May Arts/Epiphany Blog Hop Week

It's May Arts/Epiphany Blog Week and you know what means!  Lots of inspiration and giveaways!

Here's the lineup for the week:

Monday

o   Tracy McLennon

o   Mary Brockway

Tuesday

o   Lalo IK

o   Karen Hanson

Wednesday

o   Karen Baker

o   Jennifer Davey

Thursday

o   Jenifer Cowles

o   Jen Shears

Friday

o   Gini Williams Cagle

o   Emily Lanham

Be sure to check back each day for your chance at one of two sets of some yummy ribbon & Epiphany products!!

May Arts New Release Blog Hop - Sweet Little Baby

Today is day 1 of the May Arts Spring/Summer New Release Blog Hop!  There are so many gorgeous new ribbons...and you'll want to own them all!

I got to play with the new Adhesive gingham hearts.  They are just soooo adorable and the acrylic backing sticks to everything from clothing to metal.

I have a friend with a brand new baby girl so all things sweet and pink were my inspiration

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 First up is this sweet little onsie & sock set.

 I sewed May Arts 3/8" Crochet Trim to the neckline then a row of the sweet new Adhesive Mini Gingham Hearts.Because these will washed frequently, I tacked the hearts to the neckline and socks with a needle and thread and a tiny running stitch in the center of the hearts.

And just because I couldn't resist, I added May Arts new Adhesive Rosettes to the backside.

How adorable is that!!?

The sweet little cards were created on my Gazelle with a cut file from The Cutting Cafe.

I added the same crochet trim to the arms and leg openings with double sided tape, then it was just peel and stick those adorable adhesive hearts and done!

Want to win some of this adorable ribbon or any of the other new releases? 

Just leave a comment on the Ribbonista blogs today and tomorrow.  3 lucky winners will be drawn by the Ribbon Lady for your choice of one of the new releases.

Here's the full 2 day line up so you don't miss any of the crafty inspiration.

Monday   

Charlene Driggs

Emily Lanham
 Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Jenifer Cowles

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Tuesday

Karen Hanson

Lalo IK

Mallika Kejriwal

Mary Brockway

Rhea Weigand

Tracy McLennon

Virginia Fynes

Thanks for joining us!!

Pom Pom Creature

Here's  cute and quick craft your kids will love making.  I think these would also make adorable Halloween or baby shower favors!  Just change the color of the wired May Arts  PomPoms

Head over to the May Arts blog for a picture tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to check back tomorrow...May Arts New Release blog hop with free ribbon!

Thrifty Gifting - Basket Makeover

Do love gift giving more than your budget will allow?  Me, too!  Head over to the May Arts blog to see how you can turn this clearance basket and some wholesale club wash cloths:

into this adorable baby gift:

Thanks for stopping by!

Valentine Card Banner

It's time for another fabulous May Arts Blog Hop!  I'm rounding out the two days of hopping inspiration with a fun way to create a banner AND use up your ribbon scraps as well.  I was inspired by a banner I saw on Pinterest for $25.  I knew I had a deck of cards and lots of scrap ribbon so I knew I could make this pretty banner for nothing by recycling my cards and scraps.  

Just measure the width of your doorway or mantle then cut ribbon to span the width plus enough for streamers or bows, if desired.  Punch holes in your cards, thread onto the ribbon, spacing evenly. Now just tie on your scraps...any size or style works.  If you prefer pink or black...go for it!  

Bonus!  Easy enough for the kids too.  

Just check out all of these Valentine ribbons! 

Hang your banner and enjoy!  It's like instant decorating!

Want to win some beautiful May Arts ribbon of your own?  Just be sure to comment on EACH Ribbonista's blog.  The Ribbon Lady will be choosing 2 winners of 2 rolls of May Arts Ribbon!  

 Here's the complete list in case you missed one. 

Thursday

·       Virginia Fynes

·       Tracy McLennon

·       Rhea Weigand

·       Mary Brockway

·       Mallika Kejriwal

·       Lalo IK

·       Karen Hanson

Friday

·       Karen Baker

·       Jennifer Davey

·       Jenifer Cowles

·       Jen Shears

·       Gini Williams Cagle

·       Emily Lanham

·       Charlene Driggs

May Arts Valentine Blog Hop!

It's time for the May Arts Valentine Blog Hop!  Here is the line up for the hop!  Be sure to comment on EACH Ribbonista's blog for your chance to win some May Arts Ribbon!

See you tomorrow!



Thursday

·       Virginia Fynes

·       Tracy McLennon

·       Rhea Weigand

·       Mary Brockway

·       Mallika Kejriwal

·       Lalo IK

·       Karen Hanson

Friday

·       Karen Baker

·       Jennifer Davey

·       Jenifer Cowles

·       Jen Shears

·       Gini Williams Cagle

·       Emily Lanham

·       Charlene Driggs

Dress Boxes

Pretty little boxes...yes, they're boxes!   They're big enough for 2-3 cake balls, mints, candy, small jewelry gifts and more!  Find out how to make them on the May Arts Blog.

Old Jeans = New Apron!

Got a pair of old jeans ready for the scrap pile?  Turn them into a gift worth apron with the tutorial on the May Arts blog!

Magic Christmas Ornament

Want a fun kid friendly kraft that's inexpensive, easy and magical?

Hop over to the May Arts Blog to see what I did with these:

See you there!

May Arts Unique Gift Wrap Blog Hop

Need a quick, easy, elegant and unique way to wrap up jewelry, homemade candy or handmade creams, balms or scrubs?

Check out this elegant and super fast wrap up using metal tins.  You can stack as many tins as you want. I chose 3 for a pair of earrings, a bracelet and a necklace.

I just love how this looks.  I grabbed 3 varied sizes of tins from my stash.  As you can see, they're not new.  There are a few dings and I actually roughed them up a bit more with some sandpaper because I wanted a slightly shabby elegance to play off that gorgeous ribbon.

Line the inside of the tin with batting if you're packaging jewelry.  Apply stick on magnet strips to keep the tins together.

Wrap with gorgeous May Arts Satin Ribbon and Silver Snowflakes.  You can add a tag, before tying the bow, if desired.

Want some of this yummy ribbon?  The Ribbon Lady is giving away 2 prize packs of 1 roll of ribbon and a package of Artful Accents to 2 lucky people who leave comments along the hop.

Here's the hop line up in case you missed someone:

Monday

Virginia Fynes

Tracy McLennon

Rhea Weigand

Mary Brockway

Mallika Kejriwal

Lalo IK

Karen Hanson

Tuesday

Karen Baker

Jennifer Davey

Jenifer Cowles

Jen Shears

Gini Williams Cagle

Emily Lanham

Charlene Driggs (that's me!)

Happy Wrapping!!