Entries in holiday (6)

Monday
Dec212009

Last minute gift idea

Short on cash and time? Need a last minute hostess gift for the fifth holiday party you've been invited to this year? No worries! Just hit your local grocery store, pick up a few items and you'll be on your way to creating this very easy DIY S'mores Kit that's sure to be a hit with kids of all ages!

You'll need:

  • 1 box of graham crackers
  • 1 bag of marshmallows
  • 1 big chocolate bar of your choice
  • bbq wooden skewers (optional)

Supplies:

This kit includes 9 marshmallow pieces, 1/2 bar of hazelnut chocolate and 1/2 bar of milk chocolate, 9 large pieces of graham crackers and 9 wooden skewers.

We used a mixture of cellophane and glassine bags to repackage all of the items. If you can't get your hands on glassine bags, you may also use parchment paper or wax paper to create a protective sleeve/band for the chocolates. The crackers I purchased came with two ready-packed bundles!

The labels are simply punched out of kraft paper using a 2-inch circular punch, embellished with a red dotted border (super fine red sharpie) then attached to the packaged goods using a glue-stick.

Enjoy!

xo Ez + Marichelle

P.S. If you will be giving a similar gift (using repackaged food) it is best to include a list of the ingredients for those who may suffer from allergies, or to save the wrappers in case they are needed.

Thursday
Dec172009

Nice Customer: Jutta's Tiny Christmas Tree

Hello everyone!  Recently, Jutta (one of our lovely customers) sent us a link to the adorable way that she put her recent Nice Package purchase to use: Candy-stripe Twisite Ties as Christmas Tree Pom Poms!  Check out her full post over on her beautiful blog.

Thanks Jutta!  xox Ez + Marichelle

*If you've made something fabulous using your Nice Package supplies we'd love to see!  Contact us.

Wednesday
Dec022009

3-Day Super Sale

Just in time for the holidays...we're excited to introduce our very first Nice Package Super Sale*! Now through December 5th we've taken 50% off some of our favorite handcrafted products! Come visit our etsy and big cartel shops and find some wonderful gifts for the special folks on your holiday shopping list.  Product quantities are limited.

Hoping to receive your Nice Package goodies by Christmas?  Be sure to place your orders by Decemeber 15th (domestic) and December 8th (international).  Delivery by December 25th can not be guarenteed (a lot has to do with the Post Office) but we will do all we can on our end to ensure that you will receive your purchase in a timely manner.

We are also pleased to offer FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50!  Shipping fees will be refunded on orders with a product total of $50 or more (before tax or shipping has been applied).

Thank you all for making our first holiday season so grand! xo Ez & Marichelle

*Super Sale items can be found within the Super Sale category in our shop(s). Sale pricing does not apply to Items not found within this shop category.

Monday
Nov162009

Project Inspiration: Mini Envelope Advent Tree

Hi everyone!  Here's a fun little project we put together using our two latest shop addtions: Colored Dot Stickers + Mini Envelopes.

For this advent calendar we decided to form the shape of a tree (it looks so cute on the wall in Marichelle's house), but you could create any shape you like (perhaps a wreath or other festive form).

For this project we used:

To start we positioned our first envelope for the top of the tree and stuck it to the wall with removable adhesive.  Then working down from there we formed rows in the following amounts:

  • Row One: 1 envelope
  • Row Two: 2 envelopes
  • Row Three: 3 envelopes
  • Row Four: 4 envelopes
  • Row Five: 5 envelopes
  • Row Six: 7 envelopes
  • Row Seven: 1 envelope (for tree trunk)
  • Row Eight: 2 envelopes (for tree stand)

On each envelope we stuck one of our Colored Dot Stickers and then wrote numbers 1-25 on them with a fine-tipped marker.  Inside each envelope tucked a little note with a clue where the advent gift for that day can be found (i.e. "Look inside the junk drawer").  We finished he whole thing off with a "tree topper" a.k.a. one of our Delicate Paper Lace Dolies.  So fun and easy to create!

Find the products used in this project in our Nice Package (etsy shop) + Nice Package (big cartel shop).

Have fun! xo Ez + Marichelle

Monday
Nov092009

D.I.Y Tab Sticker Festive Garland Trim

Hi everyone!  New in our shop today you will find these great Metallic Tab Stickers.  We decided to carry them after coming up with some fun projects to use them on.  Here is a quick and easy tutorial for one of our projects...D.I.Y Tab Sticker Festive Garland Trim (we love how the finished garland looks like a string of Holiday lights or Christmas ornaments).  Perfect for hanging in your home or topping special gifts with!

 For this project we used:

Have fun!  -Ez + Marichelle