Baby Name Frames

May 19, 2011 on 8:03 am | In Nursery | No Comments
Personalize the Nursery!
Personalize the Nursery!

Ready to personalize your baby’s nursery? Here’s a fun, creative and inexpensive way to do that. Just five easy steps!

Materials you will need: plastic photo frames (Mine came from Walgreens Drug Store.), coloring page letters (Mine came from http://dailycoloringpages.com/challenging-coloring-pages-of0alphabet-letters-to-print/ ), glue stick, scissors, colored pencils, white paper and a printer.

 Step One: Choose your alphabet design. There are a few alphabet coloring sites listed in Inspirational Tidbits to get you started.

Step Two: Print the letters of your baby’s name. You may need to resize them. Use your printer (copy) options menu to size each letter to your liking.

Step Three: Color each letter. This is the fun part but it also takes the most time.

Step Four: Cut out each letter and paste each letter to a white sheet of paper.

Step Five: Frame each letter and voila! You’re done! Well, almost. Now, you’ll need to either hang them on a nursery wall or  or display them on a shelf.

 Afterthoughts: You could shadow each letter by outlining it with a black pen or fine tip marker. This would give your letter more dimension.

Another idea!  Use the letter cut-outs as patterns for either Contact paper or fabric. Have fun. Let me know how your project turns out!

Inspirational Tidbits:

 Polka Dot, Fancy or Funny Letters

Graffiti, Sports or Sign Language Letters

 Precious Moments Letters

Toys, Trains and Funny Letters

Elmo Alphabet

 

 

 

Baby Gift Bags – Personalized

May 5, 2011 on 11:33 am | In Gift Packaging | 1 Comment
Just Pick a Theme!

Just Pick a Theme!

Got the baby gift and need to package it? How about a gift bag that is inexpensive, quick and unique? Let’s get started!

Here’s what you will need: a plain white gift bag  ( dollar store or craft store), curling ribbon, scissors, a glue stick or craft glue, oversized stickers from the dollar store or a roll of wallpaper border from the dollar store or home improvement center and plain white index cards for the gift tag . (The size of the index card will depend upon the width and length of the wallpaper border you’ve chosen.) Note: If you get wallpaper borders, choose the samples! Those are the basics. You can embellish the bag with buttons, crepe paper, Sizzix die cuts (craft store), scrapbooking embellishments (craft store), Wallies (home improvement store), stencils, felt stickers (craft store), novelty ribbon (images or wording), hem tape or rickrack (fabric  or craft store). Get creative and have fun! 

Gift Bags Featured Below:

  • Fun Floral: Fill with girlie baby items.
  • Counting Sheep: Fill with sleepytime gifts.
  • Go, Go Cars: Fill with baby boy transportation themed items.

 

Matching Gift Cards!

Matching Gift Cards!

Details: Fun Floral has large button centers. The blue borders on Counting Sheep were created with strips of crepe paper. Just had a fun thought! On Go, Go Cars rickrack borders would have inspired winding roadways.

Oh! Another thought! Use letter stickers (craft or office supply store) to create words to capture attention. For Go, Go Cars I could have added zoom, zoom, zoom at the bottom of the bag or for Counting Sheep, I could have added baaa, baaa. Lettering sets come in various colors, fonts and sizes. Click on “letter stickers” above to see a sampling. If you want phrases instead of a few words, try sticker phrases , rub-ons or rubber stamps. All three can be found in the scrapbooking aisle of your favorite craft store.

Now it’s time to Imagine That!

 Note: The links within the article are posted only for imaging purposes to give you an idea of what an item is and possible themes.

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