Saturday, April 16, 2011

A Quick and Easy Project with Chocolate...YUM!

A girlfriend of mine hates April. All sorts of bad things in her life have happened in April. A few days ago, we went for a walk, and in the half-hour before the walk she found out an old friend and mentor had passed away and that her own mother had spent the day undergoing medical tests...par for the course for her as far as April is concerned. So, I made her a gift to help make April a little easier to get through.


Inside the bag are wrapped Hershey's Nuggets (one for every day left in the month). Inside the card, I told her to take one chocolate a day until they are gone, and then April will be over. I don't imagine the chocolates will keep more bad things from happening, but at least she gets a little chocolate every day to help her through.

Details: The card is smallish, only 3 1/2" x 4 7/8", so you can see that the bag is also small. The stamp is one I got on sale at Michael's, and I stamped it in brown Memento and colored it with a pink Memento marker. The flower on the bon bon is accented with a tiny rhinestone. I wrapped the chocolates in stamped Avery address labels using Papertrey Ink's Limitless Labels set and pink and brown ink by Memento. The chocolates are loosely wrapped in tissue paper and placed in the bag. A simple hot pink bow is all I added to the bag, and I love how sweet it looks!

This was such a quick and easy project, one you could whip out at a moment's notice for a friend in need of a bit of cheer.
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21 comments:

  1. Deborah FringsApril 16, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    This is such a lovely idea - some months seem to be harder than others, and you are obviously a really good friend. I particularly love this stamp!! Chocolate is, of course, the fifth main food group!

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  2. SusanApril 16, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    What a nice idea! I think perhaps we all have one month of the year that we dread. I'm sure this will cheer her up. Chocolate cures most things! LOL!

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  3. FrancieApril 16, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    What a "sweet" gift to cheer a friend.

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  4. kingstonmamaApril 16, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    This is such a sweet and thoughtful gift. How clever to stamp on Avery address labels for the chocolate wraps!

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  5. LorrindaApril 17, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    What a thoughtful gift! You are a really great friend, I'm sure this brought a smile to her face.
    Chocolate does have a healing quaity to it, doesn't it?

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  6. Smilie girlApril 17, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    That's a terrific gift. I hope it makes her April easier. Love the sentiment.

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  7. ReneApril 17, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    What a wonderful idea!! And the gift is so pretty!

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  8. Joyce across the PondApril 17, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    Great idea indeed - it looks so good...never fails to amaze me how you get a wee bag look like a big bag LOL!! Love the little bow on the bag.

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  9. KathykApril 17, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    I'm sure your pal will love the thought behind this super gift, Susan

    Kathyk

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  10. judyApril 17, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    What a thoughtful gift for your friend and a very
    cute ensemble!

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  11. Sheila HApril 17, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Yours is a darling and thoughtful gift. You really know how to treat your friends well! By the way, what size labels did you use? Thanks.

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  12. Karen (TLgirl353)April 17, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Susan, what a cute and thoughtful gift. Hopefully, she will now associate April with chocolate instead of bad news!

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  13. DianeApril 17, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    What a kind and thoughtful friend you are. A lovely idea to help her through.

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  14. SueApril 17, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    How cute! And what a lovely, creative way to brighten someone's day.

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  15. Karen DunbrookApril 17, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    A really great gift for a friend....chocolate helps make everything better!

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  16. RavengirlApril 17, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    This is very thoughtful and will surely help your friend!

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  17. liz a.April 17, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    now that is super clever! what a good friend you are! and so creative! thank you for sharing.

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  18. G PeplowApril 17, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    You are a very thoughtful friend and that's a very lovely gift, cute too:0) xxx

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  19. JennyApril 17, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    What a very thoughtful gift, lovely simple card.
    Jenny x

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  20. DoneldaApril 17, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    you are such a sweetie!!!

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  21. AimesApril 18, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    What a beautiful, thoughtful gift! Your friend is so blessed to have you as a friend!
    Hugs,
    Aimes
    x

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