Friday, August 31, 2012

Back to School buckets

I am so happy to have the Nikki Sivils School is Cool collection to play with, I just love it!  I have a cute little project for you today.  For the past few years I have made my girls some sort of back to school goodie box.  Normally it was just filled with candy/treats like my last years ones which you can see here. This year both girls are headed to high school so I threw in something a bit bigger.  Along with the 'kisses' I have included a gift card for each of them - thus an 'older' version of a goodie bag.  I picked up 4 of these little buckets at a thrift shop for $1 and they were orange so I spray painted them black and just added some decorations to them.  I cut the 2 circles with my Cricut (Plantin Schoolbook) thus making this fit the Fantabulous Cricut challenge.  The crayon is a stamp from The Stamps of Life crayons2stamp set.  Finally tied off with a bit of twine.


This is also for the Cupcake Inspiration challenge:

Finally a couple of other back to school challenges at:  CAS-ual Fridays,  DYSU and CCEE Stampers as well.

29 comments:

Rose said...

how fun!!!! :)

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

These are JUST AWESOME Laurel!! I loveeeeeeee those crayons!!!!

TesaB said...

Wohoo! This is FAB!!!! Such fun and sweet gifts!!!!

xxcalamityxx said...

Lovely thought and fab project Thanks for joining us at FCCB this week xhugx Nikki

Lynn said...

You are the master at repurposing items...I adore these sweet little buckets and I'm sure they did too! Fabulous! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays Laurel!

Deb said...

Okay, so those cupcakes are stinkin' adorable!!! I love that you repainted those tin buckets! This is a super sweet treat for your girls. My little one started kindergarten, so I hope I am still making back to school treats when she starts high school. Thanks for playing along this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

Unknown said...

Super cute!! Love how these turned ouy. I'm sure this detail will be a great memory for your kids. Thanks for playing this week at DYSU. Hugs, Joan

Rene said...

What a FUN project! Awesome! Thank you so much for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations this week! Good luck!
Rene ;D

Angi Barrs said...

I looooove this project Laurel. So super fun. I know your girls will love them.

Tina said...

how cute are these, amazing job on them...thanks for sharing at cupcake inspirations

Tina
sweetie dt

Unknown said...

yup...awesome!

Sonya said...

Awesome back to school project!! So glad you joined us at FCCB this week!!

Hugs,
Sonya

Audrey Pettit said...

You are such a great mom, Laurel! Love these "older" version gift buckets to pieces!

Karen B. said...

These are adorable!

Ren-Yi said...

oh Laurel - you always have fabby projects! Those buckets are perfect and your two lovelies will enjoy it! Thanks for playing along with us at DYSU.

~amy~ said...

Such a cute idea!

Marlena M. said...

Fantastic project Laurel!

Tammy said...

These projects are awesome. Thanks for joining us for this challenge at the FCCB.

WencheP said...

Fabulous! Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

-Wenche

Pink Dalmatians said...

very cute goodie baskets! thanks for playing with us at the FCCB!

Holly Gagnon said...

Love this Laurel! Love your work too! Thanks for linking up with FCCB crawl. Holly :-)

Kate said...

Your pails look fantastic!! I'm sure the girls will be thrilled with them!

Thanks so much for playing along with us at Fantabulous Cricut!

Kate
Small Bits of Paper

Angie Tieman said...

Eeek! These are uber cute!! What a thoughtful and generous mom you are!! Thanks for playing along with us this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

Angie Tieman said...

Eeek! These are uber cute!! What a thoughtful and generous mom you are!! Thanks for playing along with us this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

1CardCreator said...

These are adorable, they will love them!

Lisa said...

super cute baskets -- had to do a double take on the name... Danica Love it! it is my 24 years old name too. :)

Arin said...

Very cute and creative project! And congrts on your top five pick for FCCB! Thanks again, for joining FCCB!

Michele Gross said...

Absolutely adorable! Thanks so much for having a little fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

Dana said...

Laurel, these are just so cool! You are a great mom! I'm so glad you joined us at CAS-ual Fridays this week:)

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