Archives for April 2015

Seed Packet Gift Envelope

Apr

Hi, it’s Becki, here to share with you a quick and easy Spring gift. I created this seed packet gift envelope in about 15 minutes. It was SO easy and doesn’t require a ton of supplies. The Homegrown collection is perfect for Spring projects.

I love Spring and, even though I’m a terrible gardener, I do love to have a small herb garden in my kitchen window. I thought it would be fun to share an herb garden with a friend.

I started by cutting a 5×12 inch piece of patterned paper.

Then, I traced the opening of the photo frame.

After that, I carefully cut it out with a craft knife by cutting along the outside of the pencil lines.

Then I scored and folded the piece of patterned paper at the 5 inch mark.

After that, I adhered the frame to the envelope.

Then I cut a portion of clear packaging from a package of stickers to fit on the inside of the envelope

I adhered the clear piece of packaging to the inside of the envelope.

I then embellished the outside of the envelope and machine stitched the sides closed.

I then added a few packets of seeds. That’s it!

I’ll stick this little envelope in a terracotta pot and my gift will be ready to go. I can’t wait to share this with a dear friend!
Thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today!

Supplies:
Homegrown Photo Garland Kit 732818
Homegrown Coral Thickers 732822
Homegrown Ephemera Flowers 732820
Homegrown Puffy Bee Stickers 732814
Homegrown Partly Cloudy Patterned Paper PHGP-32805

Happy Easter

Apr

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Hello Pebbles friends!
Easter is right around the corner, and this year we wanted to share a little something special with you to celebrate the holiday. So we put together this sweet printable just for you!

Just click here to download the high resolution pdf! Frame it or gift it to someone you love 🙂

Polka Dot Bunny Cards

Apr

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Hello Pebbles Inc Fans! Holly here from Ribbons & Glue today sharing simple Polka Dot Bunny Cards made out of Gold Dot papers found in the Cottage Living collection.

The cards are made from bunny die cut shapes and are just the perfect size to attach on a Easter Basket or box of Easter candy.

Using my Silhouette, I cut out the Bunny once with Gold Dot papers then again with white cardstock. I adhered one side of the die cuts together to turn into cards.

Since every bunny needs to have a fluffy Cotton Tail, I adhered a white pom-pom on to each bunny card.

The inside of the Bunny Card is stamped with an acrylic sentiment also found in the Cottage Living collection.

Each Bunny Card is wrapped with natural twine. Look for more projects using the Pebbles Inc Cottage Living collection here.

Supplies:
Cottage Living Pink with Gold Dots Paper
Cottage Living Mint with Gold Dots Paper
Cottage Living Acrylic Stamps
White Cardstock
White Pom-Poms
Natural Twine

Mini Bee and Butterfly Gardens

Apr

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Amanda here today with a quick and easy Easter decor idea for my fellow last minute slacker peeps. Easter dinner is close to the top of the list of Huge Family Meals we eat throughout the year. We are always eager to celebrate an occasion with a huge ham and big pile of cheesy potatoes. It is also one of the few meals where I actually set the table and create a fun centerpiece.

Grab a few empty cans, some patterned paper and some flowers and bees and you’ll have some pretty, happy, spring-inspired Easter decor in no time. These mini bee and butterfly gardens are super easy to care for and the flowers are guaranteed not to wilt. You can plant wheat grass directly in the containers, or fill the containers with wheat grass from the grocery store.

Every flower garden needs some buzzing bees, and the enamel bee stickers from the Home Grown collection are perfect. Adhere the bees to the top of a piece of floral wire to make them appear as though they are buzzing all around. Add a few bees and maybe a butterfly or two.

Wrap regular ol’ soup cans with patterned paper to create the pretty garden containers. I am crushing on coral right now so I chose to use coordinating coral prints from the Cottage Living collection to wrap my cans.

Cheater, cheater pumpkin eater. There is no shame in using store-bought wheat grass to fill your garden containers. No one will ever know the difference. Keep the wheat grass watered for a long lasting garden.

Gently coil floral wire around a pencil to create the springs that give the bees flight. Gently stretch the wire out and adhere the bees to the top.

Color the white floral wire with a green marker to make the stems disappear in the green grass.

Group fewer containers together to change the size of your centerpiece. It would also be fun to separate the cans and use them as place markers for Easter dinner.
Happy Easter!
Amanda

Supplies:
HOMEGROWN PUFFY STICKERS 24/PKG BEES
HOMEGROWN PRINTED CHIPBOARD PIECES 80/PKG EPHEMERA FLOWERS
COTTAGE LIVING DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ OMBRE WAVES
COTTAGE LIVING DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ SUNRISE SUNSET
COTTAGE LIVING DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ ROUNDED TRELLICE
COTTAGE LIVING DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ DELIGHTFUL DOTS
COTTAGE LIVING DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ ACCENTS