Round two!

For the last little girl. . .her favorite color was orange. This little girl's favorite color is blue. . .

Thankfully, I can always find the perfect paper in my stash :) This Summer Picnic Designer paper is so dang cute!! I like the monogram style for a gift like this, as I don't think it will "date" itself. . .and she hopefully can use it for a while before it gets messed up!

Same concept as on the last tin, with the rhinestone brad sunk into Crystal effects. The marker did very well with the ModPodge, so no smearing on that. . .bonus! Both of the tins were filled with little notepads, pens, scissors, crayons/color pencils kinda stuff. My daughter has a "restaurant box" that she uses--and only when we go out to eat. This is kinda what I had in mind when making these. . .but these have a lot more "stuff" inside than I usually pack in there.

Apparently I should have done this for my daughter immediately upon signing up as a demo, because I was stopped on three separate occasions yesterday in 1 hour (in the process of shopping for the goodies to fill the tins) and asked if I would "show them the inside", and "isn't that just the cutest thing!". . .

Yay! I just gave them my business card/blog address. . . and hopefully they are reading this :)

*waving* Hi ladies! I can teach you how to make these--As well as other things of course. . .my class schedule is in the left sidebar!! We have lots of fun :)

I will be making my daughter one very soon. And she will be able to carry it everywhere we go. Won't she be pleased!

Fun striped grograin in Real Red and Bashful Blue, as well as 1/4in grograin in Real Red and 5/8 grograin in Old Olive to finish it off. . .I think both of the little ladies were pleased.

Success!!!

Double Whammy

My daughter has *two* birthday parties today!

I can post this first present. . . as the little girl's mom doesn't have internet access at home currently. (I don't know about you, but that makes me break out in a cold sweat just typing it.)

I made her daughter a little personalized (provocraft) tin with Bali Breeze DSP. Which you may know by now, that I crazy in love with. And I used the last of it making this. . .so time to place an order apparently!

It is difficult to see, but the little brad is from the fire rhinestone brads (pumpkin). I cut the prongs off, and sunk the head of the brad into the little white punched flower (from the three for you punch box)--which is covered in Crystal Effects.

The on-board letter is covered in teal dsp, with some gel pen dots for detail. . .which did *not* like Modpodge, btw. Be very careful if doing this. . . and I was just able to stop before it looked really muddy. . .I probably will try not to do that again. . .but it is so cute!

I really had a hard time not putting some more bling on this! I figured that was the safest little piece, and anything else was going to fall off or look dingy with use later. . .so I had to resist.

The recipient of this gift is five years old :) That being said, if it can't be washed and sanitized without ruining it--her mom is going to put it in the closet as a keepsake! (the horror!) So, in an effort to circumvent this, I put a ridiculous amount of ModPodge on it.

I would have to check to be sure, but I actually think this tin is bulletproof.

At the very least, you could probably run it thru the dishwasher. (Please don't try this, Erin!)

Now--I know that ribbon gets dirty. But it can also be removed! If not rinsed clean in the sink if necessary, than at least replaced eventually. . .right? So I figured I was safe with this part :)

There is a bit of fray check on the ends of each, so they will stay nice for as long as possible.

When wrapping the outside with DSP, twelve inches is not enough. . .so I covered the seams with these punched flowers. . .I used both the 5-petal, and Boho Flower punch.

I loooove this tin!

And so does my daughter--so I have some work to do before her birthday :)

I will post the other tin (which uses the Summer Picnic papers--my other new best friend!), after the birthday party is over. Her mommy is online all the time, so I don't want to ruin the surprise of what it looks like!

Have a great Saturday!