After making my paper straw heart garland, I started thinking of ways I could use my extra straws for classroom gifts. Naturally, having a little girl who loves jewelry, I came up with a bracelet!

Package my free printable Valentine’s Day Tags, some candy and these easy straw bracelets in a clear baggie with my matching bag toppers and you’ll have a perfect gift for little friends! This also makes a fun and easy craft to do with any child.

I used my leftover red and white straws, but having multiple colors together would be super cute!

You can download these cute Valentine’s Day tags and baggie toppers here. Enjoy!

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 If you haven’t guessed it yet, I’m an owl lover. Ever since I moved near the woods with beautiful owls all around us and then found the cutest baby owl on my neighbor’s porch, I can’t get enough of them. They are fascinating creatures. I even have an entire board on Pinterest devoted to owls. Yeah, I’m just a little obsessed:-)

I was excited to get an email from Shivani from My Owl Barn about her latest 2012 free printable owl calendar. I loved last year’s calendar so much and very happy they did this project again!

The calendar is full of beautiful designs by so many talented artists which makes great gifts as well as beautiful wall art. It’s something any owl lover will cherish all year long.

Print and enjoy!!!

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This DIY fabric craft is so cute! Left over fabric is perfect to cover cheap terracotta flower pots for an inexpensive home or garden project. Find directions on these pretty pots from Christine Chitnis.

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Get creative with easy sew fabric embellished gift bags. Allie from Miss Lovie Creations submitted these adorable bags. Instead of paying $4 or more on gift bags, she bought plain ones in bulk and decorated them herself.

What a fun project to do with that left over fabric. Head over to Allie’s blog for her how-to tutorial.

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I keep finding more and more great gift ideas for Father’s Day! How cute are these crafty paper containers by Kristen at Paper Crave?!? Head over to her site to get the free printable template and directions to make these for the man in your life.

Cathe Holden made an adorable retro “Message in a box” for dads. The free printable clip art is fabulous. My son’s room is a camping/fishing theme, so I really love this art! Speaking of Cathe… I’m on my way to California to visit her! So excited to see my talented friend:-) Be looking for photos soon.

You might also enjoy:

• Father’s Day Free Printable Gift Ideas {A great round-up of freebies}
• Father’s Day Coupon Card {For dads and husbands}
• Father’s Day Gift – Homemade Ho Hos {Recipe}

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