~ Baby Shower Book & Goody Bags

September 10, 2012 by leasanders

Here is my second in a series of Bind-it-All minibooks made from patterned paper scraps. This project is a baby shower book for well-wishers to add their happy greetings.

I also made goody bags for all 35 of my co-workers plus a few extra for Katie’s family. See more photos of both projects in the slideshow below.

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Supplies:

Katie book –

Zutter – 1.5″ white o-ring, 7.5″ acrylic tabs, 7.5″ kraft chipboard cover
Basic Grey – patterned paper
Epiphany Crafts – scalloped circle epoxy
The Twinery – twine
ribbon, pacifier decorations

treat bags –

cardstock – Stampin’ Up!, Bazzill
patterned paper
twine – The Twinery
ribbon, pacifier decorations
We R Memory Keepers – large eyelets

~ Farewell to Me!

August 11, 2012 by leasanders

Here is my latest Bind-it-All project, a farewell book (for me, actually) that my NAVFAC co-workers from all over the world added their farewell messages in. Some of the well-wishes were added in person while some were emailed and added to the book.

What is really great about creating a project for yourself is that you can make anything you want it to be. I added little strips inside to show where I have been and when with Naval Facilities Engineering Command.

{Click on each of the photos below for a closer look.}

Supplies:

Zutter – 1″ brown o-wire
Clear Scraps – acrylic covers
My Mind’s Eye – patterned papers, brads
The Twinery – twine
Tim Holtz – frame
Making Memories – acrylic paint
chipboard, fabric flowers, ribbon

~ Parting Gifts

August 5, 2012 by leasanders

So, this is my last week at my current job. Far be it for me not to have one last share of my craftiness before I go. I made candy goody bags for the co-workers in MILCON and special bags with extra stuff for my branch. I wanted to make use of my latest Fiskars punch in my projects since I wasn’t able to teach a class using it. =( We have a long-standing “purple Thursday” in MILCON so I had custom buttons made by the awesome Emily Adams.

The bags below are filled with other good stuff are what I’m giving to the ladies in my branch. There is a prolific amount of lilac and honeydew twine from The Twinery, which I totally love! The bags were 59 cent gift bags I bought from Target and embellished.

Goody bag supplies:

flat plastic bags, Dum Dums, Smarties, Kit Kats
My Mind’s Eye – patterned paper
The Twinery – twine
Tim Holtz – mini staples
Emily Adams – custom buttons

Gift bag supplies:

Fancy Pants – patterned paper
The Twinery – twine
Tim Holtz – tissue tape
American Crafts – ribbon
Tim Holtz – mini staples

~ Farewell to Stephanie

June 7, 2012 by leasanders

We were surprised to find out last week that our newest analyst was leaving us this week. To help make her farewell luncheon a little more special, I made candy boxes to put at each place setting at the restaurant. She loves purple so I made purple tags using twine from The Twinery – so cute!

Supplies:

The Twinery – twine
K&Company – patterned cardstock
Wausau Paper – cardstock
Bazzill – cardstock
We R Memory Keepers – eyelets
Paper Source – satin ribbon

~ Greeting Card Gift Set & Minibook Teaser

March 31, 2012 by leasanders

This weekend I made a set of six cards for a co-worker as part of a going away present. She expressed interest in the color orange at the last card class I taught at work so there is a bit of orange in both the cards and the envelopes. I also made a small pockets and tags Bind-it-All minibook that I’ll show a sneak peek of below. Please come back another day to see a full post on the minibook sometime next month or so. =)