Such a Treat!

Hi! I’m Sheena from Close To My Heart. Handmade gifts from the heart are the best kind of gifts and today I'm going to show you some of our new products that make customized gift giving even easier. You can personalize them right down to the package that you put the gift into! I’ll show you a few fantastic new gift-giving products. These projects are all made from our new gift items in the Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book. I love how they can all be personalized for every occasion and every personality. Take these treat tube for instance. They’re food safe so I put candy in these ones. You could also use them for maybe a hot cocoa package in the winter by filling them with marshmallows, peppermints, cocoa powder. Or maybe your Mom’s a gardener. You could fill it with various types of vegetable seeds. Or maybe your best friend loves to go to the spa. So you could fill it with bath salts for a relaxing spa package. When using the Treat Tubes, attach your decorations to the outside of the tubes with Liquid Glass, 3-D foam tape, or glue dots for the best results. Now, look at these great Muslin Gift Bags. You can use it for lots of different items as well and they are also food safe. If you fill it with cookies, or any other food item that could be a little bit oily, be sure to wrap the treat in wax paper or something similar so that no oils seep through the fabric. When filling these with treats, make sure to use light colored treats because the muslin is a bit see through. This muslin is great because you can stamp on it. It is best to use pigment inks. And when stamping on it make sure to slide a piece of cardstock inside so that the ink doesn’t seep through to the other side. You can even use our alcohol markers on them; just make sure to use a light touch. Glue dots and Liquid Glass work as the best adhesive on these bags. If you end up using Liquid Glass, be sure to use just a tiny amount because it will seep through the fabric. Now look at these great Clear Pillow boxes. They’re also food safe so feel free to fill it with yummy treats. And just like the muslin bags be sure to sure to wrap any oily treats so that the inside doesn’t get oily. You can fill it with lots of other items as well like a tie, belt, socks, hair bows, and even embellishments like ribbons. We recommend Liquid Glass, 3-D foam tape, and Glue Dots as they work the best. Now, here is a great Kraft container. Again this is also food safe so you could fill it with treats like 6–10 cookies or any candies like that. You can even take the lid off and use it as a pencil cup for a teacher or for mom or dad at the office. Liquid Glass, Glue Dots, 3-D foam tape, as well as hot glue from a glue gun are the best adhesive. You can even stamp on it with ink, just but be sure to stamp and roll the image for the best coverage like we did here. Now we also have some paper pouches. We carry them in several sizes. This small one was used as a tag but you can also add it to a gift or add to a layout. These bigger ones we used to make a great interactive album. Isn’t it adorable? You could also use these to hold paper doll kits in, you can make an advent calendar, so you use like one bag per day of various sizes. You can make an envelope out of it. Best ink to use on them is stamping with pigment ink. 3-D foam tape, Tombow, and Glue Dots are the best for adhesives. As you can see, there are several ways to use our new gift items in your future projects! The next time you want to give a handmade gift, simply fill out a paper pouch, a muslin bag, or a treat tube. It’s a thoughtful gift that is super simple to put together. If you’d like to make adorable the pages of our Idea Book for more creative inspiration! handmade gifts like these, talk to your Close To My Heart Independent Consultant about purchasing the necessary supplies. Or, go to closetomyheart.com to browse