Petaloo

Decorative Gift Boxes Made Perfect with Petaloo

 

   

Jennifer Snyder here and sharing a cheery decorated box and a "behind the scenes glance into Jennifer's sneaky homelife. "

 

I received my first box of "See's Chocolates"  last Christmas from Petaloo, all the way from California.    Let me tell ya....wowzers.  What quality - what deliciousness - and what a chocolaty secret to keep from my family.    My husband will snatch up candy from the counter quicker than one can blink.  I can't have that.  Then I have my kids to contend with and fight off.  Nope can't have that either.

Sorry - no way could I possibly divulge this gift to my family.  So I did the only reasonable thing a responsible mom and loving wife could do - I hid the box and ate them all.  Yes - EVERY heavenly melty wonderful piece of chocolate.

 The box was all that remained from that sensational chocolate memory saved from last Christmas.
 I tucked the empty box in my stash as if it had always been just an empty box.
BUT  now I can enjoy it again and gussy it up!!! (ahhhhh stills smells like chocolate too.)

  

 

To do this, I gathered up a few of my favorite products and set to work.   Flowers from Petaloo by Floracraft.  Dies from Spellbinders.  Papers from Maja Design in Sweden
 the gorgeous collection called Life in the Country.

 

Next of course - come flowers as decorative toppers.
It's gussied up with some exquisite flowers from  Petaloo by Floracraft:

Petaloo Botanica Collection - Faux Dried Flowers Ephemera in Red 

Petaloo Botanica Fairy Rose Bud in Red (new release available soon)

 

 

 I added paper to the inside of the box as well.  Helps cover up the fact that I actually ate a whole box of chocolates.  Chocolates?  What chocolates.  Not me!  hahahaa

 

 

 

More views of the box.  

 

 

Keep your eye on the Petaloo website.  It will be moving soon and is being relocated to the Floracraft website.  Floracraft is the new owner of Petaloo.  You'll be able to see all the new flowers on that site.  Your flowers are not going away, they are just moving to a new home site. 

Once again a giant thanks to Cheryl Cohen and Petaloo by Floracraft for providing me such a wonderful opportunity to showcase their products and have such great friends.

Thanks for stopping here today. I value your time. 

Happy Crafting

 

 

Products Used

Petaloo Botanica Collection - Faux Dried Flowers Ephemera in Red 1100-205

Petaloo Botanica Fairy Rose Bud in Red RS5013-192/4

Maja Design -Life in the Country Collection   
Spellbinders Shapabilities Die - Heirloom Oval S4-447

 Floral Berries
Gold Trim

Altered Tin and Father's Day Card

With a heavy heart, I have to say this is my last post for Petaloo, I want to put a big thank you out there to Jeff and Cheryl for giving me this opportunity and trusting in me to showcase their product, Their kindness and caring is over the top. Thank you so much for your friendships. Not a good bye but a see you later. 

I want to thank the followers, consumers  and supports of Petaloo and the rest of the Design Team, for your support,  compassion and kind words. 

 

I have a fun altered tin and card made especially for dad! You cant go wrong with rust, gears and steampunk. The tin is to hold all of Daddy's sweet treats.

Enjoy the video and creative process.

 Because Brown is not a favorable colour for flowers, sometimes you just have to make them yourself. I used the Dajeerling Teastained   for the larger flowers and sprayed them golden yellow, with the Mini Mix I simply ink distressed them for the grunge look.

For the tin I used a rust technique to grunge it up and added the flowers and metal embellishments.

So the kids and I will fill this with daddy's favorite sweet treats and leave the extras close so he can finish those off as well. (A sweet tooth in denial)

Thank you for stopping by today!

 Supplies:

Petalooby Flroa Craft:  Darjeeling Mini Mix 1462-105 Dahlias Teastained 1467-105

Graphic 45: Olde Curiosity Shoppe Collection

 

Butterfly Cage featuring Maja Design

 

  

Day Six! 

The Petaloo designers are "SPOTLIGHTING" the beautiful papers from

 

Maja Design of Sweden

 

June 5 - June 12.

We have loads of PAPERCRAFTING ideas, fun & 2 prize packs coming your way  ...

 

Our projects will feature this collection of papers from MAJA Designs

 

 

"VINTAGE SPRING BASICS"

 

PLUS ... we will be featuring PENNY LANE mulberry paper flowers & leaves from Petaloo that coordinate PERFECTLY with the Maja papers!

 

 

 

 PAPERCRAFTING projects you will see:

* Home DECOR

* Vintage PARTY Decorations 

* LAYOUTS

* CARDS & more ...

 

PLUS...

 

2 PRIZES ... 

 

 Vintage Paper & Flowers

PRIZE Packs

 

What's in the prize?

Petaloo "Penny Lane" Collection ... 15 packs of spring flowers

Maja Designs of Sweden...  25 pc pack of Vintage Spring Basics paper ...

 

 

We will be giving away two prize packs ... winners will be announced on our Blog & FB page 6/13.  

 

Scroll down to the bottom to see how you can enter to win.

Now let's see Heather's fabulous project! 

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My project is an altered Butterfly cage made with the softness of the vintage spring collection.

I detail cut almost the whole page of butterflies from the paper, not knowing how many would be enough, after I matched them front and back I added them to wire to make them look like they were flying within the cage.

I even had some escape from the cage, but as most butterflies are attracted to flowers, I used the Penny Lane blossoms to keep them where they should be.

Adding the effect of moss and grass I added some mushrooms and more mini petite daisy along with the mixed blossoms to the floor of the cage, making it a cozy little home.

 

Using a layer of paper on the background I added some subtle texture with a stencil.

 

 

Don't forget there is a giveaway! Who cant resists these goodies

 

Join the giveaways by joining us on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram too. Thank you for stopping by today.

Heather

If your looking to increase your stash of Maja Design Papers here's where to find them:

http://majadesign.nu/store-finder/

    Supplies: Maja Designs: Vintage Spring Basics 6th of May, 6th of March. Petaloo By FloraCraft: Penny Lane Mixed Blossoms Antique Rose 1836-059, Mixed Blossoms Soft Lavender 1836-057, Mini Dasiy Petites Soft Lavender 1839-057, Mini Daisy Petites Antique Rose 1839-059. Shimmers Paints Texturez Muddy Buddy. 13 @rts: Postcard Stencil. Lindy[s Stamp Gang Starburst Cocklebells Coral. Faber-Castell Texture Luxe Pearl. Prima: Birdcage.

 

FIVE WAYS TO ENTER :

 

1. Leave us a message ...

each day on the Petaloo Blog ... (scroll to the bottom of each days post)

 

2. LIKE US & enter our FB contest ...

on our Petaloo FB page here

 

3. Post our Giveaway on ... your FB page

& let us know you have done so

 

4. Follow us on ... Instagram   here

 

5. Re pin a Petaloo/Maja project from Pinterest  here

 

 

 

Good luck, have fun & enjoy the SPOTLIGHT!

Your Friends at Petaloo by FloraCraft

xxxooo

 

Spring Tea Box

Hi everyone!! 

Today I'm sharing a Spring Tea Box

This was a simple wood box...but by adding a little paint and these amazing Petaloo flowers...

my Tea Box look so awesome!!!

I adore these anemones.......so gorgeous!!

and these colors are just perfect!!

So fun to make this project!! 

Thanks for joining my Spring project today!!

 

Petaloo Supplies:

Darjeeling Garden Rosettes Spice 1492-108

Darjeeling Anenome - Cream (1490-105)

Darjeeling Anemone Teal 1490-106

Darjeeling Petites  1465-104

 

Other Supplies:

Wood box

Creative Embellishments

Butterflies from Graphic 45 papers

 

Spring Birdhouse Shadow Box by Ginny

Hey Peeps I'm dropping in to share a sweet little shadow box that I created with charming little bird houses and loads of spring flowers.

This stand alone shadow box would look just perfect with an Easter bunny but can be displayed all season long as it's not too " Eastery".

This little chipboard shadow box is deep enough to adhere the birdhouses inside at different depths for a nice dimensional look. I've painted it in a gorgeous spring green  to show off the flourishes and birdhouses.

I've selected blooms in bright cheerful colors and created a nice balance by adding some to the top and bottom of the shadowbox.

I've chosen a nice selection of pinks, green and white flowers and tucked in some speckled eggs. The birdhouse in the back also has a sweet little nest to welcome birds and make them feel at home.

To add a bit of softness to the hard edge of the roof line I incorporated some cheesecloth. It also helps to fill in the arrangement.

Okay that's all for me. Whishing you all a happy and productive day.

~Petaloo Supplies~

Darjeeling  Petites - Teastained Pink  pl-1465-110

Darjeeling  Mini Daisy - Pink pl-1494-110

Chantilly  Velvet Hydrangeas - Rose pl-1272-161

Darjeeling Anenome - Cream pl-1490-105