Making decorations and gifts for Christmas, is our favourite type of craft! At this time of year, our Cricut machine gets a good work out – making Christmas tags, cards, decorations, favour boxes, table decorations, and gifts. One of the best features of the Cricut is that it can cut a wide variety of papers, card, vinyl, etc so that you can put your own special touch on your projects.
As you can see, we love the reindeer die cut from Very Merry Tags, and have used it on gift tags, on gift boxes, to decorate a lantern, and more. We even used our Cricut to cut pillow boxes and gift boxes to use as part of our Christmas Table last year.
We recently reviewed Cricut’s latest machine, the Cricut Mini, and you can read our review here. What we love most about this machine is that it is small and compact. It can be easily hooked up via a USB cable to your computer. Once you have installed the software, you can access lots of free images at the Cricut Craft Room. You can also use cartridges with the mini or you can purchase digital images online. There are loads of project ideas to get your started.
Cricut are generously giving A Spoonful of Sugar readers, the opportunity to win a Cricut Mini (valued at US$129.99). To enter, log in to the Raflecopter giveaway box below with your email address or facebook account and follow the steps. Do as many of the giveway options as you wish – if your already follow A Spoonful of Sugar or Cricut on facebook/pinterest, just click the button below for an automatic entry.
Giveaway is open world wide until November 21. Good Luck! The winner will be notified by email and announced on the blog. The winner will have a week to claim their prize.
Disclaimer: This is not a paid sponsored post. We received a Cricut Mini to review, plus one to giveaway. All opinions and photos are our own.
I want to make some wall decor and christmas ornaments.
Making a big Santa, Sleigh and Reindeer board for the from verandah wall out of 3mm MDF and some serious painting
I’m making some fun table decorations, and some paper stars and garlands.
Lots of stitching for presents and hot chic mixture in mugs for the teachers. I really want hubby to make a pallet tree, we will see!! LOL
A santa sack for new grandaughter.
Making some Christmas ornaments
Ooo, I’m so excited for Christmas and all the crafting I’m going to do !!!!! I plan to work on some decorations and ornaments for my mini tree, make an advent calendar, and craft a few presents for friends 🙂 I can’t wait!
This would be cool to try some new ornaments.
I have so many christmas crafts planned, but many will have to wait as I’ll be away until Dec 21. I’ve made my christmas cards, and am hoping to make some mini puddings and a gingerbread house. Also wanting to make something to hang my christmas cards on at home, they make a house look so festive!
I’m planning to make a gingerbread man bunting with the kids. We use brown cardboard and decorate the faces and bodies.
This is such a great giveaway! I am making Christmas ornaments for my tree & this would expand my options-please include me in the drawing
thank you!
I’m will be making handmade boxes to store the cupcakes and cookies I will be baking for my friends and family.
How exciting! I would love to win, I’ve always wanted one of these 🙂
I would soooooo love to win this, just look at that adorable reindeer. Thank You for the opportunity to enter
Mary
Just making Christmas cards this year. I normally make a lot of my gifts but this year I just don’t have the time.
Gingerbread house decorating bday party!!!!
cute felt baubles if I can get some time….but pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick mepick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick mepick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me…….
Goodness, The possibilities would be enless ! I’d love this so thanks for the opportunity to win one !
What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win! At this time of the year I would make cards as well as the wrappings for my present with it! 🙂
Amazing giveaway! Thank you for the opportunity! I’d love to make some christmas bunting with ‘NOEL’ printed across.
I just wanted to say “thankyou very much”. I have made many pillow boxes for my upcoming Christmas celebration at home and I used your boxes from last year for my ideas. If you’ve got time, check out this link to my blog:
http://papierandcakes.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/pyramid-of-pillows.html
The finished pieces are shown down the RHS of the blog (about a third of the way down).
I love your blog and FB page full of inspiration. I’ve never used a Cricut before. What a nice giveaway opportunity!
Oh, I’m answering the question in the rafflecopter…I plan to make ornaments and journals.
Your blog is one of my absolute favorites – I check it every single day…I always enjoy your creative ideas and inspiration! If I was lucky enough to win the Cricut Mini, I would make cards, tags, and ornaments…I would love to make some fun packaging for Christmas cookies… plus use it to decorate chipboard albums… Thank you for the opportunity!
Wow, what a great giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win.
Hugs, Uta
my everday-coffe i with your blog.
thank you for such lovly posts 🙂
I’m currently working on our cards with overlapping ornament stamps, I got everything together for a new wreath, and I always make my sequinned balls each year by putting a pushpin through a sequin and inserting (approximately 1 million) of them into a Styrofoam ball. They turn out so pretty!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!!
I’ve been making some decorations (along with other Christmassy things) and will make a couple more. I love those reindeer. Thanks for the great giveaway.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this amazing give away.. This year I am going to make some window ornament from pine cones, spray painted silver and put on strings along with some felt balls to hang in the windows..
This would be super fantastic – such an usefull tool to my papercrafts!
I usually work with lettering but, of course, at this time ofthe year, christmas ornaments are allways on my mind!
Good luck every one!
Thanks for the chance! My daughter and I wish so much something like that for long….
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Thank you so much Lisa and Sarah
Not to many Christmas crafts for me this year, just some embroidery and maybe some yummy christmas baking
He pensado hacer bufandas y gorros para mi familia y algún adorno navideño también
Un saludo y gracias por el sorteo.
I plan to make scarves and hats for my family and also a Christmas ornament
Regards and thanks for the draw.
I have a couple of garlands planned and am in the process of designing a driftwood Christmas tree. Fingers crossed it looks like what I see in my head!…
♥♥I’m making funky christmas tags with a South-African twist…think designs of “Springbok” instead of reindeer, “baobab-tree” instead of traditional xmas tree and probably some quirky “snowman” not from snow, but from mud (due to all the rain we had lately…!) Convinced that the Cricut Mini will be very happy and much utilised here in sunny SA!♥♥
lovely decorations! and this cricut mini would look awesome under our Christmas tree (early visit from Santa!) thank you for the chance!
I would LOVE to win this!!
I will start making christmas cards soon. I usually look on your blog for ideas.
Lqst years I’ve sent my cards always after new year, too late of course. This year I would try to sew some figures on my self made cards, and on time!
I want to make my own gift tags and cards for family, this Christmas. I should get a move on as it’s only 6 weeks away.
I have my Christmas cards all made and ready to go! Hoping to do some vinyl crafts to decorate
I’ve made table runners, shopping bags, little Christmas tree decorations and more. I love Christmas crafting ;). Thanks for a great give away.
Thanks for an awesome giveaway, the Christmas crafts i have planned and made are mini scrapbooks, personalised cushions, toy mailbag with reusable envelopes,photo puzzles, photo fish game, Christmas ornaments and the list goes on and on but the time runs out ….
I want to make some fun Christmas tags and some homemade ornaments this year.
A Cricut looks like so much fun! Thanks for the inspiration and the giveaway.
I’d love to make gift tags and cards and also use it for felt shapes! Thanks for the chance to win! Love your blog, have followed you with google reader
Lovely give away. Thanks for THE chance
I love the way you have decorated the lantern. I must try it. Pj x
Wow what a gift! We dont have that machine here si i will LOVE to have one, i will be crossing my 20 fingers!
I am doing alot of sewing for gifts!
I love to make usable but pretty gifts for friends and family. I may make some food gifts also.
I love everyThing to be handmade for Christmas. So I’ll be making cards, tags, gifts and ornaments too 🙂
I’m going to whip up some lavender heat packs for some Christmas gifts along with some mosaic placemats and coasters, some hand poured scented candles and soaps, some tree limb coasters, a couple of scrapbooks, a framed family tree and trying my hand at a photo quilt for a queensize bed 🙂
We are making new ornaments for the tree, and decorations for the house, tags, and embellishments for gifts, and a million more reasons why we need a Cricut!!!!
I always make my daughter new pajamas for Christmas. I also have some totes and purses in mind.
I have been working on my hexagon quilt for two years now, and I am striving to get it finished in time to get it on my bed in time for Christmas. So close in the hand stitching to a finish.. Plugging away daily.. I am GOING to do it!!
That’s a very generous giveaway! Your decorations are so lovely, it’s a pleasure to see them – the best gifts are handmade.
I love the cut outs on the lantern! why hadn’t I thought of that?? I love the Cricut line of products.
Thanks so much for the opportunity to win this amazing product. I love the gift bags with the cut outs too cute.
I have a list a mile long of things to make for christmas so far it is just going to be cards and tags.
This is a great giveaway – my mind is already thinking of all the cute gift and craft items I could use this for. Thanks!
I like to make lots of tags, so this giveaway is very exciting!
I have planned some Christmas Planning Journals and some knitted Christmas cloths! This is an exciting time! Thanks!
Christmas crafts? The only thing I want to have done for Christmas is a pair of fingerless mitts for a gift.
We will be making felt christmas tree ornaments with buttons and beads.
Too fun….i would love to try one!
I’m sewing totes and aprons at the moment!
I have some remodeling going on right now – so time may be an issue but I thought about making snowflakes with the grandkids and then hanging them all the way down the hallway!
I will be making Christmas cards.
I’m making a Christmas tree skirt right now as a wedding present. I’ve also made a few scrabble ornaments. Other than that, we’ll just have to see what other things I can make before Dec 25th comes around!
awesome Thanks for a chance Have been wanting the mini since it came out
Such great ideas! Love all the inspiration!
Going to be making snowflakes and treat boxes for our church.
the gift tags are beautiful
Gift tags & holiday cards
Christmas tags and cards for sure!
Christmas cards 😉
I’ll be making my own holiday cards 🙂
Always love your paper crafts, especially the gift tags and packaging. I would love to win one of these Cricuts someday. I have a few Christmas crafts planned, such as making cards to send out to friends and family, making ornaments for a couple annual exchanges, and making a felt garland. I’m sure more spontaneous projects will pop up at the last minute 😉
For Christmas gifts, I’m making a few knitted throws, and I have some tops sewn & ready for quilting. Thanks for the chance to win.
I am making tea towel sets! I would so love a cricut! Thanks for the chance!
That is a great give away, I would make lots of tags!
I plan on making some cards and some food gifts, maybe some cake and some chocs….
My first project would be gift tags, but the possibilities are endless!
We will be making christmas decorations for our table and creating out own door ornoments 🙂
Already started on some tags and hoping to get some decor done too. Thinking about trying the holiday rental bundle 🙂
I plan to sew some ornaments and gift tags! I would also love to make some Christmas cards!
I’m planning one of the fabulous felt wreaths from the Mollie Makes Christmas books – I also want to finsh my quilted tree skirt…..
I planned to sew some elves, christmas tree ornaments, pillows and much more.
I need to make a new wreath for my kitchen
Perfect to create home made Christmas Cards, and gift tags.
I am going to make ornaments with my kids. We are also making garland to go above doorways. I am also going to make our own wrapping paper/decorations!!
Great giveaway and wonderful projects.
sonya.hubley@windstream.net
Glitter Ornaments with monogram
i’d like to make some of these pillow boxes filled with treats. great projects.
I am planning to make ornaments, both glass with vinyl- and paper ornaments. I am also planning on making gift tags. 🙂
Lots of angels and reindeer decorations!!!!
Thanks for a chance to win………..
I want to make tags and cards and tops for jars and way too many other things.
I want to make some ornaments, window vinyls, cards, and construction paper cut outs for my daycare kids to use for Christmas crafts!
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What a wonderful giveaway. This Cricut would be so easy to take to classes on how to use it not to mention all the goodies you can cut out with it. What fun! Sar Tann on fb
Oh, my dear hands would be so grateful to not have to cut things out manually! I’d love to make some more Putz style houses for my Christmas miniature village.
I am planning to make gift tags, Christmas picture frames, teacher gifts, etc.
I plan on making some decorations for the tree with my grandchildren. I am also making a few gifts. This give away is fabulous. I’m sitting here imagining the thing I could do if only……
(a toy for Mimi)
i have lots planned weather i not i accomplish is another thing lol life is always hectic great blog here !!
Shelley
dsnunes@hotmail.com
Would love to start on some Christmas ideas.
Mainly making gifts! I had lots of ornaments to finish and want to get cards ready to send out -)
I plan on making my xmas cards. Having the mini would give me a bigger cutting surface to do envelopes and hopefully some home decore that I really want to do. Would really love to win this.
I plan on using Crichton to personalize my Christmas gifts and to decorate my home for a holiday party 🙂
I have a ton of Christmas cards to make for the elderly. Our LOH (Ladies of Harley) Group are making cards for those that dont have any family. We want to make sure they get something too that way they know there is people out there thinking of them.
Love the idea of both the daughter/mother combo and also taking your “craft” right to the kitchen table. My plans are just to update my shelves with some paper decor.
I enjoy cardmaking & scrap booking
Those are adorable. Thank you for the inspiration.
I would love to have a new Cricut mini to make holiday gift tags, place cards, napkin rings, etc for Xmas!! 😀
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Making Christmas tags with my girls for the holidays!
Thanks for a chance to win! I’ve got many projects in the works: cards, tags, mini books! So fun!
this year we will be making christmas tea towels and home made biscuits
thanks for all your great tutorials
familyross4@gmail.com
I’ve got many projects in the works: cards, tags, mini books and candles! Thanks for a chance to win!
I am doing nugget tins with candy for the extended family.Cant wait to get started!
Tracy
I’m so in need of a new cricut and this new mini model would be perfect. Thanks!
I am going to make gift tags, block stuff, and some vinyl tiles.
Every year I make gift tags. I love using the reindeers in Christmas Cheer, Noel, Winter Frolic. I haven’t decided which I’m going to use this year, but I can promise it will be on a Cricut.
casserole carriers, jean quilts, and car play mat bags.
Absolutely stuning Christmas decorations. TFS
I am a new follower. Thanks for a chance to win a mini!!!
Hugs, CyndiU
cureta2 at yahoo dot com
LOVE the reindeer! Right now my crafting is Christmas cards!-Pam
Making Christmas cards and gifts for coworkers. A “mini” would be an amazing asset!
Making Christmas cards and gifts for coworkers. A “mini” would be an amazing asset!
Making Christmas cards and gifts for coworkers. A “mini” would be an amazing asset!
I’ve started my Christmas cards and am actually using the deer doily from Cindy Loo that you show on your bag. Love it on red!
I’m making my own boxes for baked goods and canned goods. A mini Cricut would certainly make that go faster! 🙂
I plan on making some ornaments to decorate our tree and to give as gifts.
I have some many things planned! I want to use pages from old books and music sheets to make ornaments, a tree topper, name tags and more
I’m making Christmas cards and tags!! Good luck to everyone.
Beautiful Xmas projects. Thanks for the inspiration
I plan on making many things, such as: stars, ornaments, name tags, Christmas cards, bookmakers and so on.
Thanks for the opportunity!!
I really want to make some of these beautiful things especially things with the reindeer. Love that reindeer.
Lovelove this post, I want to decorate my Ikea candle holder like yours now, hehe. Fingers crossed I win the mini! 🙂
tina
aka
ambelleina
I have just finished making my Christmas cards for this year and have made two country fabric scrap garlands. Not sure what is next, but I love to try new projects!
Thanks for the chance to win!
mb6464@hotmail.com
marciasmemories.blogspot.com
I am planning on making oversized tags instead of Christmas cards. Also making bookmarks for all my daughters classmates for the christmas party!
I’m making snowflakes with Winter lace. I love what you did with Very Merry Tags. I’m off to dust off my cartridge now!
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I love the gift tags….looking forward to making some of my own
I love the lantern. Gonna make my own. Thanks for the ideas and for the chance to win the Mini Cricut. Hope I win!!! Sure could use one!
I would make gift tags and cards. Thank you.
what an awesome toy/tool!! – this looks like loads of fun. hope Im lucky 🙂
Love love love the reindeer
I’m planning to sew some stuff toys for my niece this year. Hope she will love it!
Planning to make some snowflakes to stick on the glass windows. 🙂
I’m making Christmas Cards right now. I could certainly use a Cricut Mini Personal Electronic Cutter.
I would make tags and the lantern
I would make tags and the lantern
Dec 2 is our ornament party. everyone brings supplies for a ornament, and we spend the afternoon making them, there is kind of a contest to make ornaments with stranger and stranger supplies. We make stone soup, everyone brings one veggie to add to a simple chicken soup. We have been doing this over 20 years.
Dec 2 is our ornament party. everyone brings supplies for a ornament, and we spend the afternoon making them, there is kind of a contest to make ornaments with stranger and stranger supplies. We make stone soup, everyone brings one veggie to add to a simple chicken soup. We have been doing this over 20 years.
I plan on making stuff elephants for my kids for christmas
The only thing on the list this year is making a few cards.
I have more projects to make than I have time to do – even with my time-saving Cricut Expression. First on my list is a mini-album for a swap!
I plan to make lots of ornaments
I plan to make lots of ornaments
I am going to make gifts for my daughters teachers.
this year we went to sot light and got a range of things to use we are making wreaths and our own balls with names on them which well will make for friends the kids have made paper chains and standing Santa’s and Xmas trees for Nana and poppy we are making our own scrap books of the year and decorating them and putting in pictures and little keep sakes that remind us of them and Christmas and family we brought some noodle containers and decorated them and filled some with home made chocolates some with soaps and potpurri and these are gifts for kinda teachers with a card they have made them next we are making Christmas finger puppets the kids can stick these on the ends of the trees and it stops scratches from the pine needles or wire 🙂
This will be the third Christmas that all gifts are handmade and/or natural. Some of the gifts this year are aprons, fleece blanket (for newest grandson), pillows, flannel lounge pants for the grandsons, potholders and cloth napkins gift tags and handmade cards. (thank you for the recent potholder tutorial! Love it!). Also, thanks for the opportunity to win the Cricut mini! Mine is getting old and a new one would be wonderful!
thank you for the giveaway. So far I am making felt ball holiday garland for our stairway. Might think up some more things if I win!
I’m stitching hearts with angels for this christmas
Stockings for cats, soem bracelets, wall hangings and a quilt. that isn’t all …
What a great giveaway, thanks for the opportunity to enter. I’m making new place mats for Christmas, and hopefully some baking for presents.
oh! I want it! it’s great!
I liked do beautiful ornaments for all gifts.
Specially Reyes night. Is a special night in Spain and my nephews comes to home to discover gifts and the face, ilusion, smails… it’s the best!
I am making pajamas for my family and jewelry as well. I would love a cricut to make gift tags to go with them. Handmade with love is the best gifts to receive!
I will be making some ornament wreaths, bows for gifts, and potentially decorations for our Holiday meal 🙂
I especially love crafting for Christmas. This little baby would just make it so much more enjoyable!
Make Christmas ornaments especially for my little one’s new bedroom.
I’m making tons of Christmas cards and gift boxes and bags. Love the reindeer too
Fazendo bonecos de neve para as crianças da família e anjos de cone de linha,para os adolescentes,reciclar é preciso.Obrigada pela oportunidade internacional,sou brasileira.
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I’m making lots of cards and a glass ornament wreath.
I want to make some christmas cards
I have wanted a cricuit for sooo long but could never quite fit it in the budget. All of my fingers and toes are crossed!
I want to make some christmas ornaments and christmas cards with my baby girl. Will be fun 🙂 I hope that i will find a little time to make handmade gifts.
crafty gift tags and wreath decorations!
We will be making our own Cricut cards this year if we win! It looks like so much fun!
bettimoe@gmail.com
I’m planning white-red Christmas color scheme this year and your blog is such an inspiration! I’m not sure what the cards would look like, but I could definitely use cricut on one of our girls-only crafty Saturdays.
Inspired by some gift tags you made using doilies my Christmas gift wrapping this year will be made using white/red striped and red with white dotted paper plus white and red string and white doilies.
So many great things are possible if I had this machine, thanks for the givaway.
I plan on making lots of sweet treat boxes.
I’m making ornaments, sets of cards, bath scrubs, altering some wooden items and making mini albums
Would love to do some cards with my 3.5yr old for Christmas this year!
i love to create all kind of ornaments for Christmas .
I make gift tags, wrapping paper, and mantel and table centerpieces.
Gigi
I’m making my cards and tags this year, along with a bunch of ornaments to give. Be especially blessed, Kathy
I am making some small gift envelopes for vouchers, as well as thinking of others ways to gift wrap – this mini cricut would be perfect!
Judy
“Pampering in a Jar”. .. different small beauty products in a mason jar
I’m just now starting to get into the holiday spirit. I had major surgery last week, so I really can’t do much but gather ideas, and since I can’t do much, making cards will be the easiest, so your product would be perfect for me to use during my recovery.
Star Lynn
I’m just now starting to get into the holiday spirit. I had major surgery last week, so I really can’t do much but gather ideas, and since I can’t do much, making cards will be the easiest, so your product would be perfect for me to use during my recovery.
Star Lynn
I made matching XMAS aprons for me and my 3 year old Daughter EMILY and they are so adorable
My girls love making christmas cards. They also love christmas cooking, especially gingerbread men and christmas cakes.
We are in the process of making Christmas cards and the bon bons for 3 Christmas tables- a nice gift for 2 of my sisters whose year it is to be with the inlaws!
We are in the middle of making Christmas cards and bonbons for 3 Christmas tables. We will give the bon bons to 2 of my sisters who are away celebrating Christmas with the inlaws this year! A lovely giveaway!
I’m mainly quilting for Christmas gifts this year – although there’ll probably be a bit of paper craft for some fancy gift tags too.
I’m doing digital photobooks for Christmas gifts. I’m also making my Christmas cards and the Cricut mini would really help.
I am making holiday hats and would love to win this to make tags for each hat. esterling9@aol.com
I’m making my Christmas cards and the Cricut mini would really help.
I am planning some easy to do Christmas activities with my grade 1/2 class.
Ooo! Love to win a cricut mini.
Making anything christmassy is fun. Love christmas decorations!
Would love to do some xmas gift tags with the cricut.
this would be awesome!!
This looks amazing! I am attempting to do a totally handmade Christmas with hats, bags and quilts for everyone! Have also taken part in quite a few hand made ornament swaps. Cards and paper are next. Your blog is very inspirational!
I would be so excited if I won this…
I’m making embroidered ornaments and table runners and would love to do some papercrafts too; your paper projects are always so inspiring. Thanks!
My two girls (7yo and 9yo) love their craft projects and I think the Cricut would be great for us to use on projects together.
I’m in the process of making my Christmas cards right now, but also make wall decorations with vinyl.
I’m in the process of making my Christmas cards right now, but also make wall decorations with vinyl.
Just discovered your blog, joined as a follower straight away, sorry but dont do FB n Twitter dont have the techno for that, just happy in blogland. Love the giveaway, previously if you asked me if I was interested in papercrafts I would have said no, but seeing all the great things you make has changed my mind…hopefully in time to get some decorating done for Christmas..I have teacher and kinder teacher gifts to make this year!
I plan to make a house out of gingerbread and some candle holders out of gypsum.
I am making Christmas Crackers from scratch and personalising the contents for each family member. I love the idea of crackers but most of the store bought ones look fantastic but don’t have very good gifts inside. It is such great fun making them!
What a great give away – love it
I need to make wall decorations this christmas.
I want to make a custom advent calendar!
jessicarwarfield at gmail dot com
I am exciting for baking mainly – I consider that a craft 🙂
Christmas ornaments and “reindeer” food.
Christmas garland for my toddler to decorate the house with.
My wife makes all kinds of cool Christmas crafts
We le to make chains to hang from the roof which are made from decoratedd paper by the kids
arballantyne@dodo.com.au
I’m planning to make some banners and get some new wall-art on the walls for our Christmas Day party
Actually I am planning to make DIY wedding next year and this cutter will be very useful. Will be able to do more details in decoration with this machine!
Actually I am planning to do DIY wedding next year and this cutter will be very useful! So many details in decoration I can create with this machine. As for christams I am going to make some lights with candles, jars, paint and stencil.
I have seen so many cute things made with the cricut. I think I need to invest in one. I love making cards and scrapbooking. Thanks for sharing.
Heidi
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Wow, the cricut mini digital cutter looks amazing. If I was so blessed to win one I would be making all my own labels for my handmade Christmas presents and tags for my scrapbook and recipe folder.It would also really come in handy for my wedding place settings and invitations. I would love love love it!!!
I plan to make coin purses, super hero capes and crayon rolls.
I don’t celebrate christmas, but I love crafting
My first scrapbooking is my baby boy photo frame