Teacher Appreciation Week and FREE Printable May 3, 2011

It is Teacher Appreciation Week here in Rhode Island. My 3 year old has three incredible teachers at her preschool! She adores each of them so we wanted to take a little something sweet to say thank you for all their hard work and thoughtfulness throughout the year.

We decided that handmade twirlable pinwheels with a handwritten thank you label would be perfect!

Pinwheel label

These pinwheels really do spin!

We also made chocolate wrappers to say thanks. I printed them out and wrapped them around a Hershey chocolate bar.

Chocolate bars

Back of bar

If you are looking for a sweet something for your child’s teacher, you can download this chocolate bar wrapper- for FREE! Need instructions on putting these together? Check out my tutorial! https://apartystudio.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/tutorial-personalized-candy-bar-wrapper/

FREE printable wrapper

If you want a chocolate bar wrapper that is even more personalized, then shoot me an e-mail. Digital personalized chocolate bar wrappers are available on my Etsy store for only $15 ad I can make them to match any theme. I also have them available to match the digital invites that I’ve designed.

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Friday Social Network Blast March 25, 2011

1. DaSweetZpot Italian Wedding Berry Jam

Italian Wedding Jam

 

2. Moss Terrarium with Natural Quartz

Moss Terrarium

 

3. Plus Size Brown and Cream KaftanFrom roseglen

Plus Size Brown and Cream Kaftan

 

4. Back Home Vintage Cozy Kitten Salt/Pepper Shakers. I actually love these little kitties! They are very kitsch and would be great conversation starters. Very Dolores Umbridge-esque!

Cozy Kitten Salt/Pepper Shakers

 

5. A Party Studio Set of 12 large pinwheels. Perfect decoration or favor for a garden party!

Large pinwheel wands

 

6. Here is an adorable and bright spring bag with a simple coral design… this is my favorite items this week. So much fun for summer.

Yellow tote

 

7. When Love Happens These brooch pin boutonnieres will be perfect for any event!

Brooch pin boutonnieres

 

8. Charming Whimsical Antique Flying Dove/Swallow Bird Charm Necklace

Necklace

 

9. Hello Again Vintage – Brighten up your outfit with Vintage 1980s Neon Earrings (Lot of 5)

1980s Neon Earrings

 

10. Blazinbeads – American Turquoise Wirewrapped Pendant

Cabochon Pendant

 

11. Sesiber – Pink – Beaded and Caftan Appliqued Regional Neck warmer

Regional Neck warmer

 

12. Totally modern love affair! He Love’s Her and now everyone knows with this colorful and fun save the date design by Kailey Marie!

Save the date

 

13. LJLDESIGNS –  Wine Anyone…

Wine Anyone Note Cards

 

14. Garage Gypsy_Beautiful Sterling Turquoise earrings inspired by geometric shapes and the southwest

Turquoise and Leather Fringe Earrings

 

15. Commonsensical Spa –Get your first taste of Spring with this intoxicatingly floral Ylang Ylang Sugar Scrub!

Sugar Scrub

 

16. The Fix Designs – Pink Circles Earrings for Spring!

Pink Circles Earrings

 

17. ArielSimone – Vintage Inspired Deep V Swimsuit

Gathered Waist Suit

 

18. MellowMermaid – Vintage Upcycled Floral Wall Art

Floral Wall Sculptures

 

19. thebijoubarn – Multi-feather necklace

Feather Necklace

 

20. horseandhare – Japan Relief – Rising Heart Print

Linoleum Block Print

 

21. Visionofbeautydesign – Beautiful Vintage Pink Fire Opal Brass Clip On Earrings

Clip On Earrings

 

22. mkcollection- Rainy Spring Day Girls overalls/halter style appliqued.

Overalls applique halter

 

23. ChrissysCreation – Hawaiian Flower Tote Purese

Hawaiian Flower Tote Purse

 

24. Sweet shoppe birthday invite… this is perfect for a Candy themed birthday party. You could set up a candy dessert station with lots of gumdrops, lollipops. gummy bears, etc. It’d be really cute, bright and colorful!

Sweet shoppe birthday invite

 

25. DellCoveSpices – Pink cocktail sugar rim. Margaritas, martinis, drinks fun with festive glasses. Recipes included. This would be a lot of fun for the adult parties. Or even for kids parties… how much would the little ones love a sugar-rimmed glass full of pink lemonade! So pretty…

Pink cocktail sugar rim

 

26. prettymuchdana – Origami Alphabet Soup Crane Egg Jar

Soup Crane Egg Jar

 

27. Vanrobmac–Tulle Double Birdcage Wedding Veil

Double Birdcage Wedding Veil

 

28. OnMommysApron- Damask and Stripe Kitchen Accessory Set

Pot Holder & Oven Mitt Set

 

 

 

 

Pinwheel Wands March 12, 2011

One of the things I offer in my store that I seem to get the most hearts and gets featured a lot in Etsy treasuries are the pinwheel wands and pinwheel cupcake toppers. Pinwheels add a touch of whimsy to any party and are a really trendy party decoration at the moment. I love making pinwheels and my 3 year old loves twirling them. She calls them twirly-whirlies! How cute is that? Look at these cute pinwheel cupcake toppers! These pinwheels are on 4 inch sticks and have an almost 3 inch wingspan. These are an ideal size for cupcake toppers.

Mini Pinwheel Cupcake Toppers

And here are some pinwheel wands that my daughter loves so much. Each pinwheel has a cute black star-flower in the center and the pinheads are all white. The wingspan is about 8 inches wide and the wand is 12 inches long. They actually spin too!

Large Pinwheel Wands

To make pinwheels you have to have double sided paper. This sounds much easier than it truly is simply because it is hard to find beautiful paper that meets your needs. Most scrapbook paper is printed on only one side. When you do manage to find double sided,  you sometimes run into the problem of liking the design on side one of the paper but not caring for side two. For example, you love the pink and yellow stripes on the first side but the reverse has butterflies. Your party theme is lemonade and sunshine. You want yellow and pink. No butterflies. You have to keep looking at more paper. Frustrating.

I think I have found a perfect way to get around this problem. I found the most stunning glitter cardstock. When I saw this, I fell in love. I think these colors are so beautiful and the glitter makes it pop. What do you think?

Glitter Paper Color Selection

I have decided to let customers choose the color combination that they’d like and the star-flower in the center will be black or brown. So, if you are looking for a unique and fun party favor that doubles up as party decorations and photo props, then look no further!

 

 

 

Large Glitter Pinwheel Wands