Christmas Projects

I found a wonderful idea on Pinterest not too long ago. A lady had taken picture frames, put nice scrapbook paper behind them and made dry-erase memo boards. She had a big multi-frame piece for a menu board and 8x10 frames for individual boards.

So, I copied and added some embellishments (cause we all know it's all about the embellies, right?) and had elf-pack gifts for the ladies of the family. What is an elf-pack you ask? Well, several years ago, my creative sister-in-law decided we all needed some fun little goodies at Christmas. And instead of going the stocking route, she made little packs for each person and the "elves" help fill them. This elf tries to make something fun for each of the ladies in the family. (The guys get food and weird tools and slinkies and playdough and legos.)

So, here's what the ladies are getting:

And here is what the head elf (whose name my daughter drew in the family gift-giving drawing) is getting.

I saved the box for this one to make wrapping easier.

Lessons learned, the other frames came from Dollar Tree and aren't the best. 3 D elements aren't a good choice if you have a cheap frame that doesn't have all the little tabs that hold the back in place. A frame with a little more depth to it would work better. The multi-frame came from Big Lots and was much easier to work with.