Reclaimed Wood Christmas Signs

My sister-in-law and I have spent the last couple of months 

making all sorts of cute holiday decor using reclaimed wood.

We have so much fun making things together,

we decided to see if we could make a little extra 

Christmas money by selling the items we've made.

We even came up with a name for our little 'business'.

Her name is Mia, and I'm Misty,

so together we are

MiMi's Boutique.

Pretty cute, right?

We held an open house last weekend at her house,

and it was SO MUCH FUN!

We sold quite a few of our items,

and had a bit left over too.

It was a learning experience,

and we'll know what not to do next time :)

Over the next couple of days, I'll be sharing pictures of the items we made.

I apologize in advance for the low-quality photos.

I didn't think about taking pictures before-hand,

so ended up using my cell phone.

I'll know better for next time ;)

First up.....

our reclaimed wood Christmas signs!

These were some of the smaller items at our open house.

To make them, we found images that we liked,

printed them on paper,

traced them onto the wood,

then used a paint pen to fill the traced images in.

This isn't a great picture,

but our 'Merry & Bright' was my most favorite little sign!

Isn't it so fun?!

Cute stuff, right?

It was REALLY hard to not just keep everything for ourselves :)

Easy Christmas Gift Idea with Free Printable

My kids needed some quick Christmas gifts for their friends,

and I remembered a cute gift one of them got a few years ago from a cousin.

It was just a can of soda pop and a bag of microwave popcorn 

tied up in a cellophane bag with a tag that said:

Pop, Pop

Fizz, Fizz

Oh, what a good friend you is!

I searched online for some ready-made tags,

and didn't have much luck.

So I made my own :)

Here is how we packaged ours.

(I wish I would've bought larger cellophane bags)

If you'd like the tags without the watermark,

you can download it HERE.

Merry Christmas!

YW Christmas Gift

Although it's too late to use this gift idea this year, 

I figured I'd share what we gave our young women for Christmas anyways.  

It's never too early to plan for next year!

We loved THIS IDEA, and decided to give our girls a pair of gloves.  

We found the gloves at a dollar store, and packaged them up 

in a cellophane bag topped with a tulle bow.  

The girls LOVED them!

Since we used gloves instead of mittens, 

I ended up creating my own version of the printable.

If you'd like a copy of my version of the printable without the watermark, 

you can find it HERE.

'Be of Good Cheer' Card

Yep, you guessed it!  

The card I'm sharing today features my favorite new tool 

at the moment...the Owl Punch from Stampin' Up!.

This one was inspired by THIS CARD.   

I love the layout....so much in fact, 

that it's on the short list of ideas for my 2014 birthday cards.  

I'll share those when I decide what I'm going to do ;)

Have a great Thursday!

'Celebrate the Season' Card

One item that I've had on my wish list for a very long time is the SU! Owl Punch.  

A few weeks ago I was finally able to purchase it, and I absolutely adore it!  

What I love the most is how versatile it is.  You can make so much more than just owls with it.

I've been in a penguin mood lately :)  

My inspiration for this card came from HERE.

Have a great Tuesday!

File Folder Card {my first one!}

It seems like my posts are few and far between lately!  Sorry about that!  

I wanted to pop in real quick to share a fun card I made today...

Have you seen these file folder cards made with 

the new Envelope Punch Board from Stampin' Up!?  

One word...Adorable!  

I used THIS VIDEO TUTORIAL to learn how to make them, and am now hooked!

Have a great Wednesday!

Supplies used:

SU! Items: Envelope Punch Board (133744), Owl Punch (118074), 1-3/4" Circle Punch (119850), Seasons of Style DSP (132340), Old Olive Cardstock (124284), Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad (126953), Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad (126979), Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set (133455)

Other products: 2" Scalloped Circle Punch, white cardstock, black cardstock, red cardstock, orange cardstock

Snowman Tealight

**I'm posting this a little late!!  

The holiday season was busy at our house, 

and I never got around to sharing this project**

As soon as I saw THIS POST from Becky Roberts, 

I just had to make a snowman tealight.  

Then she came up with a cute BOX TUTORIAL 

a few days later, and I had to make that too!  

Here's how mine turned out:

As usual, I didn't have all of the supplies that Becky used, 

so I had to make do with what I had on hand.  

Since I didn't have any pearls in my stash 

for the eyes and mouth, I ended up using 

black cardstock and a very small circle punch.

I also didn't have any sweater trim for the scarf, 

so I used some red ribbon.

This is such an adorable gift idea!!  

If my girls and I decide to have a booth 

at our town's holiday craft fair again this year, 

we'll definitely be making these!

Chocolate Sprinkle Sandwich Cookies

We had a Christmas party for the Young Women in our ward 

last week, and it was the perfect excuse 

for me to try out THIS cookie recipe.  

Aren't they pretty?

We had to go easy on the sprinkles...

one container was definitely NOT enough!!   

The verdict?  This recipe is a KEEPER!!  

The girls oooh'd and aaaah'd over the cookies, 

and they didn't last very long (that's always a good sign!).  

 

Wouldn't these be fun for other holidays too?!  

Think about all the different color combinations 

of sprinkles they have for every holiday....

pink, red, and white sprinkles for Valentine's Day, 

green sprinkles for St. Patrick's Day, 

pastel sprinkles for Easter..etc.).  

I can't wait to make them again!

2013 Birthday Cards

Every year, part of my Christmas gift to my parents is a set of handmade birthday cards.  (if you'd like to check out their cards from previous years, look HERE, HERE, and HERE).

For the boy cards, I just HAD to incorporate my new mustache punch...LOVE IT!!  Masculine cards are harder for me to make, but I loved how these ones turned out.

Obviously, this is a 'Thanks' card, not a birthday card.  Believe it or not, I forgot to take a picture of the girl cards.  But, they looked just like this one, only the stamp said 'Happy Birthday' instead of 'Thanks'.

I had all of the cards ready and delivered by Thanksgiving this year.  Last year, I sent them off in the mail early, but they didn't arrive until after Christmas.  I wasn't taking any chances this time around!!

In Case You Missed it...

...here's a recap of this year's '12 Days of Christmas'.

Day 1: {For Your Mistle Toes}

Day 2: {Snowman Popcorn}

Day 3: {Nugget Trays}

Day 4: {Santa Gum Holders}

Day 5: {Tile Coasters}

Day 6: {Hot Cocoa Gift Set}

Day 7: {Snowman Poop}

Day 8: {Pencil Pouches}

Day 9: {'To Do' Lists}

Day 10: {Snowman Patty Treats}

Day 11: {Santa Gift Tags}

Day 12: {Jewelry Made By My Girls}

{Jewelry Made by my Girls}

**This year's '12 Days of Christmas' features the items that my daughters and I made for our very first craft fair**


Day 12: {Jewelry Made by my Daughters}

The whole reason why we had a booth at the craft fair was so my daughters could sell the jewelry that they make.  They are pretty crafty, and I adore their creations!

I've got 4 daughters, ages 13, 11, 10, and 7.  The older 3 made jewelry, and my youngest helped me out with all of the other crafts.  Here's the pictures of their jewelry.

Duct Tape Feather Earrings and Candy Wrapper Bracelets

Duct Tape Flower Rings & Pop Tab Bracelets...

Scrabble Tile Earrings

Here's a list of the items, who made them, and what we charged...

Duct Tape Feather Earrings- $3.00/pair (made by my 13-year-old)
Duct Tape Flower Rings- $5.00 (made by my 13-year-old)
Pop Tab Bracelets- $3.00 (made by my 13-year-old)
Scrabble Tile Earrings- $5.00/pair (made by my 11-year-old)
Candy Wrapper Bracelets- $3.00 (made by my 10-year-old)

Their jewelry didn't sell as well as they had hoped.  We sold only 3 of the Candy Wrapper Bracelets and 1 pair of the Scrabble Tile Earrings.  My girls were heartbroken!!  The Duct Tape stuff sold better, but not by much.

I talked with my girls a lot before the craft fair about not getting their expectations up too high.  It's hard to know what people will be interested in, but there's always the hope that they will buy your stuff.  My warnings didn't help their feelings OR mine!  I felt so bad that they worked so hard on their jewelry and didn't see the results that they had hoped for.

Although they didn't do as well as they would have liked, we DID have a great time.  There's nothing better than spending time with my kids, doing something that we all enjoy.

**I don't have tutorials to show how to make the jewelry.  We just googled them and found some videos and written tutorials online.

That brings us to the end of this year's '12 Days of Christmas'!  I hope you enjoyed the items featured, and found some inspiration for gifts to make for your friends and loved ones!!

{Santa Gift Tags}

**This year's '12 Days of Christmas' features the items that my daughters and I made for our very first craft fair**


Day 11: {Santa Gift Tags}

I am {in love} with these cute gift tags!!  I didn't get a picture of it, but the beard opens up for you to write a message on.  SO CUTE!!

We put 6 tags in a pack, and ended up with 6 packages to sell.  They were priced at $4.00 a pack, and we sold 3 of them.


The tutorial for these can be found HERE.

{Snowman Patty Treats}

**This year's '12 Days of Christmas' features the items that my daughters and I made for our very first craft fair**


Day 10: {Snowman Patty Treats}

These cuties were so much fun to make, and were another item that SOLD OUT at the craft fair!  We priced them at $2.00 each, or 3 for $5.00.

No tutorial was used for these.  I pinned this picture, and created my snowmen with different punches that I had on hand.