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Finally Friday - Easter Favors and Treat Holders with Michelle McDaniel

 
 
Happy Friday to you! I'm so excited to be showcasing some wonderful treats with you today! I am always looking for ways to give little goodies  - I have a young daughter who I'm a room mom for, I work at a Preschool and I love to let people know that I'm thinking about them! So when Mischelle asked which day I'd like to do I KNEW that I had to have Easter Favors and Treat Holders!

I will show each of the projects in more detail and remember these could easily be made for ANY occasion...not just Easter :D

First up is one of my favorites - it's a treat holder using a paper bag.

 
I folded the bottom of the bag up and then trimmed it with my decorative scissors. Next I sewed the edges of the bags so that I could create three pockets. I used EASTER BUNNY T-3304 for my main image. I sponged the edges with Burnt Umber and used a stamp from BACKGROUND SOUP T-3346 as well.

 
The tag is from MAGGIE SWIC V-847 and is in the first pocket. This will hold a little note to the lucky recipient (in this case my daughter). In the next pocket I've put a lollipop, some pixie sticks and an M&M packet. Using the same pink cardstock that is on the front, I stamped polka dots (again from the stamp set BACKGROUND SOUP T-3346) using Bella Rose ink. The sentiment is from HOPPITY SKIPPITY R-2041. The last pocket holds two pencils with special erasers, another packet of M&M's and a gummy treat. It's amazing how much I can get in the pockets. Plus the bag I used is a wine sack so it's not as wide as a normal lunch sack would be...just think how much those would hold!

Next up is a pouch using the fabulous MAGGIE SWIC and Cardstocks.

 
I looked and looked for flat suckers to put in this and for some reason those aren't popular for Easter like they are for Valentine's Day. So I kept thinking what else could I put in this? I already knew I wanted to use that adorable bunny from the new Spring Fling set, Beautiful Day T-3341 so I was pretty picky as to what would work. I remember the commercial from that new movie Hop where the bunny lays jelly beans and finally decided that I'd have a sack full of jelly beans.

 
Here is a side view where you can see I've put some jelly beans in a pretzel bag and inserted the bag in the hole. You've gotta see the bunny...he's so cute!

 
Instead of coloring him I just stamped him on Kraft Cardstock and then cut it out. I added a little pink to him using my colored pencils and a little brown for the sign so it stood out more. I used TAG TIDBITS T-1186 to add the "for you" sentiment.

My last project is a super quick one and is perfect for the "older" friends and family in your life.

 
This one is super easy and fast! Would be great for co-workers! I used ANGELEE SWIC and Cardstock to make a little holder and to wrap a few Hershey Nuggets with. I stamped the bunny from FOR ALL SEASONS T-2708 on the green paper and then wrapped it around the candy. It's in a pretzel bag and is secured with a few staples which a topper hides. I used a generic sentiment from HOPPITY SKIPPITY R-2041 on it so I can give it to anyone.

Well there you have it! I hope I've inspired you to create some Easter favors and treat holders this weekend! Feel free to visit me at my blog anytime, Creative Journey!

 

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Stop & Ponder ~ Conversation Starter Book

 

My friend Debbie made this darling conversation starter.  If you read her blog you may already know that she needed a project to do with a group of approximately 18 church ladies.  Triston's Hope ~ Debbie's Blog

So this is the project she came up with.  I have to admit ... I'm just catching up to it!  Although Easter 2010 has come and gone ... I know Easter 2011 will be here sooner than I can imagine.  And although this project has an Easter theme ... it would be SOOOO EASY to change the theme!
Debbie doesn't typically use die cut shapes in her projects ... but I am so glad she did!  I LOVE the butterfly behind this page!

 

I also LOVE how she used the circle tag below!  WAY interesting!

I nearly dropped dead when I saw the back of her album!  A butterfly punch ... used TWICE!  And if you think for a second that the 'le-lu-ia!' just happened to be punched like that ... think again!  I LOVE this!

 

Check out the beads on the band.  Okay ... not really Debbie but again I LOVE it!  She really went outside her box on this little album!  {smiles}

Lucky me!  Debbie gave me an extra class project so I could also make one ... that was a GREAT day!  She had it all packaged neat and tidy.  Of course I'd already gone thru the package BEFORE I took a photo so it's not as tidy as Debbie's original packaging. 

And then I laid it all out so I could take a visual inventory.  YUM!  The purple butterfly is SO NOT DEBBIE!  However, she found them dirt cheap and knew her gals would love them.  For her album Debbie incorporated the beads on the organza ribbon into the ribbon binding.  (That's what I'm gonna do to!). 

Debbie had also found the bling crosses on clearance LONG ago and had picked them up.  They made a great addition to the project packet. 

Because MOST of her ladies weren't crafters she basically did everything for them (she's a dream date)!  Look at my mini album.  It's ready to start embellishing!  OMG I couldn't be more excited ... and I know how to do this stuff.

 

Isn't this fun!  I hope it inspires you like it has me!  And by the time I actually finish this it just might be Easter 2011!  {smiles}.

Happy Paper Crafting!

Mischelle