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Applesauce Gift Jars

Sep

It’s September! Can I get a hallelujah? Amanda here today with an enthusiastic hallelujah! of my own. I can’t wait to cozy up in a bulky sweater and drown myself in hot chocolate. But here at the farm, fall also means applesauce. While I don’t have apple trees of my own, I have neighbors who beg me every year to take apples off of their hands. If I’m not careful, they’ll leave a box on my doorstep and run.

Wrapping up a mason jar full of homemade delights is a cinch. Simply wrap the jar with a strip of paper and add a printed tag. Maximum specialness with minimal effort. No time for homemade? Dress up a jar of treats from the store to give it a homemade feel.

The Harvest collection is so full of cozy fall textures. The flour sack fabric stickers are my favorite. The coarse weave and slightly frayed edges add a warm, homespun feel to just about any project. (And what about the bright red applesauce? It’s flavored with red hots. YUM!)

Canned goods and gingham lids to together like peanut butter and jelly. Cut a circle from gingham paper and wrap it around the top of the jar. Make it look even more adorable with red baker’s twine and a chalkboard tag. Awww!

Don’t forget the tops of the jars. This is a perfect place to add a label or other fun embellishment.

Crafty Tip: Use a Slick Writer marker to write on, well, slick surfaces like stickers. It works like a dream and won’t smudge one bit. I rubbed my finger all over this label and you Can’t. Even. Tell.

First of all–PEBBLES WOOD STAMPS! Okay, now that it’s out of my system, I’ll get some stamping tips.

Stamping Tip #1: Apply ink directly to the stamp rather than tapping the stamp on top of the ink pad. This will allow for better ink coverage.

Stamping Tip #2: Press down firmly on the stamp. Don’t He-Man smash it, just press it evenly. Also, don’t rock or roll the stamp. That’ll just leave a weird black ring around your image.

Stamping Tip #3: Clean stamps using regular ol’ baby wipes. This may require an explanation if a friend catches you in the baby aisle at the store (true story). They’re just for stamps, I swear.

Happy Fall, y’all!
Amanda

Supplies:
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Apple Crisp
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Utensils
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″From My Kitchen
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Hand Towel
Harvest Flour Sack Fabric StickersPhrases
Harvest Labels 6/Pkg
Harvest Wood Mounted Stamps 8/Pkg
Harvest Baker’s Twine 50yd Spool
Slick Writer Marker Medium Point Open Stock

Fun in the Sun with Becky Williams

Aug

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Hello! Becky Williams here, guest designing for Pebbles! Today I’d like to share some projects that I created using the cute “Fun in the Sun” collection. This bright, cheery collection is perfect for scrapping sunny day memories, creating cute cards and for everyday projects.

First I will share with you some cards that I made using the diecut pack from “Fun in the Sun.” These diecut pieces allow for quick cardmaking so you can spend more time in the sun or hanging out with your loved ones I added some enamel dots, twine and bits of patterned paper for these quick cards:

My kids wanted to make some summer scrapbooks this year and I knew “Fun in the Sun” would be just the right thing to cover these basic notebooks. I used patterned paper for the covers, added some twine and diecuts and now they are ready for my girls to add pictures of summer adventures and write about some of the fun things we’ve done this year.

Last of all, I have a scrapbook page that I created:

For this page I started with a white cardstock base as I often do, trimmed that down just a bit and adhered it to this cute striped paper. I misted the white background, added strips of patterned paper from the “Fun in the Sun” collection, stickers and a couple of the adorable Thicker phrases. I added enamel dots to the flower centers to finish off the page.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Pool Party Candy Packets

Aug

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Hi everyone! Amanda here today. I’m not one to make much of a fuss over gifts, but every once in a while I wish I had a little treat on hand to help wish someone a happy birthday or to express my thanks. And nothing says happy birthday or thank you quite like candy.

The fun, summertime pool themes in the Fun In the Sun collection make for a bright and cheery gift. Package up your favorite treat in a photo sleeve with some fun paper and die cuts and you have a sweet treat at the ready. And just like grandma, you can also tuck a few of these in your purse for the little ones.

Pool party candy packets are easy to put together. You’ll need some plastic sleeves, patterned paper, embellishments, candy and a Fuse tool. If you don’t have a Fuse tool, you can easily secure the closure with a piece of transparent tape.

The beach balls on this paper make perfect DIY embellishments and can be punched out perfectly with a 1 1/4″ circle punch.

Start by embellishing your patterned paper inserts. Slide the patterned paper into the plastic sleeves, add candy and, voila! You’re all done! Get the kids involved and they’ll do it for you.

After your sleeve is filled with paper, embellishments, and candy, fold over the top and fuse it to the back of the sleeve with the Fuse tool. TIP: Always use metal ruler to fuse the straightest lines and protect your fingers from the hot, HOT tip!

This is what the back of your candy packet will look like after it is all fused up. Pretty neat, huh?

Easy, fun, and yummy!

Happy Summer!
Amanda

Supplies:
Fun In The Sun Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Splash
Fun In The Sun Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Waves
Fun In The Sun Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Beach Towel
Fun In The Sun Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Beach Ball
Fun In The Sun Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Flip Flops
Fun In The Sun Chips Die-Cut Shapes 49/PkgEphemera
Photo Sleeve Fuse Tool (U.S. Version)North America, 110v
Photo Sleeve Fuse Waterfall Sleeves 20/Pkg
Photo Sleeve Fuse Waterfall Sleeves 20/Pkg

Quick & Easy Summer Gift

Jul

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Hi Pebbles friends! It’s Wendy Sue Anderson here with you today, sharing a fun little summer project I whipped up today. There really isn’t anything more refreshing in the summertime than a tall glass of ice cold lemonade. Unless, of course, it’s a cold bottle of sparkling lemonade – one of my favorite drinks ever! I love sharing my favorite treats with my friends and neighbors – but it’s always even more fun to share a treat that’s wrapped up to make it even more special! My project today is sharing a super quick and easy way to wrap up a fun and refreshing drink to share with a friend! Start with the drink…

Cut a block of pretty patterned paper to wrap around the bottle. I cut my paper to 6″ x 9″ to cover my ICE bottles.

Do you have some of this handy dandy red tape? If you don’t, you are really missing out – and you NEED it!

quick summer gift by @wendysuea with the #homemade collection by Jen Hadfield for #pebblesinc

It’s sooooo strong, and really the only choice for projects like this one!

Just add a strip to one end of the back side of the paper, wrap it around the bottle and secure it well.

Now to really jazz it up, add a piece of tulle – make it long enough to wrap around the bottle a few times. Then tie it in a simple knot to secure it. Now sit it aside for a minute.

Now pull out the sticker sheet and remove the tag sticker. Since this will be tied to the front of the bottle, we don’t want the back to be sticky. To remove the stickiness, simply rub a bit of baby powder on the backside.

After the stickiness is removed, use one of the cute little quotes, cut from one of the 6×6 paper pads and attach it to the front of the tag.

Make the tag even cuter by adding one of the pre-made flowers to the front.

quick summer gift by @wendysuea with the #homemade collection by Jen Hadfield for #pebblesinc

Now use some black string to attach the tag to the tulle.

quick summer gift by @wendysuea with the #homemade collection by Jen Hadfield for #pebblesinc

If you’d like to personalize the bottle for the recipient, add a large letter sticker to the front of a scrap of patterned paper.

quick summer gift by @wendysuea with the #homemade collection by Jen Hadfield for #pebblesinc

Cut the scrap into a tag shape and tie it to the top of a bottle.

See how quick that was? I love an easy summer gift! Now go ahead and make a few more…then deliver some icy cold goodness to your friends!

A few more detail photos:

Supplies:
Jen Hadfield – Home+Made “Aqua Floral” Patterned Paper
Jen Hadfield – Home+Made 6×6 Paper Pad
Jen Hadfield – Home+Made Phrase & Accent Stickers
Jen Hadfield – Home+Made Alpha Stickers
Jen Hadfield – Home+Made Adhesive Backed Flowers
This to That Super Sticky Red Tape
This to That Foam Adhesive Tabs

Summer Popsicle Cooler

Jul

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Happy Summer, y’all! Amanda here today with a not so unusual story. Do you ever see something at the store and think to yourself, “I could craft the heck out of that?” Well, I was at the dollar store the other day buying a bunch of stuff that I didn’t really need, and when I saw these little, white styrofoam coolers, I had that very same thought. Although, like many other randomly acquired objects, I hadn’t the slightest idea of what I was going to do with it.

Enter Pebbles’ Fun in the Sun collection. The bright rainbow colors and summer themes in this collection were perfect for decking out my little white cooler. This cooler would be a fun way to display popsicles at a party or picnic. It would even make a fun gift for your favorite popsicle fan.

Doesn’t this look yummy? I was just tickled that I was able to find rainbow colored popsicles at my local grocery store.

I couldn’t resist this darling popsicle paper so I created a cover for the top of the cooler.

I cut the paper for the top of the cooler to size and rounded the corners with my Crop-A-Dile to make the corners fit perfectly.

I made a cute little banner out of the popsicle cards. I super love that they have real popsicle sticks in them. I added a striped paper border to accent the banner and add a little more punch to the front of the cooler.

Wanna know one of my dirty little crafty secrets? I use transparent tape all the time. It’s not fancy or magical or all the rage in adhesive technology, but it just plain works. I adhered the popsicle cards to a piece of baker’s twine with tape. That’s it. And it works wonderfully.

Stay cool!
Amanda

Supplies:
Fun In The Sun Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Popsicle
Fun In The Sun Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Beach Towel
Fun In The Sun Shaped Cards 6/PkgPopsicles
Fun In The Sun Puffy StickersPhrase
Baker’s Twine Value Pack 5yd Spools 24/Pkg