Friday, April 30, 2010

Inspiration Station



Welcome to my blog...one stop along a trip filled with inspiration! It is our mission this weekend to share some fab Mother's Day project! Simply leave a comment between now and Sunday at 5:00 PM CST, and you will be eligible to receive this awesome prize pack!

Today, I am sharing a Mother's Day Project that is sure to make any gardener or cook very happy! I love to make handmade gifts and stalk the aisles of my local stores looking for cool things to alter. I had great luck on one such trip and was able to create an altered project complete with a darling gift card holder...think of it as an herb garden on-the-go! I love the fact that the "packaging" is a present all in itself!

Here is it!



Here is how I made it!

First, I purchased the inexpensive metal plant holder at my local Michael's store. It came with plastic pots, so I substituted them with these pretty green, metal ones. They needed a bit of jazzing, so I applied the Bayberry Cottage rub-ons directly on the metal. Stuck with no problem and adds so much beauty. I filled one pot with parsley and one with sweet basil. To finish it off, I stuck a skewer into the pot and topped it with a stamped bee from the Queen Bee collection! A small Punch-out acts as a label! Easy peasy and so pretty!



I wanted to decorate the metal flower box a bit so I dressed it with a simple flower. I layered a Ribbon Pleat flower right on a Punch-out and finished it with a brad. I used glue dots to adhere the flower right to the box.


Tucked behind it you will notice another goodie! It is a custom-made gift card holder. I plan to put a certificate for cooking lessons inside, but you could easily do Bed, Bath & Beyond or a garden store!
Here is the gift card holder:


To make the envelope itself, cut a rectangle that is 8 inches wide X 8 1/2 inches long. Along the 8 1/2 inch side, make score marks at 2 1/2 and 6 inches. Turn the rectangle and make score marks at 2 and 6 inches. Fold along the lines. Then, cut off the the top left and right sides along the folds. Cut the middle portion as well about an inch lower than the fold. Cut off the bottom left and right portions along the folds. This is what you end up with:


Fold the two outside flaps in to the center. Place adhesive on the bottom flap that is facing you and then fold up to stick together the bottom and the two flaps. You will have an envelope complete with a little pocket!


I decorated it with two Punchouts from the Queen Bee collection, handcut a blossom and added an alphabet! Viola! A handmade gift!

Here is the project again!

(Supplies: Queen Bee paper collection, Ribbon Pleats, Bella Brads, Stamps & Punchouts, Expression Licorice Alphabet, Bayberry Cottage rub-ons all from Pink Paislee)
Don't forget to visit the other fabulous Pink Paislee design team member's blogs for a chance to win the awesome prize pack! I know you will pick up inspiration along the way!

Danielle: http://www.danielleflanders.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://www.coleland.blogspot.com/
Ania: http://www.ania.blogspot.com/
Leena: http://www.findingnana.com/
Jana: http://www.frommyfeatherednest.blogspot.com/
Amanda: http://www.amandamuirhead.blogspot.com/
Kristen: http://www.scrapinkris.blogspot.com/
Tina: http://www.tinaalbertson.blogspot.com/
Jen M.: http://www.jenniferann75.blogspot.com/
Erin: http://www.erinterrellclarkson.typepad.com/blog
Kayla Aimee: http://kaylaaimee.typepad.com/

Happy travels!

405 comments:

  1. first comment!

    i love this! thanks for sharing! so enjoying this inspirational tour!

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  2. What a sweet and very creative project! Love the idea of fresh herbs! :)

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  3. Love this tour! Great ideas, love your project with rubons on the cans!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Hester

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  4. That is beautiful!! I love that metal plant holder. Brilliant idea and my mom would adore this!
    Jess

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  5. This is adorable! Nice to know the rub-ons will stick on metal.

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  6. Aw what a wonderful gift for your mom!! Love it!

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  7. SERIOUSLY WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this idea and love love love the card!!!! GORGEOUS as always dearest! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  8. I like how you've used the rub-ons on the metals pots. Looks really effective. Great idea for a mother's day gift. Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  9. What a lovely post! Love the project(s)! :-)

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  10. This is totally adorable! I am insprired to go create...something!

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  11. this was really great! what a cool idea! Thanks for the tutorial! :)

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  12. What a great idea! Lovely project!

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  13. this is so darling! I always love when you alter--inspiring!

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  14. SOOOOO Cute!!!! You did a Fabulous Job!!

    Thanks for sharing and have a great day!!! :-)

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  15. Great projects, thanks for sharing!

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  16. what a lovely idea! thanks for sharing! (:

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  17. What a cool idea! i love the cute letter :)

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  18. Stacey! i LOVE that project... so cool. What a great idea, thanks for sharing!

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  19. Fabulous idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. gorgeous work, tfs.
    having such fun blog hopping, xo

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  21. what a cute giftcard holder! so creative and the gardening accents are adorable.

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  22. I love this!! Perfect gift for mom!
    ....IfScrappy

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  23. I have the perfect container! Off to find some cool pots like that :) Thank you for your idea :)

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  24. Very cool idea! My mom would love this. I may have to make this my own! :)TY!

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  25. Too cute! What a great idea and I love the rub on on the pot!! Cool!!

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  26. What a lovely ensemble! So creative and special!

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  27. I would love to receive this. Great job.

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  28. What a cute idea! Loving all this journey...

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  29. very cool and perfect for spring!!

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  30. Cute idea, now if only I could keep those plants alive! LOL!

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  31. very creative!!! thanks for sharing with us!

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  32. I would have never thought of using the rub-ons in such a creative way. I also love the gift card holder.

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  33. What a cute idea! The rubons on the metal pots look absolutely awesome!

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  34. I have been trying to figure out what to do for my Mom!! She is a gardener and would absolutely love something like this! I think that I could actually use some things I already have and make something similar! Thanks so much!

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  35. BEAUTIFUL and so creative! I love stopping at your blog...especially when I'm not feeling very crafty. It really boosts my want to get into my scraproom :-)

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  36. Great idea! You have a lucky Mother.

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  37. Awesome project! What a wonderful present.

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  38. Cute Idea!
    Glad that your comments seem to work = unlike previous two!

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  39. Cute, cute, cute!

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  40. Stacey - you never stop amazing me with your projects!! This is absolutely gorgeous!

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  41. Totally great idea and a beautiful project Stacey!

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  42. This is SO adorable...my gardening MIL would love!!

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  43. What a sweet and creative project!

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  44. What a wonderful idea-so creative!!!

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  45. love the rubons on your pots, what a great idea

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  46. wow what a great idea to use your goodies! I love it

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  47. What a great gift. I like how simple yet fabulous it is! Thanks for sharing!

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  48. Very sweet, I love it, thank you for sharing!

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  49. What a fabulous decoration for a planter!

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  50. That is a great idea and I love the rub-ons for the metal pots! I have a teacher appreciation lunch coming up and I think I might scraplift this for centerpieces!

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  51. those pots are adorable!! I have to make some!

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  52. Absolutely LOVE, LOVE this! Super cute, I'm off to Michaels now!!!
    Thanks!!

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  53. Cute idea! I love plants and flowers and this is a greaT WAY to share them, yet personalize them too! Love it!

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  54. utterly cute and adorable. Thanks.

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  55. Oh how lovely! What a wonderful project.

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  56. loranne007@yahoo.comApril 30, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    mom's a lucky lady. very cute gift idea. thanks for the inspiration.

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  57. What a great idea! Such a wonderful gift idea! :)

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  58. Thanks for the great ideas!

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  59. I love this! Thanks for this project!

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  60. How creative is that?! Love all the matching elements to it! Fabulous! Just another excuse to use lots of Pink Paislee lovely patterns...

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  61. Love the rub-ons applied to the metal--that's something I will definitely try. Super cute card, too. ~erin

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  62. What a great idea. Thanks for the idea!

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  63. I'm in love with the Queen Bee collection and what an amazing project! Thanks for sharing it with us.

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  64. A-DoR-a-BlE...yup! Adorable!!! Nice, fun, YUMMY and springy project! :)

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  65. The Queen Bee collection is soo versatile.. I have been limiting myself all this time!! Thanks for this great train stop:-)

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  66. Stacey ... you rock once again! Awesome project!

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  67. Beautiful project. I am one with no green thumb but I think I can do this. Thank you for sharing.

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  68. Nice work! A crowd pleaser for all occasions--birthdays, holidays, special gifts. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!

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  69. Awesome idea! Such a great idea for a new home owner as well!

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  70. So cute. I love the planters and the flower. What a great idea.

    Thanks for sharing.
    -Henriette

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  71. I'm going to try container vegetable gardening this year....this project is just perfect for my spring needs.

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  72. How inspiring. This is a wonderful gift.

    littlelu76@comcast.net

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  73. Perfect gift idea... for me! This will look great in my kitchen.

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  74. What a gorgeous gift idea! Love it!

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  75. How great is this? I never would have thought to take my scrapping outdoors! Thanks!

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  76. what a very unique and different gift. ver pretty.

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  77. So beautiful...I really need to get my hands on this queen bee collection everyone is using. It is beautiful. What a fun project idea...forget making it for my mom I might need it just for me! Lol! thanks for the inspiration and I'm sure I'll be checking out your blog again soon!

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  78. I totally adore this. Thanks for sharing.

    Hugs
    Elisa K

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  79. What a fun project! Your creations are always beautiful :)

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  80. Wow, that plant holder is adorable...Thanks for sharing!

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  81. the rub-ons look so fantastic on the pots! a terrific project for sure

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  82. How cute is that!! Thanks for sharing!

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  83. Too Cute, this was a very spring like stop on the tour, keep on truckin as they say.

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  84. Wow what a great idea! Thanks for the tutorial!
    Karin

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  85. What a cute way to give a spring gift! Thanks.

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  86. love it! so great to know that rub-ons can be used on those plant pots!

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  87. cute project. THanks for the great instructions.

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  88. What a great idea for a gardner mom!

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  89. That is so beautiful, thank you for sharing!

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  90. Love the rubons on the metal. such a great gift!

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  91. Such a clever idea. Thank you for sharing.

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  92. Great idea! I'm really enjoying the ride so far :)

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  93. What a wonderful idea! My mother would love this...she loves to garden! Thanks for sharing!

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  94. This is cool home decor. Great idea.

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  95. Love it! My Mom loves to garden, this is a great idea.

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  96. just love your project! and thanks so much for sharing the details... can't wait to give this a try!

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  97. Great and original idea! Thank you for sharing this with all of of us...

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  98. Stunning...I want this for my mother's day gift!

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  99. Another great gift idea, you girls are on a roll.

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  100. Wow! How did you get the rub-ons to look nice on the metal pots? Lovely idea!

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  101. Your project is just so lovely - what a lovely idea for Mother's Day!

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  102. What a wonderful gift. Love the rub-ons directly onto the planters, just fab!

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  103. Great Gift idea!
    Just in time fore Mother's Day!

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  104. That is soo cute! My Mother-In-Law would love something like for Mother's Day. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  105. This is great! My mom and mother in law love plants!

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  106. Fabulous idea! Very creative!

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  107. I love it! I always buy my mom flowers this year she is getting this!

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  108. I never would have thought of rubons for flower pots. It looks stunning

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  109. Love this! I will make one for me and one for my mom! Thanks!!

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  110. That is an AWESOME summer gift Stacey. Beautiful work!

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  111. Holy Doodles!!!!! This is fantastic and gives me a great idea and some serious inspiration for a Mother's Day gift. Thanks SOOOOOO much!

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  112. Love the idea to use the flower pots and live herbs. Really nice card and all.

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  113. Love this idea. Thank you for the inspiration

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  114. OH HOW CUTE! How brilliant for a Mother's Day gift...ha ha the gift that keeps on giving! I love it!

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  115. Just beautiful!! Love this idea, creative and fun!!

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  116. Beautiful! I LOVE that the rub-ons stick to metal! Thanks for sharing!

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  117. What a great gift idea. And you instructions make it so easy to do. TFS!

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  118. I love that planter. What a wonderful gift it would make!

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  119. Very creative!! Thanks for sharing.

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  120. Love your super cute projects....TFS

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  121. That looks gorgeous!

    Love rub-ons on metal pots, it just looks so darn good!

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  122. each train stop is getting better and better! theres so much sightseeing to do!!!
    this is the perfect rustic project for my mom! michaels here I come!

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  123. Very creative..loving this Queen Bee collection.

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  124. Great Idea, thanks for sharing this is a awesome tour!!

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  125. I love the rubon on the can, what a wonderful gift for mom!! thanks for sharing!

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  126. This is unique and extra cute!!!

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  127. what a great idea! will have to make myself one too!!!

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  128. Very Cool idea! I think I need to make one like this for my mom! TFS!

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  129. I am loving all the fun ideas! Thanks for sharing them!

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  130. OMGoodness!!! is just the cutest!!!

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  131. Thanks for sharing this wonderful gift idea!

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  132. My mom loves to garden! Can't wait to lift this.

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  133. How fun is this?!!! I love this project!

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  134. Super little gift you made. I love fresh herbs they make everything yummier (is that a word lol)

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  135. Very cute! A gift I'd love to give or get!

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  136. such an awesome idea - thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to win! Great tutorial too!

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  137. What a fun project. Thanks!
    Carole Gatza

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  138. Wow! What a lovely Mother's Day Gift!!!

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  139. What a cool idea love the rubons on the pot

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  140. Stacey, I adore this!!! It's so stinkin' cute! :D

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  141. This is a great idea I have the perfect friend in mind to make it for!

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  142. Love this different idea this is too much fun

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  143. Beside being a papercrafter, I am also an avid gardener. I really love your project you shared with us today. Brillant and beautiful!!!

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  144. What a great gift this would make! Lovely! Thank you for the chance to win too!

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  145. Love it!
    Thinking outside the box.

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  146. this is so super cute!! love that the rubon's worked so great on the metal I will have to give that a try!!

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  147. What a great hybrid project! Thanks!

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  148. that turned out so pretty! Thanks!

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  149. It would look so cute on my back deck! Thanks for the idea

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  150. OMG, this is fabulous! Love it!

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  151. That is such a cute gift - love the gift-card holder!

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  152. I never would have thought of using rub ons on a flower pot! What a great idea!

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  153. Beautiful card and, looking around, some fabulous scrapping inspiration.

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  154. What an orginal idea. Love it.

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  155. Wow! Talk about thinking outside of the box! Great project.

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  156. SO CLEVER! Thanks for helping us think outside the box!

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  157. Cute, cute idea!! Thanks for sharing!

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  158. LOVE this!! (Wish we had a Michaels too!) I'm sure gonna try this on something similar!! TFS Stacey!

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  159. What a sweet project and total YUM on the new products.

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  160. Absolutely love it thanks for sharing!

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  161. this is such a nice idea! thanks for sharing!

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