Gifting

Hand Cream Gifts

It’s a bright and shiny new week, and I don’t know about you, but last week was a doozy. I felt like we were meeting ourselves coming and going! This week should be a little less frantic with the kiddos being out of school for fall break.

Last week, we got a special treat here in North Texas as the conditions were perfect (for those who live in areas without light pollution) to see the aurora. My parents had the absolute best view. Just look at that sky! What a terrific reminder of the majesty of God’s creation!

This week, I’m still frantically working to finish up items for my booth for this weekend’s craft fair. And since so many of these things are gift items and we’re heading into the gift-giving time of year, I thought it the perfect opportunity to continue sharing some of the things that go in my booth.

This year, I’m trying something new. I found a wonderful gift box by The Paper Pixie to hold small tubes of hand cream. Once I got the hang of making the box, which is a little tricky at first, these cute gifties come together pretty quickly. I try to have a good variety of seasons and occasions represented in the packaging. I found a really nice variety pack of hand creams that came in a whole assortment of fragrances on Amazon, but this box is also perfectly sized for the smaller L’Occitane hand creams if you happen upon a good deal for a variety pack.

If you’re a craft fair-goer, what types of things are you looking for? Tell me in the comments!

Gifting

Lip Balm Gifts

It has been a busy week this week, and I wish I could say that it involved more time in the Song Sparrow Papercrafts studio. But alas, the call of work and homelife have prevailed. We’ve all had our share of homework to do. And I don’t know about you, but we’ve been watching the trek of Hurricane Milton with bated breath.

As I’m preparing for an upcoming craft show, we’re taking a look at some of the fun gifties that I’ll have in my booth. Aside from having the fun edible treats, I love to create little gift items that contain something useful. And who doesn’t love a good tube of lip balm? I have some in just about every room of the house, plus my car and my purse and at my office.

I found a super cute gift box tutorial over at The Paper Pixie that I have adapted/simplified a bit. Are these not the cutest little boxes? You can use solid or patterned cardstock for the box itself. I had some thicker patterned cardstock, and it worked super well. But as you can see, a plain box doesn’t have to look plain once you’re done dressing it up!

If you’re interested in a PDF tutorial for these cute boxes that includes my little shortcuts, simply drop me a comment with a link to your socials (or other means of sending it to you). I’ll be sending out all of the requested tutorials from this week’s projects over the weekend.

I’ll be popping in with a few more craft show goodies over the next few days. So I hope you’ll pop in and check out more cute gifties.