I've made a lot of towel cupcakes as gifts and done several tutorials on them, including a popular video for my Style With a Smile web series. I've used several types of cupcake wrappers — silicone baking cups, store-bought cupcake wrappers, and DIY wrapp ...
Personalized Switch Plates
Tired of boring white or beige switch plates? You can add more pizazz to your décor by personalizing switch plates with your own photographs and designs. You might feature pictures of your family or pets, show off the logo of your favorite sports team, or ...
Wine Bottle Hang Tags: Winter Wonderland Blog Hop
Not only is it already November, Thanksgiving is in less than a week! Yikes, where did the year go? To celebrate the holidays, Eileen Hull and DCWV are having a Winter Wonderland Blog Hop featuring Eileen's splendid dies and these beautiful holiday paper ...
Gift Baskets 101: Candy Basket
Okay, my teeth hurt just looking at this gift basket. This is a gift basket for the kid in all of us — a candy gift basket in which even the basket is made of candy. Willy Wonka would be so proud. Your dentist, not so much. The foundation for the baske ...
Gift Baskets 101: Chef’s Basket
This gift basket for people who love to cook is one of my favorite baskets to assemble. I once made a gazillion of them (okay, that's an exaggeration, but it felt like that), for a gala dinner in which gift baskets were centerpieces instead of flowers, so ...
Gift Baskets 101: Spa Basket
Gift season is around the corner! One fun gift to put together is a gift basket. They cost a lot of money in stores, but assembling one yourself is a lot more affordable, and it's a lot easier than you'd think. My secret is foam, wood skewers and glue dot ...
Convertible Christmas Card: From Clouds to Tree
This month, my friend and craft wife Eileen Hull gave those of us on her inspiration team an assignment of making a card. Well, that's easy, right? I make cards with Eileen's Sizzix dies all the time. But as I frequently do, I overthought it and came up w ...
Thanksgiving Turkey Nut and Candy Cups
I know it's not even Halloween yet, but my mind is already on Thanksgiving. So here's my first project of the Thanksgiving season — nut or candy cups in the shape of a turkey. They would also make cute place cards, too. I made them with a variety of Si ...