Found these mini crispy chocolate carrots by Palmer at Target recently and I thought they would be a cute addition to the Easter treats. I took the carrots out of their original netting bags and repackaged them in small plastic bags {3″ x 3″}. To make the chocolate carrots look like they were poking out from the ground, I added chocolate rocks and brown paper grass.
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Another simple packaging idea for these chocolate carrots is to put them in a clear cello bag and tie it with a ribbon.
Pinterest is a great place to find ideas and inspirations for Valentine’s Day, here are a few that I’ve gathered together to share. You can see more on my DIY & Crafts Pinterest Board.
Get a start on Valentine’s Day cards for special people in your life. This was a fun project for me to create and design. These cards are simple and sweet, but still express a lot of love. To make it “sweeter”, I enclosed a few chocolate kisses with each card in clear cello bags.
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To download and print Valentine’s Day cards, click HERE.
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To give sparkle to these cards, a little bit of glue and pink glitter were added.
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Another idea is to send them out in the mail dressed in red or bright pink envelopes.
These simple felt wreaths came about because of my two bare walls in the house that needed some Christmas decorations. In less than an hour I was able to make two large felt wreaths from the supplies I have on hand. The mini felt wreath is even easier to make. Hang it on the Christmas tree or attach it to a package.
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I like the idea of hanging a wreath in front of a picture frame or a bulletin board.
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Tutorial for Felt Wreaths
Supplies
• double ring wreath forms {12″ diameter}
• felt sheets, assorted colors {9″ x 12″}
• ribbons and twine
• glue gun & glue sticks
• scissors
• simple leaf templates, print Here {approximately 2 1/2″ long by 1 1/4″ in width}
for mini felt wreath • green cloth covered stem wire 18 gauge {18 inches long}
• strong paper tube {2 1/4″ diameter} or something similar, to use as a tool to wrap and shape the wire into a circle – mine came from an empty ribbon paper tube
Mini Felt Wreath
Choose a felt color to be wrapped around the wire frame. Cut long one-inch wide strips from the felt sheet. There should be 9 strips total. Take one felt strip and dab a pea-size hot glue near the beginning of the felt and quickly wrap the strip once around the wire frame to secure it. Once the felt strip is attached, start wrapping it around the frame. Glue down the end of the strip and repeat the steps again until the wire frame is completely covered. It will take 7-9 felt strips.
Arrange the cut leaf pieces around the frame, but do not hot glue them down until you are satisfied with how they look on the wreath..
The finished felt wreath.
Mini Felt Wreath
step 1 & 2
Take the 18″ wire and wrap it around the paper tube.
step 3
Take the circular wire shape of the tube and twist it around itself 3-4 times to secure the circular wire shape.
step 4
arrange mini leaf shapes around the wire circle and hot glue them to the wire.
The advent calendar starts today!! It’s not too late to put one together. This was my project this morning using white paper, twine and labels. What’s inside these gifts is up to you. To add a little sparkle to the jar, I filled it with styrofoam glitter balls between the layers.
