Snowman Season, Penguin Playmates, Christmas Ornament, Weekend Project

It's been a while since I posted a "Weekend Project". I have been so into making cards that I tend to forget how fun the 3D items are to make and enjoy. So I decided I'd put together a Christmas ornament. I did this within a few days because I was busy with other items on my list. So one day I'd cut the card stock and another day I'd die cut and another day I'd glue.  The gluing is what takes the longest because of the wait time, though if you use the Tombow Mono Glue it sets up faster and you can get it all done in one sitting. 

So to begin this so you can have it ready to put together without too much wait time, fussy cut a snowman from the "Penguin Playmates" Designer Series Paper (DSP) or you can find something you like for that right side. The "Snowman Season" set has a snowman you can punch out. You will need to glue this to a piece of card stock. I used Basic White.  Then I trimmed around the snowman. I glued on another piece and trimmed. I did this for a total of four layers of Basic White card stock. You need to get this guy to be firm or it will sag. Once you are done with your final trim you can use a nail file or the edge of your scissors blade to scrape along the sides to smooth out anything you don't like the looks of.  I set him under my stamping mat and put a punch on top for extra weight. You want this piece to be flat when it's set up/dry.

Next cut five pieces of Basic Black card stock that measures 2-1/2" x 4-1/2".  Glue four of them together and press them like you did for the snowman. 

You will also need five pieces of Soft Suede card stock that measures 2-1/2" x 4-1/2".  I used the largest Stitched Rectangle that is in the set of four in the package "Rectangle Stitched Framelets" set.  If you don't have these dies you can use a 2-3/4" square punch and punch 3/8" from the side and evenly on the top and bottom. Move the punch to a new area and punch again, punch until you reach 3/8" from the other side. You can also use a craft knife and cut the opening too. The opening on my ornament is 3-11/16" x 1-11/16" but you can cut it however wide you want, just make sure it's even. After die cutting the Soft Suede pieces, I glued them all together and set them under my mat with a weight on top (another punch) to help keep it flat while the glue set up/dried.

Now take that last piece of Basic Black card stock, this is the piece you will be stamping in. Get our your Versa Mark, white embossing powder and the words  you wish to use.  The words I used are from the "Snowman Season" set. Take the Soft Suede frame from it's weighted area and set the Basic Black piece under it to see where the words will go. Put the frame piece back under it's weighted area for now. Stamp the words with Versa Mark and then heat emboss them using the white embossing powder. 

Glue the word piece to the rest of the stack of Basic Black card stock and put it back under it's weighted area.

The snowflake is from the "So Many Snowflakes" die set. I die cut three and glued them together. I also weighted them down to hold their shape. After looking at mine I was thinking I should have done four and I am pretty sure I could add another one but I'm going to leave it as it is because I'm not positive it will stay flat. 

I took 80" of white Baker's Twine and I folded it in half and then I folded that in half and I folded the whole thing in half one more time.  This is for the hanger.  Carefully set it aside.

I also cut 30" of white Baker's Twine and I folded it in half three times like I did for the hanger. This is for the bow. I carefully set that aside too.

I took the Soft Suede frame and glued it to the Basic Black pieces.  You can punch holes in the Soft Suede and then mark it for the Basic Black piece or you can use a Crop-a-dile punch (that is what I had done, it barely fit).  

I took my chalk marker and made snowflake dots all over the Basic Black word piece. 

The Wink of Stella pen was used to color the frame. I went over it twice.

The snowman was glued in place on the areas where he would be touching the frame.

Then the snowflake was glued on the same way.

The longer piece of Baker's Twine was threaded through the hole and tied in a knot on both sides.

The shorter piece of Baker's Twine was tied into a bow over the top part of the hanger. You could use ribbon here or you could just leave it as it is.  And there you have it. A fun handmade, all Stampin' Up! supplies Christmas ornament!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to see this fun handmade Christmas ornament,
Wanda

Itty Bitty Christmas, Christmas Ornament Gift Box, Weekend Project

I often find 3-D paper/stamping items that look like they'd be fun to make. This one was not only fun but it is also an ornament. I recall making a box like this a year or two ago. It didn't have the top flaps to tie as an ornament but it did open in a "V" on the sides like this one does and it had a regular flap to close.   If I find it I will add the link. It was fun and easy like this one is.

You can see how to make this here.  There is a video. I recommend watching the video first. Well, first I cut my card stock and Designer Series Paper (DSP) and then I watched the video.  

When I scored the diagonal pieces I used my scoring board. I actually drew a pencil line from the top to the bottom on one of the grooves. It won't effect your future scoring. And if you have a kneadable eraser, you can form it to a point to fit in that groove and erase that line. I just leave it because I refer to it a lot.  Anyway, I took my stylus and made sure it was on the line at the top point of the center of the side of the box.  How what a mouthful of words there. I held my stylus in place and moved my card stock until the score line lined up with the pencil mark. Then I made my score line. I moved my stylus over a couple spaces and made the second score line.  I repeated that for the other matching side and then I turned my card stock to do the same for the other side pieces.  I just found it easier and quicker to do it that way.  But using a ruler works just fine too.  

I didn't have the same ribbon so I used what I had. And I didn't have the words or dies that were used in the original piece so I used what I had.  The words used here are from the Itty Bitty Christmas set. I stamped them using Real Red ink on Whisper White card stock. I die cut them with the smallest circle die and with the smallest scalloped die I cut the red layer behind it.  It may have looked better if I had used the stitched circle die, there might not be as much red showing around the white circle.  But I still think it looks cute.  I think I will be making a couple of these for our granddaughters to hang on their tree and open at Christmas. Now to think of what to put inside???

The card stock here is Garden Green and Real Red and the DSP is from the 12" x 12" "Poinsettia Place" pack.  I didn't buy the pack. My demonstrator sent me a package of cut DSP and card stock for ordering.  If you don't have a demonstrator, here's mine, Terri Gaines.  Click on "Host Code" under the title of the web site and start shopping. If your order is under $150 enter her demonstrator code and get some free papers for every $50 you spend. If it's over then just treat it as a workshop and pick out your free merchandise as usual.  

This was fun and very easy and I can't wait to make more.

Thank you SO much for taking the time to stop by today,
Wanda

Snow Front, Christmas Ornament, 2020-2021 Stampin' Up! Catalog

Now for something completely different! I found this idea on a stamping blog. You can see it here. There's a video on how to stamp on wood. The original ornament used the deer stamp. I didn't have that stamp set but I did have a tree and bird so that is what I played with and it worked.

I had my husband slice me up some wood pieces. We had a black walnut tree that had to be cut down and we saved a few of the branches. I wasn't sure why but I convinced my husband that I really needed them.  See why you should never toss anything out?  My slice is a bit oblong, it doesn't matter.  It measures about 2-3/4" x 3".  And that includes the bark.  I did have to sand it a little bit, it wasn't as smooth as I wanted it. You don't want any of the rings in the piece to be able to be felt with your fingers or the stamp will not hit all the surfaces you want it to.

I took the tree from the "Snow Front" set and stamped it using black Staz-On ink.  While that was drying I took the bird from the set and used Real Red ink to stamp it on one of the branches.

I was going to stamp a sun onto the wood but the center rings of the branch kind of look like a cold winter sun.

Then I took one of the ground images from the set and stamped on the wood using Old Olive. After stamping that I realized that it won't look so wintery if the ground is green. So I thought I would cover it up with Whisper White Craft ink. I also added some lines of Whisper White craft ink to the trees to make it look like there was snow on the branches.  A little while later I noticed that the craft ink was not drying. SO I dabbed it off onto a paper towel and I repeated that until I could no longer see any on my finger when I checked to see if it was gone.  I took out my white acrylic paint and I colored over the stamped area. If you look really close you can see on the left side of the tree the green was starting to come through. I also added the paint to the branches.  The paint tried and I sealed it with some Modge Podge. Modge Podge will make the water base inks bleed. The bird got a little bit fuzzy, but not too much. You want to take a quick thin sweep over the bird and let it dry. Once dry repeat and when that is dry then cover the entire piece. I think if I give it another coat of paint it may hide it. Painting on top of the Modge Podge should keep that yellowish color in it's place.  Or I may just leave it as it is. It's my first stamping on wood piece ever!!!  

The original ornament used some of the new gold eyelash ribbon. I didn't buy any but I did have some white so I used that. I took some of the new Christmas ribbon with the gold edge and tied a knot at the tip. Then I tied the white eyelash thread/yarn to the ribbon. 

I had some jingle bells left over that were retired so I colored two of them using Poppy Parade and Mossy Meadow Blends pens.  I let them dry and then tied the silver one (gold would have been better  but I'm using what I have) to the ribbon. I tied the red and green one to the silver bells string and the piece was done. 

I think it's adorable. It's got a nice rustic look to it. A great ornament for a guys tree too!  

I believe you can order wood slices online. I didn't shop for any because I had access to them.  I have a bunch sliced and drilled and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them all.  I do have grandkids here next month and maybe they'd like to paint some for their tree.  This was a fun time stamping. It was something different for a change!

Thank you SO much for taking the time to stop by today,
Wanda

The Countess Beaded Christmas Bulb

Today I finished a new design. I call it "The Countess" beaded Christmas bulb.  You don't have to run around looking for different shaped beads.  These are pretty easy to find.  This bulb uses seed beads, fire-polished beads and glass pearls.  

I'm SO horrible at taking photos. I was trying to make sure the wind wouldn't blow the dangling pieces together that I didn't notice the bulb cap was crooked.  Though I had nothing to do with that in the creation of the bulb cover.  

I like bulb covers better than the encased bulbs because of the ease of replacement.  Should this bulb break (and they can because they are super thin glass), I just go get another bulb.  With the encased ones you have to remove beads and hope you find them all and then resew the beads back onto the bulb.  Oh and another great benefit here is, you can send the mail without the worry of the bulb breaking (bulb not included!!!).  They would be easier to sell that way too.  

The PDF pattern for this bulb cover can be purchased in my secure web store.  Just click here to be taken to the store.  You can make as many as you wish to sell or to give away as gifts.  Entering it in a contest is not permitted.  

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Christmas Ornament Swap using Hang Your Stocking and Christmas Pines

This is the ornament I made for the Ornament Swap last night at Technique Night.  

For my ornament I took the stitched circle and sewed it to the Scalloped Circle.  I did stitch it by hand. There are 96 stitches around that circle, in case you were curious!!! LOL

I cut out a total of 4 round scalloped circles. One is sewn to the round focal one and the other three were glued to each other and set under a heavy book to keep flat until it dried. Once it was dry, I glued the stitched piece to the backing pieces and added a ribbon in between for the hanger.

I cut a 3/4" piece of Whisper White card stock and centered it in the "Banner Triple" punch.  I cut another piece that was 1" and just punched a sliver so I could use it as the roof.  

The circle for the bird hole is a scrap from punching out a "Cookie Cutter Christmas" Santa.  

The leaves are from the "Berry Builder" Punch.  I used some card stock pieces that were left over from the "Falling Snow" embossing folder.  

I used 3 branches from the "Christmas Pines" die.  I sponged everything with Pink Pirouette ink.  

The words are from the "Oh, What Fun" set.  I embossed them in white.  I also mixed up some texture by using white glue and white craft inker.  It's kind of snotty feeling and it takes a little white to setup.  I didn't want to heat set it because I didn't want the embossing ink to melt to where it was no longer raised.

I added a snowflake from the "Hang Your Stocking" set.  I added pearls all over the front.

I had some round white "berries" from a holiday pick and I put 3 of them on the ornament.  The center one was there to hide where the pieces joined.  It looked funny alone, so I had to add two more to balance it out.

This was fun to make.  It had a lot of pieces to it and I don't think I'd like to make any more of them but one never knows!!! LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Polymer Clay Christmas Ornaments

Today I would like to share with you the two ornaments I made for my granddaughters.  

I like like the Santa one except for his mouth.  It looks like he's panting or sticking out his tongue.  It's suppose to be his bottom lip.  I think I used a little too much clay there!  I am hoping to be making some of these to put in my web store.  They were very fun to make plus you can personalize them.  

The baby's 1st Christmas one I won't be posting since it was something I found on the net and copied it. I have a different layout that I use to make years ago but I couldn't find it.  Oh but I did find it after I had this one all made.  Isn't that how it goes.  So I will probably have some in pink and blue in my store next year too!!! 

I love playing with polymer clay.  I like playing with earthenware clay too but I don't have a kiln so this is the next best thing for me. Plus with polymer clay you don't have to paint it or use colored glaze.  You use the colored clay and when it's baked it's done!!!

I just wanted to share these with you!  I will have a regular post later tonight.

Thanks SO much for looking,
Wanda

A Holiday Home Christmas Ornament

Tonight I am participating in a Christmas ornament swap using Stampin' Up! products.  I was able to make my ornament entirely made using Stampin' Up! products.  

This was not difficult to make.  The Holiday Home house has a die cut with it so that made it a lot quicker to make.  I cut out 5 houses. One stamped and 4 blank. I glued them all together and set them under a larger stamp punch to weight it down and keep it flat. I used glue instead of tape.  When the glue dries it helps make a better bond between the layers and it also makes the card stock very firm too.  You want that feeling of fine box board.  

For the background I used my paper cutter and cut the piece 2-1/2" x 4-1/2".  I cut 6 pieces of plain Crumb Cake card stock and I cut one from a piece I had textured using the "Hardwood" embossing folder.  I took my brayer and Chocolate Chip ink and ran it across the texture so the raised paper took the ink.

The chalkboard looking piece was cut 2" x 4".  I stamped the words from the set using VersaMark and then embossed them using white embossing powder.  I took a sponge and sponged on a little white ink to make it look like the board had been erased at one time.  The Basic Black chalkboard looking piece was made using just a single piece of card stock.  

The stars are from the punch in the Holiday catalog.  I used glitter paper and glued them in place.  

I colored in the house using the Blendabilities Rich Razzleberry assortment.  The roof was colored in using Soft Sky. Crystal effects was added to it and then some glitter.  The wreath was stamped and punched out using the 3/4" circle punch.  I also cut out several more circles so the wreath would have the same type of look as the rest of the ornament. I did use glue to set the house and the wreath in place. But before I glued the house on, I used the markers and colored around the edges to make them blend in a little more too.  

This was a very fun ornament to make and I'm hoping whomever gets it in the ornament exchange will like it.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Get Your Santa On Christmas Ornament

Next week I will be participating in a Christmas ornament swap.  I thought I would use the Santa from the "Get Your Santa On" set but half way through the ornament I decided not to use him.  SO since he was all cut out I thought I would just make a regular ornament out of him.

I had stamped and cut him out five times.  I glued the pieces together and set a heavy punch on top to keep it flat while it dried.  Once he was dry I colored him in using markers.  I also covered the edged with marker so it blended in better.  I added a tiny white pom pom on the hat to give it a nice little touch.

Using white glue and five layers made the ornament feel like thick firm cardboard.  

I punched a hole in the top and added a piece of linen thread as the hanger.  I will probably be putting him on a package, he's kind of small for an ornament.  But he was very fun to make!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Let it Snow Beaded Christmas Bulb

Today I'm going to share with you my latest creation.  I designed this beaded Christmas bulb.  I am planning on making them for Christmas gifts for my family.  I have two left to make.  I needed a dozen of them!!!  When I was in Portland in October, I made a lot of the belly bands and then when I got home I did the top and the bottom parts.  That is the quick part.  The bulb is easy to make, it just takes a lot of time to do.  I even beaded some of the belly band components on the airplane!  

I also have the pattern all set up for sale in my web store.  My hopes are to get enough patterns to have a book made!  I've been busy beading and creating the step by step pattern. Sometimes I feel like I'm stretching my time to thinly lately!!  And the holidays are upon us too!!! UGH!!!!

I gave my younger sister her bulb today.  I really don't want to wait until Christmas eve to give the bulbs.  I want them to have them early so they can hang them on their trees.

I really think I should also make one for myself!!!  I do like the pattern and this photo does not do the bulb justice.  There's a lot of sparkle to this bulb.  The Rose Montees on it don't even show up well.  They look like black or gray dots. UGH!  I'll try to get a better photo.  Maybe once the tree goes up I can get a photo of one hanging on it with the pretty branches and lights in the background!  It sounds like it will be a pretty photo, doesn't it?  LOL

Thank you SO much for stopping by today
Wanda

Snow Day Christmas Ornament

Ok, I know you've been sitting on pins and needles waiting to see what I had put in the snowflake box I made yesterday!  

Some of the gals at the Technique Night check in on my blog from time to time and I didn't want to reveal what I had made until after the exchange so I waited to post it.

So here it is!  Everything on this ornament is made using Stampin' Up! products.  

I have composed a list of all of the materials.  This was a fun ornament to make.  It's got LOTS and LOTS of layers but it was SO worth it!  You can click on the photo for a closer view.

Here is the materials list for this ornament:  Snow Day set, Festive Flurry Set & Die, Frosted Finishes Embellishment, Christmas Messages set, Silver Glitter paper, Candy Dots - colored with a black Sharpie because I didn't have any black ones.  Whisper White and Basic Black card stock, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red and White Craft ink.  Natural Composition DSP, White embossing powder.  Thick cardboard from the back of the Winter Frost Specialty DSP.  And some linen thread for hanging.  And you will need a paper punch to make the holes to hang the ornament.  I did use a sponge with the White Craft on it to get the chalkboard effect on the black card stock.

I used 3 layers of the thick cardboard packaging material.  As far as the card stock layers go I used 4 layers and they were all glued, not taped.  You will need to press the glued pieces as you make them so they don't curl up.  It's not as bad as it sounds.  I first cut out my snowman after he was embossed.  Then I glued him to a piece of Whisper White card stock and cut him out again.  I repeated this for a total of 4 layers.  I did the same with the hat and arms.  Each time I finished doing one item I stuck it under a book to press it while I moved on to another part.  For the snowflake I glued two pieces together before I cut them out.  That way I had less gluing to do.  The only card stock that didn't have more than one layer was the Natural Composition paper that looks like wood and the Basic Black card stock.  

When I assembled the ornament I used glue to hold it all together.  I didn't want any lose pieces.  Taping the small arms on the embossed body wasn't going to stick.  So glue is the way to go.  

A tip or two to remember when you are making this.  Once you cut out your thick cardboard pieces, set your snowman and snowflake on top so you can see where to punch the holes.  Punch your holes in the thick cardboard packing material as you layer them.   And I think that about covers it!  Have fun making this.  I sure did!

Thank you for visiting today,
Wanda

Baby's 1st Christmas

Today I am going to share with you an ornament I made for my granddaughter.  I had found an ornament much like this on the internet a while back and I had saved it for this very moment.  I'm not sure if the ornament I found was from last year or a couple of years ago.  I don't have a link to it and I don't know who is the original designer of it.  I do think though that it was a manufactured ornament.  I LOVED it and saved the image.

So I made this for my granddaughter and I thought I would share it with you.

The pea pod is made using polymer clay.  I poked a hole in the end with a wire so I could add beads to a longer wire and insert it in the clay once it was baked.  For me, that was the most difficult part of the ornament because I had trouble getting the wire into the clay without the beads getting gaps in them.  There was nothing to grab onto to hold the wire and I couldn't use a tool because the wire was too thin and it would bend and crimp.  That was not a good thing.  But I finally managed to get it into place and all was well with that part of it.

The baby face is also made from polymer clay.  I tried sculpting it but I am not great at sculpting realistic looking things so after several hours and many attempts I opted for a more whimsical look.  The hat and the blanket are pieces of a knitted glove.  The body part was filled in with some fiberfill and everything was glued into place.  

On the ribbon (and of course it doesn't show in this photo) I ironed on the words "Baby's 1st Christmas".  I used some iron on paper that you can put in your printer.  You print in mirror format so it's backwards on the paper but once it's ironed on it's correct.  I trimmed it very close to the words so I could get it all on the ribbon.  I tied the ribbon on and it was all done.  I did forget to mention that the polymer clay is baked.  I have a toaster oven that is used only for polymer clay.  I'm sure there is years of polymer clay film in that oven.  It can only be used for the clay.  Clay bakes at 257 F and most foods cook higher than that.  When the clay is baked at 275 F it is non toxic but at higher temperatures it isn't.  So that also includes the film inside the oven.  So it's just best to bake only the clay in this oven.  It's a designated oven!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Beaded Star Christmas Bulb

Today I am going to share with you a beaded Christmas bulb I designed.  I taught classes for the past two holidays and the students enjoyed making them.  

It's an easy design to follow and it does go together rather quickly.  

I had fun designing it and even more fun teaching it.  

I finally got the pattern put in PDF format so I can make it available for sale in my web store.  You can find the pattern here.  

I'll be back to stamping tomorrow!

Thank you for stopping by,

Wanda

Mr. & Mrs. Frosty and Cat

Just a little change of pace today and I'll be back at it tomorrow with a very fun background technique.  I promise!!

I just wanted to share with you the ornament I made for my niece and her husband.  She asked me to make her an ornament to commemorate their first Christmas together and to quote, "It has to have a cat on it."  So the same night (two days before Christmas) I'm in my workroom playing with clay.  She had seen a cute snowman and snowlady ornament that she thought was cute so I thought I would go that route.  I got out the clay and began to play!  I

I even took some scrap clay and made the kitty and stuck it to the side of the snowlady.  It's kind of hard to see in the photo but it's there!  

The second photo is of the backside of the ornament.  I had made it so the snowman's arm was around the snowlady but it got hidden behind the veil.  

I was not thrilled with the flowers.  I like how they looked but not at the bottom where I had affixed them to the head with liquid Sculpey.  I should have done something different.  But now I know so the next time I make these they will look better.  

And I'm not thrilled with the wire in the back either.  I had to make a wire to hang them and then I had to split the wire at the end so a piece could go into each character. There was no way just to put one hanger in the middle of them.  That is something I will have to work on later when I have more time.  Something like that is all about balance.  Had I stuck the hanger in the man it would have hung in one direction and had I stuck it on the lady it would have hung the other direction.  It needed to be in the middle.  I may have to add a wire first and then attach the two bodies together.  That is something I'll work on the next time I make a pair of these!  

But the most important part of this was that when they opened them and saw it they loved it!!!  That made me happy!!  They were fun to make.  Anytime I get my hands all oily from the clay is fun!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Gingerbread House Christmas Ornament

I thought I would share with you a Christmas ornament I made just 2 days before Christmas.  Nothing like waiting until the last minute to get things done!!!  

I made this out of polymer clay (Fimo and Sculpey).  Polymer clay has always been one of my favorite things to play with.  I actually have three craft mediums I love to play with and they are polymer clay, rubber stamping and beading.  Clay being the cheapest of all of them!!!  Clay is something that I can actually run out of.  The stamps and beads, well that would be unheard of!!! LOL  

When I started this ornament I had a different house in mind.  But I do like how this one turned out.  I had this little jar half full of little clay candies so it was easy to just add them to the door trim. I whipped up a couple of  candy canes and with the snow on the roof and ground I was going to leave it as it was.  But then I realized I didn't have any room for the year so I added the little clay charms (the gingerbread boy and girl and heart).  And that completed the ornament.  I was now proud to give it as a gift!

It was very fun to make and I may make some to sell in my web store but not for a few months.  I need to recover a bit longer from the holidays before I dip into Christmas stuff again!

Thank you for visiting today,
Wanda

Angel Ornament

At the Tuesday Technique night Beth was demonstrating how she made this cute angle.  She gave everyone the materials to make it too.  I thought that was SO wonderful.  We did not complete the angel then because of the time but we were shown how it was made and we went home with it.  I got mine all finished and it turned out SO cute.  I can't believe how much substance these things have.  She looks delicate but she is actually pretty solid.  

I think I will be making some of these next year for package toppers.  I was thinking about making them in advance but I will just wait until fall when the new Christmas paper comes out.  Now if I can remember I was going to make these is another story!!! LOL  I'm sure I will if I leave the finished one sit out where I can see it all year long!

Today is hubby's birthday so we are off to have dinner.  It's not a lot of fun having birthdays so close to Christmas.  His is the day after and mine is 10 days after.  He use to get a lot of Christmas and birthday gifts together.  Our son and I kept the days separate as well as the gifts.  Though we did wrap them up (in birthday paper) and set them under the tree.  Hubby could see them and most of the time we let him pick them up and shake them if he wanted to but he was NOT allowed to open them until his birthday.  I know, we're SO mean!! LOL

Added 8-17-13:  I was not given the pattern to this angel.  I was shown how to make it in a class and I do not remember how it was folded.  Though I did find instructions by Googling "paper flowers" and found a tutorial to make the flower.  Once the flower is made then wire, beads and ribbon was added  Click here for the flower folding instructions.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Stylin' Snowfolk Ornament

Isn't he cute?  I thought it would be fun to make a snowman today.  Even though we had temp in the upper 50's today a snowman still sounded fun to make!  Personally I find it fun to make a snowman any day!  I used the Stylin' Snowfolk set to help make him.  I took a piece of Whisper White card stock measuring 2-1/2" wide  x 3-1/2" long. I stamped the images I wanted on it and then I used my bone folder and curled the paper.  Much like you would curl curling ribbon.  I glued the piece into a tube.  Then I punched out a 1-3/8" circle piece of Basic Black card stock.  I took my piercing tool and punched a hole in the middle and tied a 9" piece of white Baker's Twine to it, making sure the knot was at the bottom.  I glued this piece to the top edge of the snowman.  Then I cut a piece of black card stock measuring 2-5/8" x 1".  I curled the piece up and glued it together.  Once the glue was set I  then glued it on top of the black circle.  Make sure the twine is inside the small tube of the hat.  Allow it to dry.  That's it.  You have a fun cute tubular snowman!  He's fun to make and this could even be something the kids would like to help make for gifts for grandparents, daycare providers, teachers, etc.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Sled Christmas Ornament from Punches

 Tonight I am at Terri's FABULOUS Technique Class.  Last month she asked the gals to make an ornament using mostly Stampin' Up! products.  I am not participating in the gift exchange but I did decide to make an ornament for Terri.

I used all Word Window punched pieces here!!  Amazing, isn't it?  I wasn't sure I would be able to pull out what was in my head and get it down in 3D.  And the best part!!!  I only made one!  I got it right the first time!  Shocker, I know!!!

I did punch a LOT of these pieces and glued them together.  While they were drying under a heavy object, I punched out the glitter paper.  I punched out 6 pieces of them and in between them was more Craft card stock.  

I used an oval punch to make the glitter pieces look more real.  

To join the pieces I used some scrap pieces of the glitter paper under the 3 top "wood" pieces.  It was a bit flimsy but once the runners were glued on the sled felt more sturdy.  

I took the paper piercer and poked two holes in the top glitter part of the sled.  I'm not sure what that part is called but it's the part you use to guide or steer the sled.  I tied some linen thread through those holes and then I tied the jingle bells on.  I did color the jingle bells with a red Sharpe marker.  It's the only non-Stampin' Up! item I used to make this sled.

The most difficult part was trying to get that snowflake on the top right and I did mess up on it.  I didn't get the tips of the snowflake lined up right.  But you get the idea that it's a snowflake in the middle of the sled.  

I had a lot of fun making it and I'm sure Terri is going to like it!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

Jolly Bingo Bits Card Holders

You will have to click on the photo to get a closer view of these little cuties!!!

Take some Baker's Twine and attach both ends to your wall.  When you receive a Christmas card, just take one of these cute mini clothes pins and pinch it on the card and twine.  Now your card is displayed on your wall with an adorable clothes pin.  

I picked a few of my favorite images in this set and colored them, cut them out and stuck them on the mini clothes pins using glue dots.  You need something a bit more sticky than a tape runner.  I just clipped them on a piece of card stock as I made them.  Aren't they fun??  And cute???   This is such a fun set to play with.  I have enjoyed this set SO much!

These would also be cute on one of those little 6" sisal trees!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

Jolly Bingo Bits Tree Ornament Weekend Project

I had a LOT of fun making this ornament.  I used the Jolly Bingo Bits tree and snowman images.  I did make this in layers which was fun but made it more difficult to slip back between the glass.  Though I suppose I could have removed the back glass and added chip board and card stock until it was thick enough to hold the image in place. 

My lighting was a bit bad because the metal on this is silver, not gold tone!  But it is pretty in the gold too!  LOL  

I got these fun ornaments at Oriental Trading.  The order number is 65/90069.  I'm not sure what exactly what they are called but the order number is correct and you will see once you enter that number in.

I like these ornaments because the top part flips open so you can remove the glass (which you need to because it's foggy looking) and you just slip the glass back in with your work sandwiched between them.  I am going to make a bunch of these for gifts.  I had bought them for a project that has now gone by the wayside but I will find more cute things to put in them to try to sell at the craft fair.  And I also have a great-nephew who was born in May so this will be his first Christmas so I think I might make him an ornament too!

These are a lot of fun and do make great gifts!  Have fun with these!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Candy Cane Christmas Fabric Tree Ornament Weekend Project

I was having some fun with the Christmas fabrics. I LOVE both sets but I think I am more partial to the "Candy Cane Christmas" one. I think it's just those cute little polka dots that catch my eye.

To make these you will need:
1-1/2" Styrofoam ball

Fabric cut 6" x 6"

1/2" grosgrain ribbon

Cord for hanging (I used Linen thread here)

Sucker sticks

Insert the sucker stick into the Styrofoam ball. You want it to go in about 1/3 of the way. You may want to use Styrofoam glue here. I first tried a glue dot thinking it would hold but it didn't. I ended up using craft glue after I got the fabric on.

Next find the center of the fabric and set it at the top of the Styrofoam ball. Wrap it around the ball and tie it with the ribbon. Tie the ribbon in a bow. This is when I glued the stick to the fabric with craft glue. And then I attached a hanging cord. I used a piece of linen thread. I threaded a needle with it and just took a stitch on the top and tied the ends together.

These are very easy and SO much fun to make. They will look SO adorable on any Christmas tree or even on top of gift packages!

You can do these as a Make N Take, a Craft Fair item, a fun item for the kids to help with and even a Stamp Camp project!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda