GIFT CARD BOX cruise ship

I think I've mentioned this before...

I love to grab a kid from around here and

have them pose with something we 

did so it shows the scale. It's so much

better than just saying 3 foot long.

It's easy to see it this way.

 This big boat was used for a candle lighting

first....then it was used for GIFT CARDS the

rest of the evening.

On the same "deck" as the gift card slot there

were mini deck chairs that held a votive 

candle. Those were provided by the Mom

so I don't have them for the picture.

But I do have a picture of the way it shipped.

All the pieces fit inside the ship. 

 This is sorta a weird picture but it shows

how they were all inside the .... what do you 

call it....the hull? I'll just call it the inside of

the body of the ship. Ya' know what I mean.

 This was probably the biggest and fanciest

Gift Card Box we've made.

We love making these themed boxes to

go with any event. It's fun to make just 

one themed item instead of multiples for 

centerpieces ...especially if it was a

cruise ship!

If you care to view some more, you

can visit that page on our "official" website.
(This here stuff is just my blog ramblings.)

The Gift Card Box page is here.

Or, you can copy and paste this address:
http://partydecorationsbymarlyss.com/

giftcardboxes.html

Magnolia Heebie-Jeebies

Without a doubt...this is my favorite tree 

in my yard.

I transplanted it from my previous house and

it was a yucky and wan 2 foot nothing of a tree. 

It didn't like where it was planted.

I knew it had potential. Now over 20 years

later, it is about 25 feet tall.

But its beauty is so temporary.

And it leaves such a mess as it

drops his pink-turned-brown 

petals all over the ground...

and deck too.

But it's so glorious at it's peak

that I'll take the good with the bad.

I'd make this picture my

computer screensaver if I

hadn't taken it in the wrong direction.

But maybe that's just as well since I 

keep 6 million folders on my computer

screen. The combination of all these

flower petals and folders might make

me have a sensory overload!

Or, give me the heebie-jeebies. 

Yeah....they're real.

                

Beach Placecards/3D Lifeguard Chair

Stacey has perfected the art of making a 3D

beach chair into an easy to ship and easy to

assemble cool looking beach chair.

(Wait until you see the cruise ship she made and

how the pieces all fit inside the body of the ship for

easy and compact and safe shipping.)

This lifeguard chair is about 3 foot tall and

makes a great placecard table display for a 

beach or tropical display. It sits 

comfortably on center back of the placecard table.

The individual placecards can go on each side 

and in front of it.

I think these single thickness cards combined

with sunglasses make a perfect fit with them.

The stems of the sun glasses are what holds up

the cards so the guests get a cute and usable

favor with their placecard.

I also am crazy about this font called 

"Inspiration Rob" that I wrote "Beach

Placecard Ideas" in. I always go for the fonts that

look like they have movement to them.