Simple Favors & Things

Placemat Handbag

2021-08-07T23:01:00.002-07:00

Hello everyone, I recently saw Muriel make a handbag using placemats from the Dollar Tree. I just had to make myself one of those bags. Here is my creation. I think it came out really nice. You can learn to make these by watching her channel Mscooperscoop on youtube.

Centerpieces

2021-06-10T23:55:00.001-07:00

I created these centerpieces for my niece's baby shower. She went with a woodland theme.

Cooking Lessons

2021-02-22T02:06:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone, lately I have been giving my son some cooking lessons. We started off with Fried Chicken, Baked Macaroni & Cheese, with corn as our vegetable. And for our Sunday dinner yesterday we made a pan of Lasagna with Garlic Bread. It was Delish! Our next meal will be Stewed Chicken, I haven't decided what to make for the sides. Thanks for visiting.

Valentine Candy Crafts

2021-02-02T21:47:00.003-08:00

Hello everyone, I have been doing a little crafting using the Monkeys, Mail Box and Heart Boxes from the Dollar Tree. I also use the bead box from Michaels. I showed my Cousin in law how to make these. We had a great crafting day. Thanks for stopping by.

HOLIDAY TREATS

2020-12-29T07:29:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by. For Christmas this year I made some Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods & Knots. Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate and Peanut Butter Icing. Also, I covered Oreos in Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate as well. Everyone loved them. I also made my own Christmas Cards using my BigShot Machien with metal dies. I hope everyone had a great holiday.

FAVORS FOR THANKSGIVING

2020-11-30T23:52:00.000-08:00

I had a few guests over for Thanksgiving. I created some favors using the artwork from napkins, I glued the artwork to plain cardstock. I use a scrubbie dish towel and rolled some Hershey's Chocolate Minis in the center, used pipe-cleaners to hold the dish towel in place, then glued the artwork to the pipe-cleaner. A simple and easy favor to make, and something they guest can use after they eat the chocolates.

Halloween Treat Bags

2020-10-30T19:32:00.005-07:00

I created these treat bags for my daughter for her clients at her shop. I used the Stampin Up Treat Bag Thinlits. The Halloween decor is an old collection by Recollections. Let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by.

MICHAEL'S SALE

2020-06-30T17:46:00.003-07:00

Hello everyone it has been a while. I have decided to do some crafting. I took a trip to Michaels and their entire bead section was on sale this week. I picked up a few pieces to make Earrings.

And some additional pieces for Earrings.

Let me know what you think.

2020 Quarantine Dinner

2020-03-31T19:41:00.001-07:00

Hello every one, here in New York we have been put on quarantine until April 20th. My hubby's birthday was March 30, we decided to do a family quarantine dinner for him. We had stewed chicken, stuffing, mixed vegetables, candied yams, baked macaroni & cheese, baked asparagus, Spanish yellow rice, cupcakes, Pina Colada, and sweet white wine. We had a good time.

Birthday Cards

2020-02-02T03:47:00.000-08:00

Hello my fellow crafters, it has been a while since my last post. I started to make cards. I purchased a few dies from amazon, for my bigshot machine. Here is my first one for this year. I made this card for my son's birthday. I kept it really simple. Let me know what you think. Thanks for visiting my blog.

NOTE PADS

2019-09-07T22:51:00.003-07:00

I used my Bind-It-All yesterday and made a few note pads out of the large gift cards and copy paper. My son chose the Gears of War for himself. Thanks for stopping by.

RETIREMENT FAVORS

2019-08-10T02:17:00.002-07:00

The Director of the program where I work has decided to retire this year. On August 7th we had a celebration breakfast at the office. I made 18 Party Favor Mason Jars. I got the idea from Arlene "MyButterflyKisses12". You can see the video on her channel. I put my own spin on the labels and made them removable with velcro. My daughter helped me put them together and they came out really nice, and everyone loved their jars. Here are a few pics. Thanks for stopping by.

GLUE HOLDERS

2019-06-06T15:55:00.001-07:00

I learned to create these from Aleene Jackson on Creative Living Show. They are made from the top of a 2-liter bottle of soda. Here are my creations using fabric and bling on one and paper and stickles on the other. I am going to feature how to make these on my new youtube channel, so look out for that as well. Let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by.

Foil Press

2019-06-04T18:38:00.002-07:00

I got a new machine today. And I made my first foil and cut piece. Excited to make some Father's Day Cards.

Centerpieces

2018-12-08T23:18:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share the centerpieces that I made for my moms church. They gave me the colors and these are what I made for them. All of the items to make these came from teh Dollar Tree. Let me know what you think.

Centerpieces and Party Favors

2018-06-13T21:35:00.002-07:00

Hello everyone, I was recently asked to make party favors and centerpieces for a baby shower. I usually do party favors with no problem, but centerpiece the are a challenge for me.. Here are the centerpieces that I created from a pic that I was shown. And the party favors I just used my Big Shot and the pillow box die and filled them with sugar free peppermints. Let me know what you think.

Wristlets and Boutonnieres

2018-02-17T12:55:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, I was recently asked to create Boutonnieres and Wristlets for a funeral. And I have never created these before, so her is my try. I think they came out pretty nice for a first timer. Let me know what you think..

Halloween Tic Tac Holders

2017-10-03T17:13:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone, I have been searching for small crafts for my favorite holiday coming up. HALLOWEEN! I was watching a video by Angie Jada Kennedy and she came up with the idea to cover the mini tic tac for Halloween and Christmas I decided to make some for the ladies at my office and here are just a few that I have done. Hope you like them, let me know what you think. I will post more when I am done with all of them.

St. Patrick's Day Mini

2017-04-06T20:40:00.002-07:00

Hello everyone, am I still trying to get back into crafting like I use too. I was recently in a swap over at myscraproom.ning.com and they hosted a Shamrock mini album for St. Patrick's Day. We were given a pattern for the mini and here are a few of my pages I created. Let me know what you think.

Valentine Loaded Envelope And Mini Box

2017-02-20T22:11:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, I have been getting some of my mojo back, and I have joined a few swaps this month. Every month on the 21st the new swaps are posted on MyScraproom.ning.com. Come on by and join in on the fun. Here is the envelope I created for my partner, these were her colors, teal, blue and cream. I did the best I could, and I was also in the mini Valentine Box. Both were easy project to do. Let me know what you think.

Chocolate Valentine Survival Kit

2017-01-11T16:21:00.002-08:00

Hello everyone, our favorite candy day is coming up real soon and I created a Chocolate Survival Kit. These are quick gifts you can give that special someone with their favorite chocolates inside.
I used some of the sticker items from Target and from Michaels I used the hearts and lettering. Let me know what you think.

Altered Glass Candle Stick Holder

2016-09-22T19:35:00.002-07:00

Hello everyone! I'm trying to make a come back and do some crafting, so I decided to join a Halloween swap this month over at Myscraproom.ning.com. The swap was to alter a glass candlestick holder. Here is my creation let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by.

MICHAEL'S SALES

2016-07-24T13:46:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone, I've been doing a little shopping at Michaels and catching a few sales. They had the Hot Buy Paper Stacks on sale for 5$. I picked up the Sunlight Galore by Recollections, Guilloches by Recollections and the Paint Chip by Craft Smith. And they also had the Happy Jackson lunch boxes for half off. I also picked up a Cricut Cartridge(Snow Day) for my aunt and it was $6.88 and I also picked up some ColorWays 6x6 paper stacks as well and they were half off. Looking forward to making some crafting stuff with my new paper stacks and making new videos as well. Thanks for stopping buy.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

2016-05-07T23:18:00.002-07:00

I want to wish all the mother's a Happy Mother's Day.

Happy Valentine's Day

2016-02-13T23:01:00.002-08:00

Hello everyone, I've been doing a little crafting and I wanted to share my projects with you. I created these projects for my coworkers . The first is an alligator that I got from "Skip to my lou" it was a free download on the site. The second project is a felt heart filled with candy, the heart came from the dollar spot at Target and the pillow boxes are from a Sizzix die and another small box I learned to make from Angie at Chicnscratch. She makes the cutest little boxes and they a quick and easy too. The third one is hand sanitizers that I've just added a few tags from Target's dollar spot. I hope you like my little quick Valentine Day projects. Thanks for stopping by.