favors, favors, favors

Stuff I've been making:

shell necklaces (40)-- beach wedding shower favors

This requires patience, calloused finger tips and did I mention patience? I can't find my hinged needle nosed pliers and have been twisting the artistic wire with a regular pair and my fingers to create the loop. Then I packed them in with a simply stamped tag with the bride's first initial and date of her shower.

found beach glass (20)-- beach bachlorette party favors

Okay, so I didn't really do anything but stamp simple tags to pack up the scented found beach glass shards.

Wine tags (3)-- to be tied onto wine bottles for wine shower game prizes

Simple! I know, I'm working on quick and easy right now.

Wine charms (30) -- wine shower favors
My cousin has a wine theme (if you haven't guessed by now) so I made some wine charms. They're not exactly pretty (damn my not finding the hinged needle nose pliers!) but hopefully the phrase is amusing. "Life's too short for small diamonds and cheap wine!" (it's on the front side- not shown). I'm showing the stamped side where guests will write their names on.

Merry Merlot bag-

I haven't decided what to do with this yet. I may stamp some more to gussy up the bag. I think I'll use it to store a special gift for the bride as part of my shower gift to her.

Still to do:

3 Gift tags for beach shower game prizes.
15 Favors for wine bachlorette party night.
Shower card for beach wedding
Bachlorette party card for beach bach party night
Shower card for wine wedding
Bach party card for wine bach party night
Uh...I'm sure I'm forgetting something.

I'm hoping to get this all done before Memorial day!

woah! flash from the past!

Postage Portrait

I heard that Yahoo was going to stop hosting pictures in the Fall so the other day I was cleaning out some files but I kept some of my more favorite pieces of art including this one.

Today, I got my Stamper Sampler's Catch Up issue in the mail and found it published on page 122! I had submitted this card years ago. I would say I stamped it in 2004 or 2005. So don't give up hope, your piece of art may yet be published! :)

I also have another card on page 60, a wedding card called "Something Old" also stamped years ago.

I haven't been submitting lately. I plan to catch up with my personal stamping in the fall after all the weddings I'm in are done. I'm currently planning showers and bachlorette parties which means lots of favors, tags, place cards, prizes for games played all to be made...I'll post the pictures soon.

shower invitations

(sorry for the smudges on the scanner!)

Stamps: Sideshow Stamps hibiscus, Rubber Trouble hula dancer, A Muse "bridal shower"

I cranked out 40 of these last night. Whew! Now to figure out what I want to make for favors.