Coasters and Trivet

So I actually DID get something done after I got done shopping yesterday.

I created this trivet and coaster set for the craft show.

Any suggestions how to price this gift set would be appreciated!

Anna

Unexpected finds

Have you ever been really, really pleased with a purchase you made?

You got a deal, found something you really loved and maybe even something you didn't know you would be so excited about?

Well, that's exactly what happened to me yesterday!

I stopped at my local Good Will to see what kind of halloween decorations they had.  There, on the shelf, was this ADORABLE pumpkin cookie Jar and the cat and Frankenstein covered candy dishes!!  Of course, I fell in love with them right away and put them in my cart and continued shopping.

I got some Lime Green Fairy wings for myself and a few crafty things to alter.

At the last minute I decided that I didn't need the cat and Frank so I put them back. (That was dumb)

As you can see, I got home, put cookies in the jar, promptly left and went straight back to get the cat and Frank to complete the set!

I picked up the wooden words at Michael's in their dollar bin and they look so cute just stacked on top of each other.

Now for the best part:  The Pumpkin was $6.99 and each of the other jars was $0.99!!  PLUS I had a 25% off Coupon - Bwahahaha!

You just can't beat that!

I'm Tickled Pink with my very first cookie Jar EVER!

Anna

Another tin sample

Here is another example of the tins I'm making.  I really love these Santa elements - they are from Hero Arts.

Hello! Here is my very first post!

Welcome to Anna Banana Creations!

I am hoping this cute little blog will make me be more creative for myself!

I have a whole craft room to myself filled with rubber stamps, papers, tools, two work stations, book shelves, bins and baskets and all kinds of tools and goodies that I never get around to using!  

I do the occasional swap on a Yahoo group, but that really doesn't justify the towers of paper that lurk around every corner of my room!

I decided to join a friend of mine in a craft show in November, and it's high time I got started making items to sell.

These little lunch boxes were at Joann Fabrics at the beginning of the summer and I grabbed up 30 of them not knowing what to do with them!

Well, I have decorated them and added 6 cards to each tin (cards measure 2.5 x 3.5 and come with envelopes) to match the tin decoration.  I'm planning to put a little of that paper fluff inside them to make the cards stay put in a festive way.

Let me know what you think!

Anna Banana