I’ve picked some cute pastel coloured crafts. You could use them for your Mother’s Day gift, but they would also make a nice present for another loved one (or yourself ^_^).

1. Geometric Heart Boxes by MR. Printables
2. Bunny Jars by Torie Jane
3. Paper Bow by How About Orange
4. Macaron Gift Box by My Fantastic Toys
5. Painting Pastel Glass Jars by Kootut Murut.
6. Woven gift-wrap by Minieco

The papercraft gift boxes would be great to hold chocolates, a (handmade) ring or necklace. If you’re looking for a cute way to enhance your package, I can recommend the crafts from number 3 and 6.
Crafting the bunny jars is still on my to-do list, I’m thinking of making these jars with retro figurines from Care bears or My Little Pony   All kind of figurines would do, but you can also buy Sleich animals from your toy shop. Roughen the jam lids a bit up with sand paper to make the spray paint stick better.

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I’ve updated my about page a little bit and added new pictures:

Metin is posing in Gangnam style and as long as Catootje doesn’t walk directly into the camera lens (she’s such a poser), it’s hard to take bad pictures of her.
I wanted to add some digital washi tape to the frames and it turned out to be relatively simple to make For this tutorial you’ll need some basic understanding of Photoshop or a similar photo editing program.

1. Download free tape strips from Pugly Pixel
2. Make a striped pattern using the Stripe Generator. For the above tape I’ve used a pattern of 15 x 15 pixels. After changing the color or size, click on the pattern to see a preview, simply hit the download button once you’re satisfied.
3. Open your pattern in Photoshop. Now from the top menu choose Edit > Define Pattern > OK.

   

4. Open one of the tape strips in Photoshop and re-size it if necessary.
5. Use the Layers Palette on the right: select the layer with the tape and click on the ‘fx’ button. Now select ‘Pattern Overlay’ and choose your striped pattern from the list.

   

6. To make the tape look a bit opaque like washi tape, change the opacity to about 85%. That’s it!
7. You can use all sorts of patterns for the washi tape, like dots, flowers, hearts etc.
   These websites provide nice patterns: Background Labs | Moon Cat (click on ‘background’) | Yudu House | Oyone (click on item > large blue link) or check Deviantart

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Want to cuten up your Christmas? Well, I’ve finaaaally created something in Illustrator
These are little kawaii Christmas trees which you can use as gift cards, tree ornaments or even as air freshener (spray some of your favorite perfume on it).

• You will need:
• Small pair of scissors
• Glue stick
• White paper or thin card (A4 size)
• Printer
• Ribbon
• Perforator/hole punch or exacto knife

1. Download the Kawaii Christmas Tree Template.
2. Print the template on some sturdy white paper, make sure to set the print size to A4.
3. Cut out the tree and other elements that you’d like to use.
4. You can use a perforator/hole punch or an exacto knife to make the hole at the top. To see where to punch remove the cap of the perforator and use it upside down to look through one of the holes as you position the tree.
5. Decorate your tree however you’d like. You can also use ribbon, glitters, stars, stickers or washi tape, have fun!
6. Put a folded piece of ribbon -total about 20 cm / 8 inch in length- through the hole and tie it at the back.

The first images on the template can be used as a pattern to make a felt tree or if you want to use colored paper to print on.

If you’d like to give an experience or service instead of a gift, you can write it on the back of the card and put it in a nice envelope. For instance a trip, museum ticket, movie ticket, zoo ticket, cooking or babysitting could be really appreciated
I hope you’ll have a nice time crafting!

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