The cutest place cards!

I made these awhile back for The Robins Nest when I was on the design team... they are so cute I had to share them again!

 

I just love the chenille chicks... 

I have many fond memories playing with them when I was younger. 

 

 

Supplies:

Robin's Nest Spring Stripe Glitter Cardstock

Robin's Nest Bunny Stripe Cardstock

Clear Large Dew Drops

Butterflies Dew Drops

Robin's Nest Doilies Die Cuts

Glitter

Chenille Chicks - Varying sizes

Bottle Caps - Varying sizes

Transparency

Glue

 

 

Glue chicks to a Clear Large Dew Drop, this helps to keep them in place when placing them in the birdcage.

 

Set chicks aside to dry.

 

For the birdcage bottom use varying sizes of bottle/jar caps.  Any size will do as long as it is a little bigger than your bird.

 

From the Robin's Nest Spring Stripe Glitter Cardstock cut 12 inch x 1/4 inch strips.  Each birdcage will need 2 strips.  Cut the 12 inch strips in half, now you have 4 strips.  As pictured above stack the 4 strips, gluing them in the center.

 

While the strips are drying, glue glitter in the bottle caps, then glue the chicks in the center of the cap.  If you like you can a strip of the Robin's Nest Bunny Stripe Cardstock to cover bottle cap.  (See the bunnies above.)   

 

Glue the opposite strips of the birdcage in the bottle cap, see above, continue until you have all the strips glued, let dry. 

 

 

Cut a 2 inch by 1 inch piece of Robin's Nest Spring Stripe Glitter Cardstock, glue the ends. In the middle cut a slit half way through the cylinder.... look carefully at picture above to see the slit.  Glue to the top of the birdcage.  Print names of your guests on a transparency.

 

 

Here are my birdcages in different stages. 

 

To finish the cute birdcage place cards add Butterflies Dew Drops and Robin's Nest Doilies Die Cuts, glue the name holder to the top of the cage, place the names on each birdcage!

 

Thanksgiving Place-card holders!

I love holidays... ALL holidays!  Thanksgiving being one on my favorites.  It is a day my family shares our meal with friends and family.  We have a wonderful time... it is wonderful spending time in the kitchen with the wonderful women in my life and my husband who is my biggest helper before everyone arrives.  He always peels all the potatoes!!

For the table this year I decided to may place markers using wooden spoons from Altered Pages with the  Altered Pages Altered Spoons Collage Sheet!

These will add a festive touch to any table!

 

 

Supplies:

Wooden Spoons - 7 inches

Brown ink

Paper  - Hello December

Stickles

Altered Pages Altered Spoons Collage Sheet

Pinecones from the Park

Ribbon or Fiber

Leaves - Confetti

Tacky Glue

Glue Stick

Dew Drops

Small Clothes Pins

 

Ink the bowl of the wooden spoons and edges.

 

Cut strips of paper a little wider than the handle, use emery board or sand paper to smooth down the edges and remove excess paper.

 

 

Cut images to fit in the bowl of the spoon, lightly ink edges, adhere to the spoon using glue stick.

 

Cut ribbon 7 inches, tie in a knot around the neck of the spoon, move the knot to the side. 

 

 

Add a thin line of  Stickles around the bowl of the spoon.  With tacky glue attach leaves and small pine cones. 

 

 

Finish off with a few Dew Drops! 

 

 

With tacky Glue add a small clothes pin to the back of the spoon to hold a card with name (also balances the spoon.)

 

 

 

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!