Let Love Grow by Jenn

Hi friends, Jenn here! Wedding season is almost upon on us. I thought this would be a great time to show a quick favor idea if you or someone you know plans to tie the knot this summer. These are really simple favors, that are not only sweet but practical.

I used the small bags and used twine and jute to decorate the bag. Next I made a tag with directions on how to "use" these favors. I chose to fill the bags with wildflower seeds so guest could watch love bloom and remember the happy couple. I also think a sweet alternative could be vegetable seeds, and or perhaps the specific wedding flowers so guests can plant their own.

I simply attached the round labels onto white cardstock and cut around them, added a few stickers and lettering and attached them onto the bags with twine and jute. These bags would be so fun to customize to ones wedding colors and decor themes. For these three examples I chose to go simple and elegant with black and white.

I hope this idea sparks some inspiration for your wedding or even backyard get together...why not pass out sweet little bags of seeds at any party. 

Supplies Used:

Fabric Bags/small, Bakers Twine/Charcoal, Jute Twine, Le Pen, Sticker Sentiments/Love, We've Got Your Sticker/Forever, Labels by the Dozen/Black and White

Modern Wedding Favors with Heat Transfer Vinyl by Emma

Greetings, fellow crafty people!  Emma here today to share an awesome idea for wedding favors with a twist, of course using SRM supplies.

When my husband and I got married 14 years ago, Pinterest didn't exist (I know, the horror!)  So, this kind of inspiration for cool and modern wedding accessories only appeared in expensive bridal magazines.  At the time, although I longed to create something like that on the glossy pages, it seemed very out of reach.  Well, not any more!

SRM stocks these amazing fabric bags, which are perfect for all kinds of embellishments.  For this project, I'm using a cool metallic orange heat transfer vinyl.  

My wedding favors are going to contain tea bags, as I thought it was a fun theme.  I cut the vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo machine and applied it to the fabric bag.  The font I used was called 'Sign Painter', and the swirls were available in the Silhouette Design Space software.  (Remember to flip your design to a mirror image before cutting!  Otherwise the letters will be back-to-front when you apply the design..)

So, of course my wedding was a while ago now, but maybe one day I'll get to use some of these crafty ideas for one of our children's weddings.  It's certainly fun to create things and share them with you!

Happy crafting!

~~ Emma ~~

Supplies:

SRM Muslin drawstring bag

Metallic orange heat transfer vinyl

Silhouette Cameo / Design Space

Craft iron

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Congrats Smarty by Shantaie

Graduation is around the corner!  Before you know it final exams and choosing senior pictures will be all anyone with a graduating student at home can talk about! Trust me I have been down the cap and gown road twice!

Shantaie here today to share a fun graduation party favor. 

Along with graduation comes parties, gifts, and celebrations! (claps hands) Yay! I do love favors, and when they are quick, cost effective and clever....well they go straight to the head of the class!  Here I have filled the clear treat bag with smarties not only a super cute pun but it only takes 3 rolls to fill one bag! (Very cost effective!) 

Topping the bags is a layered scalloped circle made from black medium punched pieces and a gold circle, a purple circle and adorable graduation cap stickers from stickers by the dozen graduation and tied on a tag with natural twine using a sentiment I printed, I also added the borders from the stickers by the dozen graduation along the bag. 

Don't wait too long to get started.  Graduation is such a big accomplishment! Celebrate it and show your student how very proud you are! Most of all have fun! 

Christmas Tube Favors by Christine

I'm always on the lookout for little Christmas goodies to make and give away.  SRM's clear tubes are perfect for filling with any little treat!  Christine joining you today to show how I used them to make some peppermint filled Christmas containers.

Three of the tubes can fit starlight peppermints!  For these I used the Original Tube and the Mini Tube. You can also fit them in the Tiny Tube!  How much fun is that!?!  I filled them up and then decorated the lids with We've Got Your Border/Christmas.  And then I made a little tree using the Large Green Punched Pieces to decorate the tube.

This was really easy to create!  I simply folded in each side of the punched piece at an angle to form a tree.  I then punched out a white circle and added the gingerbread sticker from the Stickers by the Dozen/Gingerbread Man set to it. Simple, fun, and sure to make your recipient smile this Christmas Season!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Welcome to the SRM Blog and Happy Thanksgiving!  

Today we are sharing some wonderful Thanksgiving projects from present and past design team members.  Enjoy! 

Place card/mini card by Valerie Mangan

Twine Pumpkin by Anne Molvik

Thanksgiving Treat Bag by Corri Garza

 Thanksgiving Clear Triangle Treat Box by Shantaie Fowler 

And a pair of tubes from Annette Allen.

Hope you have a wonderful holiday with friends and family!

Wedding Favors by Cathy

Hi everyone!  Cathy here with you today sharing a easy simple idea for wedding bird seed favors.  I used SRM's new Vintage Floral Bags.  These are so gorgeous, head over heels in love with the colors and patterns plus you can get floral fabric ribbon to coordinate with all. 

I made a little tag using my Silhouette Sketch Pens in a metallic bronze that says "Toss Me", then added a flower with a brad to secure them.  

Then filled with bird seed.  You could make a ton of these in no time at all.  So simple and elegant.

Here are the links to the gorgeous bags that I used.  So many lovely fabric, linen and burlap bags are now in at the SRM Store.  If you are planning a wedding you really need to take a peek!

Parade of 4th of July Projects

Hooray for the Red, White and Blue! 

I love looking back to some of our other teams and see what our talented designers have made for the 4th of July.  Here's a fun parade of projects including lovely layouts, fun and fabulous cards and party favors.

Enjoy!

by Jing-Jing Nickel:

by Becky Williams:

by Juliana Michaels:

by Amy Heller:

by Jenyfur Pohl:

by Amy Crockett:

by Shelly Kurth:

by Juliana Michaels:

by Shelly Kurth: 

by Shantaie Fowler:

Which one is your favorite? 

Hope you are having a great day and that you enjoyed our parade of projects for the 4th of July. 

Wedding Table Setting by Cathy A.

Weddings are happy ever after events and the Forever We've Got Your Sticker set is perfect to create a table setting. As weddings require lots of stationary I have kept the design simple and quick to make.

Using lots of SRM goodies, I have created a wedding breakfast menu card, favour box and name place setting, using this set together with Punched Pieces small and medium, clear square favor boxes and small doilies. The only other materials needed are kraft cardstock, grey and white paper and favor box contents.

Menu outside...

Menu inside...

Place Setting

Favor Box

If you have a wedding in your future, SRM products come in very handy!

Have a crafty day!

Thanksgiving Teepee by Michele

Michele here with a Thanksgiving decor/table setting idea.  Every year I host Thanksgiving and I wanted a cute way to decorate everyone's plate. I found this cute teepee cut over at the Silhouette store and thought it would be perfect for our Thanksgiving celebration. I used the thanks sentiment from the 

We've Got Your Border.

I added some gold leaves and a sunflower to make my teepee a bit feminine and girly. ;) For my finishing touches I added feathers to the top and some coordinating ribbon. 

I am planning on making enough for each person and hope I can post a picture of my "real" table on Thanksgiving.  ;)  

Have a great day my crafty friends!

Baby Shower Favors by Yvonne

Do you love DIY?  Yvonne Yam does!  She took the SRM Baby Shower DIY Kit and changed it up a bit.  Everything you need is in the kit!

The kit comes with 12 embossed glassine bags.  Love the flourish pattern.  Yvonne did 2 different designs for her favors using SRM's Baby Take 2 Stickers, SRM Doilies and Twine. 

Yvonne had some fun with the Marigold Yellow twine by looping it through the holes in the doily.

And she also just tied a twine bow on the other.  Super quick, easy peasy!  

Have a baby shower coming up? Need lots of favors?  This is the perfect project.  You can buy the DIY Kit or the individual pieces as follows:

Embossed Glassine Bags 

Marigold Twine 

Take 2 Baby Stickers 

Doilies

DIY Princess Purse by Roberta

Roberta Rosi took her SRM Princess Party Purse kit and had lots of fun changing it up.  With this kit you can make 12 Princess Party favors.  Everything you need is in the kit!

Using the pieces included in the kit, Roberta added a SRM doily, some patterned paper to create a rosette and some SRM Sticker Stitches.   To adhere the doily, she just cut it in half and slit it so that it slipped over the purse handles. What  a quick and easy way to embellish the purse and to take this project up a notch!

Here's the SRM Princess Sticker that comes with the kit. 

I love the way Roberta used the "Little Princess" square and tucked it under some pink cardstock with just the word "Little" showing.  So cute!  And the SRM Sticker Stitches add a nice finishing touch at the top of the bold pink banner.

Love the subtle patterned paper she used to create a rosette and love the way she used the Pink Sorbet Twine that's in the kit to create a free formed flower behind the rosette. 

And at the bottom, Roberta affixed the {Princess} sticker right to the clear purse.  Clear sticker, clear purse… they work so well together!

Hope that you have enjoyed our DIY Week showing you how to take our new DIY Kits, change them up and make them just a little bit different from the instructions.  

Thanks to all of our Design Team members for all the inspiration you've given us this week!  Do you DIY?  We do and we hope that you will try our very cool kits.  More coming soon!

DIY Wedding by Laurel

DIY Weddings are all the rage and Laurel Seabrook has taken the SRM DIY Wedding Kit and created a wonderful project that could be used as a favor or

gift bag.  

Laurel started with her DIY kit from which you can create 12 beautiful burlap wedding bags. 

Laurel loves the look of frayed burlap, so she cut the top off of the Large Burlap Bag that comes in the kit.  She then adhered and stitched one of the Wedding Take 2 borders to the bag. 

Laurel took one of the SRM Doilies that is included in the kit, cut the outside of the doily off, adhered it to the edge of the Mr & Mrs. sticker ruffling the doily slightly as she adhered it.   Laurel made a beautiful double tag using using her doily and sticker and some Teresa Collins patterned paper she had in her stash.  She trimmed the silver rose border from the Take 2 set and adhered it to the bottom of the tag.  Laurel says "Don't be afraid to trim the stickers to suit your needs".  

Laurel tied the tags onto her bag with some of the Gold Shimmer Twine that comes in the kit.  {{SIGH}}  Now that's just beautiful!

Love how Laurel took the products that she found in her SRM DIY Kit and stepped it up with other products that she has in her crafty stash.  Her beautiful burlap bag is truly one of a kind.  But you can CASE it if you like!  See all the DIY kit designs HERE!