My Petal Boxes

Last year I was struggling with the kind of packaging I wanted to do in regard to my etsy orders. I love "handmade" and making some kind of box for my handmade jewelry to arrive in was a big deal to me. I wanted my customers to feel the whole "handmade" experience, so I was stoked to find some very pretty petal box templates from forchicsake.com!

Here are a few samples of my own petal boxes made with scrapbooking paper. They're the perfect size for jewelry, and they're great for gift giving too! I top them off by wrapping with colored twine and a pretty tag.

Making your own petal boxes is so easy! And...you can coordinate the designs for the holidays, weddings, birthdays or whatever you want. If you don't want to make your own, I'll be listing petal box sets in my etsy shop very soon.

"Happy May!"

 

We found out yesterday, and I'm shouting it from the roof-tops!

Your eyes might be green..

Your eyes might be blue..

My imagination runs wild..

With images of you.

Your hands and your feet..

How small they will be..

When you're placed in my arms..

Oh what a happy Grandma I'll be!

 

"I'm going to have a Grandson!!!"

 

 



My sister...my best friend

My sister and I spend a lot of time together. When we're not together, we talk on the phone everyday. We tell secrets that only sisters can share knowing they will stay just between us. We share our dreams, our losses, our successes and our wishes and wants for one another. We even have girl's nights with our Mother. That's always a blast! We laugh, we cry, then we laugh again....but mostly we're very blessed to have each other. Besides my Mother, I only know of one other woman I can count on for anything...and that's my beautiful sister. I thank God for her everyday.

My sister is a Leap Year baby, but celebrated her birthday this year on March 1st. I made her a beautiful turquoise cabochon ring, and she's yet to take it off! LOL That makes me happy! :D She's been making polymer clay beads and working with leather, and she gave me this very pretty bracelet....just because.



 Purple and green...my favorite colors!

Yep, it's good....No, it's GREAT to have a sister!!! :-D