Monday, July 25, 2011

An inexpensive hostess gift....

When I made these, I also "stamped" some vintage silverware with names of herbs:
I needed quick gifts for two friends so I bought some basil ($1.00 @ Walmart) and 2 creamers ($.59 @ GW):
And as long as I can keep these alive, they will be cute gifts!
I also wanted to giftwrap these....
So I used two paper bags, some cardstock and my favorite Lumocolor pens to duplicate a quote I saw online:
And each one has a name tag:
Quick and easy!
Sharing with:
Twice Owned Tuesday @ House Of Grace
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Time to Shine Tuesday @ A Diamond in the Stuff
Tuesday Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Patti @ Pandoras Box
Patti @ Pandoras Box

I live in central NY and I am a retired family and consumer science teacher. I enjoy all types of crafting, decorating and cooking

11 comments:

  1. More cute ideas, Patti !
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  2. Hi Patti,
    How adorable!! I'm sure your friends are going to love your charming gifts...and speaking of charming, I received your lovely linen napkins today. They're precious. I'm planning on doing a post on them later this week (need to stock up on scones and lemon curd first). Thanks so much again!!

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  3. Patti what a darling idea!! Very thoughtful and special for a friend!

    xoxo
    Karena

    Art by Karena

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  4. What a darling hostess gift!! I really love the knives as markers - genius!! Thanks for visiting my blog. :)

    Jenn

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  5. OH how thoughtful you are! Lucky friends to get these beautiful hostess gifts!

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  6. That is a super cute hostess gift, Patti! Great idea!

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  7. Cute, cute, cute...keeping them alive would be the hardest part for me :) Laurel

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  8. I so agree...these make great gifts...thanks so much for sharing them at NTT!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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