Small Storage

I'd been searching for an inexpensive way to store small items in my craft room; shelving is too bulky and expensive. An unused coat rack and hanging canvas shoe holders turned into the perfect solution. I am able to sort all my items and still see where I put them.

Hanging Frames Without Using Nails

Lifting the little metal tabs on the backs of picture frames was always difficult to do without breaking a fingernail. Now I use an old gift card to slip under and lift tabs with ease; use the same card to flatten the tabs back down. Our pictures are all hung, and I didn't use a nail (fingernail that is)!

Maki Sushi Cupcakes

This summer, I wanted to make something special for a potluck lunch. I found a blog about making sushi cupcakes. I love how she packaged them in take out bento boxes and ohashi - awesome!

Ingredients:

Cake Mix

White Sprinkles (I couldn't find the kind in the original blog)

Swedish Fish

Oreo Cookies

Cream Cheese Frosting

I made a sheet cake and cut out small cylinders. I spread cream cheese frosting on the side of the cylinder then rolled it in crushed Oreo Cookies (to simulate nori). I spread cream cheese on the top then dipped it into a bowl of the sprinkles. I added sliced Swedish Fish for garnish and put them in a Bento Stack Box. They were a big hit.

Organize Scrap Paper

My auntie uses a lot of washi paper for beautiful handmade cards. I am the happy beneficiary of her scrap pieces. She wraps the scraps around an old wrapping paper tube with low tack tape to keep them neat and tidy, brilliant and beautiful.