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12 Days Blog Flip Flop…Day 5

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Ok, so my day didn’t go quite as planned…but it’s still Friday somewhere, so I’m posting Day 5!  I have to say, so far I’d say Mari and I are showcasing some pretty cute stuff!  And, don’t forget, Mari’s kit  has been released and you can get it now!

I love little gifts.   And, I don’t know why, but especially ones that have food/candy attached to them!  My hubby thinks I’m too ‘cutesy’ and maybe the kids’ teachers are getting tired of superflous little trinkets, but I can’t help it.  For today, I made Christmas tree boxes filled with chocolate kisses.

I printed a solid green from Snow Much Fun on a 8.5×11 sheet of presentation paper.  Then I ran that paper through my Cricut.  **side note about my Cricut…as I’m really starting to play with it, I am falling more and more in love with it!**

I used the Bags, Tags, and More Cricut catridge.  The machine did all the work.  It even cut out a little window.  I covered the window from the inside using a transparency and a little tape.  I scored, folded, tucked, and filled.  Then I wrapped them with curling ribbon for some flair and to keep them from coming open.  Voila!  Insta-Cute!

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Don’t forget to keep following our 12 Days Blog Flip Flop!  Tomorrow is Day 6 with Mari…and you know it’s gonna be cute!

Day 3…back to me…and a FREEBIE!

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Day 3…

Today I left another little treat in my kids’ teachers’ mailboxes.  We (ahem, I) made some dipped pretzels.  If you’ve never dipped pretzel, I highly recommend it.  It’s quick, easy, inexpensive, and the kids can help.  This time I dipped them in chocolate, but most times we dip them in the candy melts you can find at the craft store.  I sprinkled the pretzel (while they were still wet) with some peppermint crunch I found in the baking section at the craft store.  They were dry and ready within the hour.  I put them in little bags and stapled on these cute treat topper.  Once again, Mari’s kit, Snow Much Fun, is just too cute.  It comes out tomorrow, so go and snag it in the morning at The Digi Chick!

Sorry this picture is not the best.  Thank goodness for camera phones…I almost forgot to take a picture at all!  I printed the treat topper, scored on the line and punched the edge with a scalloped edge punch.  I’m all about quick, simple, and easy.  Just a little something that shows you care but doesn’t break the bank.

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You want one?  You got it!  I’ve made the treat topper into a pdf download.  All you need is Adobe Acrobat (it’s free and you probably already have it) to open the file and print.  You can download the FREEBIE here.

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