This year's cards are actually Candy-Grams. I found giant Godiva candy bars (salted caramel milk chocolate ones at that) and mailed those. I gave them a cuteness makeover with Rudolph Bear.
I had an extra tag and used that on my left side.
I got them in the mail only yesterday. I really should have made New Year's Candy-Grams instead I think.
In the evening, I made more for my daughter's class for Friday's party using XL Hershey bars. Her school doesn't allow the use of reindeer or Santa images so I used a simple snowflake. Since the kids tend to tear into my packaging, I thought that was a smarter solution than to use an intricate, multi-piece cut.
The other silly thing I wanted to share was my solution for how to wrap a magazine subscription. Tops on my father-in-law's wish list was a subscription to a tractor pull magazine. I know the owner and they just don't offer any kind of card or 'wrappable' announcement so I made a mini magazine and placed it in a gift card box. The note inside the mini-mag told the news of the gift.
Back to sewing today before work. Yikes -- only five more days until Christmas! So much more to do! Thanks for checking my blog post today. I hope you are on schedule with your Christmas gift crafting!
Wonderful!! Love your bears and snowflakes - and the tiny magazine - perfect!
ReplyDeleteI am woefully behind and think I will transition to "Warm Winter Wishes" crafts - that will give me until 21 March!
Your details and obvious joy in creating them make my days merry - thank you!
If it makes you feel better, my tins of candy are still sitting on the dining room table. Yikes!! I still haven't figured out where the last ten days went.
ReplyDeleteWonderful projects Nadia!
thanks for all the posts on your Chrismas journal. I am impressed with your blog and projects. hapy holidays
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Terrific candy-grams and what a great way to wrap a magazine subscription.
ReplyDeleteLove it Nadia! I would love to be on your mailing list.
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ReplyDeleteSo we haven't had internet while in the garage, and we are finally back in the house! One thing I was so looking forward to was reading all your blog posts, and oh boy!! what amazing & super stuff you have been doing! I love everything! I (we) are doing almost nothing this year; and my cards are going out even later than yours! but better late than never! What a fabulous journal/scrapbook you are creating! And all the other goodies you have been doing; how fun! (and gorgeous!)
I love, love love all of it!
Love the Rudolph Bear image, where is he from? Is he a .cut, .svg, image I'd love to make one for Christmas thank you's!
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