On the Seventh Day of Christmas...

Custom Covered Day TimersThese super easy day timers make the perfect stocking stuffer or inexpensive goodies for all of your friends.


Supplies Needed:
-Generic Day timer, found at Dollarama for $1
-Pattern paper
-Coordinating Embellishments

Step 1: Measure your cover. For this I am not wrapping the paper around the spine, just adding a piece of paper to the front & to the back.
Step 2: Cut 2 pieces of pattern paper. My cover was 3 3/4 x 6 3/4, I cut my 2 papers to 3 1/2 x 6 1/2

Step 3: Ink the edges of the paper.

For this one I also adding in some stamped dots.
Step 4: Embellish your papers as you choose.

If you are adding in paper flowers you will need to adhere down each petal so that they don't get snagged and rip off.

I put a rub on, the year, paper flowers and some bling.

If you are adding ribbon or tulle to the binding, you will need to take the calendar booklet out of the cover, add the ribbon or tulle and then put the calendar booklet back in.

CHRISTMAS GOODIES

The emails I got for "Favorite Christmas Present" were absolutely wonderful! I got teary a few times. Thank you so much to those of you who shared with me! The winner of the above draw goes to Anne Marie but because I loved your stories so much I am sending a little something to each of you that emailed me!

Enjoy!

{xo}

On the 6th Day of Christmas...

Wall Hanging Supplies Needed:

-Chipboard letters (these are 8")

-Various coordinating pattern papers

-Coordinating embellishments

-Ribbon

-Jump Rings

-Blending tools and Distress Inks from Tim Holtz

Step 1: Adhere your letters to your pattern paper and then cut out

*I am lucky enough to have a local scrapbook store that has 8" letters for their Die Cut machines but you could improvise and print large letters out on your printer or enlarge them on a photocopier. This way you'll be able to choose the font you want.


Step 2: repeat step 1 for the remainder of your letters, alternating your pattern papers

Step 3: using a blending tool ink the edges of your pattern papers. I used Walnut Stain & Antique Linen. See this Technique Thursday where I discuss the blending tools.

Step 4: add embellishments to your letters. I have added a couple of gold rub-ons, Pearls from Kaiser Crafts and a Prima poinsettia.

Step 5: Decide how you want your letters to hang, punch holes (I use a Crop-a-dile to punch my holes) and then hang the letters together with jump rings (purchased @ Michaels)

Step 6: Add jump rings to the first letter and then hang with ribbon. I hung mine from two jump rings so that it would hang straight. I had originally only used one in the center and it made the entire word hang crooked....fyi.

Enjoy! Have a great Sunday!

{xo}

12 Days of Christmas- Day 5

Yarn WreathSupplies Needed:

-Styrofoam Wreath

-Various Colors of Yarn

-some sort of embellishment

-ribbon

Step 1: Wrap wreath with yarn, alternating colors until wreath is full

Step 2: add your embellishments. For mine I used a branch of poinsettias from Micheals, took off one of the flower & removed the center. I put the berries (also from Micheals) through the center hole of the poinsettia, pulled the ends through (these ends are make of wire) and poked them into my Styrofoam wreath to hold the entire thing in place. This could instead be glued in place with hot glue. I then added the red ribbon as the center of my poinsettia, tying it around the stems of the berries.

Step 3: hang the wreath as is or place on a shelf or mantle

Enjoy!

{xo}

12 Days of Christmas- Day 4

Word BlocksSupplies Needed:

-Various sizes of wooden blocks

-Large Red Glitter Letters

-Wide Red Ribbon

-White Paint

Step 1: My wooden blocks were cut from a 2x4, 1x4 & 2x2. I got the wood from Home Depot and enlisted the help of my hubby to cut it down for me. (He was so proud of himself when I finished this project.... like he did the actual crafting. So great!)

Step 2: Paint wood blocks

Step 3: add ribbon around the blocks, adding only a couple of bows

Step 4: add your letters
I love this project so much because it is so versatile, it can be adapted for any word and for any color palette. Have Fun!

Presents!

I love giving gifts and who doesn't love getting them! Email Me and tell me what was the most favorite Christmas present that you either received or that you gave to someone else. The draw ends Sunday @ 10pm, I will draw one email & have the winner in Monday's project post. Good Luck!
(the sleigh is not included)

{xo}

12 Days of Christmas- Day 3

Ornaments Supplies Needed:

-clear glass ornaments in various sizes

-various pattern papers- double sided pattern

-various colors of tulle

Step 1: You will need to cut your papers into thin strips, approximately 1/4" strips.

Step 2: you will need to remove the top of the ornament and set aside

Step 3: coil the strips of paper as tight as they can go and then push through the hole at the top of the ornaments. They need to be coiled tight in order to fit through the hole.

Step 4: Repeat this process until the ornament is full. As you add the coils of paper they will unravel inside the ornament. The more paper inside the better.

Step 5: once the ornament is full, put the top back in place and then add tulle around the top, tie a knot or bow

Step 6: add tulle to the loop at the top to hang the ornament with

Don't forget to check out Technique Thursday.

I'll be back tomorrow with day 4 and a give away! Yeah! Presents!

{xo}

12 Days of Christmas- day 2

Ribbon Tree

You will need:

-styrofoam cone

-sewing pins (smallest size)

-various Christmas Ribbon @ 210

-ribbon quantity may vary depending on the width of the ribbon

-a longer strip of ribbon for bow at top of tree

Step 1: cut your 210 strips of ribbon- 2.5" - 3 " long

Step 2: start at the bottom pinning ribbon in place working your way up

Step 3: once at the top, loop your ribbon and pin ends to the top, pin loop against the tree

Step 4: finish of your tree with a bow and longer ends to hang down over tree

Enjoy! Have a great day friends!

{xo}

12 Days of Christmas is Here!

So excited to share this project with you, I am so happy with how it turned out. I was inspired last Christmas with the yarn ball wreaths that decorated the Starbucks stores. I saw them and was in love, I though I can make that... and so I did. All the supplies were purchased at Micheal's and because just about everything Christmas related is on sale there the wreath cost less than $40. The most time consuming part was wrapping the styrofoam balls with the yarn otherwise it really was super easy. Enjoy & have fun creating your own!

Yarn & Ornament Wreath

You will need:

an 18" wire wreath form

holiday garland @ 2, I have used a red berry & a gold berry garland

6 large Styrofoam balls

6 medium Styrofoam balls

6 small Styrofoam balls

8 glass ornaments

various yarn

ribbon to hang wreath with

Step 1: cover styrofoam balls with yarn

Step 2: fit garland into wire wreath, be sure to pull berries out so that they show once you add all the various balls.

Attach garland in place with tie wraps or floral wire.

Step 3: place yarn balls and glass ornaments in place, moving around until you get it just right

Step 4: using a hot glue gun, adhere everything in place

Step 5: loop ribbon through to hang with or simply hang by the wire wreath form

All the supplies for this wreath were purchased at Micheal's and cost under $40.

See you back here tomorrow!

{xo}