Nikycole Curtain Tie Backs

A while back I saw some curtain tie backs that I really liked and kinda wished I could have...
And guess what?!  Recently I was lucky enough to win a set of them in a giveaway that Veronica from Life in the Thrifty Lane was having at Under the Table and Dreaming! :D  How lucky is that? :)

So thanx again to Veronica for her lovely prize, I love 'em! :)

I chose the burlap ones 'cause I love their more natural colour.
Here they are in my TV room:

Don't they just fit in perfectly?  They're held on to the curtain with ribbon and magnets - very easy to use. :)

Anywho, Veronica sells them on her Etsy shop Nikycole, if you'd like to have a set of your own.  Needless to say she makes them in a bunch of different colours and fabrics too. :)


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Gift Wrapped Cards

I thought I'd try get a little creative in wrapping my gran's cards that I made for her b'day, so instead of using ordinary wrapping paper, I did this:

I wrapped it in plastic (sandwich baggie to be exact...it's the best I had!), and taped it at the back to get it snuggly fit around the cards (I won't be showing the back though 'cause it's not a very neat taping job, it being a baggie 'n all).  Then I tied a ribbon around it and made a flower using doilies and a decorated glass pebble which I modge podged with a rose picture:

 

Ok, maybe not AS fun as wrapping paper since you don't get a big surprise to see what you're unwrapping, but I think it's a cute idea. :)


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Purple & Silver Floral Card

Aaaaaand, the last card for my gran!  This one's my favourite, I love the colours and the flowers and the ribbon and the metallic paper....ok, so the whole card.  :)

I did a lot of layering with the papers, and the top floral design one is vellum with silver flowers.

I glued on a paper flower and added a bling...oops, the glue was still a little wet, but I couldn't wait for it to dry, you know how it goes.

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