be perfect for any Halloween get together. We've been making so many of our superhero bags for customers, that we needed to change them up a bit to not be bored. So we came up with these cute little bags. I think we covered just about everything in the costume department with these bags.

Black Cat, Werewolf, Ghost, Jack O'Lantern, and Bat

Devil, Witch, Vampire, Frankenstein, and Mummy

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Favor Time!

Good morning, everyone! We're back today with another quick apple project for you. Here is our apple favor.

We used the Sweet Tooth Boxes cartridge (yup, that's the ice cream cone) for these favors. These would look great on a table at a fall or harvest-themed party. They surprisingly hold quite a bit, too. 

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"What's Your Favorite Color?"

Hi there! Today's project is based off another of our favorite Christmas movies.  I love the Buddy-isms in Elf, like, "I just like to smile. Smiling's my favorite." (And who doesn't love Zooey Deschanel?!)
So in honor of Buddy, we made treat holders to look like his shoes. (Unfortunately, we didn't have any candy, candy canes, or candy corns hanging around... and syrup would make a really big mess.)

He wears yellow tights with a green tunic, so we added green and yellow on top of his black boots, complete with curly toe!

Remember, the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.

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Some Wedding Favors

Today's project is a set of wedding favors. I have to say, I can't wait to start planning my wedding, whenever that happens. With no significant other at this time, I guess I will have to continue resorting to making mock-up invitations and favors... Oh well. That's fun, too.

How cute are these bags?! I love how they are hearts disguised as the bride and groom! I love the little details, like the necklace and buttons. And the groom's little pocket square and buttons!

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Today's Party Trivia:
- Detroit became the possession of the United States in 1796. It had belonged to Great Britain
- In 1859, London's famed Big Ben rang out for the first time.
- The Hollywood Bowl, the nation's largest natural amphitheater, was opened in 1922. The first performance was the Los Angeles Philharmonic
 - Today is National Blueberry Muffin Day and Cheer Up the Lonely Day. Make a batch of muffins to cheer someone up!

Who's Ready to Light the Grill?!

Today we have another box to share with you. This one can be used for different things, like most of our little boxes. It would be a cute place to put salt and pepper shakers at a picnic if you take out the grill rack, or as a gift box, or favor. I guess it doesn't have one specific use, which is great! I love how one cut can be used for so many different things. (The tool box for Father's Day week was the same.) I wonder what else it can be used for??
Anyway, here it is.

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Today's Party Trivia:
- Everyone's favorite lunch meat, Spam, was introduced in 1937. (I'm sure there's an original can somewhere...)
- The BBC broadcasted its first televised news bulletin in 1954.
- In 1996, Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned.
- Today is National Apple Turnover Day- yum!

A Cute Gift Idea

Good morning! We hope everyone is having a nice week so far. Today's project is one any little girl (or not so little) would flip for...OK, just kidding, but anyway. This is a two-part project that would be a perfect gift or favor for a beach party, or a spa party, or a bachelorette party. I'm sure there are a few more ideas out there. The first part is a little box we made. It is in the shape of a flip flop:

How cute is that?! We've seen similar projects on-line, but they looked so big and clunky, and we didn't quite like that look (although there are some super cute decorating ideas for them out there.) It's hard to tell in the picture, but our box measures about seven inches long and 1.5 inches high. The top is also embossed with some waves. The flower is handmade, as well. The second part is a little beach cover-up:

Another cute idea! In the last few weeks we've made two different cover-ups. The first one is pink, with a white ruffle edge. Unlike this one, there are no straps. This one has two braided straps and a ruffle around the edge. They're just towels with some extra "pizzazz". The two we made use the same fabric as our shower curtains, since they'll be used mostly in the bathroom, and not at the beach, in our case! Put the two of these projects together and the gift ideas are endless!!
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Today's Party Trivia:
- The first main-line passenger train to use electricity completed a test run from Washington DC to New York in 1895. A few days later, the train was opened to the public.
- The world's first automated teller machine was installed in England in 1967.
- Today is National Sunglasses Day.

Happy Birthday, Mom & Dad!

I hope everyone is having a fantastic day today. I would like to wish our parents a very happy birthday!! Can you believe it? They don't look a day over 45!! (Any younger might look a little suspicious with two 30-year-old sons...)I always thought it was neat that they have the same birthday, just a few years apart. It sure makes it easier to remember birthdays- there are only three we have to remember.
So, in honor of this oh-so-special day, we have a birthday cake to present them. We would have made them a much tastier cake, but the frosting would have made a mess in the box.

Look at all that delicious frosting and the decorations. The stars look like they're 3D. Oh, wait, they are! And the border around the edge- I wish I could get mine to look half that good. Very well-done. Let's slice into it:

Yum! Chocolate cake with a vanilla frosting!

What's this?? the frosting comes off and offers a surprise?? How can you possibly go wrong?! OK, corny, I know. Anyway, continuing with the birthday theme this week, as you can probably tell, it's actually a set of party favors, shaped into a cake.As if you didn't have enough cake at the party, you can take some home with you! How awesome is that?! (And, just so everyone knows, our cake was absolutely delicious. The only problem was that it didn't last nearly long enough)

That's all for today. Thanks for looking, and join us tomorrow for another smashing "Kid-Friendly Friday"! 

Today's Party Trivia:

- After producing more than 15million vehicles, the last Ford Model T was produced 85 years ago.
- Mickey talks! The first cartoon of Mickey Mouse talking was released in 1929.
- Happy “National Macaroon Day”!

"When That Day Comes I Shall Futterwacken...Vigorously"

Curiouser and curiouser? Who hasn't futterwackened? We've gone mad. But all the best people are, right?? OK, now that we've gotten your attention, here is today's project. After last week's treat box coming out so well, we decided to do some based off of the Alice characters. We have three to show today.

A Wonderland party wouldn't be complete without these three fine characters! The center of attention is Alice, of course. She is wearing her icon blue dress with white apron. To the left is the Mad Hatter, not looking nearly as crazy as he's made out to be! And on the right? It's a Tweedle! Which one? Tweedle Dee? Or Tweedle Dum? Who knows?! But he's a cutie! With all of his crazy hair, and his little beanie, too! How cute are they?! They're the perfect ending to a tea party!

Thanks for looking and come back tomorrow for the perfect way to commemorate a special day!

Today's Party Trivia:

- South Carolina became the 8th state in 1788.

- Like Polka music? The accordion was patented in 1829.

- Happy World Turtle Day!

Uncle Sam Treat Box

Happy Thursday! Here is another patriotic project for this week. This is another one I'm proud of! I think he is such a little cutie. Back around Halloween time, I was looking at different sites for treat boxes and found a few that were decorated to look like Frankenstein. I put the idea in the back of my head for another time. So, fast forward to this week, and I thought, "Who doesn't like sending their guests off with something special after a picnic??" I thought this was such a cute idea!! I'm actually really surprised that I haven't seen Uncle Sam on a treat box yet.
Here are some pictures of it:

How cute!! Think of all of the possibilities! The one thing I would change would be the handle. Although it matches nicely, I like the look of different ribbons wrapped around the handle. I think it adds more flair to it! I hope you enjoy it!

Today’s Party Trivia:
- The New York Stock Exchange was formed in 1792.
- The first televised sporting event took place today in 1939. It was a baseball game between Columbia and Princeton.
- The Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Ed in 1954. It ruled that it was unconstitutional to segregate schools.