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I love to give gifts and when I can give something that is unique and unexpected that makes gift giving even more fun for me.

This gift is going to my brother who recently moved from Kentucky to Washington DC and is without some key household items that can make life easier. One of those items is a sewing kit.

As a professional who is on the go constantly and doesn’t always have time to run to the cleaners or an alterations person, I thought it would be nice to make him a sewing kit for when he needs to mend a hem or sew on a button in a hurry.

And of course I had to do a little crafting to make his sewing kit uniquely his.

I painted the top of a wood box, purchased at Hobby Lobby, in a stripe pattern. I used different shades of grey and added white to keep the look masculine. The base of the box is solid grey.

Once painted I used the Mark Montano by Craffiti Direct Vintage Scissors stamps and created a label for the top of the box. The ABC stamp set was used to spell out the words.

When I was all done decorating the box I filled it with essential sewing supplies like pins, needles, thread, buttons and stitch witchery.

Easy as pie–I had a uniquely crafted sewing kit to give to my brother.

There are so many creative ways to use stamps when crafting so head over to the Craffiti Direct website and check out the full line of stamps.

To see all the Mark Montano stamp designs head here.

Happy Crafting!

Products Used (click on photo to buy):

Decorative scrapbook paper from Hobby Lobby

Sewing supplies from Wal-Mart

I’ve been in a crafting mood lately and this project is right up my alley. It combines my love of crafting with my love for gifting and giftwrap.

One of the items I love to gift (and get) most are candles. Often times I buy my candle gifts at HomeGoods or TJMaxx because they usually have a variety to select from and the price is right. The only downside is that many of their candles don’t come in boxes which means you have to come up with your own packaging.

I have several friends with birthdays in April so the other day I headed to HomeGoods in search of a candle and found this one. The glass jar was really pretty and classic but I knew to give it as a gift I would need to put it in to some kind of gift packaging.

I decided to make a pretty custom gift box. This is a pretty simple project and the box becomes an added gift that the recipient can use as décor in their home.

To create the gift box I used a few crafting supplies and clear stamps from CraffitiDirect, including one of the new sets from expert crafter Mark Montano .

Supplies Used:

Hinged Wood Box

Mark Montano Vintage Nature stamp set from Craffiti Direct

Thank You Flowers stamp set from Craffiti Direct

Sticker Paper

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad in Walnut Stain

Prima Markers

American Crafts Glitter Tape

Drawer Knob from Hobby Lobby

I knew I wanted to add a handle to my box so before I got started with the paper design, I drilled a hole in the lid of the box to fit a decorative knob I picked up at Hobby Lobby.

To cover each side of my wood box, I stamped five sheets of 4″ x 6″ sticker paper using the Thank You Flowers Stamp and the Mark Montano Vintage Nature set. Once stamped and colored in using Prima markers, I placed the sticker paper to the top and sides of my box and then cut off the excess paper.

The box had a hinged lid so I used my exatco blade to cut the paper between the opening and around the back hinges.

To finish the edges and add more dimension I used glitter tape to frame each side of the box.

And as an extra touch I covered the front and back of a couple of small matchboxes with stamped sticker paper using one of the beautiful butterfly image from the Vintage Nature stamp set.

I’m addicted to decorative match books now!

Each side of the box has a different design layout so it is really unique.

Creating your own decorative gift wrap is an easy way to personalize any gift you give. I hope you enjoyed the project and hope that it inspired you to get crafty!