Hershey's Nugget Boxes!

I really wanted to do those Hershey's Nuggets that everyone has been making, however I never ordered any of the tins and really didn't want the extra expense of the tins. While at the store yesterday I bought a couple of bags of the Nuggets and figured that I would decorate them and just put them in some decorated bags to give as little gifts for the holidays.

While running through my supplies in my head trying to think of which bags I might use to put them in, it dawned on me that I have all of these little plastic boxes that I have saved from The Angel Company's gift with purchase (GWP) stamps. If you don't know what the GWP stamps are, they are the ones you get free with every $30 in orders. I always save the boxes that mine come in because they are great for storing little embellishments, etc. Turns out they work well for nuggets too!

Here is the outside of the box. I just cut a piece of cardstock to fit the top which is about 2 1/2" x 2 3/8". For this one I embossed a piece of cream cardstock with one of my holiday Cuttlebug embossing folders, punched it out with a scalloped circle punch, and added some Crystal Stickles to the snowflakes to give it some sparkle. Easy!


I used Papertrey's Holiday Treats stamp set to decorate the nuggets by stamping on the Avery address labels. Just stamp your label and wrap one around each Nugget.

I also made a small card to attach inside the bottom of the box. This was cut to the same size as the piece for the lid. I stamped a little holiday message on the bottom. For this one I used stamps from Tis The Season. My inks for the labels and the card on the bottom were Palette Moulin Rouge and Jardin Moss. These two colors are beautiful for Christmas!

And there you have it...so, don't forget to save those little GWP boxes!

2-4-6-8 Joy

Here is a little 2-4-6-8 box that I made for Christmas. These are a really good size for putting some little candies in, or maybe even a small ornament. All of the stamps on this one are from the Simply Christmas stamp set, and the cardstocks are from the Amelia collection.

More Holiday Treats

It is chilly and cloudy here in the Omaha area today! Definitely has me in the mood for getting ready for the holidays. Here is one holiday project that I have been working on. These are little gift pouches. Pouches, because the sides are open. They will be great for putting bags of homemade goodies like cookies and candies in to give through the holiday season. On this one I used paper piecing to "color" the reindeer instead of coloring him with markers or pencils. I really like paper piecing. It gives your image just a little bit of relief. It is really simple to do, and it looks great!
Recipe
Stamps: Gift Tags (T-2534), Blossom Builders (T-2321)
Papers: Scarlet (v-237), Dark Green (V-233)
Ink: Palette Noir (TT-220)
Tools: Corner Rounder (F-419), Hole Punch
Other: Black Ribbon

~Michelle

What A Fun Project!

I came across the instructions for these adorable little containers today so I decided to try and make one. How cute! I'm thinking that I will be using this container a lot. It will be great to give little treats away for the holidays.

Recipe
Stamps: Happy Haunting (T-2536), Blossom Builders (T-2321)
Papers: Cha Cha Cardstock (B-310), Ultrasmooth White (V-222)
Ink: Palette Noir (TT-220)
Ribbon: Orange, Green, & Black (Offray)




~Michelle