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It’s the last day of 2011! Crazy. I spent most of the day Thursday packing up our Christmas decorations. I always have trouble with my berry garlands — the berries get all stuck together and smashed when I store them — and I have a lot of garlands. But then I had an idea (all by myself without [...] Gift card holders are my solution to not feeling so lame when I give a gift card. Admit it: sometimes you feel lame when you give a gift card. Especially if you really like the person. Well, it turns out that if you package up the gift card in a gift-ish sort of way, you feel [...] I know what you are thinking. Wasn’t Valentine’s Day more than a week ago?! Well. Yes. Here is my report on our Valentine happenings. There were decorations: Remember the autumn leaf garland we made last fall? I’m still in love with it so we did it again, this time with hearts (and I didn’t even try to make the [...] My life needed a little Valentine something and so I made this little paper heart garland. Now, I know garlands are hot right now and self explanatory. But I made a tutorial anyway. So here’s my contribution to the garland trend… HOW TO MAKE A PAPER HEART GARLAND 1. Gather supplies. I used brown kraft paper scraps, doilies, [...] Max made his valentines this year for his preschool class. He directed the entire project – I tried my best to follow orders. Max wanted me to draw a T-rex on each one. But… my T-rex skills are a little rusty and so I asked him what his second choice was. Dinos with long, long necks. Ok. [...] I guess photo books may not technically be “handmade”… but I still put them in that category. Photo books make great gifts for all occasions. My mom has made a couple in recent years that my boys just love to look at. First up: Spiral Bound pages measuring 9″ by 12″ My mom printed 4″ by 6″ [...] I know Christmas feels like it was ages ago (how does that happen so fast?) but I thought I’d share our Christmas card anyway. Of course I used one of Cathe Holden’s vintage images to make our card. It was printed on linen card stock and mailed in parchment envelopes. Here’s the front and back. I love [...] (the view from my favorite spot in the house) I have a confession to make: I didn’t fill my advent calendar. Phew. Got that off my chest. (Just so you don’t think I’ve got it all perfectly put together around here!) Remember how I made this advent calendar last week? And thought of these ideas? Well, I [...] Last year I made this “Merry Christmas” garland/banner/bunting (not sure what to call it). This year I thought I’d share how to make it. So easy – these could make great gifts to give your friends. Gather your materials:  |
 Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm an artist, bookmaker and mother of three boys. This is where I showcase my custom wedding guest books, introduce new Book Bound Bindery products and share bits of inspiration. Enjoy! (c) 2009-2012. All content and images are Sarah Nielsen's (unless otherwise noted). Please use with permission and give credit where credit is due.
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