Beach towel birthday gift

Has it really been two months since I posted to the blog? I seem to be better at Facebook these days. Boy do the last few weeks of school get nutty! Between softball, baseball, soccer, school plays oh yeah and schoolwork there isn't much time left for blogging!

Anyway, when I'm not attending to the kids/house/family stuff - I am working. I've been doing so many beach towels lately and some are just too cute....

Love these towels that we are doing now, appliqued names. I match fabrics that I have to the brightly colored towels and WaLa....perfect birthday gift. Wrapped and ready and just $25.00! Add a matching tote ... it's a bargain at just $46.00. Visit us today!

Affordable, adorable, awesome gift....get one today!

Birthday Gifts

April in my Family means Birthdays! First it's Moms, then my twin nieces, then my younger sister. This happens all in the course of two weeks. So, last week I spent time making my Mom a "family tree" runner. I made a little face for each grandchild she has....of course it was very cute and Mom loved it. I'll post a picture of it just as soon as I can download it from my camera. Hopefully, that will be sooner rather than later! Not as technical as I am crafty!

Three more birthdays to go.....

Easter Hostess Gift Part III

OK, is it just me or did Easter pop up on you too? We were sewing fast and furious Green, Green, Green for St. Pat's and before you knew it --- Blues, Lavenders and Bunnies! We just made and sold several of these garlands. While it may be a bit late for sending more of these out....I thought I could share it anyway. Better late than never - I always say!

Again, a nice little hostess gift. It's adorable, not over the top and affordable too (just $25). The garland is about 6 ft long and is done on a baby blue felt with lavender, green, white and purple fabric applique. It's very bright and happy, just like spring!

Happy Easter to you!

Easter Hostess Gift Part II

Well, I did make my sister Easter Table Decorations but when I started sewing Bunnies, I realized that my sister LOVES PEEPS! Then I thought, I'll make peeps. I plan to give her these yellow felt peeps atop a box of real yellow peeps wrapped up with a yellow polka dot ribbon. I think she'll get a kick out of that.

Sometimes, the best ideas are the simplest. I think this may be one of my best ideas today.

Easter Hostess Gift

Of all the gifts we give, Hostess Gifts are my favorite. I know that I talk a lot about them, but to be honest when someone invites you into their home for a meal or just for a cup of coffee, it's special. I think it's a true skill to be a good host and to enjoy your company. When someone goes to the trouble of having me and my family over, I like to acknowledge that with a gift!

To me it's always kind of a challenge to find just the right thing to bring someone. Today, is Palm Sunday and I'll be working on some Welcome Spring Garlands. Later today, I'll have dinner at my sisters house and plan to bring her some Bunny Table Decorations. She always cooks Easter Dinner for my entire family. I'm not usually with my family on Easter but with my In-Laws instead. I know that this is the perfect gift for my sister, she happily hosts Easter every year and this year is special because she has a new granddaughter. That's one more bunny for her table!

Be it Bunny Table Decorations, a beautiful tulip plant, a great bottle of wine or just your sincere gratitude be sure to bring your host a gift! It will be appreciated and best of all - you might just get invited back!

Great Gift Tags

I just made two gift tags for my kids. This may be my new favorite thing!!!

Just go to wordle.net and create these funky word art combination's. Great Stuff. I found that you need to put the name of the person or the word you want most prominent several times. You can play around with styles. But, make sure you save your words - because when you go back to the "create" page to change them they aren't there. It's one of those great finds that you have to SHARE!

The possibilities are endless. This could make a wonderful gift, print it out on nice paper and frame them. Make a truly personal gift tag. Attach it to a bottle of wine! Scrapbookers' will love this site!

So have some fun and Wordle! Let us know how you use yours.

Best,
Nancy

Simple gifts for Easter Morning

As spring arrives, so does Easter. Everyone has Easter Basket Traditions; our are a mixed bag between my husband and myself. Usually, the kids always look for the eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny first thing and then they tear into the Baskets.

However, last year the kids woke up to a crazy Easter Basket treasure hunt. The Easter Bunny took yarn and weaved his way from their beds to their baskets. Each of them followed the color yarn that was attached to their bed. It was quite funny to see the kids follow the yarn to their baskets! Up and over, under and thru just about every piece of furniture and doorway we have. Finally, their baskets were attached on the other end. One was in a kitchen cabinet and the other behind the basement door. It's one Easter Morning they won't forget! Of course, when they got to the baskets - it's pure sugar and chocolate for breakfast .

Our gift was listening to the giggles and watching them smile along the way!

Happy Spring,
Nancy