Birthday for a Princess

I enjoy making explosion boxes for my grandchildren's birthdays. For my granddaughter's 9th birthday, I made (or tried to make) a castle explosion box. I always enclose dollar bills for each year of age tucked away in the flaps of the box. The children seem to enjoy looking for the "hidden" treasure. Here are a few pictures. I embellished each side with a different color of "jewels". The center was a small box with a pair of "Pearls for a Princess".

Pinterest Inspired

Saw something like this on Pinterest. All it is is a cheap ($5.00) frame and decorative paper, dry erase pen and ribbon.

Deco Mesh

I love deco mesh. This is the first year using this wonderful product. My wreaths were looking tired and worn and needed a "face lift". Here are my "new" wreaths.

The last wreath is hanging in my daughters office.

Wallet gift card

I needed a gift card holder so I came up with a wallet style gift holder. The trim is actually some old lace trim that was in my mother's stash.

Birthday Explosion Box

Last month was my granddaughter's third birthday.  I love making the explosion boxes and of course I made her one too.  Here is the box.  Inside were some money and other hidden treasures.

Decorated with butterflies and flowers.

Little pockets held treasures and money.

The turtle and frog are on wobbles

Little butterflies and flowers were glued to a strip of clear hard plastic to make it appear that the butterflies were flitting around and the flowers were waving in the breeze.