Just a little thanks, Just for you...

I make little gifts for the kind gestures people do..I tell the kids "its a mean mean world out there, so I am making it better one gift of thanks at time".

For instance, the neighbor who will picks up my trashcans when they are blowing in the street on garbage day before I get home for work - he scored some homemade bread this holiday season. The co workers who will see my coffee cup in the kitchen and will fill it up with coffee and bring to me, or wash it up - get all sorts of goodies from sweet treats to office calendars/items . The are the best critics too! LOL

Recently, I had a stray puppy that hid under my shed, and I had to call the township fire company to come and get her out... so made these.. to give them, and filled with
chocolates. {{EDITED 1/18/11: Puppy has surgery, recovering well, and is currently in a loving home about 4 miles from my house. Officer who took her to the vets went on cruise, and recently got back in touch with me.. he was shocked I followed up since most do not.}}

I figured two things - 1) it was my way of showing I grateful for what they did.
                                2) After they ate the chocolates, they could refill it or put a gift card in & pass it forward.

Posey Matchbox

Guess I should have shown you all 23 I made, since I had no idea how many I needed...when I showed up with the and the fire chief said, "15 Volunteer Fire man showed up, Ma'am", then he pointed at the township police building that was next door - "Two officers were dispatched" and he nodded and walked away... so off I went. When I was done with the officersw  I had a few left, and gave them to the receptionist at the front desk. It just seemed like the right thing to do.  It gave me such a great feeling- to be able to thank them in a manner I wasn't sure how to do.. though its their job, I am sure they do not get the thanks they deserve!

Ingredients:

Stamps: Just Believe

CS: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Hempt thread, Two step Bird punch (leaves), XL Flower punch,vanilla ribbon (center)

Big Shot- matchbox die



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Elegant Ribbon Rose - LNSC52

This rose is made with ribbon. I have got to find a way not to get myself all tangled in the ribbon or glue while wrapping this fine little bud. Its easy and fun. I to try a bigger size ribbon, though I liked this, but just to see what the outcome is.

I added alittle glitter to the rose for effect, looks better IRL. Heres a close up!


I used the Elegant Eggplant DSP, CS and Ink. This color is a great purple tone! I used Lovely Lilac ribbon that I found only about 24 inches of it. So there it all is on the rose. I also popped the rose up on dimensionals, not that you can tell but its there. I snuck the petals under it. I used the scalloped oval punch scored some lines in it and then cut some of the 'leaves' out and used a marker. The It will get better is from the FYI set, and is punched out with the Window punch- also punched a eggplant out to layer behind it, which is also on dimensionals.

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Happy Friday!