Everyday Celebrating

DIY: Creating faux peppermints

How excited was I when I came across this printable peppermint graphic from the Dollar Tree?  Especially when I was planning on designing the exact same style to use!   They beat me to it!

So here's what I did with them.

Print out the peppermints and cut them out.

The Dollar Tree has styrofoam disks which the template was designed to fit.  Perfect!  They come 2 to a pack for $1.  I'll tell you ahead of time that not all Dollar Trees carry them.  I've found the larger stores have these. If you can't find them, you could use cardboard or cardstock. Place the peppermint template on top of the disk and attach either with double sided tape or glue stick. 

Then just wrap each piece in cellophane (also at the Dollar Tree for $1/roll) and twist the ends like a real peppermint.  From there, the possibilities are endless.  You could add to a wreath or make a garland, etc.  I wired a couple pieces into my Christmas tree topper.

SmileBooks discount for EC readers... ALL YEAR!

 I wanted to remind you of a wonderful discount from my sponsor, SmileBooks.

 

The great folks at SmileBooks were one of my sponsors for the BlogHer conference last August and are sponsoring me for Lavish as well. They printed some amazing booklets for both conferences that feature party ideas from this blog.  The quality is phenomenal!

Have you wanted to make a nice coffee table style book?  Maybe featuring a vacation or holiday, maybe a birthday party or special anniversary, etc?   Smilebooks produces the highest quality of glossy, beautiful photo books.  

It is so easy to create a book, just upload your photos!  You can create your own layouts or have them designed for you.   

SmileBooks is offering a 30% discount to readers of Everyday Celebrating in celebration blogs and those that read them.  Just use coupon code CELEBRATE30 during checkout to receive the discount.  

Also, what about CALENDARS?  SmileBooks just launched a line of calendars and they are now 30% off!

There are so many occasions to celebrate with a book... Mother's Day, Graduation, Celebrate a high school band season or sport, etc.  These make a fabulous holiday gift!  And... this code is good through December 2011. With an expiration date of 12/31/2011, you can get discounted books for every occasion... all year!