I am always looking for ideas for sorority scrapbook pages and for handmade sorority gift cards. I lucked up today with a beautiful Gamma Phi Beta scrapbook spread full of great scrapbooking ideas put into practice. I can take zero credit for this artistic sorority page display. It is all to the credit of another scrapbooker who posts her creative sorority pages on scrapbook.com. I like the way that it is simple, neat, but beautiful. You don't have to add tons of embellishments to make a lovely scrapbook. Make your photos central, but include a lot.

I just can't say enough good about Merryrdh's scrapbook pages that you can see at scrapbook.com. (See her specific link below the picture.

Thanks to Merryrdh on Scrapbook.com for the great picture! Go to her page to see more of Gamma Phi Beta Scrapbook ideas.

Whether you are making a college care package or a sorority gift basket, here are some tips and some ideas for items to fill up a container with. You can make your gift (if you have time) or order one (if you need it delivered)

How should you make your own college care package? It will be a fun project and it will save money for sure.

You need a large container. A basket is always good, but be creative because you might already have something that will work just as well. I was recently in the dollar store and I noticed that they have a variety of organizing containers and buckets available in more than one color. Be sure to get a container that is big enough to hold a lot so that your gift will have the WOW appeal and really make somebody's day special.

Then make a shopping trip to Walmart of a grocery store and buy a batch of goodies similar to the items in the picture above like, boxed drinks, candy, microwave popcorn, chips, mac and cheese, pop tarts, soup cups. You might want to add some tasty in season fruit and either trail mix or nuts.

I always keep a lot of ribbon handy so that I can make anything I give more special. Tie a ribbon on ANYTHING and suddenly it looks like a lovely gift.

With a college care package, I just cut a long piece of ribbon (like 5 or 6 feet long). I put the center of the ribbon under the basket or bucket and then pull the ribbon ends up around both sides of the basket. Then tie a big fluffy bow at the top to hold it all together. The wider the ribbon, the better.  If you don't have ribbon, you can cut or tear a long strip of fabric and use it like wide ribbon, tying a bow at the top of your basket.

I gift like this is appreciated by anyone, but use the idea for your sorority sisters especially Little Sisters or Big Sisters. Add a handmade card and/or a special sorority gift or include a personalized  sorority item and you have an awesome gift that is sure to please.

"...but I need it delivered!"

Now don't forget Greek Gear who offers top quality sorority apparel and gifts. The food picture in this post is from Greek Gear's college care package. If you want to order a care package rather than making your own, then by all means order from Greek Gear Where they are selling for $38.95.

"College Care Packages from greekgear.com! Show them you love them with this unique College Care Package from Greekgear.com. All Campus Care packs come loaded with those special treats a college student is sure to love. Pop Tarts, Pop Corn, Twizzlers, Mac and Cheese and much more. Great for exam time or weekends away from home."

These are great from parents or grandparents to send to a their college student during exams or any other time. Easy to order and easily shipped right to their door.

They always do a great job of offering top quality sorority items for sale

A gift bucket or basket like this one...

for Delta Zeta is a great way to make your little sister feel extra special! Fill a basket or a  bucket with a bunch of little gifts such as a  journal or composition book, stationary or notecards,  scrapbooking die cuts, a sorority luggage tag, sorority pencils,  and maybe some stickers. Make the items yourself to save money or just add your Greek letters to pre-bought items. It is so much fun and really makes your gift special to the recipient.

Looking at creative sorority gifts that other people have made inspires me and sparks my creative ideas. I hope it will do the same for you.

Some of you are making great gifts for your Little or Big.  We would love to see them. In the comment section of each post on this website is an option to upload a picture. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, always take pictures of the gifts you make. You can share them easily with other Sorority Sisters through the upload in the comments section. Hope to see some great ideas!

Thanks to Merryrdh on Scrapbook.com for the great picture!

Every sorority has a flower.

The humble pansy is the the flower for Delta Delta Delta.  It is a symbol of alumnae membership and the third step in the lifetime development of Delta Delta Delta's members.

Making pansy cards for your Tri Delta sisters is so easy if you have pansies. This is a good time of year to buy a couple of 6 packs of pansy bedding plants. You can plant them in a flower pot to brighten up the room or patio.  A pot full of pansies would make a great gift for a sorority sister OR you can "harvest" the pansies to preserve them by drying and pressing them in a phone book. These pressed pansies are perfect for making cards like the ones shown in the picture (above and below) that I made.

Anyway, because of their  brightness through the cold winter, pansies are one of my favorite flowers. The sad thing about pansies, though, is that as soon as it gets hot, they wilt. I've found I way to make the most of my pansies. In May, before the heat wave arrives, I pluck off all my pansies that are still pretty and press them between tissue paper in a thick phone book. Then I stack some weights on the phone book to flatten it. Then I wait.

About a month later a carefully remove the pansies from the book and use them to make my very special pansy gretting cards. These, I love to send to friends....Thinking of You, Happy Birthday!, Get Well, In Sympanthy, etc.

I also tie up a stack of pansy cards with a purple ribbon and give them as Christmas gifts. My sisters can't get enough of them. They are so much fun to make and give!

All you need is a pack of blank greeting cards, pressed pansies, and white glue (like Elmers).  I squirt a little bit of glue on the card and then carefully place the dried pansy on the glue and wait for it to dry. It really is easy!  An optional tool would be a set of tweezers. The pansies are very delicate when they are dried and tweezers are useful for picking them up and placing them on the cards.

I plant pansies in the fall. These hearty little blossoms stick it out through the winter even when the snow covers them and then they revive with the warm weather of spring.  I added a few fresh pansy bedding plants to my many pots because my dear husband always brings home more flowers from Home Depot than I need.  After they are planted, I am always glad  for the bright colors decorating the patio.

Browse for a perfect sister quotes for your greeting card. We have a sorority quotes page that we update regularly.

If you like ideas for sorority cards, you might like to read about Greek Letter Sorority Cards.

photo credit from Tri Delta University of California

You can buy generic tote bags like this one at any craft store or online. I added the red rick rack by sewing it on my sewing machine. I make a fabric lining for some of the sorority totes that I make.

Other easy gifts to make are sorority pillows, sorority stationary and cards.

You can find a lot of great ideas by browsing the forums of Greek Chat.

Do you like to make sorority gifts?

I am really excited about a new group on Flickr where we all can upload pictures of sorority gifts that we make.

We can  share pictures of any or all of our handmade sorority gifts. This is your chance to inspire the rest of us with your great ideas or just to share the results of your latest sorority craft.

Have you decorated a picture frame with your Greek letters?

Have you made a sorority pillow?

Have you made a sorority paddle?

Have you made a sorority scrapbook or do you have some pages in a scrapbook dedicated to sorority events and special times? Take a picture of those pages and share.

Show your best sorority gift ideas and inspire others.

Join the new  Flickr Group: Sorority Sister Crafts and Handmade Gifts

Take a picture of any sorority item that you make and then upload it to http://www.flickr.com/groups/sororitysisters

If you don't have a picture, then just leave a comment and tell us what you have made.

What sorority presents have you made??

photo credit: EverySpoon

These ADPi candy tins are easy to make and they make a great gift for your little sister.

Materials needed:

1. Any suitable container such as a nut container shown in picture.
2. Scrapbook paper of your choice. I used blue since it is an ADPi color.
3. A large sticker (from scrapbook store) of sorority mascot or sorority symbol or flower.
4. Paint pen to paint Greek letters on lid of container.

Tools:

1. scissors to cut paper
2. Glue stick to glue paper on container.

Make a sorority candy container.

-Making the sorority candy container shown above is super quick and easy once you have the supplies since you don't have to draw of paint anything but the Greek letters on the top.
Another idea is a sorority candy jar but it takes a little more time and effort if it the design is hand drawn and colored with colored pencils.

• I used a regular jar from my kitchen.
• I traced the lid onto drawing paper and cut out a circle that could be glued to the lid.
• I drew a teddy bear for Kappa Delta on the circle.
• After gluing the circle on the lid, I tied a matching bow around the jar. The bow really adds a lot to the gift.

When I make a gift for a specific person, I like to make a gift tag from cardstock, punch a hole in the corner and use narrow ribbon to tie the tag to the gift. On the tag you can personalize as you wish...consider using a sorority quote from our Quotes Page.

Have you made any easy sorority gifts? Please share with us your ideas.

Give a sorority gift that demonstrates that special relationship between sisters.  You can often find items like the little sister-big sister heart shown below, but I hope to encourage you to make your own special gifts for Little Sisters and Big Sisters. SororitySisters.net is a good place to start for some handmade sorority gift ideas.

Sorority Sister Hearts are Knit Together

One of the best gifts for a little sister or a big sister is one that affirms the Big-Little relationship. A framed picture of the two sisters together is always a winner because it shows appreciation for that special relationship. Go a step further with a framed picture by personalizing the picture frame with your sorority letters. This can be as simple as painting your Greek letters on the frame or can be more elaborate with handpainted sorority name and the sorority flower or mascot. Using your sorority colors for the background is another way to make it personal.

Many times you can find stickers or a rubber stamp that makes making special sorority gifts very easy.

For example, to make a Tri Sigma picture frame....

Look for a rubber stamp of a sailboat. The ink from the stamp prints the lines of the design  onto your frame. Then with the design safely and neatly on the frame, you can use a tiny paint brush to paint in the colors ( a little paint goes a long way)

The frame that I made for the Sorority Sisters site is for Delta Zeta.

The frame already had the plaid mat. I drew a simple turtle on drawing paper, colored it with pencils, cut it out, and glued it to the mat (under the glass). Then using white acrylic paint, I painted "Delta Zeta" and embellished it with two pink flowers on either end. The green frame, the pink flowers, and the pink and green turtle all display the Delta Zeta colors or pink and green.

This idea is easy, inexpensive, and so appreciated, especially when it includes a picture of Big Sis and Little Sis together.

For Ideas for Little Sister Sorority Gifts

Quotes for Big Sis

Quotes for Little Sis

Greek Chat Little Sister Gifts Ideas

Also known as sorority sign pillows, this sorority pillow hangs by a ribbon.

It is handpainted with the lion mascot and the message,

"A Phi Mu lives here!"

The Greek letters are pink as well as the backing fabric and the hanging ribbon.  It is painted with acrylic paint and constructed on the sewing machine with some hand sewing also.  This custom made sorority gift is not manufactured, but made one at a time as ordered.  This pillow measures 6 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches.

Perfect for hanging on a doorknob to  decorate your door or just hang up with a tack anywhere you like. A few of these are available on Etsy Sorority Gifts .

Testimonial From Lisa who ordered 2 sorority pillows on Etsy

I received the Chi Omega and Phi Mu Hang-up
pillows in the mail yesterday. They are even cuter in person, I am really
pleased with them!  I really appreciate the fast turn around as well!

Lisa (Jan.2010)

For those of you that would rather make your own sorority items and sorority gifts, you can make a pillow like this with a little effort and time.

To make a sorority pillow like this one you will need:

white fabric cut 7 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches

Backing fabric 7 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches

Ribbon (about 12")

Fiberfil to stuff pillow

Acrylic Paints in colors that suit your design

Paintbrush(es)

Sewing tools

Paper Pattern:Basic Mascot drawing (darken basic lines with a black marker)

Paper Pattern("A Phi Mu Lives Here" (darken basic lines with a black marker)

Some basic directions:

Drawing and Painting:

I put the white fabric over the mascot pattern and the Lettering pattern, centering each pattern so that all looks balanced. I can see through the fabric enough to lightly trace the outline of the mascot onto the fabric. I also trace the "A Phi Mu Lives Here" lightly onto the white fabric.

Once I have the basic lines traced, I paint the design and the words with my acrylic paints.

After the paint is dried thoroughly, I "set" the paint with an iron set on the WOOL setting. I put a piece of white paper over the painted design and run the iron over the white paper for about 15 seconds. (NOTE: This ironing allows the painted fabric to be permanent, not washing out if you need to wash it in the washing machine.)

Then comes the SEWING:

I pin ends of the ribbon to the top edge of the painted white fabric rectangle.

With right sides together, I pin the back and the front of the pillow together.

Using a straight stitch, I stitch the front to the back, catching the ribbon ends in the seam, and leaving and opening of 2-3 inches for turning.

I turn the pillow right side out, using a knitting needle to push out the corners crisply.

I iron the pillow to get out wrinkles from turning it.

Then I stuff the sorority pillow with fiberfil and whip stitch the opening closed.

That's it!

I just received an email from my friend Karen who makes up scrapbook kits for sororities and other groups. She has some kits available for purchase on eBay.

Her kits contain precut letters and symbols for you to use in your Greek scrapbook page designs.  Contact Karen (see contact information at end of post) to inquire about sorority kits that may not be listed for sale. She can probably make a custom kit for your sorority if you make a request.

These sorority scrapbook kits are not always available, so take a look and see if they fit your need.

Sorority Scrapbooking Kits

Sorority Scrapbooking Ideas

Greek Scrapbooking

I don't know where else you can get these if not from Karen.

[If you visit this sorority sister post later and the scrapbook kits are no longer for sale on eBay, you can contact Karen through this email address:
spiritcolors(at)yahoo.com]

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