Remember last Sleuthing Sunday’s post? I had a puzzle of sorts for you to solve with clues (or red herrings!) as to what sort of gift idea I was cooking up.  Well, if you weren’t able to suss out what sort of project I was up to – here’s your answer!

I made New Year’s cards with a special twist. I purchased a few items from Paper Source: pretty cards, labels, adhesive chalkboard and two glittery pens.  I provided: a little creativity, patience, love and time.

The end result:  a very personalized New Year’s card and gift.  The reason I chose a chalkboard was to symbolize the idea of a New …read more

I watched this Soapylove tutorial and was struck by a.) how easy it would be to make this gift and b.) all the cool things you could do with this. For ideas for a variety of recipients, keep reading…

I myself have some really cute silicone heart-shaped molds that I got ages ago, thinking that I would make some heart-shaped blueberry muffins for Alex or cupcakes or something yummy but now I’m thinking cupcakes in some and soap in others! I mean, heck – the Parsons table inspired soap blocks are cool but with Valentine’s Day just around the corner I envison hearts. But really, this tutorial just makes me realize how simple it would be to make any sort of melt and pour soap.

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