This post from Jamie Pate got me to thinking. I need to be a little more thoughtful in the gifting process sometimes...
So this weekend, we attended 3 graduation parties. This is what I brought to one of them. Brownie bites, baked in the cutest little cupcake liners (from Michael's). I used orange as a theme, because of the graduate's school colors. Every other liner, I simply turned down the edges, making them look like flowers.
I used my punches and punched out "2011" on two scallops and layered them on a mini popsicle stick (as found in the June Main WIP Kit).
I also wanted to personalize the gift a bit. The recipient is a close family friend, and I took her senior pictures. So I had those on file, and I went to work. A 4" wooden block was painted, sanded, and covered in photos of her from her photo shoot.
And this was the package. Nothing really fancy--just an orange paper bag that I embellished. I used two kabob skewers, and created fancy little paper flags that were covered in what I had nearby. The colors and the embellishments were tied to the food embellishments, and also to the card (that isn't photographed.)
Fancy and expensive? No. Just a little effort and thought. Thank you for the inspiration, Jamie!! I, for one, am so happy for the push!! :)
So this weekend, we attended 3 graduation parties. This is what I brought to one of them. Brownie bites, baked in the cutest little cupcake liners (from Michael's). I used orange as a theme, because of the graduate's school colors. Every other liner, I simply turned down the edges, making them look like flowers.
I used my punches and punched out "2011" on two scallops and layered them on a mini popsicle stick (as found in the June Main WIP Kit).
I also wanted to personalize the gift a bit. The recipient is a close family friend, and I took her senior pictures. So I had those on file, and I went to work. A 4" wooden block was painted, sanded, and covered in photos of her from her photo shoot.
And this was the package. Nothing really fancy--just an orange paper bag that I embellished. I used two kabob skewers, and created fancy little paper flags that were covered in what I had nearby. The colors and the embellishments were tied to the food embellishments, and also to the card (that isn't photographed.)
Fancy and expensive? No. Just a little effort and thought. Thank you for the inspiration, Jamie!! I, for one, am so happy for the push!! :)
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