Spontaneous craft idea

[wiseheart]

Little Christmas gift boxes, made of repurposed (empty) hand creme pots:



I think I can find some more empty pots in my craft cupboard, so I might make some more gift boxes for the small purse.

I got two nice birthday cards: an e-card from lindahoyland and a physical one from the_wild_iris. Thanks, ladies, that was very thoughtful of you! *hugs*

Other than that, I finally took Mum to the café for a belated birthday breakfast, We even added a piece of yogurt/fruit jelly cake to the usual menu; yummy, but small and way too overpriced. But I won't turn 68 ever again, so I thought this one time... I'll bake the actual birthday cake during the weekend. A Sicilian Cassata cake is a complicated one, so I need time for it.

I also did a food run afterwards, did some writing (most of which I'm probably going to tear up as I'm not satisfied with it), took a nice, long nap in the afternoon, and now it's evening again. The promised rain hasn't arrived yet, but I'm sure it will come eventually.

Comments

[artemis10002000]

Ooooh, these are very cute! I love empty creme pots, they are so useful, but I'd never considered decorating them.

Also, I wish you a belated happy birthday!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)
I kept collecting these creme pots to keep small items (needful for crafting) in them, but they're actually a bit too small for that. I'm glad this spontaneous idea occurred to me because I can use them for something practical this way, and kids with very little pocket money can also buy things on the fair. (I might put a little surprise into each pot, just to make them happy...)

[artemis10002000]

Aw, that is a cute plan!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Little surprises are good. :)

[meathiel]

Hmmmm ... cake!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Everything is better with cake. 😋

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Glad you had a good day.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. We look forward to these short trips to the café at the corner; we pretend being in Vienna, which we, alas, no longer can do.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on reaching 68! Every year is a blessing. That makes me your big sister as I shall be 70 on the 19th. I won't be baking however, so I hope you're going to share that cake online. ;)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Of course! We autumn girls have to stick together. Also: yay for having a big sister! I always wanted one, but I have no siblings.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

It´s a fact that those cakes with fresh fruits are absolutely overpriced, while the fruits aren´t. At least not where I live.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Everything is overpriced here, and fresh fruits are no exception. Still, I keep buying raspberries as long as Lidl has them even though the price is ridiculous. But there aren't many fruits that Mum can eat fresh, without massacring them first.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Good idea.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Spontaneous ideas tend to be the best ones.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

What a cute idea (the pots).