{Made it Monday} Teeny tiny bags

Not long ago, I found these Valentine bags by Christine Middlecamp.



Oh dear! All that layered paper, collage-y goodness just made me smile! I knew I had to do something similar! So, when the ladies at The LilyPad started releasing their BYOC goodies for April, I whipped up a couple of bags of my own!

Here they are in all their glory! Nothing extraordinary, but frankly, I'm quite proud of them! They turned out just lovely and I can't wait to give them away!











You can click hereto view them in my gallery at The LilyPad and to see all the credits!

Happy Monday, peeps!

{Made it Monday} A Mishmash of Sorts

Well, hello there, Monday!

It seems you still like to sneak up on me EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK.

Why is that? I just don't like it.

We need to make peace and get past this tension between us. Deal? Deal.

So, today I'm just going to show off a few recent favorite "makes" of mine. {And, of course, by recent I mean within the last - ohhhhh - 3 months, mkay?)

First up: our family mini album. We had our pictures made back in October of last year and I did not do anything with them for a very long time. When I saw this kit by Valorie Wibbens, I knew I had to use our pics to make the mini album. For a credit list, please click here.


















Next up: a little meal planner and shopping list. When I saw Kate's newest kit, Chef's Kitchen, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I made a refrigerator meal planner and shopping list. I loooooove Kate's doodles! They are perfect for all my hybrid scrapping!











I also made these tags recently using some BYOC goodies from The LilyPad. You can click here for full credits and close up shots of each tag.


And, finally...a little travel sewing kit. Again, Kate's doodles had me at hello.






So, that's it for me on this fun Monday!

Have a great one, peeps!

Love Day Treats

So here are a few cute ways to package your special Valentine's Day treats.

How about a tin with a little tag?

Let's just stop right here. I need to tell you something. Something really important. Really, REALLY important.

Are you with me?

Okay, here goes. I always buy these tins when I see them on the Target dollar aisle. Any color, all colors. I buy them. I don't care if I don't have ONE. SINGLE. THING. planned for them. I buy them. I don't care if the next holiday is months away. I buy them. I don't even care if I already have 2 or 20 sitting at home in my closet just waiting to be used (*ahem* - not that I have 23 waiting in my closet to be used), I buy them. You can put just about anything in there and make it cute! Seriously, ANY. THING. Trust me. When you see these next time, you're going to want to buy them. Just wait.

Okay, back to the task at hand.

So, I made this tag with the Affectionately Tagged set by Kaye Winiecki. The tags are already made! Again, just print, cut and attach. E.A.S.Y.


Here are more of the tags (in boyish versions). I used a gift bag from Michael's and tied the tag on with twine (my new totally favorite decorating item). LOVE!


Next up, a candle. A candle is a great gift. Sure, you could just leave it as-is, but why would you want to? I think it's much cuter to tie a tag on that says "Scent with love." Come on. You know that's cute! Just look at that little skunk fella! PRECIOUS! The tag only takes an extra two minutes and totally changes the cute factor of the gift!


Here's an easy idea: dump some sour worms in a cellophane bag and add a note that says "PUCKER UP!" Holy cuteness, batman! I printed off tags from the Stinkin' Cute Valentine's Set, punched a hole, threaded a ribbon through and off she goes!


I told you, I have a "thing" for cuteness. I can't help it. It's in my blood.

Now, go. Make something cute!

I have a few more ideas up my sleeve coming tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Valentine fun!!

I'm just going to skip the apologies. They aren't needed and they're a bit boring.

I'm here to show you a few fun ideas for Valentine's Day!

I looooooove Valentine's Day. In our house, it's almost like Christmas, without the chaos.

This year, I am going to do a cute breakfast for the kids with these fun milk glasses. Dunkin Donuts has cute little heart-shaped donuts with sprinkles that I plan to use as well (hey - no judgements - it's a school morning and we gotta stay on schedule).







I bought the straws from The Sugar Diva and I big puffy heart love them! They are so festive. Seriously...who *wouldn't* want to drink with those straws?!?

I printed the tags using Stinkin' Cute Valentines by Val Wibbens. They were so easy peasy. Print, cut, attach. Doesn't get much easier than that! If you've ever thought about trying hybrid scrapbooking, this would easily be the place to start!


The kit has everything you need for Valentine's gifting!


Next up: teacher gifts.
I'm soooooo proud of myself for finishing these up early this year!

But, don't be fooled. I actually wanted to give these gifts in January and never got them packaged up. Oops. I guess they make a pretty good Valentine's treat, so I'm good with that!

One of my sweet students gave me a gift like this for Christmas and I loved it so much, I decided to replicate it (with a dash of "Leigh" thrown in). Pardon the empty glass apothcary jars. When I took the photos last week, they were still pretty bare. They are full of Valentine goodies now, though. Hmmm...maybe that needs a post all on it's own.



Anywho, here's what you need (click the picture to view it larger):



That cute little hibachi grill came from a restaurant store on the internet. I simply googled "mini hibachi grill" and searched through the images until I found what I was looking for. The grills cost about $8 or $9 each and are soooooo cute!



I added a cute tag and label using Wild About You and now they're ready!





Can I please just say that I've never, in my entire life, completed a task BEFORE the deadline?!?!? I mean really.

I'm pretty proud.

I digress.

That's it for tonight. I have a few more ideas and treats and I'll post those tomorrow. For now, it's bed time and I'm ready to hit the sack!

Happy Valentine's-ing!