A gift bag... and SamUL's first Christmas present

Let's get to the craft before I bore some of you with more photos of SamUL... (snort).

I made this bag based off of a bag that Jeni at FlipFlop Creations posted on her blog.  This bag was actually a birthday card from a group of about 30 people.  I filled it with paper $1 bills and everyone got a paper $1 bill and wrote their sentiment on it. There was also a gift card nestled in the bag with some tissue paper (for bulk).

Amuse-bouche:

Here's the time for you to flee--- as I'm bringing out more photos of my dog... (haha).

One of my friends gave Sammy a Pillow Pet.  It's a purple Hippo. Considering it looks strikingly similar to a stuffed chew toy, he must be monitored when using it (at least for a while).  Initially, he tried to toss it in the air-- but after several strict "No"'s... he settled down with it.  [Thank you Auntie P!!!!]