Valentine Blocks

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Valentine's Day

Time for some Valentine's Day treats!  These little burlap bags from Pick Your Plum keep me going all year long!  A heart-shaped stamp got them all ready for Valentine's Day.  They're perfect for little treats, gifts cards, or a love note for someone special...

 Here's the how-to:
http://www.celebrations.com/content/burlap-valentines-day-treat-bags

Tootsie Roll Pops + cupcake wrappers = lollipop bouquets for Valentine's Day.  http://www.celebrations.com/content/how-to-make-lollipop-flowers

Christmas Hostess Gifts

 

 

Here's a few ideas for some Christmas hostess gifts...

 

Published now at http://www.celebrations.com/content/semi-homemade-hostess-gifts-to-give and



http://www.celebrations.com/content/homemade-hot-chocolate-hostess-gift

 

A live rosemary plant all decked out for Christmas is a fragant and thoughtful gift for your hostess.

 A rich homemade hotcocoa mix is tucked in a basket with fresh tangerines...oh yum!

 Dress up a styrofoam container and fill it with cinnamon-sugar popcorn.

Here's a great do-it-yourself ornament for a book-loving friend.

White Elephant Gift Exchange Party

 

Ideas are published at http://www.celebrations.com/content/whimsical-white-elephant-gift-exchange-holiday-party









 

 

 

 

Here are some creative ways to package Christmas goodies...

 

Details and directions are now published at celebrations.com
Check it out:

http://www.celebrations.com/content/4-simple-inexpensive-repurposed-gift-wrap-tutorials
http://www.celebrations.com/content/recycled-upcycled-repurposed-christmas-goodie-bag-ideas

Wooden Block Name Holders

 

Those great little wooden blocks from Pick Your Plum make pretty terrific name holders for place settings.  After the party, they can hold a cute picture or a reminder or...whatever!

The how-to is here:  http://www.celebrations.com/content/diy-wooden-block-holiday-place-card-holder

7 is my Favorite Number!

Look how much fun you can have with a few 1 1/2 inch wooden blocks!  I ordered the blocks from Pick Your Plum then decorated them with some coordinating scrapbook paper and 7 photos of the cutest kids in the world!  :)
You can stack them any way you please.  I'm thinking that I'll rotate and put the one with the next birthday on top.
A few quick notes:  The blocks are 1 1/2 inch square so I cut the decorative paper 1 1/4 inch.  I inked the edges of the paper and the photos with brown ink.  I applied the paper and the black and white photos with Mod Podge.  I put a second coat of Mod Podge over the top of the decorative papers, but not the photos.