Chicago flag passport cover |
Everyday, Gifts & Favors |
My friend Debbie has accumulated an enviable amount of stamps in her passport. (…)
Posted by Kathy on October 24, 2008
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Gifts & Favors
Gift wrapping ideas for baby and kids |
Baby & Kids, Birthdays, Gifts & Favors |
Today I popped by my friend Anne’s to drop off gifts for five-year-old son, Gavin, and her newborn son, Graham. (…)
Posted by Kathy on September 28, 2008
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Crafty birthday wishes |
Birthdays, Gifts & Favors |
Nothing says my birthday like a warm, sunny August day and the Air and Water Show. Shane created a cute message on my beloved sun-faded antique sign that I bought this spring in Brooklyn. (…)
Posted by Kathy on August 16, 2008
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Chicago Skyline Notecards and Lined Envelopes |
Gifts & Favors, Invitations & Paper |
My favorite Chicago mommy blogger Janna Devylder, sons Gus and Eli, and husband John are moving to Savannah to teach at SCAD. So I decided to make them a goodbye gift. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on July 13, 2008
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Chalkboard gift tags |
Gifts & Favors |
I came up with the idea of this chalkboard gift tag to add a wink to Chad and Shayda’s engagement party gift. (…)
Posted by Kathy on June 16, 2008
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Sewn baby onesie bodysuits - applique dog, butterfly, bottle, bow, heart |
Baby & Kids, Gifts & Favors |
So my husband’s friend Jeff and I were talking at Mac’s about Merriment and he asked if I could make a unique baby gift to help him welcome Isabella, a friend’s newborn daughter. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on May 11, 2008
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Custom, personalized cookbooks |
Food & Drink, Gifts & Favors |
Mother’s Day is quickly coming up and so I thought I’d post a unique idea: custom, personalized cookbooks with all your family’s favorite recipes from Tastebook.com. (…)
Posted by Kathy on May 3, 2008
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Child’s pleated Wizard of Oz apron (part 1) |
Baby & Kids, Gifts & Favors |
So what was in Madison’s cookie jar birthday boxes to help celebrate her second birthday? Super fun numbers cookie cutters and a child’s size pink Wizard of Oz apron handmade by Aunt Kathy. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on April 27, 2008
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Cookie jar wrapping paper for gifts |
Baby & Kids, Birthdays, Gifts & Favors |
So today is my adorable niece Madison’s second birthday. I made her a super cool gift that I’ll post in a few days with instructions once she’s unwrapped her gift. (…)
Posted by Kathy on April 22, 2008
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Phone Book Wrapping Paper for Gifts |
Birthdays, Gifts & Favors, Showers |
AT&T delivered piles of telephone books to my neighborhood a couple of weeks ago. Not needing ours but cringing at tossing the stack into the trash I decided to find some crafty uses for them. (…)
Posted by Kathy on April 14, 2008
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Farmland CD Covers for Music Mixes |
Birthdays, Everyday, Gifts & Favors |
I made these three kitschy CD mixes to thank my friend Amy for letting me stay at her place for the first few days of my week in NYC. (…)
Posted by Kathy on April 10, 2008
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Entertaining ideas from PenCarlson |
Food & Drink, Gifts & Favors, Showers, Weddings |
Our wedding photographers, Kiri and Brett of PenCarlson Photography, hosted a bright and cheery open house on Sunday for their new Chicago photography studio. (…)
Posted by Kathy on March 18, 2008
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Wax Paper Wrappings |
Gifts & Favors |
Cute for Valentine’s Day, yes. But this wax paper idea from Martha Stewart poses endless possibilities for wrapping food, soap and other handmade gifts year round. Trees for Christmas? (…)
Posted by Kathy on February 10, 2008
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Monogrammed coffee insulator wrap |
Everyday, Food & Drink, Gifts & Favors |
So I was pretty excited about the success of the campfire coffee insulator wrap and decided to make a monogrammed one for my sister Krista. (…)
Posted by Kathy on November 25, 2007
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Campfire coffee insulator wraps |
Everyday, Food & Drink, Gifts & Favors |
While I’m not a particularly heavy coffee drinker I’ve been known to enjoy my soy mint mocha from time to time. If I buy coffee once a week I’m using 52 of these little guys. (…)
Posted by Kathy on November 25, 2007
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A baby is brewing |
Baby & Kids, Gifts & Favors, Showers |
Being a big tea drinker these favors from Rachel’s baby shower were a big hit with me. (…)
Posted by Kathy on September 30, 2007
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Guest towels |
Decorations, Everyday, Gifts & Favors, Home, Showers, Weddings |
This is the detail that got the most comments from my wedding guests. My friends said it was ‘typical Kathy’ to personalize even the bathroom towels. (…)
Posted by Kathy on July 15, 2007
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