Smith's Gift Card Pairing

It seems like so many people have already left for their holiday vacations! It was a ghost town at work today. I went to the mall earlier this week to pick up some last minute gifts and it was bustling. It is that time of year! People trying to get those last minute gifts before Christmas. 

Often times I like to grab a gift card so the person can pick out something they really want, but I always feel like a card just doesn't have the same feeling as a personal gift. So over the years I have done gift card pairings. Where you have the gift card but do something a little extra to spruce it up and make it feel a little more festive or fun.

Lucky for me, I have a Smith's right down the street from our apartment. Not only is this convenient for groceries, but they also have a huge selection of gift cards. It can be your one stop shop for getting everything you in need in one place. 

I thought of a handful of great gift card pairings you could create just by going to your local Smith's grocery store!

Pair your gift card with something from the floral section! I found this adorable little Christmas themed fir that would be such an adorable gift.

Pair the gift card of your choice with your favorite candy! Or better yet a bouquet of candy!

Pair your gift card with an ornament you think they would like!

Need some even more ideas?

Stroll down the book aisle and pair your gift card with a book! Wrap a pretty ribbon around them both and voila!

Get a fun festive mug and fill it with hot cocoa and marshmallows! Stick your gift card in their too!

Find a great scented candle and wrap your gift card around it with some ribbon.

Wrap your gift card around some Martinellies or another holiday drink of your choice.

See how the possibilities are endless? Next time you need a quick convenient gift, stop by your local Smith's and do a gift pairing! You can make gift cards much more personal while still enjoying the convenience they provide!

Hope you are all on your way somewhere fun to spend the holidays with family & friends!

*this is a sponsored post by Smith's

pearls.pearls.pearls.

I found another way to make an easy necklace like the one I did out of my bracelet! You basically do the same thing, except this one was made with two strands of long pearls. It has been fun playing around to see all the different kinds of necklaces you can make doing this with all other kinds of jewelry. Have you guys tried doing this yet?

Vintage Brooch Headband.

 So I have another easy way to use two different items to create something new. 

The past couple years headbands have become so much fun!

What you need:
Brooch/Pin (I am sad because I use this brooch all the time &just noticed it had a missing stone. bummer!)
Soft headband (so that it can pin through.)

What to do:
Secure the brooch or pin onto a headband to create a fun new piece for your hair :)

If you want to make it more permanent you can always glue the brooch or pin onto the headband. You could even use multiple smaller pins etc. to cover the whole headband and really glitz it up! ENJOY.

what's old is new.

I love the direction jewelry has taken the last several years. Instead of just the cookie cutter pieces you could pick up at different department stores, jewelry has evolved into something so much more creative! I am constantly seeing new innovative ways to wear things. While I was home at New Years I was rummaging through the drawers in my old bedroom. I still have odds and ends left in that room, and stumbled across some old jewelry I had from the pre-teen years. I found this fun bracelet made of different colored bobble balls. Then I thought about how I could possibly turn it into a necklace.

So here you all go, an easy peasy way to turn an old bracelet into a necklace...

Bracelet Necklace

What you need:

 1. Bracelet that has two open hooks/holes on the end of it.

 2. Ribbon (whatever size you prefer, mine was a thicker ribbon.) 

 3. Scissors.

What to do:

Do I even really need to explain this? Well here you go...

 1. Make sure bracelet is unlocked from hook.

 2. Take ribbon and weave through one loop (my ribbon was thicker so I folded it in half)

 3. Make it as long as short as you like, and then cut. Take this piece and create another strand  of   ribbon to equal length.

 4. Loop each strand of ribbon through a loop at the end of each bracelet.

 5. Put the now necklace around your neck and tie a bow with the ribbon to secure the necklace

 VOILA!

&the beauty of it is, you can still take it apart and use your bracelet if you want to. This could be a good thing to try with multiple pearl necklaces for example!