Longing for Summertime

As the school year is coming to an end, I am spending my weekends getting a taste of summertime craft-time!  I created these summer-themed accent tags a couple of weekends ago and look forward to using them to spruce up some projects.

I am blessed to have an abundance of blueberries and figs in the summertime.  When we bought our house, the fruit trees were already here and are very well established and mature.  A couple of summers ago, my mom taught me how to make blueberry jam, peach jam, and strawberry-fig preserves.  I loved sharing my products with friends as Christmas gifts and thought these Mason Jar tags pictured below would be cute gift tags if I decided to do so again.

I may even get Mom to share her recipe for fresh tomato salsa this summer.

The stationary sets shown below are new designs and I love making them.  Each set comes with 6 cards with designs in coordinating colors. The monogram is custom for each order. Corresponding envelopes accompany the stationary sets.  These make great little gifts when tied up with a piece of ribbon or twine!

Perfect end-of-the-school-year gifts for fellow teachers:

Share your Love

This year in the spirit of Valentine's Day, share your love and friendship with those you care about with a handmade gift or adding a handmade touch to a gift of your own.  I have several tag designs available.  These tags come in sets of 10 and are individually hand-stamped.

These lovely blocks boast sweet sayings.  They are sold in a set of 3, as pictured above.

Take Note...

These cute dry-erase boards make the perfect place for taking notes or writing reminders. They come in 4x6 and 5x7 (my favorite size) and are personalized with a variety of patterned paper, ribbons, and tags. They can be completely customized and I can include an initial or small decoration on the accent tag.  How many people can you think of right now that would love one of these, yourself included? 

Valentine Treats

I realize that it is nowhere near Valentine's day at this point in the year.  However, I ran across these photos on my computer and had to share them with you.  These Valentine's Day treats were a Pinterest-inspired project that I just had to re-create myself.  My mother-in-law purchased the small plastic shovels from an online vendor in red and white.  I included red heart-shaped gummy candies and attached an accent tag that reads "I dig you!" before placing them in a clear cellophane bag.  If you love this project as much as I do and want to create these for everyone you love in your life this upcoming Valentine's Day, remember that I can do the accent tags for you! 

The other picture in the collage below is a short and sweet valentine that my little family sent out.  The initials represent us...a for Andrew, j for JoAnn, b for Browning (the pup).  It is a flat card stamped with red ink.  The back is blank for a short message.  These cards are a simple way to tell your family and friends how much they mean to you.