neighbor gift 2011

I love the look of luminaries. This is what we did for our neighbor gifts this year. We gave everyone a luminary kit.

5-white paper bags

5-tealights

about a pound of birdseed or kitty litter.

It was so fun to drive around the neighborhood and see all the luminaries.

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

My sis-in-law bought me this book a few years ago for our Favorite things night. It has become one of my favorite traditions. We sit down and read a chapter a night as a family. You can find it on Amazon

Jewelry Stands

This is what I made my YW for Christmas this Year. A cute little Jewelry "stand". I attached a cute little pair of earrings to the card.

They are so simple to make. Just like making the cake stands (SEE HERE)

All you need is a glass candlestick holder, a cute picture frame with a little bit of a raised edge, some cute scrapbook paper or fabric, and E6000 glue.

Put your cute paper in the frame and then glue the candlestick to the bottom of the frame. Don't use a glue gun it will not stick and will pop off over time. The E6000 is very durable and dries pretty quickly. I recommend letting it dry at least 24 hours.

The frames I used held a 5x7'' picture.

I made each of them in their favorite color. This was the 2010 YW theme but I added the words STAND TALL to help tie in my jewelry STANDS.

I think it would be a cute friend gift too. You could put a cute picture of their friends in the frame instead of paper.

My {first} give-away

Sorry This give-away has ended.

I had a few things left from my boutique and thought it would be fun to do a little give-away. So to all 5 of my readers, your odds to win are pretty dang good (:

All you have to do is leave a comment with what you hope to win.

I will draw (put all your names in a hat and draw out a winner) on December 12th @ 9pm. I will post the winner on the blog and After the winner emails me their address I will ship them their item.

I will start a new give-away on Monday December 13th with 3 different items.

{Item 1} christmas earring 3-pack.


{Item 2} Christmas Journal (premade kit with accessory pack)

(All you have to do is add your own Christmas pictures)

{Item 3} a cute fabric camera strap cover.

Free Christmas Cards!

I saw this on one of my friends blogs and decided to try it!

Who doesn't love something free?

Especially,

{one} around Christmas time

{two} for something you needed to get anyway!

Shutterfly is offering 50 free Christmas cards to bloggers. All you have to do is post a little something on your blog and waaaala. They will then give you a promo for 50 free cards! I have used shutterfly for photobooks, and they are really easy to navigate.

They have a ton of really cute, unique designs (see here)to choose from. I love that they come in different sizes: a {four by eight}, {five by seven}, and I loved the square {five by five} cards.

A few that I thought would be super cute were:

I must be in a black, white, and red mood (:

I also thought this one was cute and original. One that could tell a little bit about your story from the year.

and if you need some cute thank-you cards for after the holidays or just to have on hand, they offer a ton of fun designs for any occasion.

It's also the time of year when we all need new Calendars. They would make a perfect gift for yourself, or the grandparents.

I have already received a couple Christmas Cards this season, and am so excited to get mine sent out. I just need to decide which adorable design to use!

(: wow only 22 days left!

subway art

I am loving all the subway art I've seen online.

So I made some up for the holidays.

What an easy neighbor or friend Christmas Gift.

Just print it (these are 8x10), then put it in a cute frame. EASY

I think it would look so cute on a canvas too. (see here)