Monday, February 1, 2010

Friendship Gifts

Hello y'all! How can it be February already? My garage is still a mess from Christmas! I'm dropping in to say hello and show y'all my February "Friendship Gifts."

The cute little red scalloped boxes are by Martha Stewart. I found them after Christmas at Michael's for practically nothing!



The little compartments are lined with red polka dot tissue paper and I filled them with some Valentine sweets...

I tied some of the boxes with "Happy Valentines Day" ribbon, some with red-heart ribbon, and some with red gingham ribbon. These will be great "Friendship Gifts," Valentine tokens of love, or sweet hostess gifts!

I'll be back soon to participate in Laurie's Valentine Party and Barb's Tabletop Tuesday. Thank you for stopping in to visit with me.

33 comments:

Bethany said...

Beautiful!! What lovely gifts.

Confessions of a Plate Addict said...

Hi Miss Janice! Don't feel bad...my Christmas decorations haven't made it out of my garage, either! It's too darn cold out there! lol I love your February gifts...so clever! I missed those little boxes at Michaels. I bet there wil be a run on them now! I hope you are doing well and staying warm down there in the Sunshine State! Happy week!...hugs...Debbie

Kristens Creations said...

Cute Idea Miss Janice! I'm glad to see a post from you, I hope you have had a wonderful break...I love the rooster wreath too, glad you printed it out and are going to make it. It really caught my eye at market! Have a great day! Kristen

Trish {Pink Preppy Lilly Lover} said...

So adorable Miss Janice! I've missed you!!! XOXO Hope your year is going great so far :)

Brittney said...

Cute! I bet your friends are going to love them!

Mid-Atlantic Martha said...

Welcome back Miss Janice -- we missed you -- thank you so much for stopping by and your sweet comments. It's hard to say good-by to such a wonderful man as my FIL and there will be some tough days ahead because we'll miss him so...but the memories will always be sweet and dear.

I always enjoy your friendship gifts that you post (as do many others) -- you are such a treasure here in the wonderful neighborhood of blog.

momof3girls said...

you always have such cute gifts for parties and friends! How very smart of you to buy "red" boxes and save them for Valentine's Day - I am going to add that to my Christmas notes for next year -to remind me to check the sales after christmas for "red" thanks for the tip!

Unknown said...

I tell you the same thing each month....I just love seeing your friendship gifts!!

Headbands and Hand Bags said...

So glad to see a little update from the ultimate hostess! These are just darling, as always!

Jessica Ryan said...

Welcome back! You've been missed!

Anonymous said...

Hello, Miss Janice! I see your back from your break. What precious little boxes! These would make nice little gifts. Thanks for popping in to see me.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia :)

Marla said...

This is such a sweet little happy! Have missed your posts!

Sherrie said...

Those are my favorite friendship gifts yet! So very very cute.

Angie said...

My Christmas stuff is all piled in the attic and needs to be boxed up so I can definitely relate! Those would make such cute gifts!

PoshMomma said...

So SWEET! I just love February & these gifts are perfect!

Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...

What pretty little boxes! I'm so glad you plan to be back for the party, and thanks for mentioning it! laurie

Anastasia Schembri said...

Absolutely darling! Hope you enjoyed your break, so nice to have you back!

Bea said...

Welcome back, Miss Janice! I've missed you and your blog... I'm sure your guests and friends will love those pretty boxes!!

A Hint of Home said...

Hi Miss Janice,
Nice to have you back. Hope you had a fun, restful time away.
Your friendship gifts are always so adorable. I know your friends are delighted to be the recipients.
Enjoy your day!

melissa said...

So glad to see your back :). Darling Valentine's gifts!!

Anonymous said...

adorable!! lovely gifts! welcome back. xox MBM

Suzanne said...

Ugghh...I just went in the garage and saw all of my Christmas decorations. I need to get this done but can't get motivated.
Love your friendship gifts...very pretty and yummy.
I also love the banner in your header photo. I just bought stuff to make one...hope it turns out as nice as yours!

Posh Peach said...

What a "sweet" gift! Pun intended :)
Welcome back!

Anonymous said...

Hi Miss Janice! I'm so glad you had a chance to stop by during your break!!! I'm still having a hard time getting back in the swing of things as I too need to take care of the things you mentioned on your break post!lol It's taking a lot longer than I hoped PLUS I'm at it again! Country is not for me after all!lol I miss your fashion posts so get that closet organized and come back with all that style you are going to find in there!lol Looking forward to your next post! Sincerely, Jeannette

bevy said...

So happy you are back up and blogging! These little boxes are just precious...

What Kate Wore said...

These are darling Miss Janice, a nice perk-me-up, pick-me-up for the February blahs!

Sending you a smile,
tp

Suburban Princess said...

I dont know how I missed your return! I am so happy to see a post by you :O)

I love this idea! I am in the middle of making my Valentine boxes so I will be posting about them soon!

I hope you had a wonderful break!

Beth Dunn said...

So cute! Love the candy.
xoxo
SC

Kara said...

Oh My Little Valentine....I miss you so and LoVe these little gift boxes...I want to come visit every month, to get my treat box...Aren't you dying for the new Vera Bradley's Palm Beach Gardens Collection to come out in March??
Miss Kara
x0x0x0x0x

Belle (from Life of a...) said...

Good to have you back!

bloggerprotectionprogram said...

Darling! You are such a wonderful hostess and friend....sure wished I lived closer to you!

Jeanette said...

Lovely gifts. I have missed you so, I am glad you are back from your much deserved break.

Tardevil said...

Those boxes are awesome! And of course, the candy looks good! :O)