Ruffled reversible tote bag

Let's see...this one took me about an hour and a half to make: a tote bag for my sister-in-law's birthday which always falls on Halloween! She likes earthy tones, so that's why I picked this fabric.

Tutorial here: http://www.mommybydaycrafterbynight.com/2011/08/ruffled-tote-tutorial.html?m=1

I heart ruffles!

Baby Shower Favor Bags

So my friend Grace is having her second baby and I had the pleasure of co-hosting with her Fuller friends.

My instructions were to fill cellophane bags with purple and pink candy, the theme color of the shower.

You forget that pastel colored individually wrapped candy is not sold all year round (Easter), but thankfully Hershey makes dark chocolate kisses that come in purple foil. Don't get me started on buying non-fair-trade chocolate...I promise that is my last Hershey purchase in life.

So then I mixed the purple with the silver kisses, and to add the pink, I made the logo pink. Now the owl was out of pure whim, because I like owls and I know Grace would like them too. It had absolutely nothing to do with the tea party theme (no, not that kind), but whatever!

First time designing a little logo in Word, because I was recently inspired by my buddy Liz and her save the dates that looked so professional.

And lastly, this gave me an awesome excuse to use my circle punch and scalloped scissors. I bet there is a scalloped circle punch out there so I don't have to cut it out by hand, but until then, and until it is 50% off at Michael's with a 20% coupon off your entire purchase...scissors it is!