More Christmas projects - these little boxes hold a single chocolate coin, and are for the ladies in my weekly art group. I doubt I'll ever make them again, so fiddly with the tabs being only 1/4" wide.

   These are for the staff and other volunteers at my local communuity centre. The large ones for the staff, I call a backwards box, because it's assembled in the opposite way it normally would be. The lid opening is at the back (see middle box), so as to give a nice smooth line at the front. The side tab, which would normally be stuck on the inside, has been scalloped and stuck on the outside, I think it makes a nice feature, A hole was punched in the front so the recipient can get a sneak peek at what's inside (in this case, a multi coloured Christmas ornament).

 

   The rest are for the other volunteers. The bags are for the girls, each with a tealight candle (lovely vanilla scent), and the choc coin holders are for the guys.

 

    A project I only found out about this morning. It's my granddaughter's birthday tomorrow, she bought an album for her guests to sign and asked me to decorate the cover for her, her colours are teal, gold and white - she loved it. FIY, that's her nick name, which is what she wanted.

A few days ago, she also asked my to make a birthday card for her boyfriend, who's birthday is within a few days of hers. She loved it too. Here they are as bridesmaid and groomsman at a friends wedding last year.

I also made her one, it's a "bouncy" card, with a spring in the base so it pops open.

Not to blow my own trumpet, but I'm really happy with how all these projects turned out. 

    Been busy again, this time it was 23 lolly bags. John, from the local community centre where I volunteer, reached his 10th anniversary of volunteering, so a surprise lunch was arranged for him. I made a bag for everyone, with a sweet treat inside.

This years giveaways - 100 matchbooks with a candy cane inside. I went with some bright and colourful papers instead of the usual Christmas theme this year. With all I have on my plate between now and Christmas, I'm glad I got all these done early. Another Christmas job ticked off.

A birthday card for my sister 

An envelope album for my son, in a matching box

 

   

 

  

And my giveaways for my social group Christmas lunch. Nothing like getting it done early. A small box with a tealight candle - 57 of them

    A birthday card for a friend. I added her name to the squares and the two pockets held gift cards from me and another friend. I let the paper do the swork on the front, it was an easy card to make.

    I made these sweet little bags for the ladies in my weekly social group. It was the groups 27th birthday in February, so I gave all the girls a little treat.

And for Easter, they got these cuties, each with a tiny choc rabbit inside.

    I did a bit of experimenting, just to see if I liked them. The first pic are treat books, with "shelves" to hold small chocolates, tea bags etc. They worked well.

Next were some tea light candle boxes. The left one hold 3, the middle one holds 1 or 2, the other one takes 4 in the base area.

Then some bigger candle boxes.

    I made these milk cartons, each containing a glass jar candle, for the nurses who have been caring for me over the past 5 months. The small boxes, with 3 tea lights or some chocolate, are for the admin staff. I wasn't seen by all the nurses in the -unit, but wanted to make them all one as they all do a brilliant job, and are a special breed of person.

I also made matching paper beads, which was a bit fiddly, but they look great. I'm going to make more ofr those, they add such a nice finishing touch, and are a great way to use those paper scraps.

    This years first TTD is on this Saturday. The show and tell criteria is to use the papers from one of our A5 pads to make a workshop (which would normally run for 2-3 hours). I've made this mini album to enter. I was going to leave it plain, but decided to add some interactive pages.

    It took at least 10 hours to do, but half of that was working out measurements, and making templates to ensure it all worked properly. Even so, I think this one would have to be a double workshop. But I'm really pleased with how it turned out, even though I spent another couple of hours remaking the covers. The original was more of a folio - soft covers and no spine. But I decided to make it an album, so remade the spine and covers using chipboard.

      

Here are my treats for the girls who will be there. A caramello Koala in the bottom box, and a small sweet in the top box.

    Well, here I am, back for another creative year. Firstly, the card I made for my sister's birthday - an unusual spiral design. 

  

  

Then a little Halloween treat for some friends. 

  Next it was on to Christmas things. Tea and sugar folders for the ladies in my weekly social group. Fifty of them.

     

   Mint mini bags for the hospital staff who have been taking such good care of me over the past few months. Sixty of these.

One hundred and fifty of these little blighters for the town treats.

   

   Then the kids\grandkids boxes. Cash in the top, a little chocolate in the bottom section.

 

Lastly, the 3D Christmas cards for my sister and brother.

   I'm looking forward to another year of crafdting, and hopefully getting my craft room sorted and refurbished asap.