Every time I’m in a hardware store, I drift over to the paint area. The combination of those perfect, tidy squares of color and evocative names is too much for me to take, and I often walk out of the store clutching a fistful of longing for Bavarian Forest or Marshmallow Bunny.
 
Sure, I use them as a jumping-off point for punching up my bathroom walls or a flea-market find, but I’m just as likely to use the chips themselves for projects that don’t require sanding, taping and two coats of paint.

Postcards: Top design inspired by paper cutting book, middle is a freehand design with a Sharpie, and bottom uses a rub-on transfer from here.

Gift card: Score in half and stamp (my beloved workhorse stamps from here ).

Place card: We didn't even use assigned seating at our fanciest dinner party ever (otherwise known as our wedding), but hell, this might inspire a dinner party that would satisfy Emily Post.

Menu card: Potluck accessory?