Today I thought I would share my Christmas tree. I love it… as you can see I am a little obsessed with PINK. The tree has both out of the box ornaments and balls, along with some customized glittered and foiled balls. What I love about this tree is how it a clear reflection of my family and our personality. Hopefully your tree does the same.
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So.. I had this fantastic idea to create some banners and tack them onto an old window and hang it up on my wall. Step one.. banners accomplished. NOW – getting the thing on the wall in a manner that the window won’t come crashing down on someone’s head – still working on that. But here it is. Of course, you could make the banners sans window and just hang them up anywhere you please! {which happens to be my plan B}
Here is the finished project. {excuse the terrible photography}
Start by cutting out your letters. I cut “MERRY” using my eClips – setting the letters to about 3″. The paper is American Crafts POW glitter paper. {this paper has changed my life}
Punch two small holes at the top of each letter and string onto some bakers twine.
Next, I cut out more letters for my sign – but this time mounted them onto Hambly Screen prints printed overlays. With very thin die cuts
Finally.. I added some trim to the top of each letter.
The whole project only took about an hour! I hope you will try this with your own color scheme. And… I will post a picture of this on my wall once I find a way to get it up there without killing my loved ones.
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So my family and I have decided to try do something creative each day this holiday season. It’s a chance to just have a little fun and connect in the midst of the holiday hustle and bustle. I created this little ornament that is super quick and easy to put together. My little one loves to paint on the glue and glitter each piece. And I finish them off with a little embellishment.
Begin by cutting out the ornament. I used my Sizzix and cut the blanks from mat board for extra sturdiness. You could also cut cardstock by hand and adhere a few layers together for added stiffness.
Working on one side, brush adhesive on the surface of the ornament. While still wet, sprinkle with the glitter flakes. Shake off the excess glitter and repeat with the other side.
Gather the crepe paper into a small rosette and staple to secure. Remove the foam adhesive from the back of the button (if using Jenni Bowlin) and glue the button to the center of the rosette with hot glue. Glue the rosette to the top of the ornament.
Tips:
Whenever I make ornaments and other home decor items, I try to use matboard or chipboard so that the shape is really stiff.
Use colored mat board and you won’t have to paint, saving on time.. and clean up.
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As always, I had such a blast taping another episode of the Paperclipping Roundtable. (link once live) Today’s topic… FamilyHistory (genealogy)
As I shared on the show, the company I work FamilySearch.org is a non-profit organization that offers free genealogical resources. With literally billions of searchable records, a research help wiki, free courses, videos, forums and even more than 4000 Family History centers world wide – you are sure to get off to a great start.
One of my FAVORITE videos is part of the 5 minute genealogy series geared toward beginners.
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Here is the finished project. {excuse the terrible photography}
Start by cutting out your letters. I cut “MERRY” using my eClips – setting the letters to about 3″. The paper is American Crafts POW glitter paper. {this paper has changed my life}
Punch two small holes at the top of each letter and string onto some bakers twine.
Next, I cut out more letters for my sign – but this time mounted them onto Hambly Screen prints printed overlays. With very thin die cuts
Finally.. I added some trim to the top of each letter.
