Since Sunday was Mother’s Day I thought I would share a few things I made for my mom. Can you guess what this box originally held? Strawberries. I found the idea for decorating an empty berry box on Silly Eagle Books and thought it would be great.
Basically, all I did was glue some scrapbook paper to the top and thread some grosgrain ribbon through the holes in the lid. I couldn’t get over the transformation. I also loved that it was made from something that might normally be thrown away.
Inside the box were 10 kitchen scrubbies I crocheted using some netting. I used the pattern I found at Sew Take a Hike. I used a size K crochet hook because the smaller sizes recommended in the pattern weren’t working out.
My mom was so glad to get these. She said that she was about ready to try to learn how to crochet in order to make some. You see, she cut this netting into strips back in December of 2008. Oops. Well, I hope the phrase “better late than never” holds true in this instance.
I also tried to be creative with her card. I had purchased a set of metal tins a while back and decided to use that as the “envelope” for the card.
Then I made circle pictures on the computer and printed them out. I glued 2 together, punched holes, and tied some ribbon to hold them together.
It was purely one of those “I don’t know what I am doing but I will keep going” crafting moments. I think she liked seeing all of our smiling faces though.
I hope you had a great Mother’s Day, Mom. We love you.
I am linking this post to:
Strut Your Stuff Thursday at Somewhat Simple
Favorite Things Friday at A Few of My Favorite Things
Friday Fun Finds at KoJo Designs
