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Regular paper will look nice but it doesn't have that sheen to it. Wrapping paper that is glossy rarely comes in white.

I always make way too much food when I have the family over (especially the sweets) and they are always delighted to take some home with them. 

We seem always to be on the look out for stylish little storage boxes that will help us organize our lives. 

It's not the amount of clothes that I covet, it's how everything is so amazingly organized!

Organizers can be extraordinarily expensive especially if you have them custom made and while I love the idea of being uber organized I am not willing to pay oodles of money for it.

I designed this organized to be made out of 4 sheets of Bristol board costing $2 plus tax. It does take a little bit of time to make but I think the effort is worth it. With the basics of how it's made you can customize one to fit your own space.

So I have a silly sense of humor... these little hand warmers are perfect if you have to be waiting outside or walking outside on a chilly winter's day. Slip one in each pocket to keep you hands toasty warm.

Playhouses have to be one of the best toys for children. It makes their imaginations come alive as they deal with their own little homes.

This is a very easy and decorative basket to pull together and would look great on the table during Thanksgiving. The method of putting it together is relatively quick and simple and you can make it with branches from your own garden. 

Recovering notebooks is such an easy way to make spiral notebooks more attractive (and unique) for just a few pennies. I first saw this idea at Pittypat Paperie and thought it was so clever. With school supplies in stores at rock bottom prices I picked up a few extra spiral notebooks to use but having them on my desk looked sloppy. 

There is something almost naughty about the full lusciousness of peonies. 

Incredibly easy and cheap to make these gift bags are made from standard  8-1/2 x 11 sheets or thick wrapping paper and cost only pennies each. 

Once you know how to make them, the options on how to decorate them are endless.

 The glue does need some drying time so make them the day before you need them. (And remember that they were never meant to hold anything heavy just light little gifts).

Who would have thought that a lowly tuna can (actually two of them) could make such a stylish gift tin. 

While I used gift wrap paper to  decorate the tins the sky is the limit with this. You could use almost any sort of paper from wall paper to  scrap book paper. 

I left one tin with it's original colour and decided for the second design to paint it a blood red. Again your choices are endless if you decide to paint. 

So follow these surprisingly easy instructions to make your own gorgeous gift tin to keep or give as part of a present.

With a florist bow you can dress up a plant, add to a Christmas decoration, make a corsage and tie up a gift.  

You can do the same at home. It might take a little bit of practice but it is well worth learning how to do.

 
In my teens the first day on the job in a flower shop I was taught to make a florist bow. The head florist of the shop patiently showed me how to hold the ribbon in one hand as I twisted equal lengths to form loops and tie it off with a small piece of wire. When she was satisfied that I knew what I was doing she sent me out front to serve customers and told me to make 150 little corsage bows.  So in between serving customers, answering the phone, running errands for the florists and watering plants I was making little bows. I started painfully slowly but by the end of the day I had got the hang of it even though my finger tips were throbbing.

The modern ones made of flexible plastic I did not find attractive, I did not want cloth ones as I found they would stain too easily, wood ones really didn't match our decor and metal ones were very expensive and bulky. 

I ended up making these very plain white ones from tile that I bought.

Instead of trying to find something different for each and every one why not make them the same (but slightly different) card.