Recently, our family enjoyed a few days away at a friends lake house. We love our time at this beautiful home and its so nice to disconnect from our work for a bit. As I prepared for our trip, I packed some craft supplies for the kids so they would have some creative endeavors to keep their hands busy while we were away.

I like to save containers that would be useful for taking cookies along with meals that I deliver to friends. Recently, I tucked away an empty oatmeal container thinking it would be great to fill with cookies for an upcoming meal I was preparing.

While we were at the lake, my daughter was cutting some paper we brought to make a necklace pendant. As I was sitting with her, I thought I would experiment with making a paper flower for the empty oatmeal container at home. If I could cover the container with decorative paper and then attach the flower, it could be a cheerful way to transport the cookies.

As my daughter was making her pendant...