The little things that make me happy here on Bliss Road~~Emily Keaton

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Treat Boxes

Just a quick post to share a project I've been working on this morning. Tomorrow is the kids' Christmas pageant at our church, and both DD and DS will be shepherds. (Threw together some quick shepherds' headdresses this morning and a tunic for DD to wear. Thank goodness for my huge fabric stash and my trusty pair of pinking shears!!) I wanted to make little Christmas gifts for the kids to give to their Sunday School teachers after the pageant tomorrow, thanking them for all of their dedication and hard work so far this program year.

There wasn't much time to do anything elaborate (I'm starting to feel the time crunch), but I was so pleased to {finally} ink up these adorable nativity stamps from The Angel Company that I've had for a while now.
These stamps were perfect for dressing up the white favor box totes from the Dollar Tree that I keep on hand for just such projects. A little silver stamping on blue for the fronts, a few images stamped in blue directly on the other sides of the boxes, acetate bags filled with holiday Hershey Kisses, some swirly blue and silver ribbon to tie up the treat bags, and DONE!

I made these with the Simon Says Stamp challenge (to use silver, blue, and white) in mind. I love these colors! I'm also entering this over at Cute Card Thursday, where the challenge is One for the Kids (my interpretation: "One for the Kids . . . to give to their Sunday School teachers.")

Thanks for checking in on my little slice of bliss for today!!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: The Angel Company
Paper: The Paper Company
Ink:
Encore metallic silver, Palette starry night
Accessories: MS loops punches, MS modern garland punch, ribbon

13 comments:

Marisa said...

These are darling Emily! I know they will appreciate them! Enjoy the performance of your two little shepherds and the rest of the crew :) Precious memories they are indeed!

Susan said...

perfect and so thoughtful, Emily! I remember those days, all the hours of dedication. They will be appreciated and priceless memories made.

Merry CHRISTmas to you and your family

Benzi said...

Wonderful treat bags for your kids to give their S.S. teachers and I can just see the glow on their faces as they give something their Mom made so special. I really need to get some of those totes to have on hand...very convenient, especially when you need something in a hurry...which is most of the time. LOL

Tenia Nelson said...

What cute little bags!

Anonymous said...

Emily, these are just perfect gift bags! I love the images. I hope all goes well at the pageant today.

I wish you and your family a very happy Christmas and a blessed 2011 x

Anita said...

Emily, these are so pretty and such a fantastic idea. I'm sure they will be much appreciated!

Sue Lelli said...

These are just so thoughtful! Can't wait to hear about the pageant!

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous gift bags !! I am sure they will love them

wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year :-) x

thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
luv
Lols x x x

debby4000 said...

fabulous gift bags.
luv
Debby

Stacy Morgan said...

These are so sweet, great little gifts for the teachers. they will love them.

Colleen Dietrich said...

Aren't these cute?? I do like those Angel Company stamps, and they're perfect for the gifts. I'm glad you didn't stop to make the boxes too; taking a shortcut and buying the boxes to dress up saves significant time!

Unknown said...

What a great idea - love them Thank you for joining in with us at Cute Card Thursday. Lol Lynn ♥

Julie said...

Just adorable! Thank you for joining us at Cute Card Thursday!

Julie