Thanksgiving Table Setting by Tangii

Hello, Tangii here.  Today I'm prettying up our Thanksgiving Table!  Hope this gives you some last minute ideas of how to fancy up your table for tomorrow! I've made a couple of Silverware Pockets using Burlap Bags.  These are easy to make so let's get started!

The Burlap Bags come in 2 sizes, I used the smaller.

This is one of those projects where you can just use scraps.  So I grabbed some Fall Leaves from some leftover Garland I had from making a Wreath.  For this one I grabbed a large Heart die and some simple patterned paper scrap.  The "Gratitude" and the small leaf on the heart are from the Express Yourself, Thanksgiving sticker set.  The banner across the heart is just another die, and the "Gratitude" sticker fit perfectly on it!  I just added a ribbon bow & button cluster and Voila!!

For this one I did pretty much the same thing, but to mix things up a bit I used a Tag die here.  The "Giving Thanks" is from the Express Yourself, Thanksgiving sticker set.  The leaf sticker is from the Say It With Stickers, Thanksgiving sticker set  Ok, that's it for me, thanks for popping in!

For these projects I used Burlap Bags, Express Yourself, Thanksgiving & Say It With Stickers, Thanksgiving stickers 

Happy Crafting!

But first coffee....by Shelly

Hey y'all! Shelly, here.

Today, I'm sharing a sweet little gift with you! 

There are so many fun and new goodies from SRM Stickers, I didn't even know where to start! lol Then as was doing some thinking and looking through things, I came up with a coffee gift idea. 

I started with my tag. I used a canvas tag and stamped on my coffee sentiment, using a brown ink. After, I added a couple green die cut leaves and a wood veneer coffee cup. Once done, I added my '#caffeineplease' sentiment to a piece of white cardstock using brown ink and then trimmed it to into a small banner/flag. 

I then choose a little Kraft window box for my gift, which I added a burlap bag inside of it. (You can add coffee beans, coffee packs, chocolates, etc. inside the burlap bag.) After having my goodies inside my box, I wrapped everything together using all 3 colors of the new jute twine. Simple, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!

SRM Stickers supplies used:

Canvas Tag

Kraft Window Box

Burlap Bag

Coffee Plans Clear Planner Stamp

Jute Twine-Plum

Jute Twine-Burgundy

Jute Twine-Dark Brown

Burlap Prayer Pouch by Karen

Welcome to the 2nd week of our introduction of the 2016-2017 Design Team.  Today we are sharing a project with our new design team member Karen Hunter.  Karen has been a lover of all things SRM for quite a while and we are thrilled to have her on our design team. 

Here are some thoughts from Karen in her own words: 

I have been crafting all my life.  It started with gold macaroni covered pencil holders and, thankfully, has matured since then.  After 13 years of teaching middle school and crafting on the side, I landed my dream job as a stay at home mom.  Woven in with full time mommyhood, today I diligently create scrapbooks and other projects and journals in my bible to tell her stories of faith, family, and other bits of life.  I also continue to teach here and there and share my creativity online through blogging and other social media. I enjoy time with family, improving my photography and writing skills, and generally all things crafty. Me and my husband of 21 years try to keep up with our lively 7 year old daughter in Harpers Ferry, WV. 

Today I'm showing you this adorable (and useful) little burlap bag turned "Prayer Pouch"  project. I loved sprucing up a plain burlap bag with the happy Vintage ribbon and stamps.

First, I sewed a strip of turquoise Vintage Floral Ribbon to the left side of the burlap bag (don't you love that contrast of the floral with the rough texture of the burlap?). Since I sewed right through both sides of the bag it created a narrow pocket, perfect for one or two of your favorite LePen pens. I stamped "AMEN!" with the BIG Amen Faith Stamp Set directly onto the burlap. 

Inside the right side of the pouch, I've inserted some prayer cards. I can use these to write out my prayers or as reminders of prayer requests. I stamped sentiments and stitches using the BIG Amen set and the BIG Trinity Set as well as the arrow stitch from the Lord is My Light set onto cardstock to coordinate with the ribbon colors. Even with the BIG stamps, there is plenty of space to write my prayers and notes.

To keep the cards together I grabbed a large paper clip and looped a bit of the ribbon onto one end. It just adds another fun element to this cute prayer pouch.

The pouch is great for on-the-go and can be tucked in your purse or Bible bag. You could also easily hang this next to your bed for those late-night thoughts of prayer requests and needs - write them down so your brain can rest for the night and then hit your knees in the morning to bring them before the Lord!

For this project I used:

5x7 Burlap Bag | Turquoise Vintage Floral Ribbon | cardstock | BIG Amen Stamp Set | The Lord is My Light Stamp Set | BIG Trinity Stamp Set | Le Pen 4 Piece Set - Dark 

Let it Snow by Shannon

It's been a strange winter leading up to the new year.

Snow seems to be missing this year (well, for most of us). I created this project using SRM goodies, in hopes that snow will fall and create some winter magic.

I purchased some frames from an online discount site, they sat on my shelves waiting for me to pick them up and create something. 

Finally, inspiration came!  First I painted the frame.  Once it was painted and dried, I set it aside. I then took a Medium Muslin Bag and cut it into two pieces. I did the same with a SRM Burlap Bag. I adhered those to the frame backing, to provide a base for my decoration.

I used white card stock to create the "hills" I simply traced around a plate and free handed them. Using Jane's Doodles "Warm Wishes", I stamped and colored snowmen, snowflakes, stars and trees. to set the snowy scene, I placed the stamped images throughout the hills.

I added "let it snow" to the image using Winter Sentiment stickers. I tied some twine around the top and added a few sequins before popping it back into the frame. It's ready to go! 

In this case, it went to a good home as a Christmas present to my Auntie Claudia and Uncle Pete. 

Here's a close up of the Jane's Doodles!

Thanks for letting me share with you! Happy 2016! Here's to the year ahead! 

Homespun Hostess Gifts by Lesley

Hello SRM fans! LESLEY here! Christmas is coming and this year I plan to have some "Hostess Gifts" ready for all of the marvelous Christmas parties we will attend! I decided to use the versatile BURLAP BAGS with some LACE and stickers to create some sweet little treats.

I found this cute "Chalkboard" ornament and decided to decorate it with some paper, washi tape and a sentiment from the FANCY SENTIMENT CHRISTMAS STICKERS.

The LACE is SO easy to use and really dresses up the burlap!

I also wanted to make a bag to hold some "sweet treats" and I used the LABELS BY THE DOZEN-MADE BY STICKERS. They are so sweet and I thought the gingham suited the burlap bag! Of course, Christmas is all about gold and shine, so I used a GOLD LACE DOILY to dress up the CANVAS TAG. 

What a lovely pair of homespun hostess gifts these would make!

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a crafty holiday season!

Day #7 - Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Coffee Love #2 by Cathy Harper

Welcome to day #7, the final day of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  SRM has been very excited to be part of this great event.  We have been a Super Sponsor and that means there are SRM giveaways on the Coffee Lovers Blog. Today is the last day.  If you want to join in the fun, be sure to create a card and link it to the blog hop.

Hi everyone, Cathy here with you again today and I am sharing another fun coffee treat idea with you using SRM's fabric bags, Heat Transfer Vinyl and gold doilies.

I created a couple of very simple little gift bags so that I could share some of my favorite Kuerig coffee cups with friends.  These are the perfect size for giving a little pick me up!  I used a couple of SRM bags… a Small Burlap Bag and a Small Muslin Bag, I then added a SVG cut from Ashley Horton's The Cut Shoppe using SRM's Black Heat Transfer Vinyl.  The HTV cuts like a dream and adhered easily to the sweet little bags.  I added my Kuerig cups and then just a bit more fun and detail with SRM doilies....a gold lace one and a white lace one.  The doilies are a perfect finishing touch to these.

Thanks for joining us today at SRM!

We have loved sharing lots of coffee related projects over the past week. 

And we have loved being a part of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

If you would like to win a few of the goodies used on today's project, be sure to leave a comment here on the blog and be sure to check out all the fun over at the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

Pirate Goodie Bags by Latrice

Today Latrice Murphy gets a little dirty and plays around with SRM's new Stenciling material.  It's easy to cut, adheres perfectly to stay in place while stenciling.  

Latrice created come pirate party goodie bags for her boys upcoming birthday party.  She could not believe how easy and fast these were to create.  She tried it on both burlap bags and muslin bags and she even created a video for us! 

First Latrice cut the skull and cross bones out using her Silhouette.

She affixed the stencil to the muslin bag.  The stencil material is repositionable and has adhesives the lasts with many repeated uses. 

She dabbed the bag with black ink.  

And the results are stunning!  Here's the muslin bag.

And here's the burlap bag.  Which one is your favorite?

Here's Latrice's stash of goodie bags for the party.  The boys will go on a treasure hunt and fill their bags with goodies and that will be their party favor and thank you gift for attending the party.  The "Thank You" sentiments Latrice used for the tag are SRM's Thank You Stickers by the Dozen.  Plus she used solid red twine to tie them on.

Here's the VIDEO.  Sit back, relax and enjoy. 

DIY Wedding by Laurel

DIY Weddings are all the rage and Laurel Seabrook has taken the SRM DIY Wedding Kit and created a wonderful project that could be used as a favor or

gift bag.  

Laurel started with her DIY kit from which you can create 12 beautiful burlap wedding bags. 

Laurel loves the look of frayed burlap, so she cut the top off of the Large Burlap Bag that comes in the kit.  She then adhered and stitched one of the Wedding Take 2 borders to the bag. 

Laurel took one of the SRM Doilies that is included in the kit, cut the outside of the doily off, adhered it to the edge of the Mr & Mrs. sticker ruffling the doily slightly as she adhered it.   Laurel made a beautiful double tag using using her doily and sticker and some Teresa Collins patterned paper she had in her stash.  She trimmed the silver rose border from the Take 2 set and adhered it to the bottom of the tag.  Laurel says "Don't be afraid to trim the stickers to suit your needs".  

Laurel tied the tags onto her bag with some of the Gold Shimmer Twine that comes in the kit.  {{SIGH}}  Now that's just beautiful!

Love how Laurel took the products that she found in her SRM DIY Kit and stepped it up with other products that she has in her crafty stash.  Her beautiful burlap bag is truly one of a kind.  But you can CASE it if you like!  See all the DIY kit designs HERE!

Doily Rosette Tutorial by Juliana

Juliana Michaels created this beautiful burlap gift bag using SRM's 5 x 7 Burlap Bag, some of SRM's Doilies, some solid Pink Sorbet Twine, a flower and some jewels. 

Love the delicate flower Juliana made with her Pink Sorbet Twine.  YUM!

And here step by step is how you create your doily rosette.  Click on photo to enlarge!

Begin with 3 doilies.  Repeat the following steps with each doily.  

1.  Fold the doily in half.  Then fold in half again and again and again for a total of 4 times.

2.  Unfold doilies and cut a slit along one of the crease lines to the middle of the doily. 

3.  Accordion fold the doily to look like photo 7 in collage above.

4.  Glue ends together to create your rosette. 

5.  Attach doily to front of burlap bag with hot glue gun.  Embellish with twine, flower and jewels. 

Now fill your embellished bag with a small gift and it's ready to give to a friend!

Thanks for the inspiration and the tutorial Juliana.  Doilies are so much fun and you've shown us one more way to make them shine! 

Easter Bag and Tag by Roberta

Welcome to "Easter Week" on the SRM Blog.  All week long we will be sharing with you lots of Easter inspiration from our fabulous design team members. 

Here's an Easter Bag and matching Tag from Roberta Rosi that are perfect for holding a little gift.  Roberta used SRM's medium Burlap bag, Easter Quick Card, Doilies and Solid Twine for this project.  

The bag is layered with a doily, cardstock banner and die cut flower that are all decorated with SRM's Easter Quick Card. 

Roberta repeats many of the same elements on the tag.

On the bag and the tag, Roberta stitched on the doily with Solid Marigold Twine.

And on the burlap bag, she also stitched along the bottom with big, bold stitches again with Marigold Solid Twine.  

What a perfect pair!  Thank you Roberta for this beautiful project. 

Here are the SRM products used on her project: 

Medium Burlap Bag 

Doilies

Easter Quick Card 

Solid Marigold Twine

The WINNER of the Vinyl prize package is Cindy who said...

"It's getting harder and harder to throw anything away knowing it can be upcycled with a touch of vinyl! Great projects!"

Cindy, please email your mailing address to susan@srmpress.com and your prize packet will be on the way!