A PROJECT AND AN AWARD TO SHARE!

Hello, everyone!  Hope all's well!!!  And hello to several new followers too!  So glad you found your way home!!!  If I haven't already, and if I can find you, I'll be around to drop in on you too for a visit at your place soon.

Wow, it's been an interesting couple of days; I've been going full-force with no slowing down.  But I'm a lot like that little energizer bunny, I keep going and going and going....!!!  LOL!
I thought you'd all like to know how absolutely thrilled my friend and her hubby were with the money box!!!  Everyone at their celebration just "oohed and awed" over it!  It really was such a fun gift to give.  I've actually been asked for instructions and I'll try to put something together; however, this box came along as I was constructing it and I didn't note or tutorialize it.  I just completed it, took a picture and gave it to the happy couple.    But I know how to do this again and, like I said,  I'll put something together for you when I have more time.

Now regarding the project I'm sharing today and an award I received.  I'll save the best for last and begin with my project!  Hoping to get a headstart on Christmas presents this year, I was thinking on little Christmas presents I'd like to pass around and/or use as stocking stuffers and, well, while browsing in a Dollar Tree store I saw these little bibles.  Once I saw them, I knew just what I was going to do.  Now the first one is not decorated or embellished for Christmas because the hubby lost another close friend and because I'd come up with the idea, I thought it would also be a nice little gift for the deceased's family, so this one I made as a condolence gift. I plan on dressing the others up more appropriate for Christmas.  Anyway, you'll get the idea.  Here's my bible in a box gift idea:

This next picture is the side of the box:

This last picture shows the bible I purchased for $1 which the box houses.  You'll also notice the paper which was used on the side of the box also complements the inside bottom of the box:

Really I think this little gift can accommodate about almost any occassion depending on how you embellish it.  And it probably cost less than $2, considering the cost of the sheet of paper!  So, I hope you like it, and that it inspires a nice little gift giving project for you too!

Now I'd like to please take just another moment to share an award that I recieved from two wonderful family-friends: Eva and Jani. They both passed me the Versatile Blogger Award:

Thank you ladies so very much!!!  I appreciate each time I'm thought for something so special as these awards.  As I'm still considering who I'll be passing this award on to, I like to postpone doing that until I have more time to give it appropriate attention; therefore, I'll be back later to post who will be receiving it from me.  I hope you ladies don't mind!  In the meantime, I hope everyone visits my family-friends by clicking on their names (which are direct links to their blogs) and tour their wonderful blogs for fun and inspiration!

Well, that's it for now.  However, I do want to thank you for stopping by to spend this time with me.  Hugs to you all, and...

I'll be seeing you!

A BLOG AWARD AND A CARD PROJECT

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED!!!  I APOLOGIZE IF YOU RECENTLY VISITED AND/OR VISITED AND COULD NOT ACCESS THIS PAGE DUE MY EDITING!!!


Hello, everyone!  As always I wish you all well!  My ear is still bothering me, especially when I swallow, though not as much.  I do expect the antibiotics will kick in soon though.  However, on a good note, I had a wonderful night's sleep!!!  As a matter of fact, I overslept and I haven't done that in a long time!  Maybe the meds are already kicking in, huh?

Very recently I acquired a new friend, Erika, and she has just passed on to me another "Sweet Blogger" award:

As Erika is such a very new friend, I am extremely honored that this talented, sweet lady thought enough to want me to accept this award.  Erika is fairly new to our blogging neighborhood and already has been recognized for her talent as she will be joining the Family Friday design team.  Please visit with my friend and show her some love by clicking on her name captioned above.

Now I'm to pass this award on, and I'd like to pass it on to three (3) other new friends blogs who are gifted and who can use some love from us:  Carol,  CreativeHayes, and Tanya.  Please visit my new friends in your spare time.  Just cllick on their names to be directed to their blogs to admire their creativity.

I was suppose to pass this award on to, I believe, 5 bloggers; however, as always the others are reserved for all my talented and creative friends -- please feel free to grab one!

This is the card project I have to share today and somewhere on it there's a bit of aluminum foil:

Can you spot the aluminum foil on this card?  I've been wanting to play and emboss on plain ole aluminum foil for a while, so I decided I'd use just a small piece for starters to see how it came out, and I like the effect!  Of course you have to be very careful with it because it tears very easily.  I used no rhyme or reason when I made this card, it was just something I put together while thinking on something else, but I really like how it turned out!

Did you guess the something else I was thinking on was what the heck to do with this Enamel Accents stuff I bought yesterday?!!!

If so, you guessed right!  So, where is my project using this?  Honestly, I sat staring at this stuff last evening for hours, willing an idea to pop into my head and nothing did, so I put it aside and moved on to my card.  This afternoon, of course, I'm back to staring and working up an idea, so I'll be back with... something, lol!!!

Erika, thanks again!  And I hope everyone visits my new friends!

I'll be seeing you!

P.S.  Oh-oh, it looks like all of a sudden I'm stuck on black and white!!!  Have you noticed?  LOL!