Update: Success! The girls loved their tins so much that they immediately sat down and started writing thank you notes to send to Dan and I. ;-) (Even though it was WAY past their bedtime!)
[Sleepy April & Faith :: Ally & Bel hard at work.]
Dan let me loose in the craft store...Look out!!! My first Christmas project that I have completed is a stationery set, one for each of April's daughters. I found plain tins at The Container Store, decorated them with paper I had lying around waiting to be used: 1 small band around the outside, 1 band across the top, and a circle for the bottom of the tin. The paper sheet is by Dewey Howard, Inc., picked up at my local Oblation Papers. I filled each tin with a selection of envelopes, cards, notes, embellishments, 3 pens, 1 glue stick, and 8 stamps. The only pieces I bought were paper cutouts and embroidered pins from the Amy Butler craft collection distributed by K & Company at a local scrapbook store. They had a beautiful vintage look, made on recycled paper, and were extra-girly. I used many things from my own stationery collection, cut a few sheets of colorful cardstock, and added stickers and labels that I already had. The glue-sticks (found at the dollar store) were wrapped in Sukie labels as to avoid the ugly blue label that didn't match. ;-) I added the names on the paper strips across the lid using sticker transfers from Martha Stewart's collection at Michael's.
Altogether, a very simple project made from the heart! On the bottom of each tin, I wrote a special message and date. I know they aren't uber-cool with a High School Musical theme, but I hope they will enjoy them anyway!!!
Time Needed: 1/2 hr. per tin.
Total Cost: $10 per tin.
3 comments:
Those are very cool. I would have loved to have gotten something like that as a little girl!
That. Is. Awesome! I pledged to go Handmade this year, but when my sister caught wind she was like, "Umm... maybe you could just buy my kids something from Target..." She has NO faith! I LOVE your creativity, Leah =0)... Not only would a wee Lass love a this gift, this 26 YEAR OLD would love it!
High School Musical has got nothin' on you, my dear! :-) The girls (and I) absolutely loved the gifts . . . they could not have been more perfect. Thank you again, a million times over. We had such a wonderful time having you here! Love you!
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