Paper Angel Crafts

A Quick Valentine Gift Idea

I am really excited about the Valentines class I am holding tomorrow, and my work room has been a flood of pink, red and white all week!  This morning I have a project to share that is a Valentine card and gift all in one.  The beauty of this project is that, depending on how you decorate it, you could give it to your sweetie, you kids, or a friend.

The finished card measures 5 1/2 inches square, and inside there are two pockets.  The right pocket holds a CD...I love to make "mix CD's" on my computer, and this card would be the packaging to hold a CD of love songs.  The other pocket holds three removable journaling tags, which I can write "love notes" on.

Under the left side pocket, I cut out the words "things I love about you", and on the right side pocket I added "you put a song in my heart".

I punched a hole on each side so I can tie it closed with a pretty piece of ribbon.

If you aren't into burning your own CD's, you could purchase a CD, remove it from it's original packaging and tuck it into the pocket.  OR...you could put an ITunes card inside...bet your teen would love that!

Happy crafting!

Getting ready for Valentine's Day

I have been working on some great Valentine's Day projects which I will be sharing over the next few days.  Today I want to show your some Valentine treat jars which I made from pint sized vintage canning jars.

I wrapped each jar with pretty paper, then decorated it with some of my favorite vintage Valentine images, buttons, ribbon and lace.

I tied a cute tag and three bows onto each of the wire bails on top.

This jar in all done in greens and blues.

 
The jars are ready to be filled with M&M's or Kisses, and given to my sweeties!  We will be making these at the upcoming Valentines Galore class, see my website for the details.

Ribbon!

Happy New Year everyone!  After a break from all things crafty, I'm back!  As some of you know, by husband owns a catering business/restaurant and the Holidays are our busiest time of the year.  We have also had several rounds of illness in our home, but things seem to be getting back to normal now.  Hope you all had the Christmas of your dreams, and here's to an inspiring and creative New Year!

I spent some time cleaning and organizing my craft room this week, and in the process decided to write a quick post about ribbon.  This is part of my ribbon collection, it sits on a windowsill above my work table.  This is just the "everyday" ribbon, I have the holiday specific ribbon all put away for now.

I am always on the lookout for deals on ribbon, I check the clearance bins every time I am in Joann's, Michael's or AC Moore.  Sheer ribbon is my favorite, and it can be pricey.  This is actually a great time of year to get ribbon bargains with the after Holiday sales.  Most colors can be used all year round, think outside the box!

I am partial to browns, I think they work great with the vintage style I love.

I keep bits and pieces in this antique cookie jar.  I like to have all the ribbon right where I can see it.  That way, when I am in the middle of a project all I have to do is glance up and I can pick out just the right one.  Sometimes the whole project takes shape around a specific ribbon I want to use!  All that red ribbon is giving me ideas for Valentine's Day...stay tuned!