Hi Everyone
A bit of a different share from me today.
Today is the birthday of a special friend .. .. someone who I have been friends with for many, many years. She used to live up the road to me when our kids were little and we all spent many happy hours together.
Sadly everyone has grown up now and the pressures of life take over and we don't meet up half as much as we should .. .. but the friendship is still there as good and strong as ever.
For our birthdays we agreed years ago to start a theme of "something for nothing" .. .. which means no spending money on a birthday present. We have had some fun with this over the years and have managed some ingenius gifts between us.
This year I was at a loss as to what I was going to give as my gift until I had a little brainwave .. .. here is my gift to my friend .. .. my "one of a kind" friend!
This used:
My George Basic Shape Cricut Cartridge to make a template for the heart
Sentiment: Hero Arts Clear Stamps: CL338 "Be Yourself"
Marianne Creatables: Rose Die
Trimcraft Ribbon
A bit of old curtaining for the heart
Stazon Inkpad for stamping the sentiment
Bead for the centre of the rose
Snippets of felt left for me by my lovely Sis (thanks Sis xx)
and there we go .. .. my something for nothing present finished.
So I walked round to deliver my little package (as I felt I needed the exercise) only to find my friend was not at home :-(
So I pushed her little package through the letter box along with her card .. .. but sadly I couldn't push her second present through .. .. .. a bag of homegrown frozen runner beans!!!!
Can you imagine somone asking what you had for your birthday and saying "some frozen runner beans!!" LOL!!!
Have a great evening everyone and a lovely weekend.
Love
24 comments:
Hello Jules
Your present is absolutely brilliant and I am sure your friend will treasure her little gift.
You are a wonderful friend.
luv
irene
xxxx
Oh Jules what a lovely gift. Handmade gifts are always the best, bet she loved it.
Hugs Fi x
A gorgeous present,and I do believe a lot of thought has gone into the making of this.
As for the runner beans I am sure your friend will love them as much.xxx
Wow this is so gorgeous
Hugs `louise xx
This is wonderful Jules!! What a beautiful, thoughtful and special gift. I love it and I'm sure your friend was delighted when she got home to find this waiting for her. xx
Hi Jules im sure your friend will love that! it's soo lovely and i had to smile at the frozen beans!
This is gorgeous Jules, bet your friend will love it and the beans, well done...hope you have a great weekend.
Wendy xx
Oh, Jules, that is SO sweet and SO cute and SO creative! I love it!!
That is so cute and I am sure it will be treasured...
It's gorgeous Jules....and what a wonderful idea...I might have to borrow that one...if you don't mind :o)
have a lovely weekend...big hugs Vicky xx
great idea, its lovely x
Simply gorgeous Jules - and such a great friendship. Super idea not to buy anything - gifts from the heart are always the best ones. The heart you made is wonderful but you really missed a trick with the beans. Have you no spark of ingenuity? You could have opened the packet and posted them one by one through the letterbox - job done!! Snort, snort!! I'm on my way to the playground right now so hope the gates are open?! Love, Di xx
What a lovely gift. Great idea.
Laughing at Di's comment above! I think she may need a detention for being cheeky! What do you think?
LOVE what you've made, and I'm sure your friend will too. In these difficult economic times, I think your birthday gift idea is TOTALLY BRILLIANT. xxx
A fabulous gift. I love the flower. I hope your friend gets the beans soon too!
Nikki x
wow this is gorgeous jules.a really beautiful one of a kind gift ;D
xx coops xx
what a fab idea your gifts to each other will mean so much more with the thought that goes into them K x
What a wonderful friend you are to create such a lovely gift. Hugs Rita xx
What a great idea Jules, loads of thought has to go into these sort of presents & thats worth more. Great idea & so beautifully made xx
What a beautiful and thoughtful gift Jules.You're a star.I bet she loved it.Love Debbie x
I like this type of pressie idea Jules :)
Your little puffy heart is very sweet...I'm sure your friend liked it as much as the beans! Lol
Jenny x
What a fab heart, and how clever to make it out of snippets of curtain and felt!! I bet your friend will love the runner beans, home-grown always tastes so much better than shop-bought!
love, Mags x
What a beautiful gift! I bet she loved it.
Helen x
A very pretty gift, i'm sure your friend loved it.
Happy crafting
Tracy x
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