Crafts

Thanksgiving Place Cards with GiftGloss

0 · Nov 15, 2012 · 2 Comments

‘Tis the season my friends… The season to pull out your GiftGloss from the FoofQueens to get ready for your Thanksgiving feast!

I made this fun place card with my six inch GiftGloss. I love that you can hang this little goodie on the back of everyone’s chair and then they have a sweet goodie to take home with them after your feast. A dual purpose place card/ party favor!!

This couldn’t be any easier thanks to GiftGloss. I place a fun heart ornament that I found at Target inside the GiftGloss with a Kraft paper gift tag tied onto it with my guest’s name. I wrote the name and drew the stripes with a white chalk marker that you can find at your local craft store. I love the simple handwritten look. Then I added a little sweet to the package with some Hershey Kisses with almonds and that’s it! I tied the two ends together with some tiny pom poms and then created a hanger with some fun Sashay yarn from Red Heart Yarn.

Now, all you have to do is hang it from everyone’s chair to decorate for your Thanksgiving Feast!

Don’t have any GiftGloss? Well, that’s no problem!! The FoofQueen’s have sent over a great deal for you guys, to help you join the GiftGloss craze!

Head on over to the GiftGloss site to stock up and then you two can dream up some fun ideas to spoil your guests with this Thanksgiving!!

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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Friday Flair Features

9 · Nov 12, 2012 · 7 Comments

Who’s ready for some fabulous inspiration? Last weeks Friday Flair didn’t disappoint, as usual. Many fabulous creations and goodies to share, I just wish I could share more. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before {one of those duh moments} but… I started a Friday Flair pin board on Pinterest in order to share more of the stand out projects from our link party! Sweet, even more Friday Flair love! Here’s a little taste of the fun projects and recipes from last week…

felt pine trees // the crafted sparrow

carrot cake // barns & noodles

egg nog caramels // wonky wonderful

felt christmas ornaments // the diy dreamer

bonfire toffee // sweet 2 east baking

butterscotch & white chocolate chip oat drops // a pretty life in the suburbs

chalkboard journals // no. 2 pencil

blueberry cake mix muffins // carissa’s food blog

homemade cloud dough // the pinterest project

cheesy potato & corn chowder // love, pomegranate house

embroidery thread book // adventures of a diy mom

homemade apple sauce // eat sleep make

driveway subway art // brassy apple

buttery pecan cookies // half baked harvest

diy birch candles // a night owl blog

mason jar pin cushion // the seasoned homemaker

vintage ornaments // sally drinking from my saucer

turtle thumbprint cookies // mom on timeout

s’mores hot chocolate // eat cake for dinner

turkey lollipops // doodle craft

Don’t forget to head over the Friday Flair Pinterest Board to check out even more fabulous posts! Until next week, happy creating!

Friday Flair Link Party // Happiness Edition

0 · Nov 8, 2012 · 28 Comments

Happy {almost} Friday… Time for Friday Flair! This has been an interesting month or so at the WhipperBerry house. So many big changes, so many fragile emotions to have to carefully handle. With the surprise move 1200 miles away we were bound to have challenges with each person in the family. I immediately kicked into high gear making sure my teenager feel like she still had a place in the world, helping my middle schooler traverse new middle school waters, and tempering my spunky third grader so she didn’t take her new class by storm. The little guy was no problem. As long as he has food and shelter he’s good.

The girls are now doing great, but I sat down this week and realized that I haven’t had the time to take care of ME emotionally. Quite frankly, I found myself struggling. I left some pretty amazing people behind in Vegas and I miss them terribly. Sooooo, when this little image popped up on my Instagram feed from Rhonna Farrer it was like she was speaking directly to ME…

img source // rhonna designs blog

Now, Rhonna’s post is about the election and it’s great, but the quote spoke to me in a different way. It reminded me to look beyond the obvious, get out of my head and find the happiness. Happiness is a choice and sometimes I tend to forget that. Thanks for the inspiration Rhonna…

Now it’s Time for Friday Flair!

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Chest R Desk a Great Holiday Gift

1 · Nov 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Alright, the big game is almost here… We’re in the final stretch, and gearing up for a big finish! Christmas my friends!! It’s like our shopping Super Bowl. Who’s going to come up with the best gifts this year? The most thoughtful, the most creative… the one that the kiddos will still be interested in by Presidents Day. Kami from No Biggie has turned me onto the coolest gift for the kiddos ages 3-12. It’s the Chest R Desk!!

Here is a photo of Kami’s little guy taking the Chest R Desk for a test drive. This is the coolest little piece of children's furniture I’ve seen in a while. It is a storage unit, chair and a desk all in one. Plus you can decorate it to match your kiddos room. Here is a little video showing how it works…

How fun is that? Kami said that the Chest R Desk is made really well with hinges that close slowly, so you won’t have to worry about your kiddos banging down the top of the chest. It also has little cut out sections so you don’t have to worry about smashed fingers, so smart!

The Chest-R-Desk runs about $59.95 and will ship out towards the end of November, so get your orders in now! I think I need to order at least two. It’s a perfect little homework spot for Miss Em and my little guy Gage would LOVE to have a little spot all his own. He could store his coloring books and puzzles, it’s just perfect for him! I can’t wait for Christmas!!

What do you think? Do you have a little one who would LOVE to have their very own little spot? Is this something you would add to your Holiday list? You can find out more information about Chest-R-Desk on their website or visit their Facebook page for all the up to date news about this fun product!

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