Decorate letters for a beautiful and heartwarming Mother’s Day gift idea. Your mother will be so surprised when she sees the thought that was put into this personalized gift. You can design the letters to match her style and they can be decorated with endearing pictures of her children, grandchildren… Read more
I love working with muted tones and soft colors, they make such elegant designs and creative gift wrapping ideas. Â I found a double-sided scrapbooking paper in a cardstock weight with a beautiful pattern on one side and a coordinating solid on the other. Â It is so much easier… Read more
I have always enjoyed gift wrapping ideas with unexpected elements — using yarn instead of ribbon to decorate gifts is a nice way to wrap a present for all occasions. Gifts accented with yarn not only create beautiful and unique designs but also add a unique flair that is sure… Read more
When it is someone’s birthday and I am not sure what to buy them, I often give a gift of homemade, straight from the oven, chocolate chunk macadamia nut cookies. I gave a cookie gift but wanted to make the box extra special so I created this decorated cookie box.… Read more
It is easy to create beautiful, handmade Mother’s Day cards. You can make something that reflects your Mother’s personality that she is sure to cherish for years to come. I like to create my cards out of unexpected items and things not usually found in cards from the store. There… Read more
I stopped by to see my friends at WBAL this morning to show how to make some of my handmade Mother’s Day gifts. I showed how to personalize gifts for the special mother or grandmother in your life. There are also some great things that kids can make. Learn how… Read more
Here is a fun and playful gift wrap design that is sure to bring a smile to Mom on Mother’s Day. I always feel that making the gift packaging beautiful is an extension of the gift and makes presents even more thoughtful. You can use any type of bold, floral… Read more
When I created this design, I was thinking of a beautiful spring garden party with a white gazebo and cascading flowers. I always try and capture a mood with my designs that will set the tone for the event or special day. Â This elegant design is very easy to… Read more
Since Mother’s Day is creeping up on us (Sunday, May 11th), I thought I would show some gift ideas of things that I love and also give as gifts. I think soothing gifts are always nice because moms are so busy taking care of the kids, they never have time… Read more
I just finished doing a Mother’s Day gifts radio segment for Working Mother Magazine to be aired this weekend. I had three, five minute segments talking about hand-made Mother’s Day gift ideas. Radio segments are so much fun! For some reason even though I do them from home and no… Read more