Stamp With Peggy

Fall Fest Retreat lunch is over — card swapping is over — now on to Project 3
This project is gift holders — many of us like to make a little gift for lots of friends and families during the holidays.  This project was perfect for that.

First we made an adorable fall decoration for a pint jar.
You could fill the jar with candies, soup mix, cookie mix — almost anything.

We used the Leaflets framelits and embossing folders for those fun, colorful leaves.
Add a bit of burlap, linen thread and a clothespin and you are ready to fill the jar.

Next was the Sketched Dot Bag that has a York Peppermint inside.
We sponged different shades of ink and decorated a fun tag for the front.
This is a great gift for co-worker desks.

The final project of this group was the Santa sticking our of the chimney candy bar wrapper.  This was definitely a favorite item for everyone.

Tomorrow I'll show you my favorite group.

Whew — they finished two Project groupings.
It's time to get re-fueled.
The tables were set so pretty — Katie did a great job.
She cut out tons of leaves to lay out on the tables

Katie made the napkin and silverware holder to coordinate with everything else.

Isn't this just adorable.  It was made using the Square Pillow Box Thinlet Die.
Pretty quick and easy — this is a must have for the holidays.

We served Cheesy Broccoli and homemade Chicken Vegetable soups, artisan breads, salad and all the toppings.  Maria was so sweet and brought a veggie plate.
Jose (the only man attending) couldn't be out done by the ladies — he brought Blueberry and Oreo Cheesecakes and they were delicious.
Katie baked leaf cookies for us and Gail baked some fabulous Ginger cookies for me (gluten free and paleo too) YUMMY!!  I shared a few but kept a bunch for me.

It looks like they are enjoying the food.

After lunch they went back to their "work" tables to get their swap cards.
This little treat was waiting for them.

We made these with the Berry Box Die and the Acorny Thank You stamp set.
Don't you love the acorn — Nuts About You — perfect for this basket, don't you think.

Now it was time for the card swap.

Jose was in line ready to go.  What a treat to have him swap too.

Come back tomorrow — I'll share their swap cards with you.