Crafting fun!

My friend StarryNews is getting married in October. Her family is American Taiwanese, so she wanted her wedding to reflect both cultures. Her dress will be a beautiful red (I'll post pictures after the wedding).


Her colors are gold and red, so we got a little crafty with some treat bags. Along with a traditional cake, there will be a cookie table. To make sure everyone can get an assortment of cookies, one must have a cookie bag!


Enter the Cricut (yes, an electronic die cutting machine - it's fabulous); the Big Shot (a rolled die cutter and dry embosser), the shiny-sparkly embossing powder, and the heating tool.

And we're off!


As you can see, we cut out hearts, used the embossing powder to put on a "love" symbol, punched out the circle, glued it to the heart and then added it to the bag. We had previously run the bag through the Big Shot with a rose folder, so you could see and feel the design.


We were very happy with the outcome. I couldn't get the shiny part of the stamped image to show up, but trust me, it's lovely.

What a fun way to spend an evening indoors...especially during the recent heat wave.

More outdoor photos later in the week.

M.E.