Wooo Hooo! It's the weekend! So what crafty plans do YOU have?
I want to show you a fun little Thanksgiving gift I plan to give to our pastor at church tomorrow. something quick and easy and sure to please because it's food! grins!
Last night I made several loaves of banana nut bread. it's a great recipe because there is no sugar added, but also none of the sugar substitutes either - just all natural ingredients. it's so yummy that it doesn't last long around my house. I thought it would make a special treat for our pastor and his wife as a way of saying thank you for all that they do for our church community throughout the year.
the white jute twine was the perfect thing to wrap around the loaf for a bit of decoration. easy peasy to make a fun bow with, too! as I've said before, if this twine ever goes out of stock in the Paper Temptress store, you can be sure I had something to do with it! tee hee! I added some sticks, feathers, and a leaf to the bow for a touch of autumn.
it was fun to create a little card to go along with the bread. I used the Desert Storm Kraft cs as a base for the leaf template by Shape EZ. it was lightly embossed, edges were inked, and then distress stickles were added for a touch of sparkle. a cute turkey digi image from QKR Stampede was added along with vintage button, sticks from the yard, little rose from Wild Orchid Crafts, and 1/8" wine satin ribbon with gold gold edges made into a fluffy bow. All set for gift giving! :)
thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous weekend! :)
Challenges:
Eureka - anything goes
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - gratitude
Quick Quotes - things with wings
As You Like It - fave season and why: I LOVE the Fall with the changing leaves, pumpkins, cooler temps from the awful heat of summer, football season, World Series, Thanksgiving which is my fave holiday, the great foods, gosh, I think I could go on for pages! :)
Creative Knockouts - no square cards
Pile it On - any holiday/celebration (Thanksgiving/thank you)
DL Art - Thanksgiving/thank you
DRS Designs - color inspiration
Double Click - Thanksgiving/thank you
TTCRD - anything goes
Just beautiful...Love your wonderful creations. Thanks for joining us at DoubleClick Skittles.
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this is beautiful. the banana bread is perfect for the rustic treatment. you have been upping your game lately!!! so glad to see you blogging again. have a wonderful thanksgiving
ReplyDeleteLooks brilliant Jennifer, I can smell that oaf from here!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing in our Anything Goes Challenge at Eureka Stamps this week!
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Thanks for joining us this week at Eureka Stamps. Mary
ReplyDeletevery nice gift you made for pastor
ReplyDeletehe will like it
have a great day
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This looks so so yummy! I just love banana bread! Adorable little turkey too! Thanks for joining us over at the DoubleClick Skittles Challenge! DT Member Carri~Abusybee Skittles!
ReplyDeleteThe bread and the great way you wrapped and decorated will be so appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving to you too.
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with food and crafting, for sure. This is fabulous! Thanks for joining the DoubleClick Skittles Challenge. Terri ~ Skittles Design Team
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely gesture and gift! Saying thank you to someone, so often goes unspoken. But when you do say thank you, the person that ends up feeling the most rewarded is the person saying it. I bet you will feel amazing once you had this gorgeous banana loaf and card off to your pastor. And I am sure they will enjoy every bite! Looks beautiful. You have decorated this up so beautifully that it just screams Autumn. The card is so cute and love that turkey image. Happy Thanksgiving to you! Thanks for playing in our Funday Friday challenge this week!
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Jo
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Sooooooooo love this! Thanks for joining the DoubleClick Skittles challenge!!!!
ReplyDeleteYUMMY! Sure wish I was on the receiving end of this care package! I love banana bread. The card you made with it is so adorable. Thanks so much for participating in our ATG week at Brown Sugar Challenges.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
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This is beautiful and the yummy gift looks so appetizing. I love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for entering the DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY challenge #168 “Thanksgiving” for this challenge. Have a blessed day
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very nice for Thanksgiving!
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Lori-DT
This looks delicious Jennifer - I'm sure it was much appreciated!
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Helen x
Thanks for playing in our 'Favourite Season' Challenge at AYLI this week.
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Yum...that bread looks delicious and the card is wonderful too. Thank you for sharing both with us at our Favourite Season Challenge at AYLI. Sarah :0)
ReplyDeletethanks so much for joining my challenge this month at Quick Quotes Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteI love this little turkey!! and send me some banana bread...I think you have my address!!
Alicia
What a fun thing to do for your pastor! You are so thoughtful! I need to do something like this! Love your idea and it came out wonderful. Thanks for sharing this with us in the DRS Designs CHallenge. Hugz
ReplyDeleteSuch a darling card! And I think it's a fantastic gift for your pastor...I am sure he will enjoy it. Thanks for joining Fun~day Friday at Jo's Scrap Shack.
ReplyDeleteVery creative!!! Thanks for joining us at Quick Quotes!
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