Quick DIY Gifts

I wanted to share two really quick ideas for great gifts with you.  And, they are very inexpensive, too!

Frist, I picked up these really cute latte mugs at Dollar General a few months ago.  They were a few dollars each.  I loved the pottery look with the black and brown glaze.  My kitchen's base colors are brown and black with splashes of lime, deep red and golden yellow.  I knew these mugs would look great.  I used my Cricut Expression to cut out Oracle 631 vinyl in black and tan and layered it on the mugs.  I'm very pleased with the way that they turned out.

My other super quick tip is for making custom coasters.  I was in Home Depot looking through the tile and noticed some glass ones in tan and olive that already had a nice backing on them and the edges were nicely finished.  They were less than $2 each.  I cut out black vinyl using a great set of monogram letters that I got from My Vinyl Designer.  Once I applied the vinyl the only thing left to do was add little cork feet to the bottom, which is optional.

There you have it - 2 great gifts for just dollars!

Be Blessed,

Judy's Sleeptime Elixir

I told you the other day that my Mother-in-law just celebrated her birthday.  I just was not sure what to give her and as I was sitting in my office thinking over craft/gift ideas, I had the funniest brainstorm.

First I should give you a bit of background.  Judy has never been a drinker, but my husband, father-in-law and I love our glass of wine now and then.  Earlier this year when she was having trouble sleeping, she decided to take a small drink to see if it would help.  She calls it her medicine that she needs from time to time even though she hates the taste.  She also says that she has to drink it sitting on the side of the bed, because it makes her sleepy instantly.

Well, we have given her some ribbing about it - all in love - I promise!

Okay, my idea - design a wine glass that said, "Judy's Sleepytime Elixir."  I was thinking back to the old "Doctor Feel Good's Elixir Days."

I had some beautiful wine glasses that I had picked up at Dollar Tree of all places for - you guessed it - $1.00.  I used my Cricut Expression and Sure Cuts A Lot to design and cut out the vinyl that I applied.  I used a Yellow and Gentian Blue Oracle 631 vinyl that I purchased from Expression Vinyl.   The font that I used was Mussica Swash.  The Moon image came from ScrappingTable.com.

It turned it out really cute.  And, when she opened it at lunch everyone got the best laugh, especially her.

I also made a cute card for her using the Provo Craft Storybook Cricut cartridge with a cute 3-D butterfly.

Be Blessed,

Sippy Cup With A Little Something Extra...

Last week our church had a shower for our Youth Pastor who just adopted two precious blessings: Landyn and Londyn.  The twins are 18 months old and ADORABLE!!!!   Anyway, they needed mostly gift cards for things like diapers and wipes, but what fun is just giving a gift card?

So, I made these cute sippy cups with vinyl to "hide" the gift cards inside.

I used the cutest font that I found over at KevinandAmanda.com called Pea Faith Dots.

You can grab her fonts here:

I designed the layout in Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL) and cut it with my Cricut Expression using Oracle 651 Outdoor Vinyl that I purchased at ExpressionVinyl.com
Once I had the vinyl on the cups, I added some basket filler inside the cups with the a gift card to Walmart in each one. 
I placed them inside clear bags that I purchase from Uline.com and tied the tops with curly ribbon.
I also added  little gift tags that I made using Provo Crafts Doodle Charms Cricut Cartridge.

All in all, a simple, cute baby gift!

Be Blessed,