Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s something sweet for you…
Alison Thurstans’ envelope idea was to recreate her daughter’s favorite “fairy biscuits.” These are apparently an Australian thing, so she sent us a photo of the actual cookies she makes all the way down in Tasmania:
Looks divine!
photo courtesy of Ally Thurstans, Everyday Miracles
And the resulting envelope:
That koala stamp is just so beyond perfect, isn’t it?
I would really love to make these, Ally… do you have a recipe you can share in the comments?!
In case Ally’s envelope is too soft and ethereal for you today, here’s a wacky one which also incorporates sprinkles:
And by “incorporates sprinkles,” I mean no fewer than 1,000 sprinkles have been somehow and hilariously shellacked to the front and back of this thing…
This masterpiece was created by Courtney Kaminski, and it arrived all in one piece all the way from Ontario, Canada. The back flap still even opens and everything. And I have lost surprisingly few sprinkles, even though it came almost a year ago. That’s good quality workmanship. Courtney – how did you do it??
So which is more your style? s p r i n k l e s or SPRINKLES ?
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Tara
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It just dawned on me to wonder if the mail carrier looks forward to seeing what is being delivered to you every day.
That is really funny!
I’m interested in learning about making those fairy biscuits too. The card is very sweet. Courtney’s sprinkles card is remarkable!