Hellloooooooo! Today on my blog it's a cute bug invasion! A whole swarm of bees and ladybugs are whooshing by with some Valentine flair! I looooove making cute treat boxes, bags, and envelopes to give some sweets to my friends. I finally bought the tiny treats box from Lawn Fawn a few months ago...and almost all of the little animals that add on!! EEP. These are sooooo much fun to make. I was smiling the entire time!! There is no stamping, just die cutting and easy assembly. I am going to try to do a little trip around town next week to drop these off on some crafty friends' doorsteps. They make me happy. And, I'm excited to share this with you! (I made these for Valentine's but they would be super cute for a baby shower or a birthday party too!!)
I ended up making four total: One honey yellow bee, one light yellow bee, a pink ladybug and a classic red ladybug! I'm totally obsessed. The little hedgehog from my coffee Valentine card is one of the 'fronts' for this tiny treat box. Here is my little swarm...
And here's the top down view so you can see the wings and stingers. ADORABLE!! For the bee wings I layered white cardstock and vellum cardstock to add more interest. All the pieces were inked with mini distress ink cubes and small sponge daubers for a little shading and shadow. Whenever I'm making die cut only projects I usually like to at least ink the edges of everything...
Here are the two little busy bees!!! I got the idea that I wanted to add little hearts to the antennae for Valentine's day so I was searching the craft room for a teeny heart die... Then the light bulb went off! I have had these heart embellies for years and they are PERFECT for this project!!! I glued them onto the ends of the antennae!!
OMG. A pink ladybug! I'm deceased. Cute overload for sure!! I added white gel pen accents to everything. You can see if you look closely that I attached the wings with foam squares to pop them up off the top a bit. Can you imagine these as favors at a little girls' birthday party??? In a rainbow of colors!?
Here's the box with the top open and some little heart candies inside.... The box could hold a pair of earrings or a necklace or something small... But it's not large enough for a gift card.
Here is the pink ladybug in my hand so you can see the size of the box. It's so sweet!!
Okee dokee that's my fun Valentine for today! I hope I made you smile and maybe laugh a little too and I hope you try this project because it's so much fun. Thank you for all the love on my last post. I'm over the moon about that announcement. Remember to stop by here on Friday for a new release blog hop with Waffle Flower Crafts!! There's a lot going on already this month and I love it! Keeping me busy and out of trouble. XOXO
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Omg Wanda, these are the cutest little boxes I have ever seen. I love them all and they make me smile every time I look at them. Thank you xx
Posted by: Maria Alder | 02/03/2021 at 04:50 PM
These are too cute, love the heart antennas! I love those lawn fawn boxes. I have all the critters! I once made about 50 reindeer boxes for co-worker holiday treats!
Posted by: Tracy | 02/03/2021 at 11:37 AM
These are so adorable... I have looked at this die several times myself. It would be so perfect for my granddaughters to use for a class party. That is if they ever get back in SCHOOL!!! Love your colors and those hearts on the antenni, oh my!! Great job on these dear lady...
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 02/03/2021 at 10:59 AM
These are darling!! I LOVE the little lady bugs!!!
Posted by: Nora Noll | 02/03/2021 at 10:42 AM
Wanda!! Wonderful lady bugs and bees!! So fun!!
Posted by: Teresa C | 02/03/2021 at 10:20 AM
Very, very cute! Inspires me to create treats for the neighbors. Thank you! ❤️
Posted by: Rosa M. Vasquez | 02/03/2021 at 09:53 AM
Just as cute as can “bee”. Buzz buzz. Happy Valentines Day
Posted by: Maureen sala | 02/03/2021 at 08:58 AM
How sweet!!! I just love these! I hate to admit I have never made boxes. I will be changing that. Your friends are so going to live these plus they were fun to make! Doesn't get better than that!
Posted by: Jules L | 02/03/2021 at 06:31 AM
HOW ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE, Wanda! AND the SIZE IS ADORABLE TOO!!!! SO SWEET!!! I am SURE your friends will be THRILLED to get them when they open their doors & find these SWEET LITTLE CRITTERS on their door step! ;) WHAT A SWEET TREAT!!!! CAN'T WAIT to see MORE of your Valentines creations!!!! KEEP ON CREATING!!!;)<3
Posted by: Becky Green | 02/03/2021 at 06:16 AM
Most adorable boxes ever! So cute!
Posted by: Frederica S Bond | 02/03/2021 at 05:26 AM
These are just about the cutest things ever! I'm sure your friends will be thrilled to receive them and also appreciate your thoughtfulness. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a happy day! :)
Posted by: Jeanne | 02/03/2021 at 04:38 AM