Gift Bag: $0

Empty boxes

Wrapping Paper

Ribbon

Cut the tabs off the box and start wrapping your paper of choice.

With a hole punch, punch two holes of each side string your ribbon through and knot on the inside.

A gift box for any party and it cost $0. 

I am not sure the link is working but I shared the idea at: Full of Great Ideas: $0 Budget Party

The Incredible Egg

There are so many fun and different ways to decorate eggs for Easter.  I don't exactely remember where I say this idea, probably another blog.  But it is very simple:

Plastic Eggs

Fabric Strips

Modge Podge

Wax Paper

As with any other modge podge project, coat the egg with modge podge, lay a strip of fabric on the egg and start coating it with modge podge.  I snipped little notches/cuts down both sides of the 1/2" fabric strips so they would lay flat.  Happy Easter!

Piggy Bank

So I have been searching for the perfect piggy back for our little fella, and I could never find one I loved.  So I decorate one myself.  Here is what you need:

piggy bank, found at Michel's
scrapbook paper, cut into pieces or torn for the edge look
modge podge
brush
paper letters

Here is the finished product:

Thanksgiving

Give Thanks! I decorated our fireplace and table (they moved around a bit) this thanksgiving with these little signs that spelled out 'Give Thanks'. If you have a larger table or space you can make yours to say ' Happy Thanksgiving' or other variations. Items needed:

20 5x5 coordinating scrapbook papers (you need two pieces for each letter, I have 10 letters in 'Give Thanks so I needed 20)

10 4x4 solid colored cardstock
letter stamps or permanent marker, if you choose to free hand your letters

10 (again, depends on how many letters) twigs or kabob skewers

adhesive

ribbon

washable paint

10 votives or juice glasses

decorative peddles, sand, or I used acorns

1) I put my sons hand prints on each 4x4 piece of cardstock before you stamp our free hand your letters on the 4x4 cardstock.

2) Adhere the 4x4 piece of cardstock on a piece of 5x5 scrapbook paper. I choose paper with a fall leaf print.

3) Sandwich the twig or skewer between the 5x5 paper that you adheared the cardstock to and another piece of 5x5 paper. You will only have a letter on one side.

4) Place each sign into a votive/glass of rocks/sand/nuts.

* I hope the pictures explain it better than I.

* I got this idea from a magazine, I believe it was family fun, I did not come up with it on my own sadly.