Monday, March 17, 2014

Day of Green and a Gift Idea



Happy St. Patrick's Day
to everyone, hope you
are having lucky day!




A friend of mine is expecting
her first child-a boy at the
end of the month! So for her
shower gift I wanted to do a
little something different.

I gathered my supplies.




First, I needed a wood box
and I found this beautiful
cigar box at our neighbor-
hood gas station!




I made several tags for this project.
You'll see these later.





I covered the cigar label with
scrapbook paper and ribbon
and then put the baby's name
on his STORYBOX.




Using the same paper I put a
label on the inside of the box
that says: "Tell me a story
about..." On the tags I put
prompts for my friend and her 
family so they have story starters.
I also made a list of other prompts
that she can add to the blank tags.
So when my friend's son gets bigger
he can pull a tag out of the box and
ask for a story about the day he was
born, his name, his grandparents etc.
She can also use the box for baby
mementos or anything related to
her little bundle.

I really like this idea as an alternative
to "the baby book." On the inside, I
also made a tag with information on
who made the box.
*This idea could also be used for the
first day of school, graduations,
engagements and weddings.

~Keep on Dreaming~


10 comments:

  1. That is such a creative idea! I bet your friend is going to love it.

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    1. I gave it her before break and she really
      did like it! Her husband thought it was
      pretty cool too!

      Thanks.

      M : )

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  2. Happy St. Patrick's day to you and Mr. Ken! Love the baby box idea. You've done a beautiful job with it.

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    1. Thank you. I was really happy the way it
      turned out!

      M : )

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  3. Oh she will love this and he will when he gets older. What an awesome idea :)

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    1. Thanks, everyone in the family
      really likes it!

      M : )

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  4. What a darling, and thoughtful gift!
    Hope you are having a great week, and getting some of that sunshine and warmth :)

    Kerin

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    1. Thank you !
      I am on Spring break and
      enjoying it. The weather has been
      pretty good too.

      M : )

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  5. What a great idea! Thanks.

    Best,
    Bonnie

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  6. Thanks!
    I had a lot of fun making it.

    M : )

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