Valentine's Day Kraft Bag Treat holders

I love crafting for Valentine's Day. Its just so much more fun to make things when they are going to someone you love!

Doilies and kraft bags are two of my new go-to items. Below are a few of the treat bags I will be doing for my girls' classes that use both. They fit the snack size kit kat's perfectly.  I think the felt butterflies and hearts are precious and I could hand sew piles of those together all day.

Hope my little ladies know these were heart felt (pun intended) when they get to swap treats in class.

They are of course available in the Curtsey Boutique.

Embellish Creatively,

CarrieAnne

Vintage Advertisements for Wall Art and Crafting

Ever since I happened across this idea for wall art on the Live. Eat. Smile. blog using modern magazine advertisements, I have been on the hunt for vintage images to create a similar affect.
This week I purchased an amazing stash of Vintage Vogue magazines from the 1940s and 1950s. These magazines are in phenomenal condition. I hope I look this good when I am 60+ years old. I am madly in love with them and have picked a few for my home. I will also be offering many of them for sale in the Curtsey Boutique.
Here are a few of my favorites - fabulous don't you think?

Don't the amazing fashions and beautiful illustrations get your creative mind to running wild?

Lovin' the vintage vibe,

CarrieAnne

Vintage Mini Bingo Card Tag

Tag with Curtsey Boutique Bingo Cards and Felt Roses

 It sounds incredibly dorky, but I really like playing bingo. Whenever we go on holiday or if I am hanging with my older relatives who are champion competitive players, I love buying a card and playing along. I seldom win, but the chance of coming away with a free cruise or silly snow globe gets me every time.

This tag showcases the Curtsey Boutique's new Vintage Mini Bingo Cards and our Cheery Cherry Rolled Felt Roses. The little Precious Pink Butterfly is a sneak peak at what we have coming up for January's new products.

Curtsey Boutique Vintage Mini Bingo Cards

I like the way vintage bingo cards look on cards and in scrapbook pages, but wanted a smaller easier to work with size. Our vintage minis come on either white or kraft cardstock, in green, pink, red and black ink and measure approximately 2.25 x 2.75 inches.


They are 4 for $1.00 and can be found in our Dollar Deals section HERE.

Dollar Deals items always ship free with another purchase in the USA.



Don't forget about the Curtsey Boutique's ongoing Giveaway for a $15.00 gift certificate and 3 free Cricut Cartridges.

Cartridges Up for Grabs

Here are the Rules for the GiveAway

1. Follow and leave a comment on this post.

2. Like our Facebook page here.

3. Refer  friends for additional chances to win (just have them post on facebook or the blog as to who referred them) - 1 entry per friend who enters the contest

4. The Giveaway is open to all in the US and Canada, and American Military addresses anywhere

5. International participants are welcome if they pay for their shipping

6. One winner to be chosen on 19 December!

We Need Your Vote!!!

Have you heard of Heartsy.me  ?

 Its a fun place that features exclusive private sales on handmade items - like your favorite Etsy shops. But they only include stores that people vote for. You don't have to sign up or hand out any personal information to vote.


Interested in getting Curtsey Boutique items at 50%?

Vote for us HERE so we can become a Heartsy deal! You have to vote within the next 72 hours for us to be considered.

Don't forget about the Curtsey Boutique's ongoing Giveaway for a $15.00 gift certificate and 3 free Cricut Cartridges. Wouldn't it be great to win the Gift Certificate and then be able to buy items at half off?

Cartridges Up for Grabs

Here are the Rules for the GiveAway

Rules:

1. Follow and leave a comment on this post.

2. Like our Facebook page here.

3. Refer  friends for additional chances to win (just have them post on facebook or the blog as to who referred them) - 1 entry per friend who enters the contest

4. The Giveaway is open to all in the US and Canada, and American Military addresses anywhere

5. International participants are welcome if they pay for their shipping

6. One winner to be chosen on 19 December!

Curtsey Boutique Grand Opening and 3 Cricut Cartridge Giveaway

So its official - I've caught the Etsy bug and opened my very own shop. For the past 5 weeks I've been working hard on beginning my inventory and learning all things Etsy. It is the reason for my blog silence. I appreciate the kind inquires and concerns of my blog followers and fellow crafters. I'm fine, just creating like mad.

My shop's name is the Curtsey Boutique - doesn't that just sound fun? I love the idea of having an occasion you have to curtsey for and want my crafts to celebrate the whimsy, wonder and excitement such a time would involve.

I thought it would be fun to do a giveaway to celebrate the Curtsey Boutique's grand opening.

Giveaway Prizes:

 $15 Gift Certificate to the Curtsey Boutique - store can be found here 

Cricut Cartridge: Christmas Village

Cricut Cartridge: Thanksgiving

Cricut Cartridge: Christmas Cards

Rules:
1. Follow and leave a comment on the Curtsey Boutique blog found here.

2. Like us on Facebook here

3. Refer  friends for additional chances to win (just have them post on facebook or the blog as to who refered them) - 1 entry per friend who enters the contest


4. The Giveaway is open to all in the US and Canada, and American Military addresses anywhere

5. International participants are welcome if they pay for their shipping

6. One winner to be chosen on 19 December! 

I'd love to hear what you think about the shop and any things you would like to see me stock. I've got lots in the works, but had to start somewhere!

Curtseying to all of  you,

CarrieAnne

Monogrammed Mini Kraft Matchbooks

Mini Monogrammed Kraft Matchbooks

I know there will be audible gasps, but I actually made something without my Cricut! It doesn't happen often, but like Blue Moons and hunky men picking up my dinner tab it does happen (okay, maybe my hubbie is the only man who has ever picked up my dinner tab - but you get the idea).

These matchbooks are eensy weensy and so cute - about an 1 x 2 inches. I used an OLD (like back in the day when the red Sizzix was the thing) Large red Sizzix die for them. They have been distressed with my favorite ink - VersaMark, dry embossed and the inside pages are held in with stitches through the button on the cover. I had a set of Technique Tuesday stamps with lots of fun phrases on them and did a few with monograms and a few with stamps.

My daughter is begging to take a few to hand out to her friends so they can pass notes to each other (during recess, of course she swears). I haven't decided if I want to give her teacher that kind of headache or not. They would be fun to write a phone number or shopping list on and a super inexpensive gift.

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Thanks for Note-cing my posts,

CarrieAnne

Recipe:
Die: Sizzix
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots
Ink: VersaMark, Stampin' UP!
Paper: Couture Cardstock
Floss: DMC (Ecru)
Stamps: Technique Tuesday

Faux Hoop - Spider Web Decor

Halloween Faux Embroidery Hoop Tutorial

Altered embroidery hoops are EVERYWHERE these days, and though they only cost a few dollars to purchase from the local craft store I got the urge to make one at 3 am. Someday, when I'm rich I think I will build a crafstore which is only open when children are sleeping - that way all the night owl crafters like myself will have somewhere to shop and meet their late night craft urges.

So there I was, a girl wanting to alter an embroidery hoop with no hoop supplier in sight - what was I to do? Pull out some chipboard scraps of course and get to the making do we crafters are so good at.

Faux Embroidery Hoop Tutorial

1. Cut 4 strips of light weight chipboard and 4 strips of coordinating patterned paper with your paper cutter - dimensions 12 x 1 inches.

2. Using something uber strong and stickalicous ( I went with Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry) glue two of the strips together, overlapping 1/4 inch - repeat this step again to create an oval. For maximum cuteness be sure the overlapped ends are on the inside. Allow this hoop to completely dry - use binder clips if you need to maintain the oval shape and keep the ends together.

3. Adhere two of your patterned paper strips to the inside of your hoop with Zip Dry (Mod Podge would also work).

4. Using the Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge, cut the web from the "3DSpider" cut with the Layer 2 function selected at 8 inches from light weight white cardstock.

5. Glue the web strands to the outside of the inner hoop one at a time, going around the hoop in clockwise direction. Use a super strong adhesive again for this step.

6. Attach your remaining two chipboard strips together, but only on one end. Use Zip Dry to wrap and adhere this chipboard strip around the hoop with spider web.  The ends will once again overlap about 1/4 inch and this is okay.

7. Cover the exterior hoop with patterned paper and then cover the patterned paper with a pleated trim and lace edging. I used Zip Dry for all these layers.

8. Snip off any visible spider web edges that extend past the chipboard hoops.

9. Coat the entire front edges (the edge you see when looking at the hoop as it hangs on the wall) with black Pearl Pen. This really adds depth and dimension and gives the hoop its faux hoopiness.

10. Apply Ranger Stickles in Diamond to the inner and outer edges of the spiderweb.

11. Add your spider - mine is create from a fabric covered buttons, a sparkly button,  the ends of a black floral pick, and two regular buttons layered underneath to give it some height. A plastic spider would work equally well.

12. Add an organza black bow at the top and your wall is ready to be spookified!.

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Thanks for playing a little hoops with me,

CarrieAnne



Recipe:
Cricut Cartridge: Happy Hauntings
Cardstock: Couture Cardstock
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee
Adhesive: Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry
Tools: Imaginisce: I-Top
Chipboard: Couture Cardstock
Pearl Pen: Viva Decor
Buttons, Floral Pick: Stash
Ribbon: Making Memories, May Arts

Cuts:
From the Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge, cut the web from the "3DSpider" cut with the Layer 2 function selected at 8 inches from light weight white cardstock.