Snowman Soup 2021

I am not 100% with my snowman soup this year, they a rather austere if you know what I mean? I made the decision not to design or print the card inserts as I have done in the past, but as soon as I put everything together realised it really is what makes the whole thing special. However, since I don’t have a clue how much ink is currently in my printer, I didn’t want to risk getting half way through and then come unstuck.  *Note to self, stock up on coloured printer ink at the start of the New Year!

I did have enough black ink to print out the snowman soup poem though, which I rejigged a little adding the ingredient “marshmallows” to the rhyme, not sure why, but hey ho.

I’ve had sturdy patchwork Christmas tree card for at least three years and it really was time it was used.  I cut it into 6.5ins squares to fit the cello bags I already had.

I stuck the cut out poems in the centre of the patchwork square and then added a snowman sticker by the side to help to pull the theme together. It was at this stage that I wished I’d gone the printed sheet route, they just weren’t “pretty” or fiddle farty enough, however I ploughed on.

As the back of the card was plain I added a little doodled edging using a black fine liner pen.

As per usual I added a hot chocolate sachet, candy cane, small packet of mini marshmallows (made using cello bags, sealed with my old as the hills Logitech vacuum bag sealer) plus a small tube of bubbles, just because. 

Et voila!

These festive “favours” will be given to all the amazing and caring lunchtime staff at school as a small thank from Iris and Bertie.

I need to grab a few more packs of the bubbles when I see them next (Poundland, pack of 10 for £1) as the wand has a hollow star at the end, through which a thread can be looped to add a little something extra to gift bag tag, with perhaps a couple of extra charms too? It’s an idea I need to explore more in the New Year, as they definitely have crafting potential.