Monday, December 24, 2007
Little Gifts (No SU)

For the ladies at work and Cameron's teacher I put mint chocolate bells inside of a wire whisk and wrapped it in a cello bag. The tag says "We Whisk You A Merry Christmas". I guess there is a little SU on this. I stamped the bird from It's Snow Time on the tag.


For the kids in Cam's class I made Rudolph's red-nose repair kits. The poem says
Rudolph guides ol' Santa's sleigh,
His nose glows red to guide the way.
But if it flickers on Christmas night,
Just use one of these replacement lights.

Rudolph was made with the Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge. The 'noses' inside are sour cherry balls.

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Sunday, December 16, 2007
Santa Containers

I have a stash of Crystal Light containers in my "to be altered some day" closet. I pulled them out Saturday to make these for my niece and nephew. I filled them with candy and pens/pencils.

No stamping involved for this project.

These are the larger CL containers (they hold 6 tubs of CL I think).
The red paper to go around it was cute 6 x 9.
The white strip down the front is cut 1.5 x 6.
The belt is 1 x 9.
The black buttons are 1 inch circle punch.
The buckle is 1 3/8" square punch with a 1 inch center punch.
The red circle for the lid is a 2 inch circle punch.

I used a little White boa I found in the craft store for the trim on the bottom. The adhesive I used was the Scotch Tacky Glue (love that stuff!). I used stickers for the names on the lid.

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Sunday, October 14, 2007
A Booing We Will Go

There is no stamping or SU products involved in this project mainly because I was just too lazy this weekend. These are the baskets I put together for the 2 houses I am going to Boo tonight. If you don't know what Booing is then read to the bottom and I will tell you.


I found these cute little felt ghost baskets in the dollar spot at Target. They have various candies and little treats inside (pencils, stickers etc.). The Ghost picture in front is the Boo sign, the other paper has a little poem about what the basket of treats is for and how to continue the game.


So what is Booing? You fill 2 treat baskets (or bags) like I did above, include a picture or cut out of a ghost and include this poem:

This Halloween there’s something new,
This little surprise we call a “BOO!”
Someone left it here
To bring a bit of “ghostly” cheer.
It’s not a fright, it’s not a scare……
It’s just a secret smile to share.

You’ve been “BOO’D!” It’s your turn now
To pass it on…I’ll tell you how.
Choose a neighbor, anyone
Who needs some special “spooky” fun.
When you’ve made your secret pick
It’s time to do the “trick”!

Put a goody bag beside their door.
Include this poem and one thing more-
Some candy and some fun,
Now your “BOO” is done.
Don’ t sign your name, don’t leave a clue:
‘Cause that’s the magic of a “BOO”!

Enjoy the latest, greatest way
To celebrate the holiday.
It’s easy and it’s fun to do…….
Let’s spread the joy and share a “BOO”!

You pick houses in your neighborhood (or wherever) and hang the basket on their door. You do this in secret. They have 2 days to create a treat bag of their own and find neighbors that don't have a Boo sign on their door and place the bags with them. They in turn Boo 2 people and so on. The idea is to watch and see who and how quickly your neighborhood front doors fill up with Boo signs.

I have to admit I am not holding out much hope for this to spread in my neighborhood, but we will see what happens. I am leaving mine at the home of 2 people who I know have young children in hopes they will be more likely to pass it on.

My mom works in a school and she does this by leaving baskets on classroom doors. I think this will be her 3rd year doing it and she hasn't been found out yet. I would like to do it at Cameron's school, but it is impossible to get in the school without being noticed.

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Thursday, September 6, 2007
A Few Non Su Cards

I needed a couple thank you cards and a baby card, but I wasn't feeling super crafty today. I decided to use some paper from my DCWV kids pack and whip some up real quick. I love the glitter on these papers. It might be hard to see in the picture.



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Hi! I'm Melissia. I am a wife of 9 years, a mother of 6.5 years and a program assistant for almost 2 years. I enjoy paper crafting and doing various other crafts. I also enjoy reading, blurfing, brain games and spending time with my daughter.