Graduation Time

Our youngest son is graduating May 7 from University of South Carolina in Chemistry.  We are so proud of him.  I need to brag for a second.  He's been doing inorganic chemistry research for a professor the last two years.  Upon graduating, he wrote a paper and presented to professor (I think a requirement).  Anyhow, the Department of Chemistry was so impressed it is being "published" .... that's a huge deal and a bigger deal for an undergraduate.  Usually, this is saved for doctorate candidates.  From a mother's point of view, I hope it will look good on his resume and help him get a JOB!!!  Anyone out there need an outstanding chemist with strong lab experience in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry???  Haha

We are having a very small luncheon after graduation ceremony.  I wanted to do a few things for the table at the restaurant.  We will be out-of-town, so I'm trying to keep it simple and portable.  I did a few easel pieces and made pillow boxes (Silhouette Store).  I''m sharing these in today's post.

$1 easels from AC Moore's, vinyl

Approx. 5"x 3"  Inside: bags of peanuts and mints (placed at each person's seat)

Pillow Box with Autumn Patterns (Doodle Pantry)

Sniff Sniff...ahhhh...the Autumn smells!  I love the summer, but I must admit the comforting colors and smells of Autumn are hard not to love.

When I use my Print & Cut feature on my Cameo, I always cut out extra pieces in case of boo boos and sometimes not really knowing where I'm going with a project...haha  Anyhow, I had extra pieces from October 1st card using Autumn Patterns and this little pillow box project is my end result using my leftover pieces.

A sister's birthday is Thanksgiving, so I will be enclosing a gift certificate as one of her gifts.

Join our October Doodle Pantry Challenge #51... chance to win a GC and receive a free designated set by using a Doodle Pantry image.

Pillow Box file from Silhouette.  I cut and piece so I could use a 8.5x11 rather than a 12x12.  I also used scallop punch, pop-ups, raffata and an acorn charm

Just another angle