Hello 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a new YEAR, a new MONTH, and a new SV BLOG TOPIC! ORGANIZATION At the moment I’m a little inspired for this topic. I’m sitting at my mother-in-law’s kitchen table in Baltimore, recouping from a New Year’s Eve of little sleep and a New Year’s Day of taking my 20yo and 17yo nieces to [...]
Easy Monogram Gift Tags
Comments OffStep 1. Punch circles in two sizes, one slightly larger than the other. I used the nested circle punches by Creative Memories and EK Success. Consider using a light color paper for the smaller circle so that the monogram letter shows up really well. Step 2. Stamp first letter of gift recipient’s name in smaller [...]
Martha, Martha, Martha…
Okay, how cool and clever is this holiday photo card idea? I bet it would be fun to do with adults and/or pets too. Hmm, I can’t think of another, more simple holiday word to spell out than “JOY”, can you?… ———————————– I dig this photo idea as well. A great alternative to a single [...]
High Five on the Holidays!
I’d been saving this holiday card idea for whenever my husband and I became parents… I started with an actual print of our son’s hand on some paper. I used a non-toxic acrylic paint — a Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber in Citrus, to be specific. It worked out best to pour a little paint into [...]
G-mail (Gratitude Mail)
I mail greeting cards to our long-distance immediate family on all the major holidays — Thanksgiving included. Aside from Christmas, I send out cards that are store-bought. Would I rather go the handmade route? Of course! Do I worry about it? Not at all. As I’ve discovered, it really is the thought that counts. And [...]
