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DIY Kitty Cupcake Toppers

DIY Kitty Cupcake Toppers for Less
I had the privilege of hosting a dear friend’s daughter’s birthday at Satsuma Kids Shop recently. The theme was kitties and we went for it! With lots of delightful kitty theme birthday supplies found on Etsy and party supply shops like our local Party City, I wanted to round out the mix with a handmade token of fun.
As the birthday theme featured sweet gray kitties, I wanted to find matching cupcake toppers to adorn our favorite cupcakes from our friends at Cafe Javasti in Seattle. I did some research and found that the only gray kitties ran $10 per dozen, which was more than I wanted to spend with the other decorations I had in store.

I turned to my craft supply bin and started pulling materials.

My small oval paper punch was the perfect kitty shape and would work well for puppies too! Next, I went to my scrap paper magazine holder. I use Ikea’s FLUNS paper magazine holders for all of my paper and 9″x12″ packaging supplies.
I found the back of an old notebook that was the perfect color gray. I also pulled a piece of pink and green card stock to use on the back of my gray kitty cupcake toppers. You can see that I found everything on hand without spending a dime. You can too! Find out how I made my DIY kitty cupcake toppers for less.
Here’s what you need to make your own kitty cupcake toppers

Gray card stock | My favorite paper store Impress Cards and Crafts in Seattle has the best selection of card stock for just $.49/sheet. If I didn’t have supplies on hand, I would be set for $1.
Coordinating pink, white or other color card stock for backing (optional)
Oval paper punch in whatever size you like. I used a 1 5/8″ punch bunch paper punch.
Scissors
Black ink pen – I use Sarasa pens in a .7 tip
Colored pencils
Toothpicks
Glue stick or hot glue gun
Narrow ribbon (optional)
Tulle (optional)

Here’s how to make your own kitty cupcake toppers
Start by punching out your kitty faces and back. Make as many as you need and then make some more! They are adorable and cute to send new ones home as party favors.
Now cut little ears from your gray card stock.
Draw your sweet kitty faces on the gray ovals. Use my examples as a guide, but be true to your kitty self and make them your own.
Now slather glue on the back of the kitty face and apply the ears carefully.
Place your toothpick or lollipop stick in the center of the kitty face and place the back onto the face.
Press the front and back pieces together to ensure that the glue is holding.
Add ribbon bows or tulle bows as desired.
That’s it! Enjoy your kitty cupcake toppers. I know your little kitty will!
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DIY Bunny Easter Bags

DIY Bunny Easter Bags
It is so fun to celebrate springtime with crafting and DIY. This easy DIY Bunny Easter Bag is both adorable and easy. With a few dollar store supplies, I whipped this up in the amount of time it took to heat up my glue gun!
Fill these DIY Bunny Easter Bags with any number of dollar store or handmade treats. And these bunny Easter basket accessories – ears and tail – can be repurposed when the holiday ends. Add the ears to hair clips and the fluffy tail to a hair tie and you have a great new hair accessory set.
This little bunny set makes great dress up costumes for pretend playtime.
Here’s what you need to make your DIY Bunny Easter Bags

Dollar store gift bags in pink, white, gray
Scrap felt in pink, white and gray
Gray yarn to make a pom pom
Jumbo cotton balls
Fine tip Sharpie
Hot glue

Here’s how you make your DIY Bunny Easter Bags
Start by cutting out your ears. Layer an inner ear with an outer ear for the cutest result. Try short ears like you see on the pink bag and long floppy bunny ears like you’ll see on the white bag.
Now make your yarn pom pom tails if needed. Try this pom pom visual tutorial.
Next, draw your sweet bunny faces on the Easter bags.
Glue your fluffy tails and floppy ears to your bag and you’re done!

DIY Pom Pom Gift Bows

Make a dozen of these pom pom gift bows to use for the kids’ birthday party gifts, hostess gifts, even string together for an adorable birthday party garland. There are lots of ways to enhance these with your own marvelous ideas so have fun making your own pom pom gift bows!
Here’s what you’ll need to make Pom Pom Gift Bows

Cello sheet or poly bags – mine have a thin adhesive strip to secure, but you’ll see I used washi tape on some versions for added interest
pom poms – pick up a bag at the dollar store. It’s fun to use different sizes or all petites.
washi tape
ribbon (optional)
glue gun (optional if using ribbon in the center of your bows
scissors (optional if cutting ribbon)
scotch tape to secure to your gift

Here’s how you’ll make Pom Pom Gift Bows
Start by creating in your bow bag. Either use washi tape to create a tube out of cellophane or use a poly bag with an adhesive seal closure.
Now fill your tube or bag with pom poms
Then pinch and/or twist the middle of your tube or bag and secure with washi tape or ribbon.
Et voila! You’re done and ready to place on your gift. Be ready to be embarrassed by all the praise you’ll receive for your wrap job. You’re welcome. It’s on the house! Visit us for more fun gifting ideas at http://www.satsumadesigns.com

DIY Paper Snow Globe Place Cards

DIY Paper Snow Globe Place Cards

I’ve been inspired by all the artwork that has come home from my kids’ classrooms this holiday and the use of white pastel, white crayon and pencil that I wanted to try something of my own. I came up with my diy paper snow globe place cards to use for Christmas dinner for a perfect blend of a white Christmas with a welcoming place card.
These little snow globe place cards are so easy to make and require just a few supplies.
Here’s what you need to make your own DIY Paper Snow Globe Place Cards

Blue construction paper
White card stock or a bit heavier paper for the rounded base
2.25″ paper punch or the top of a cup to draw a circle and cut freehand
White pastel, crayon or white pencil for the snow
A variety of colors in the same medium you used for your snow OR jelly pens! Hooray for jelly pens!
A writing pen for the names of your guest. If you use jelly pens above, by all means use these!
Scissors. I love these scallop craft scissors.
Kiddos to help you

Here’s how you make your DIY Paper Snow Globe Place Cards
Start by punching your blue construction paper into circles. I used my 2.25″ diameter paper punch and these are the perfect scale for a place card. Also nice for a garland!
Now let the kids (or you!) make wintery scenes on the blue circles. Use white pastels, white crayons or white pencils to make the snow and gel pens for the details like snowmen, snowflakes, hills, dales and more.
Next cut your paper bases with your scallop or regular craft scissors to about 1.5″ high x 6″ long. At the end of each end of your 6″ rectangle cut a little slit – one on top, one on bottom – now put the two slits together to join your base into a circle.
Write your guest’s name on your paper rectangle base and cut a short slit on either side to slide your blue circle into for display.