We have a wonderful hop for you today!!! The CSS team really enjoys providing inspiration and this time our challenge was to create a Christmas or New Year's treat holder.
If you arrived from Linda's Blog, you are in the right place. If you'd like to start at the beginning, click HERE.
***Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (December 13), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!
My first project is a little treat box I made for our dear Mail Lady. She is awesome and when I have 'happy mail', she brings it to our garage service door and beep the horn to let me know!
I used a Sizzix Bigz Die to create the box. The mailbox image, is from Theresa's "Autumn Beauty" stamp set. The Christmas tree is from Theresa's "A Very Merry Christmas" set. I colored these images with my Copic markers. I cut a slit in the tree to insert the mailbox post.
My next treat holder is a Starbuck's Frap bottle that I re-purposed. I painted the cap with gold paint and added a patterned paper rosette and a little charm. I then added a tag, cut with a Spellbinder's Fancy Tag. The holly image is also from Theresa's "A Very Merry Christmas" set, colored with Copics.
Your next stop on the hop is to see what our sweet Joy has to show you. I appreciate you stopping by! ....Karen
103 comments:
these are wonderful!!! oh my, will have to try the bottle (i love those drinks) !!
Karen....I'm blown away! These are fabulous...your mail lady will be delighted, I'm sure.
I want to be your mail lady...just beautiful!!! The Starbucks bottle is very clever..lovely job on both~~Merry Christmas...Kim
Two awesome and amazing projects. I love how it looks like the tree grew up around the mail box. You are so very clever!
Two fabulous projects Karen! Love the festive colors and your wonderful coloring! Great job!
Two great projects! I'll have to start drinking those Starbucks drinks 'cause that bottle treat container is awesome!
Both of these are wonderful gifts! I like the Starbucks container - the holly you colored is beautiful!
Love the mailbox... would be a great gift to mail to far away friends, too!
THese are both lovely, Karen, but the box for your mail person is fabulous! It almost doesn't matter what is inside- the box itself is such a treat! Wonderful!
Karen these are fabulous!!! I love how you put the mail box in front of the tree, very cool.
Love how you personalized the container for your mail person, Karen...and re-using the frappe bottle.... I have some...now I know what to do with them, thanks!
BrendaLea A. - Purple Lady
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Great way to upcycle a bottle...kind of a "win-win" gift! Merry Christmas!
Why do I want to go raid my M&M dish right now? Great ideas! Love the repurposed bottle idea!
Now I know what to do with the left over Frappe bottles. Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Happy Holidays!
Oh no something more for me to save. Love the recycled Starbucks bottles and how you made it look so elegant.
These are just great ideas..who'd a thunk it using the Frapp bottle for a container....clever girl!
All I can say is WOW...they are fabulous! To steal the phrase from other "clever girl!"
These are stunning and I"m sure your mail lady will love hers.
Oh Karen, these are beautiful gifts!! You have decorated them so beautifully. such a joy it will be to the recipients. Have a lovely weekend! Hugs!
Just adore the box and your Mail Lady is one very lucky lady to be the recipient of this beauty! The tag that is hanging from the bottle treat is just divine!!!
Both of your treat holders are nice. I love to reuse items so I will definitely make some of the bottle treat holders.
I love both ideas! Now I have the urge to go to Starbucks!
I'm sure the mail lady loved her treat box! Both containers are stunning! I think I'll be casing these! Thanks for sharing Karen!
OMG! Both of your creations are fabulous! Love the festive colors!!
Fabulous, both of them. I love the treat box and that re-purposed bottle is so cute.
Both are wonderful gift ideas! (Wish my mail deliverer was as nice!)
Ihave some frap bottles saved up for when inspiration like this hits....TFS and kickstarting an idea for me!
I wish I was your mail lady! Beautiful coloring job!
Both of your gift treat holders turned out really nice..tfs
Merry Christmas
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Love both of your ideas. Always nice to see how to re-do something you have. Your mail lady is going to love her gift. Lovely...
Great projects. Love what you made for your mail lady. Mine is awesome too, she always knows when Gina has arrived! :) I think I may have to use the same stamp for mine, never thought about that before, so thanks for the idea!
These are beautiful. I love the box at the top and how you decorated it. Well done.
Great box and decoration of the jar!
Great ideas. Love all the details
Love this box, and jar. Beautifully decorated.
You are among a lot of talented woman..........great job and neat idea.
Love this. I have a hard time throwing away glass jars. So I have a nice collection of them. Time to put them to use. Thanks.
Both ideas are so creative and beautiful. Love how you incorporated the mailbox into the tree.
These are gorgeous, Karen!
Both are so cute!
Love them both but the mail lady's is perfect and I still need something for my mailman so I will give it a try.
Wow, let me pick my jaw off the floor! These are exquisite, Karen! Fabulous creativity and coloring!
What a great way to recycle a nice looking bottle/jar. Love the Christmas tree and mailbox. Truly inspiring.
What great containers! You have a very lucky mail person to receive such a gift. Those Starbucks frap bottles are great for crafts.
Excellent holder for the mail lady! Love those type of boxes and of course, the frappuccino bottle is too cute!
OMG! I can't believe the inspiration I'm getting from this hop! FAB ideas, love 'em.
Judi x
Love the way you dressed up the jar with your pretty tag.
Love your ideas/projects.
Wow! Karen, you knocked it out of the park. These are so detailed and festive. Love!!!
These are both darling! The box is gorgeous and I love the way the bottle turned out-awesome!
love both of your ideas! Great job Karen!
Love how you've done these. Great gifts!
Cheers,
Robyn
I really like both containers. The box is beautiful and I like the idea of repurposing the bottle. It looks great!
fantastic ideas! I love the holly image! so beautiful!
Don't drink that drink but I do love the idea. Wheels are turning as I write!
Great job. These are attractive and clever!
Not one, but two gorgeous ideas for next year.
Oh, glad to see the starbucks bottle! I have saved some, just knew there would be a great way of reusing them. LOL.....thanks!
I love the re-purposed bottle-I always think it is a shame to get rid of all the cute bottles from things!
Wow! good job, these are great!
very cute containers.
What a great idea for the mail delivery person. Looks like it would fit in a mailbox. You guys are just knocking my socks off today with ideas! WooHoo! And thank you so much for sharing with all of us.
really cute idea.
Very nice
Cute! Love the teeny bird on top!
love the repurposing and the beautiful deorations
Such thoughtful gifts! ;)
Fantastic projects, Karen. Love the box; very clever.
Both are cool. I like reusing the bottle. The box is very fancy. Talented work. Thanks for sharing!
Love both of your ideas. Thank you for sharing.
OMGoodness, that is soooo cute! I love both of these ideas!! Thanks so much!!
I love the little box. I hooked on Sizzix dies.
Thank for the great idea.
Gina has the very best designers in the nation....these are exceptional!
I don't think I could do your box justice but the bottle is way too cute!
I must try that one for sure! Thanks for sharing your hard work.
I have that box die and it never looks that good, as good as yours. LOL great projects.
Great ideas - love the bottle (I am always attracted to bottles - and cigar boxes...)
Wow and wow again, stunning particularly the Christmas box :-)
Beautiful box for your mail lady, and the
recycled bottle is a really cute idea. Thanks for sharing.
Love the recycling of the bottle! Beautiful wraps
your projects are beautiful!!! What an amazing recycled project! I love those little bottles..but I have never come up with any way to use them! You have me thinking now!
Wonderful and creative way to package a small gift! TFS
These are so awesome and clever
both are great but I love the mailman one!
I love the treat box.
Dear Karen,
I need to find the Sizzix template for this box! And another inspirational 'green' creation with Starbuck's (like Linda Payne's) product :) LOVE it!
Your mail lady is going to love the candy gift box, Karen! Great way to recycle on the second candy container.
Great job on the box! I love the recycled bottle container! That is way cool:)
Love the window treat box! TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com
Gorgeous packaging.
Great holders! Love the jar.
Wonderful idea and love the copic coloring.
Great projects! I'd love to get both!
your coloring is beautiful, great job!
Love the colors!
Super cute projects! I love to use the frap bottles for extra special gifts.
Cute projects! I have a stamp that makes that box. I may have to dig it out. Thanks for the ideas
You truly have outdone yourself! What an inspiration :)
Great little gift box for the mail carrier in our lives and the Frappe bottle works well to. I will give that a try.
Nancy Nguyen from Katy, Texas
Both gift container ideas are awesome. So pretty and festive looking too.
I like both! I don't have the tools needed to make the box but I do have 4 clean Frap bottles waiting for a new, festive look! Thanks for sharing your ideas!
These are great - love the bottle recycle!
Both your projects are great...TFS!
nanettemt at yahoo dot com
Absolutely love the peek box! Jars are also great. I am giving brownie mix in a jar for gifts this year.
Your mail lady is in for a treat. Home made is sooooo awesome! Love your re-purposed bottle.
Gorgeous projects, Karen! I love them both! The box is impressive, and the tag on that frapp bottle is so beautiful!
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