{Freebie Friday: Birdie Gift Tags}

On the subject of gift wrap...
These are my freebie for today, royalty free clip art+yours truly wielding her mouse.

You can enlarge or shrink these little guys, copy+paste and print to your hearts content. :)

A giveaway and a gift...

After reading about Danni's (of http://ohhellofriend.blogspot.com and etsy fame) plottings of having another giveaway I petitioned her so that I might be able to participate.
I had thought about doing one on my blog, however, her blog gets a lot more traffic. Perfect.
Hopefully I'm not jumping the gun in posting these pics...

I'm one of (ten??) people w/ shops that are donating to the giveaway, and I'm excited to see the other vendors goodies. I wonder how she will mix and match these together...

I 'discovered' her blog right after Christmas.

They had been having a Christmas giveaway and it looked so cool/the prizes were wonderful.

Little pillowboxes. For the fellow members of the gift wrappers club...

I must have hit something with this color combo, because someone randomly bought these two together last night. The strawberry pink primroses are a new style. I really like them and will be making some more in lots of different colors. My little flower section gets a little picked over sometimes, and I can't seem to make enough, but that's really, really great. I go nuts if my shop sits idle for days.

Since I know that she has opened her little schtuff, I can safely post these pics.

I had been telling her about the valentines tea party I was hosting for my sisters+cronies (for the inside scoop on that little fete: http://labeebonvivant.blogspot.com/ + http://labeebonvivant.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentine-tea-party.html there are more recipes from the party which follow this post), and so I thought, hey, I'm mailing the prize goods in today, why not plan to send some tea party along with. Suprises are the best. :)

I tacked some of those new primroses to the chocolate and liked the effect, so I took a picture.

Even to this day, unless the gift is outrageously spectacular, the packaging is at least 50% of the overall pleasure of a gift. This past Christmas+my birthday (Dec 12--super close to Christmas, but far enough away that we squeak in a good fete that isn't absorbed by other festivities), I was allowed to choose many of my own gifts (a nice coat, goodies from etsy, yes, it was a delightful treat), and as they came in the mail, I wrapped them anyway, and enjoyed just looking at them.

The wrap made even stuff that I was already aware of, more thrilling.

I love wrap.

I have a spool of this wide cotton-ish dotted ribbon that sat in my drawer forever. I wasn't quite sure what to do with it, but as I started to play with it (this adult never outgrew playing with toys, I think that I just got bigger...) I hit on this use. I wrapped a little box of tea w/ brown mailing paper (I always, always, keep a big fat roll of brown mailing paper and white paper [I get them from my local newspaper office, they are leftover from the weeks printing, and come on a really wide roll, and are fantastic for hand printing your own wrapping paper]) and then some of the dot ribbon+some white satin+some primroses+tag+more ribbon. I have had that tiny piece of striped ribbon for some time, (I never throw stuff away, and labeled bins and drawers are the only thing that separates me from a bonified packrat) for just the right package.

This was the right package.

{Thursday: Pretty Things/Suitcases}

Below: (poster: www.allposters.com)

(photo: 'bob on suitcases/hrhresorts)

(photo: moment magazine)

(photo: www.thecherryblossomgirl.com)

(photo:hubbo bubbo/Flickr)

(photo: Veronica TM/Flickr)

Planning a long vacation? (photo: fclo)

{Wednesday: Etsy+Love}

Some random lovely schtuff from my beloved etsy...
Flower crown from www.calexandra.etsy.com

glass glitter key from www.leesiebella.etsy.com

Tasty little labels/bookplates from www.paperandinkling.etsy.com

Romance novel flower bouquet from www.sparklepants.etsy.com

I love these adhesive labels. From: www.honeycutey.etsy.com

{Tuesday: Design-Photo-Art/My Cakies}

I wandered over to this blog from ohhellofriend.blogspot last night.
I probably spent 2 hours looking through the whole blog.
It's definitely a keeper. Her photo styling is lovely. So I thought I would post a few of her pics.
She definitely qualifies under all of the 'Tuesday requirements' (designer-photographer-artist)
Her etsy shop can be found here: http://www.mycakies.etsy.com/
All photo's are property of Ruby at http://mycakies.blogspot.com/
Her daughter: so sweet. You've got to go and see the creations that she makes for her two daughters. They're just so great.

Looking at her lovely garlands makes me want to make some. I haven't made any for a while.

Especially this one, made from cupcake liners.

I love it.

The work of her hands: cute little flowers that she makes and sells through etsy and other vendors. http://www.mycakies.etsy.com/

These baskets would have been great for Monday's color post. These are fun. And they would make great Easter baskets/party favors. I'm always dreaming of new party favors and doubt if I will ever have enough parties to use them all.

{Color-Me-Monday/Robins Egg Blue}

I couldn't resist making another badge... :)

Lovely vintage glass beads from:

www.prodigalprogeny.etsy.com

Candies from:

www.candywarehouse.com

Hello Lucky gift wrap from:

www.luxepaperie.com

Organdy ribbon: Midori.

Robins egg+nest

Flickr.

take-out favor boxes:

http://www.paper-source.com/

wool felted acorns:

http://www.lilfishstudios.etsy.com/

Poster: www.beekeeperscottage.com

Something new...

After my inconsistent blogging record, I thought that I would try something new.
I'm going to start a series of daily posts Mon-Fri, in which each day will have a theme:

*Monday: Color
*Tuesday: A photographer, designer or artist
*Wednesday: Etsy+love
*Thursday: Objects with a theme
*Friday: A freebie, either a free download or a giveaway

Soooo...
Be sure to tune in tomorrow to see the first of my new postings. :)

I love the blue one!

Note to self: Make a dresser like the blue one.
I am prowling blogs after a tiresome night on the computer (my stinky computer lost the document I was working on {whine, whine} :D)
I'm looking for inspiration, stay tuned as I rock the current design boat on this blog, I need some new sidebar buttons and junk. :D
Anyway, after that rabbit trail the link to a tasty transformation:
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/02/before-after-barbs-dressers.html

More roses, and some new forget me nots

New flowers! Yay. All of these pretties have been listed on www.thegildedbee.etsy.com :
I just love these pretties. These have so much potential.

Shell pink, these are so pretty too. Good for favors and decorations.

Cocoa: I love these.

Some little forget-me-nots. I'm debating on whether to make more of this style of flower for my shop or not.

[Visual Inspiration:angelaliguori.blogspot]

I found these gorgeous pics over at http://angelaliguori.blogspot.com/
A whole corner full of delight! Shelves of P.S. paper products from paper source.
If your have been to my shop lately: You know that I'm crazy about paper+color.

Stamped cotton ribbon.

I *love* wrap.

These I just adore. I have to make some sometime. These are just awesome party favors.

Lovely silver=thank you ribbon

Boxes. I love these ones. I collect/make bandboxes. I should post some sometime.

So many crafts so little time. :D

Vintagy 'Portrait of Finch' Tags

Some lovely 'finch' tags that I made for my shop: www.thegildedbee.etsy.com
Shell pink...

Cream...

Peach...

Butter yellow...

Baby blue...

And mint.

I'm trying out a new background, I like it. It does seem a little subtle though.