Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter Basket Gifts

Hi Everyone!  Happy Easter!!

I've been so busy lately! It's hard to find the time to do the things that I love to do, when I'm so busy doing the things I have to do.  I want to spend my days in my craft room being creative- but that just doesn't happen as often as I'd like.
I did get to do a couple projects today!  I made Easter cards and little purses to hold necklaces that I made for my daughters' Easter baskets.

The purses were cut from Forever Young at 4 inches.
I bought the bottlecap blank charms at Hobby Lobby and cut out a design from the Hippie Chic DCWV stack to fit it inside the cap.  I covered it completely with a thick coating of Glossy Accents.  When it was completely dry (24 hours later), I put the bottlecap and a Tim Holtz Word Sticks Tag onto a necklace "chain" (that I also bought at Hobby Lobby).
Now each of my girls has a new necklace!  
The other day I saw some bottlecap charms, in a local store, that were selling for $6 a piece (not including a "chain").  My total cost for both finished necklaces was about $3.50- and my girls Love them!!

Have a very blessed day.  Thanks for stopping by!

4 comments:

  1. love your necklaces and your purses! i am hosting a Disney Blog hop in a few weeks. Would love it if you would join. Please email me if you are interested.
    Thanks
    Sylvia
    s.solorio88@gmail.com
    www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com

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  2. These are so adorable. Lucky girls. Congrats on your E2. We will have to share notes.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  3. Adorable! OMG! I cant wait either! I keep watching it on hsn today!lol! Hugs! Dina

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  4. Julie, cruising blogs today, love this post. The necklaces are so cute, perfect for girls. Also, FY cart, my all time favorite. I do the same thing...make Jewelry and use a cut to give them. So much nicer to gift something that is not in a little plastic bag...lol. Can't wait to see more of your creations...thanks

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