Louella Press Giveaway Winner

May 03, 2010 // kristen // 0 replies

Congratulations to Brenda, comment #21 and winner of the Louella Press giveaway! And thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. To say that your moms rock is an understatement. Brenda, I’ll be contacting you for your information so Louella Press can send you your “Mama of the Year” award asap!

Last Day to Enter the Louella Press Giveaway!

April 30, 2010 // kristen // 0 replies

Louella Press Letterpress Mama of the Year Award

A friendly reminder that today is the last full day to enter the Louella Press “Mama of the Year” giveaway. The giveaway will close tomorrow at noon, so be sure to tell us about your wonderful mom for a chance to win!

I have to say that I didn’t realize I was going to get as emotional as I have reading the entries for this giveaway. The stories of strength, courage, and perseverance in the face of incredibly difficult circumstances have brought tears to my eyes more than once. I wish I could give all of your moms an award, because they deserve it!

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone.

Weekly Wrap #22 : DIY Lace

April 30, 2010 // kristen // 5 replies

I love making my own gift wrap from scratch. It allows me to be as creative as I want to be, and it’s often more economical than buying premade (though I don’t think that I could ever stop buying pretty, ready to purchase wrapping paper — I’m a collector!).

This past holiday season, Eddie Ross shared a fantastic idea for creating beautiful, budget-friendly gift wrap using plain, white kraft paper, lacy fabric, and a little spray paint. I love how surprisingly crisp the spray painted patterns are. You can change the color palette to fit any holiday or special occasion, and I think a metallic paint would create a really cool result, too. Check out Eddie’s video tutorial for this project for more suggestions.

The paper also looks great as a decorative wrap for items like candles:

images from Eddie Ross

Meri Meri Party and Cupcake Kits

April 29, 2010 // kristen // 5 replies

I’ve been doing much inspirational research for my sister’s upcoming baby shower, and during one of my internet scouring sessions I came across Meri Meri’s absolutely darling It’s a Party! collection. Cute, cute, cute! My favorite has to be Animal Parade (above). I want to put the centerpiece in my office so I can look at it all day and smile. Check out all of the different party pretties, which include cupcake kits with themes like kittens, dinosaurs, birds, and pirates. So much fun!

images from Meri Meri

Giveaway : Louella Press Mama of the Year Award

April 28, 2010 // kristen // 28 replies

UPDATE: The giveaway has ended, and the winner will be announced on Monday, May 3. Thanks so much, everyone!

Okay, so do you remember Louella Press’ super cool letterpressed “Mama of the Year” award that I posted about the other day? Well, the gang over at Louella Press has generously offered to give away of one of these beauties! One lucky Paper Crave reader will win the award, and you can enter to win by telling us, in the comments section of this post, why your mom deserves the award. Entries will be taken until Saturday at noon eastern time, and I’ll randomly draw the winner over the weekend. Winner announced on Monday!

image from Louella Press