HOLIDAY BLOG HOP - DAY 3

HEY BLOGGIES,

Have you been enjoying the hop?  I certainly have and am inspired by everyone's projects.

One of the things I LOVE to make are these special banners that fold up into these metal cases.  I give them to special friends and they are also great to mail in an envelope.  The metal case protects them on their trip.

You can make the letters in several ways.  Use the Alphabet Die for your Big Shot, use the stencil that comes with the Banner Kit in the Holiday Mini Catalog, or I used some retired alphabet sheets that were on the clearance rack.

I used the wide 1 1/2" striped ribbon.  This year they have the beautiful cherry cobbler wire edged ribbon you could use.  Use TWO scallop squares and glue them on both sides of the ribbon for each letter.

I used the postage punch and some designer paper here, also a button.

I love adding the ornament inside the "O", and hanging it with a ribbon and cord.

We decorated each scallop square any way we desired.  Here is a button and a tree with pearls.

Putting it on our table protector pages, it gives you an idea of just how large and beautiful these are.

Here is the metal tin decorated and all tied shut to be delivered to that special someone.  The banner is folded up inside this pretty tin.  A GREAT gift!!

Hope you enjoyed my idea.  You can spell whatever you want and use whatever papers, ribbons, punches, and embellishments you desire to create your OWN banner.  HOPE, PEACE, LOVE, etc. are just a few suggestions for what you would make with YOUR banner.  I would love to see what you create.  Please share with me if you make one from my inspiration, won't you?  I would really enjoy seeing what YOU CREATE!!


Next up is my friend DE.  Click the next photo below and go see what fun she has prepared for you.

               

HOLIDAY BLOG HOP, DAY 2

HEY BLOGGIES,

Did you enjoy our projects yesterday?  If by chance you missed them, you can still see them by looking at my previous post and then hopping from there!!

Thanks to Dawn for all she does for us as her "team".  We also love her infectious laugh and her VERY informative videos.  I know you do too!!

Today I have two different kinds of gift bags for treats and small gifts.  The Mini Muslin Bags and the cute striped paper bags.

 You can stamp on the muslin bags if your stamp isn't too complicated and you should use darker inks and hold it there for a bit so it sinks in really well.  Here I stamped the snowflake from Festive Flurries with cherry cobbler.  I also stamped the snowflake on cherry cobbler card stock with versamark and then heat embossed with pewter embossing powder.  Same with the Chalk Talk tag and I used the framelits that go with BOTH stamp sets.

 A closeup so you can see how the stamped image looks on the muslin bag.  I added a medium rhinestone in the middle.

The muslin bags are 5 x 7 with a drawstring.  They come 10 in a package.  I wanted you to see what they look like before they are decorated.

 Here is my gift bag close up, all decorated.  I just folded over the top and punched two holes then threaded some silver elastic cording through the holes to tie on the tag.  On these bags I stamped a blue Keepsake Ornament from that fun set that is still available but not in the catalog at this time.  I glued two together so it was 3-D on the bag itself.  It already has a gift inside for someone VERY special!!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing some ideas for getting your gifts ready for the holidays.  I certainly enjoyed making them.


Next up is DE.  I know you are going to enjoy her project for today.

              

If you would like to order the Mini Muslin Bags or the paper striped bags, just click below to go to my store.

Thanks for visiting me today!!  See you tomorrow!!