chocolate for mom.....

I enjoy making chocolate candy. So, when I spied this MOM candy mold at the cake store I had to buy it. I made one for my mom and one for my MIL. The chocolate is white almond bark. It melts perfectly! The almond bark is also inexpensive and it goes a long way!
The box only cost 99 cents. But I had to create the window. The lid of the box was solid so I had to cut the top out of it. I recycled the window sheet from an embellishment pack.
If you haven't bought any g.c.d Studios PP. You should! I LOVE it! The texture and quality are amazing! This box is lovingly "wrapped" in it! It is one of the designs g.c.d Studios sent me. I must say...I'm hooked! :)


The embellishments are by K & Company. I bought this 3-d pack off ebay. I love shopping ebay for supplies I can't get around here!

I'm off to put my munchkins to bed.....g'night !

~lori

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a card, gifts 'N' more...

Today is such a beautiful Spring day! The sun is shining, there's a brisk breeze blowing and the smells are glorious!! It makes me anxious to get outside and work in the flower beds! But before I head outside...I wanted to share these creations with you......

At the Pink Elephant this week....you'll be challenged with this fun sketch. (You'll notice I flipped mine vertically.) I hope you find time to play this week! There's a gift certificate up for grabs. I can't wait to see what you create!

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I had so much fun making the pillow I posted previously that I thought I'd make a couple more....One reason I enjoy making them so much is. They come together in about 30 minutes (each). That's completely finished and ready for a photograph. This material is 1.50 a yrd at Wal-mart. I love the texture of it. It's soft but crisp looking. The flowers are felt cut outs. I have a couple cans of them laying around. So, I thought using them on these pillows would be perfect. My oldest daughter loved them....I'll have to let her make one for her room. In pink of course!

They would also make cute Mother's Day

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I don't know about you....but I love my house to smell yummy! So, it's full of Bath and Body Works smelly goods! I bought an oil diffuser several months ago and wasn't to enthralled with it's plain jane looks. So, one day I got a brilliant idea.....I decided to decorate it. Now it matches my living room decor perfectly. This would also, make awesome gifts. I've seen a ton of different oil diffusers in all shapes and sizes. But none of them were "cute". This is the perfect way to jazz them up for a friend or relative. Who wouldn't love this decorated oil diffuser to match their decor?! :)

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My mom (like most mothers) loves gifts made by her children.....This is one of her Mother's Day gifts from me. I took a 2.00 frame (Wal-mart) and added some buttons, trim, ribbon, roses and viola`....this hanging frame was born. I have to admit....I couldn't wait til Mother's Day. I had to show it to her. Needless to say, she loved it. And insisted that in itself was enough. Of course, I will be getting her something else besides the frame. I'm thinking about a gift card from HL. She's started getting into paper crafting a little bit lately.

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I hope you all have a great day! I'm planning to......I'm SO thankful for all the blessings I receive each day from above!!

P.S. I have another fun Mother's Day gift planned. I hope to get it posted today.

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