Gift Ideas

Gift Giving with Styled by Tori Spelling

1 · Jan 30, 2013 · 3 Comments

Gift Jar with Styled by Tori Spelling Key Chain // Hello my friends! We're running slow today with another snow day here in Lincoln. Can't complain at all in my book. Snow days are the BEST!!!! We've settled down with a Harry Potter marathon and I, of course had to do a little creating on the side. With Valentine's day around the corner I thought it would be fun to make some simple little gifts for teachers and such with some of my favorite Styled by Tori Spelling goodies…

I thought it would be fun to create a gift jar (of course) and make a little key chain for my daughters teacher this year. For the jar I just took a little 4 oz. jelly jar and cut some craft paper to fit the lid and glued on a gem flower from Styled by Tori on top…

Toss in some coordinating tissue paper and you have a simple yet beautiful little gift jar. Couldn't be any easier than that. The jar, quite frankly is also part of the gift. The person who receives it will be able to use it to store little items in and they will adore it!!

Next, I created a fun peacock key chain for the "gift" in the pretty jar…

This one is super simple as well. I found this lovely peacock charm from the Styled by Tori line and then I bought a nice clip to attach to it to make the key chain…

You may need to use some needle nose pliers to open the ring up a bit to attach the clasp and peacock. Close the ring and voila, you have a fancy new key chain…

Many of the Styled by Tori charms will work perfect to make a fun decorative key chain. Next, all you need to do is to attach your key ring with your keys and you are in business. I always like to have little clip on my keys so I don't lose them in my bag, so that was a must!

Won't this be a fun little gift for teachers or friends for Valentine's Day, teacher appreciation, mother's day, birthdays, anything really. You can make up a bunch and keep them in your gift stash and always be ready with a fun gift at hand.

Sharpie Art Gift Set // Mug A Love Hot Chocolate

4 · Nov 13, 2012 · 26 Comments

I was a guest over at Infarrently Creative a little bit ago and I thought I would share what I created for Beckie and her friends over there. A Sharpie Art Gift Set. Check out how to make this fun and inexpensive gift for your family and friends this holiday season…

Hello all my IC friends! I’m Heather from WhipperBerry and I’m over the moon excited to be here with Beckie to share my Sharpie Art Gift Mugs today. I just adore Beckie and all her amazing talents. She’s one lady I would LOVE to spend a day with, just to hopefully glean from some of her knowledge, talents & energy!! One talented lady I must say…

I love this pennywise presents series she’s running this month and I have a fun one to share…

arrow design element from Rhonna Designs

Who doesn’t love a good hot chocolate mug during the chilly months and especially if it’s a mug full of LOVE?! That’s how I came up with my “A Mug A Love” gift idea to share. Here is what you will need…

Supplies

light colored ceramic mug
a Sharpie
plastic sandwich bag
hot chocolate mix, favorite coffee blend, tea or Choffy
Kraft paper gift tag
white chalk pencil

Optional Supplies

vinyl
vinyl cutting tool (I used the Silhouette Portrait)
burlap gift bag
bag embellishments (ribbon, bakers twine, whatever you would like to use to dress up your bag)

Directions

You can go big or minimalist with this project for sure. It all depends on your style and your budget. Also, the sky is the limit as far as the design is concerned. I’ve seen some lovely hand written designs that people have created with their sharpies on ceramic mugs, plates and bowls. I, however am not gifted in the hand writing area. I have decent handwriting, but I’m too much of a perfectionist and I would blow through 150 mugs, (I’m sure,) trying to get it just right!! I decided to create a vinyl stencil so I didn’t have to go through that headache. If you are artistically inclined, you can just skip this step and free-hand your design.

I created a design using my Silhouette Designer Edition software and cut the vinyl on my Silhouette Portrait.

This way I had a custom stencil for my Sharpie art. I placed the stencil on the mug and then carefully colored in the design…

I say carefully because, even with the vinyl the Sharpie ink can bleed through and mess up your crisp lines. What I learned is to press on the marker lightly and trace the edges first. By doing that your design will come out perfect!

Once your design is complete, place it in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes to set the ink. This way your design will become permanent and whom ever you are gifting it to can wash it, run it through the dishwasher, you name it and the Sharpie ink will not smudge!! How fun is that?

I did two different versions… A Mug A Love and Mug A Love, basically because I couldn’t decide which one I liked better. Yep… commitment issues.

Like I said before, it’s up to you and your budget as to how you dress-up your bag that goes inside the mug. You can take the minimalist approach and put your mix in a basic bag with a gift tag which would look lovely, or you could dress it up however you like. I chose to put my hot chocolate mix into a small burlap bag and dress it up with a small crocheted red doily paired with a simply Kraft paper tag. I wrote Merry Christmas on the tag with a white chalk pencil that you can find in any art supply store. It’s has a finer tip than your basic stick of chalk so it looks a little better.

Now all you have to do is fill it with your desired hot beverage mix and voila, you have a personal, yet inexpensive, not very time consuming gift to give to your friends and family.

Come on over an join me at WhipperBerry… I have all kinds of simple crafts and fun goodies to share for this holiday season and any time of year really. Plus, I love to make new friends!! Thanks Beckie for having me over today, I had a ball!!

Here are some more gift ideas from WhipperBerry…

homemade vanilla extract /// anthro inspired snow globes /// hot chocolate on a stick

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Jack-o-Lantern Juice Halloween Treat with GiftGloss

9 · Oct 23, 2012 · 10 Comments

It’s time to get out your GiftGloss from the FoofQueens for some Halloween fun!! I know everyone is looking for some fun goodie ideas for their upcoming Halloween parties and I have a cute idea for you today…

How about some tasty Jack-o-Lantern Juice in a cute little GiftGloss sleeve? All you have to do is find some orange soda bottles and remove the label. I used my Silhouette CAMEO (I have a great deal on those to if you need one too!) to cut out some vinyl jack-o-lantern faces and then placed them on the bottles… super EASY! Fill it with some sweet candy corn or your favorite little candies along with a matching black & white straw from Susty Party and you’ll have the cutest little party treat on the block!!

What makes GiftGloss different that just your normal bag? GiftGloss is the original slide’n’tie sleeve… you get to decide how long your sleeve is!!! All you have to do is select what size sleeve you would like to use.

GiftGloss comes in two widths, 6 inches and 12 inches and with the handy dispenser it’s super easy to measure out your desired length, slide the cutting tool across the dispenser and voila, you have the perfect treat sleeve! GiftGloss is food grade, so it’s perfect for all your spooky treats for family and friends this Halloween season.

I have made several projects over the last year and packaged them with GiftGloss and everyone is always WOW’d with the presentation!

gift card candy lei /// large snow globe /// valentine donuts

I’m WOW’d with how easy it is to create a stunning gift!!

If your wrapping arsenal is missing some GiftGloss, or you need to stock-up for the upcoming holiday season… Now is the perfect time! The FoofQueens have set-up an aaaaamazing deal for all of you.

This is a fantastic deal especially if you stack it on top of their sales going on right now. Today’s deal is good through November 1st… Visit the GiftGloss site and claim your special Halloween treat TODAY so you have time to make some fun Halloween treats!!

Abigail Lee

0 · Jun 5, 2012 · 56 Comments

We are knee deep in wedding season right now and I have a PERFECT gift idea for you today! It comes strait to you from the lovely folks at Abigail Lee…

Abigail Lee has a whole shop full of fun and stylish personalized items that are perfect for new brides, Moms, Dads, Grads… anyone who would love to have an added bit of style in their step. I had the opportunity to take their large monogrammed cutting board for a test drive and I love it!

How cute is that? I love having it right on my kitchen island, it's perfect to add a bit of style to the kitchen but so functional as well. It's glass and so easy to work with and super easy to clean. I just toss it right in the dishwasher and it washes up like a dream. I especially love using it to entertain. I love that because it isn't plastic, I know that it is getting fully sanitized in the dishwasher. I'm kind of weird like that.

Abigail Lee has a whole bunch of fun products that make perfect gifts or fun treats for yourself…

Personalized plates, trays and cutting boards for the kitchen. Cases for iPads, iPhones, Nooks, Kindles, laptops and all kinds of electronics. Mouse pads, luggage tags, travel bags… all kinds of fun stuff. You have to check out all of the goodies for yourself.

I'm so excited because Abigail Lee is offering a $50 gift certificate for one lucky WhipperBerry reader! All you need to do is follow the steps in the Rafflecopter widget. {If you are on a iPad or iPhone you will need to use a regular computer to enter. Rafflecopter is not compatible with Apple at this point, sorry!}

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Abigail Lee is also offering a 15% discount to everyone!! All you have to do is enter WHIPPER15 at checkout to receive the fabulous deal. This offer is good through June 30th!!

Happy Shopping!!

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