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Let Me Watch Your Money Honey / Embroidered Felt Wallets

Let Me Watch Your Money Honey / Embroidered Felt Wallets

Paige Grose
DIY, Fashion, Gift Giving, Clothing

I can’t remember how this project came to be. I do remember thinking the felt remnants left over from a previous blog, Marimekko Moment, reminded me of Evil Eyes every time I came across them rummaging through my fabric basket. The creativity was inspired by the supplies I had on hand. I bought the felt wallets on Amazon (I searched “felt pencil cases” to find them), and my friend Bee gave me my tagline, “Let Me Watch Your Money Honey.” I embroidered embellishments on the felt eyes and attached beads, buttons, and studs before gluing them to the wallets with Alene’s Tacky Glue.

Boho-style Felt Trivets that Protect Your Dishes and Table in Style

Boho-style Felt Trivets that Protect Your Dishes and Table in Style

Paige Grose
Entertaining, DIY, Gift Giving, Holiday, Upcycle

The holiday season is here, and Winter weather is settling in for many of us. The cooler weather and the thoughts of upcoming celebrations lead many of us to think about sinfully scrumptious foods that warm our hearts and souls. My favorite dishes, bread stuffing, bread pudding, my Dad’s oven-baked applesauce, and green bean casserole, bring back memories of family celebrations and make me pull out my most treasured casserole dishes to begin planning. Yes, just like I pick my outfits based on what shoes I want to wear, serving dishes often dictate the holiday menu at our house. I consider myself a foodie, so the right menu is essential, but I am first and foremost a visual creative, and how a meal looks and is served is at least fifty percent of my holiday experience. I also enjoy when form and function come together beautifully, and this project ticked all those boxes.

Illustrated Alphabet Books - H is for Helping Hunter Learn to Spell Her Name

Illustrated Alphabet Books - H is for Helping Hunter Learn to Spell Her Name

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving, Kids

I love illustrated alphabet books, and one of my favorite books as a kid was Richard Scarry's "The Best Story Book Ever." It began with an illustrated alphabet. I read and leafed through it so often that it no longer has a front and back cover. When the youngest member of our family started learning her alphabet, I thought fondly of my favorite book and immediately started planning my version of an illustrated alphabet book. I created it for that day very soon when she starts to spell her name. As you can see, the result is an illustrated alphabet book titled "H is for Hunter."

Happy May Day!

Happy May Day!

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving, Holiday

This May Day card was created using vintage, botanical game cards discovered at a thrift store. I painted the perimeters to bring out the color of the flowers. I then scanned the cards into my computer and printed the images on watercolor paper. I cut the images out, placed a grommet in each corner, and glued them to the front of a 5” x 7” greeting card. The vintage game cards remind me a little of seed packages, and the thought of spring flowers prompted this May Day card.

Upcycle Old Photos and Send a Message of Love this Mother's Day

Upcycle Old Photos and Send a Message of Love this Mother's Day

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving, Upcycle

This gift idea for Mother's Day is beautiful and simple to make, and it won't clutter up Mom's bookshelf or give her more stuff to dust.

At some point, most of us end up having too much STUFF! Some people really like stuff. Others are mindful of getting rid of stuff. If your mother is mindful of getting rid of stuff, give her stationery made out of upcycled photographs of flowers. Not only are you getting rid of old photos, but your mom can feel good about getting rid of your gift.

Artist Trading Cards

Artist Trading Cards

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving

My family lives by the thought that what you do on New Year’s Day is what you will do all year long. Does it work? Well, that depends on the person. I see it as a way of setting your intentions for the year. If you are good at following through with your intentions, then yes, it works. That being said, sometimes I am successful.

Birthday Gag Gift

Birthday Gag Gift

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving

This is a birthday gift idea that everyone may not appreciate, but the more I age, the more I try to find humor in the aging process. Here’s one of my attempts at poking fun at the exercise of aging. And yes, I did mean exercise! Aging isn’t easy, and it entails more work with each passing year.

This lunch box includes some helpful items for that special friend or family member who’s starting down the other side of the bell curve.

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