by Jennifer | Jan 21, 2016 | Gift Ideas
Where The Wild Things Are is one of my favorite classic children’s books. For a monster themed gift, I paired the book + a plush character (found at my favorite bookstore in Denver, Bookies) + a custom designed shirt (shirt design available here). I’m...
by Jennifer | Sep 20, 2015 | Around the House, Gift Ideas
I personalized these craft storage containers for the girls to keep up with their growing earring collections. I added a fun name decal to personalize their boxes. (Available here) In one of the compartments, we keep extra earring backs which comes in very...
by Jennifer | Apr 10, 2015 | Gift Ideas
I found this idea via Pinterest (follow me) and decided to customize a sign for the grandparents for a Christmas gift last year. I am definitely not a free-hand writer – I cut the phrase out of vinyl and used them as a template to paint over. It’s a fun...
by Jennifer | Apr 2, 2015 | Care Packages, Gift Ideas
Nothing like saying CONGRATS with candy (and a gift card)! Here’s how we congratulated my brother last year with a little candy...
by Jennifer | Mar 21, 2015 | Baby Gifts, Gift Ideas
I’m expanding my shop to include custom designs! Here are some of the onesies made for a coach and athletic trainer. I love giving personalized gifts and want to help you create your ideas. You can get pricing for 1-2 color designs in my shop or contact me...
by Jennifer | Aug 5, 2014 | Birthdays, Gift Ideas
I love personalized birthday gifts. It’s so hard to know what toys kids have or want, so I’ve decided it’s easier to avoid that and make something unique that I know they won’t have. I usually pick something with their party theme. For our...
by Jennifer | Feb 25, 2014 | Christmas, Gift Ideas, Teacher Appreciation
Well it’s a few months later, but I wanted to share my Christmas teacher gifts from December. I purchased Red Box codes and added a package of popcorn and SnoCaps. I wrapped all 3 pieces in a printable download and taped it tightly to keep all pieces from...
by Jennifer | Feb 25, 2014 | Gift Ideas, Teacher Appreciation
A friend of mine started selling Jamberry Nails (here). If you haven’t seen them before, they are adhesive designs that you heat and apply to your nails for a fancy manicured look in minutes. I have used these on my young girls and they work great. They stay...
by Jennifer | Oct 1, 2013 | Gift Ideas, Pinterest Inspired
My mom is a busy elementary school teacher. With the last month of school approaching, I decided to make some ready-to-heat meals for Mother’s Day. To add to the challenge, I wanted to make low carb meals that my dad would enjoy as well. Here’s how it...
by Jennifer | Sep 25, 2013 | Gift Ideas, Teacher Appreciation
We love our teachers! And we love to thank them with goodies throughout the year. For a back to school gift, I put together these apple themed gifts. The cute mini basket are from Hobby Lobby and it is filled with the pocket size apple hand sanitizer from Bath and...
by Jennifer | Jul 11, 2013 | Gift Ideas, Teacher Appreciation
At the end of last school year, the girls’ preschool had a zoo themed graduation. For the teacher gifts, I stuck with the theme and created necklaces. For my daughter who loves elephants, I made this necklace for her teacher: For my other daughter’s...
by Jennifer | May 28, 2013 | Gift Ideas, Outdoor Activities for Kids
I found these cute bug boxes in the dollar section at Target a few months ago. I added a little personalization to dress them up a bit and they turned out to be really cute spring...
by Jennifer | May 23, 2013 | Care Packages, Gift Ideas
My brother was recently accepted into a very selective doctoral program (yay, little brother!). To send our congrats, I create a little care package for the long nights of studying and all hard work ahead of him. Here’s what is inside: Uniball Pen: ...
by Jennifer | Apr 2, 2013 | Gift Ideas
This was a gift I made for the runner in our family. I painted this on a board and used L shaped screws (from Lowes) to give him a spot to hang his...
by Jennifer | Jun 20, 2012 | Gift Ideas, Pinterest Inspired
Here is a painted canvas project that I did a while back as a gift. I used this tutorial with a couple modifications – I didn’t do the contact paper and I painted the purple with a brush rather than spray...
by Jennifer | Apr 6, 2012 | Easter, Gift Ideas
It’s been a busy week full of Easter parties (and we still have a couple more to go). Here’s a look at some of my creations this week… Easter Goodie Buckets Easter Cookies I made these for the class party. They were really easy. Cut...
by Jennifer | Mar 7, 2012 | Gift Ideas, Pinterest Inspired
I found this great tutorial on glass etching (here). I gave it a shot for a wedding shower gift recently and was really pleased with how it turned out. On one side, I put the couple’s last name. On the other side, I put their wedding...
by Jennifer | Mar 3, 2012 | Featured, Gift Ideas, Parties By Theme, Pinterest Inspired
When I saw this idea on Pinterest (here’s the inspiration), I knew this would be a special way to celebrate dad’s 60th birthday. Living in 4 states over the last 30 years, we have made lots of wonderful friends. Mom sent emails and letters to everyone...
by Jennifer | Dec 28, 2011 | Christmas, Gift Ideas
These were teachers’ gifts for Taylor’s preschool teachers this year. (I found this idea here.) I took a wooden letter from Hobby Lobby and Mod Podged scrapbook paper to the front. Finished it off with ribbon and tag....
