Milk Carton Baby Shower Favors

I found this idea on Creative Itch for Father's Day and made 3 of the milk cartons and the cards. When it came time to find a party favor for an upcoming baby shower for a boy and a girl baby, I wanted to make these milk cartons again.

So I ended up making 30 of them to fill with candy . . .
The original pattern calls for a piece of paper that is 7"x11", but if I was making it out of a 12"x12" paper, I could only get one milk carton per piece of paper - with a lot of paper left over. So I tweaked the measurments and made it 6"x11" so I could get 2 cartons per piece of paper with very little left over.

But that meant I had to change the folding measurements as well. If you follow the tutorial linked on Creative Itch (here), but want to make the same size I did, just cut it 6"x11" and when you score the short side of the paper, make the lines at 1.5", 4", and 5.5". You can't really notice the difference when they're done, but when you're making multiple cartons, it helps to save paper.

In making 30 of these, it probably took me a total of 8 hours from start to end - but that was spread over a week of trying to do it during nap time. And my wonderful sister-in-law, Kari, helped me with some of the process. Thanks, Kari!!!!!

Here's a pic of the Father's Day carton and card I made for my husband, father, and father-in-law and filled up with their favorite candy. The card idea came from Creative Itch as well.

Load o' B-day cards

Since I have a baby on the way, I know I'm running out of time to get things done, so I decided to make a bunch of b-day cards to have them ready when family birthdays come up. That way, I won't have to try and make one at the same time as when I've got a toddler and a newborn pulling me in every direction.


I saw this idea at Creative Itch and decided it was a great one that's universal to any age and gender. . . so I made 8 of them. And you can't tell from the pictures, but the "happy birthday" circle piece is popped out with dimensional stickies! And I used brown or black ink to distress the edges of the squares. It makes for a more polished and cleaner look than just the squares by themselves.