Have been busy making altered Starbucks frappuccino bottles (thank you, Tanya!) for my off to college kid. I was planning on altering the cardboard container, but someone threw it away before I could save its life, so I've done two bottles now, and will send her two bottles later.
First up is a bottle of sunflower seeds. I used microbeads adhered in glossy accents for the flower center and found a smiling sun charm in my button stash. There is a tag on the back that says "Ranch Covered Seeds of Wisdom." Maybe they'll work if I label them that way. ;)
Next up is a bottle of pistachios. The heart is from Love Struck and the peanut is from Create A Critter. I love this lacy heart cut - and the little mulberry paper flower tucked into the top hat. He is one dashing nut.
And in case she gets tired of nuts, I covered this chocolate bar for her. I stamped the "You're So Special" onto white cardstock and inked it up a little. Then I used Love Struck again for the heart border the lips. The SWAK is from Jubilee.
Tucked all this stuff into a box along with a few other goodies and sent it off yesterday. She misses her weekly mail call since I have fallen off the craft wagon.
11 comments:
The sunflower looks amazing Diane-- feel like reaching out and touching it! And your peanut must be the sweetest one ever!!
Cheers
Sonia
cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com
Your daughter will love these,how lucky to have such a creative Mum! They all look wonderful but it's the dashing Mr Peanut who is my fave!
Jayne x
Looks like you've climbed back in the crafts wagon. Westward Ho!
And darling projects for your darling girl. She must be the envy of her dorm! Your containers are just delightful - especially love Mr. Peanut with his dashing hat and embossing!
You've provided the perfect foods - salty and sweet - and you have made them fun!
Oh, D! I love love love all these fabulous goodies, Kate will be so happy to get them. It looks like a full time job to me to make all these cute thingies, please don't stop! I am so ready to play along with you, let's make some plans for next week! Love,
T.
Wow Diana, great job on your adorable bottles! I absolutely love the nut:) Love the embossing and that adorable heart:) Love this!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com
I love those jars! I used them for teacher gifts a couple of years ago and filled with M&Ms...too expensive...those jars hold a lot! You are smarter to use pistachios and sunflower seeds. Your sunflower is really pretty as is your try-fold valentine. The peanut is my personal favorite...fab embossing and he reminds me of Mr. Peanut! One of my fondest childhood memories was going to Atlantic City, NJ every summer and walking the boardwalk (before the casinos came in) and seeing Mr. Peanut :)
I love the bottles!!! I need to drink a few more! Haha... I just did a project using the little Peanut man myself...I like yours better!! You really "dolled" up the hat! I wish I had seen this first! VERY, VERY cute!
Tina B
I love the "nuts about you" one! Way too cute! xo
The two nut containers are such great gift ideas!
How stinkin' cute! I love your twist on the frap bottles! That sunflower is just amazing and that cute little peanut...wowers!! This is just super, super cute. I do hate that you were able to save the carton, but these things do happen ;)
Those candy bars look yummy, I'm sure your daughter is thrilled that you are back on the wagon again!
These are such fabulous ideas! My daughter will be heading off to uni in the fall so I'll be needing ideas like these! My favourite is the pistachio container. I've never even noticed that fun little peanut on CAC!!
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