the weekly creative #1

Hi All! 
Welcome to week #1 of The Weekly Creative...a little link party to share what you've been up to and to gather inspiration for your next project.
The rules are pretty simple: [1] Link to a specific post & feel free to link as many projects as you'd like. [2] Share any kind of "project": sewing, crafting, recipes,  photography, life, etc. We love it all! [2] If you have time, visit at least 2 other links and show some comment love. [3] Become a follower of my blog (not required, of course, but I love new followers. You can also find me on facebook). [4] Stop by next week to see if your project has been featured. [5] Please link back to my blog so others can share in the fun. [6] Keep creating :)
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I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone has been up to. Thanks for stopping by!

coffee stained picture frame

For my sister-in-law's birthday, I wanted to make her a gift she could put in her home. In March, they had their second child so I thought this "What A Difference A Day Makes" gift would be nice. I had seen it a number of places on Etsy and Pinterest and decided to make my own. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out:

To spruce it up just a bit, I decided to try a coffee stained picture frame. I figured this would be the perfect project for it. Here's what I did to turn an ordinary craft frame into the frame you see in the picture above.

::inexpensive:: gift wrapping

I love DIY projects that are cheap inexpensive. I realize that my hobby could get out of control expensive and I try to keep my project costs low. I'm the same with a lot of things in life, so I thought I'd share a cute, inexpensive way to spruce up your gift wrapping.

Now, I am no expert... I actually have a hard time wrapping anything that isn't square, so when it came to these oval gifts for my sister-in-law's baby shower, I did my best to "wrap pretty". To disguise my mediocre wrap job, I decided to add some decorations to my package.

wedding art

Adam and  I just spent a fun weekend in Detroit celebrating the wedding of our good friends, Dan & Kelly. I wanted to make a sweet little gift for them, so I decided to do a spin off of my "quote art" and make them a little wedding memento for their home. 

Since art is such a personal thing, I decided to make them a small 6x6 picture with their last name and wedding date - I kept it simple and neutral. This project is fun and easy - plus, in the end you'll have a personalized gift for any occasion.