Creative Gift Giving–Stationery Box

August 19, 2016

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while or follow me on Instagram, you know I love beautiful stationery. I’m a sucker for the boxed notecards at HomeGoods and I’ve been known to handcraft my own monogram notecards.

As a business owner and lifestyle blogger, I make it a practice to send cards and notes to all my design clients and to new friends that I meet through blogging. I also love to give beautiful stationery as gifts.

Today I’m sharing a fun and stylish gift idea that’s easy to pull together, Monogrammed Stationery Suite!

The first thing you’ll need to do to create this stationery set is to compile an assortment of notecards. The perfect stationery suite should include thank you cards, blank note cards, blank or decorative tags and maybe even some decorative or monogrammed stickers.

Here are the items I included in my set:

DIY Monogram Notecard // Personalized Notepad // Monogram Stickers // Personalized Thank You Cards // Gift Tags (similar)

DIY Monogram Notecards // Personalized Notepad // Monogram Stickers // Personalized Thank You Cards // Gift Tags (similar)

tip: You may also want to include a pretty pen in the stationery suite so the gift recipient has everything they need to send notes.

Next, head to the store and pick up a small acrylic drawer unit. I purchased this one from HomeGoods for less than $8 but I also love this one from the Container Store.

Once all the items are pulled together, arrange them in each drawer so all the cards and stickers can be seen.

To personalize the top of the box, use these embroidered iron-on letters and simply glue them onto the top of the box.

tip: the initials are white when you purchased them but you can easily use a Sharpie to change the color like I did. I used this same technique when I made my DIY monogram straw hat.

DIY Monogram Stationery Suite

If you’re looking for unique stationery products, here are a few of my favorite sources:

Notecards, Thank You, Blank Notes

Stickers

Zazzle (the best source and prices for monogrammed stickers)

Washi Tape

Cute Tape

A personalized stationery suite is a creative gift to give for any occasion. And it’s a great gift for men who usually don’t keep stationery items on hand.

With the Christmas gift giving season just a few months away, get a jump on your gift giving and make up a few of these boxes for the special people in your life.

Happy Gifting!

Things I Love: French Ribbon

April 27, 2016

Amy Butler

If I won the lottery, one of my splurges would be to buy hundreds and maybe even thousands of dollars of beautiful ribbon. I adore ribbon especially if it’s intricately designed and beautifully woven.

I have several go-to shopping sources for ribbon including this one and this one , but I am thrilled to have just uncovered what might be the holy grail of beautiful French ribbon.

Renaissance Ribbons was started by Edith Minne whose love affair for French ribbon started over 20 years ago. She turned her passion into a thriving business and today the company designs, creates and supplies their goods to thousands of wholesale companies worldwide and employs 18 designers who create their patterns.

The collection of styles available from Renaissance is vast, each one just as beautiful as the next.

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Gift Wrap Inspiration: Flowers & Birds

March 28, 2016

SPRING GIFT WRAP INSPIRATION

Creative Ideas to Inspire Your Gift Giving

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One of my favorite ways to wrap gifts is using embellishments instead of, or in combination with ribbon. I love using items that add dimension and bring gift wrap to life. I have a basket full of odds and ends that I’ve picked up at clearance sales that I use when wrapping gifts. Embellishment can be anything from ornaments and jewelry to button or crafting materials. Use whatever you have to make your gift extra special.

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Easy DIY Monogrammed Napkins {under $10 and under 10 minutes}

March 24, 2016

Ever since I moved to the South I’ve been smitten with the charm and style of monogrammed decor. I especially love incorporating monograms into my tablescape designs whether its barware like this, glassware like this or plates like these.

When I was creating my blue and white table which I shared with you yesterday, I realized I wanted to incorporate red monogrammed napkins. I already had the napkins on hand but didn’t want to pay a lot of money to have them monograms. A quick trip to Hobby Lobby and the problem was solved.

Here’s what it took to make DIY Monogrammed Napkins…

Supplies:

Embroidered Iron-On Script Letter–$1.39 ea (available in white and black, online and in stores)

Red Cloth Napkins–$7.99 for set of 4

and your trusty iron

And then the hard work starts….spend about 5 minutes ironing the embroidered letter on to each napkin!

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If you love the look of a three-letter monogram, I noticed the other day that Hobby Lobby is now selling an iron-on version. The letters are packed by position (left, middle and right) and sold separately so you’ll spend $4.47 ( without a coupon) to create your monogram. As my luck would have it, they were all sold out of S and M which is something I run into all the time.

With this easy and inexpensive DIY process you can create monogrammed napkins in a load of colors to match all your entertaining decor.

Happy Crafting and Happy Entertaining!

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DIY Monogrammed Napkins by ConfettiStyle

DIY Clipboard & Calendar

January 20, 2016

Yesterday I shared tips on decorating and organizing your office space and included the idea of using decorative clipboards to pretty up your walls and help you stay organized. And today I’m showing you just how simple it is to make a decorative clipboard with a super easy DIY project.

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The Easiest DIY Christmas Cards Ever!

December 8, 2015

So remember when I told you weeks ago that I was going to make my Christmas cards? Well, I didn’t tell you a fib.

When I lived in Seattle I always made my Christmas cards by hand. One year I made cards out of 3-dimensional ornaments and another year I made my cards inside metal tins which served as the envelope. Back then I started working on my cards months in advance of Christmas and spent lots of time making sure every detail was unique and special.

Fast forward to today. Yes, I still love to make my cards by hand but I never seem to have time or energy on my side. So when it came to my Christmas cards this year, I used my creativity to come up with a super easy and simple card design that took less than 10 minutes to create.

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TWO Easy DIY Christmas Ornaments

December 1, 2015

When I haven’t been decorating for clients I’ve been busy getting crafty and decking the halls at my home. This year I made a few handmade ornaments from things I already had stashed away. These ornaments were so simple they should be in the Holiday Decor for Dummies Book.

First up are tinsel filled ornaments. I bought these clear ornaments two years ago I think and had plans to paint them. While unpacking my decor this year I came across them and decided to turn them into tinsel ornaments.

All is took was some tinsel garland (mine purchased at Ikea), scissors and something long to push the tinsel into the ornament. I removed the ornament cap, cut my garland into 4 inch long pieces and used a chop stick to push it into the ornament.

Next I decided to take a stash of holiday coasters I purchased at a Crate and Barrel after Christmas sale and turn them into ornaments. I punched a hole in one corner so the coaster would hang on the diagonal and easy peasy, I had ornaments.

Both of these ornaments add something different to my tree–the tinsel ornaments add sparkle and shine and the coaster ornaments layer in a different shape and dimension. I’ll be back tomorrow to share my fully decorated Christmas tree in part one of Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour.

Have you crafted any of your Christmas decor this year?

#merryandbrightholidayhome

New To The Shop & The Vintage Box

September 8, 2015

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend.

I was a busy beaver but did manage a little time outdoors enjoying the weather. One of the big task on my to-do list was adding new items to the ConfettiStyle Etsy Shop. I added over 50 new vintage decor and jewelry items and still have more to add, including some vintage holiday pieces.

If you’ve never been to my Etsy shop and are wondering what types of items I sell, let me tell you about the shop. I opened my Etsy shop a few years ago and really focused on selling pieces that I loved and would decorate my own home with. I am an avid flea market shopper and the shop was a great way for me to make some of what I find available to you. There are several different categories of items in the shop but you’ll find milk glass and ironstone pieces, brass decor and lots of unique vintage items. Back in 2012 I started making vintage jewelry and add my handcrafted jewelry to the shop. 2012 was also the year when my jewelry was selected as an editors’ pick by Country Living Magazine and was featured in the Dec/Jan 2012 issue.

Over the years I’ve added additional handcrafted pieces including designer clipboards which have been very popular. I have a new collection of clipboards that will be available in the shop soon.

So all in all, my Etsy shop is an extension of my passion for vintage decor, jewelry and my love of handcrafting! Here’s a sneak peek at some of the items you’ll find in the shop…

And in case you missed it, I’ve decided to expand my shop presence and begin selling vintage finds on Instagram in a new shop called The Vintage Box. This has been something I’ve thought about for almost a year and I’m excited to launch the shop later this month.

The Instagram shop will have a more focused product offering and I’ll also be selling vintage jewelry as well. I’m still nailing down the details of the sales so follow along here to be the first to know when the shop opens.

You never know what treasures are in the box!