1st Wedding Anniversary {paper} ~ project 2

I recently discovered some framed anniversary gifts here which inspired me to make something similar for our newlyweds who celebrated their 

1st Wedding Anniversary 

in September.

I made several versions of these fun 

1st Anniversary Tickets

and will let 

our newlyweds 

choose their favorite.

Happy Friday!  

1st Wedding Anniversary {paper}

This month our newlyweds have been married 
"1 YEAR" 
so I wanted to make something special for their
1st Wedding Anniversary. 

Since the traditional 1st Anniversary gift is "paper" I decided to try making this cute boy and girl out of old maps after being inspired by the idea on Pinterest. I don't have a cutting machine, such as a Cricut™, so I printed silhouettes on paper, traced them onto clear plastic for exact placement on the map, traced again and then cut them out by hand using scissors and an exacto knife. Once they were cut I glued them to heavy card stock and cut them out again. I tried mounting them on different colors {white, blue, brown and black} however I think I prefer the black with this mat and frame. 

Tomorrow I will post another "1st Wedding Anniversary" gift I made. I couldn't decide which one to do so I made them both!  

PEAR Pie

September is 

Pear Pie month 

at our house!

Pear Pies have been a family favorite for the past 18 years and usually I only make them during September when the pears are ready. 

We always look forward to

Pear Pie month!

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

It's that time of year again for

 soccer secret buddy gifts 

which are given on game day.

 Yesterday's gift:

h.o.m.e.m.a.d.e

 Reese's® Peanut Butter Cup cookies!

Since they are quick and easy I made them before school so they would be fresh.

We considered packaging the cookies in an empty peanut butter jar, 

however,

in the end we decided on a cellophane bag tied with raffia which was perfect. 

lavender wand {blue}

I gave away the pink Lavender Wand I made last weekend but had enough lavender left over to make

another one in 

blue!

Happy Tuesday!

bruschetta season

There is nothing better than bruschetta topped with fresh, warm, homegrown tomatoes and basil! Now that our tomatoes are finally ripe we will definitely be enjoying this

family favorite treat quite often.

lavender wand {pink}

I noticed some new spikes blooming on our English Lavender so I cut a small bunch and made a little wand.

Such a pretty way to wrap up the tiny fragrant flowers.