Pink & Chocolate Collection

For a couple of years now I’ve had a lot of fun creating with test tubes and glass vials. They’re the perfect vessel for just about anything. In the past I’ve packaged hot cocoa, bath salts, and letters for friends inside of them. When...

In my circle of friends, babies (either on-the-way or already here) are abundant. I try to always make something for my girlfriends who are expecting; I think gifting something unique and handmade at a baby shower is a thoughtful way to show a friend...

I’m always looking for new, creative ways to wrap gifts. There’s nothing I love better than presenting a beautifully wrapped gift to a loved one and seeing how happy and excited they get! When I saw Prima Marketing’s colored wire...

Spruce up your packaging by printing a recipe directly onto Kraft bags, before filling them with homemade cookies.This way when your friends and family try the cookies, they will also get to take the recipe with them! Type up your recipe and make any...

These mini love-themed canvases are a fun way to get inspired for Valentine’s Day. They’re perfect for hanging up at home, or giving to a loved one. Start by painting some small canvases (mine are 5.5 x 7 inches) with a coral colored acrylic...

These Moleskine notebooks are perfect to alter into a personalized Valentine booklet. Fill the pages with your favorite Valentine quotes and pictures. To modify the front cover to my liking, I first dabbed some Painterly Pink acrylic paint in the upper...

Coffee – being a very hot commodity at Stampington – our Shoppe Manager created these hand-stamped mini gift bags filled with rich aromatic coffee beans and artfully wrapped with vintage ribbons to give to her java-obsessed officemates. In...

On each envelope, paint a small rectangular swatch roughly with white acrylic paint and allow to dry. Cut out various clip art images from the Passion for Pink collage sheet and glue onto each of the envelopes over the white painted areas. With a glue...

These elegant gift bags are perfect for packaging a birthday present, Mother’s Day gift and much more. The pre-sewn bags are available at The Shoppe at Somerset. For a pretty embellishment, all I did was sew the Melissa Frances Silk Ribbons around...

Divine Twine will add just the right touch to any project and gift packing. These quick and easy gift ideas can be created in no time. When you don't have fancy gift wrap and supplies on hand, or if you prefer to just keep it simple with a handmade...

Begin with the Scallop Top Round Box Set. Using a piece of vintage French text from the Antique French Paper Bundle I color copied 5 sheets of the paper. Cut the color copies down to size to fit the bottom section of each scallop top box. Glue the papers...

Stamp resist techniques are so easy and really add some interest to your projects. You can use the various stamp resist techniques in mixed-media projects or create some simple, yet elegant tags. For this project, I used a resist technique where I stamp...

Begin cutting the twine handle off the case. Paint the travel case and three chipboard birds with Pomegranate acrylic paint. Choose a piece of pink patterned paper from the Shabby Vintage Paper Stack and cut to size to fit the paper mache travel case...

Artist Julie Nutting’s new book Collage Couture is packed with ample inspiration and how-to instructions so that you can learn to create your own unique collage couture pieces. Upon reading it, I was inspired to make my own fashionable work of art...