Crafting Projects To Date

Happy Valentines! Everyone,

I apologize for not posting since April of last year. I'm really bad...but, anyway, I want to share some of the projects I've done since then. Here are some pictures. You are welcome to make any comments/suggestions.

Below is another Candy/Money Lei I made.

These I made for my 1st grader's class for Halloween. They're little pumpkins made from orange slice candies.

Below are some of the Candy/Fruit & Snack baskets I made for Christmas to give out as gifts. The last pic with smaller baskets I put together for my 1st grader's class as well. I made about 17 of them all together.

Well, I hope these pictures will inspire your next project. Thank you for visiting and, again, please feel free to leave a comment.

Have a Great Weekend!

Candy Leis

Hello! Everyone,

I finally finished making some Candy Leis for Graduation (& Birthday, too) and because I'm making them for my daughter & friends, I used ribbons in their School colors. Please feel free to comment. By the way, the models are my daughters. I apologize for my "headless" model...she refused to have her face in the picture...as for my 5 yr old, well, you know by the pose that she loves her picture taken.
Graduation Lei #1 - It looks like to much ribbon on this one, but it looks fine on...What do you think?
This is how Lei #1 looks like on.
Graduation Lei #2 - I like this one, but I think I made it a bit too long (2 candy links longer).
This is how lei #2 looks like on.
Graduation Lei #3 - I like this one too, I stretched out the white ribbons in hopes that the words on the ribbons would show.
Birthday Lei (Graduation, too) - This is my favorite because it is so colorful.

This is how it looks on.

Candy & Money Leis as Graduation Gifts

These are samples of some Candy & Money Leis that I've made (the model is my daughter). And, yes these are real dollar bills. The first one is just Candy. The 2nd is Candy & Money (dollar bills folded into "fan-shaped"). The 3rd is Candy & Money (dollar bills folded into "butterfly shaped")

Hello! Everyone,

As you all know, the end of the School year is fast approaching, which means Graduation. For some, end of May, and for others, June.

Anyway, I would like to share with you affordable gifts kids will love and treasure...well, for as long as they can, that is. (LOL)

Candy & Money Leis are great gifts and kids love them. I make and give them as gifts to friends and family for Birthdays & Graduations. As a matter of fact, my 13 year old daughter and her friends have requested for me to make leis for them for their 8th Grade graduation. Of course, I said yes and I will be making the leis in their school color. I would like to propose, to the Graduation Committee, making it for the entire 8th Grade Class as one of their gifts, but don't know how well that would go. This is not common here in Maine.

Giving Candy & Money Leis as gifts, especially for Graduation, is a tradition in Guam where I am originally from. As a matter of fact, I think kids expect them. Schools in Guam also use them for fund raisers. I would like to make a go at it as a home business, but, again, I don't know how it would pan out here in Maine. And, it would probably be a seasonal thing or maybe made to order. I might even make a few and sell them at a Craft Fair. I don't know...all I know is I enjoy making them.

Well, there you have it...I hope I didn't bore you too much. I welcome any comments or constructive criticism about my blog or any ideas on promoting my leis. Thank you for visiting.