by Jennifer | Jul 14, 2018 | Adult Birthdays, Gift Ideas, Instagram
It’s hard to live far apart from family, especially when it comes to milestone birthdays. When my aunt turned 65 and we couldn’t make it to celebrate in person, I decided to send the party to her! This “party in a box” included was a...
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 | Sep 6, 2015 | Gift Ideas
This is a princess shirt and bag that I created for my neice’s last birthday. I don’t sell this in my shop but wanted to share the idea because I thought it turned out really...
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 | 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....
