Glass Christmas Ornament

How are we all doing with our Christmas shopping? Are you done?  Did you even start?

*sigh*

I feel like I have soooooo much to do yet! I am a bit of a procrastinator.....so it has definitely been Amazon to the rescue.   

Anyway, I do try to make a few ornaments each year and I did manage to find time to create a bit.

I have a box of odds and ends and this glass ornament was in there.

I covered the bottom half of the ornament with glossy accents and sprinkled Glamour Dust over it. While it was drying I used the Peony die from Whimsy Stamps and water color paper.  

I sponged Picked Raspberry Distress Ink and Spiced Marmalade.  I sprinkled it with water and dabbed it off with a paper towel.  I layered the flowers and used microbeads and a pearl for the centers of the flowers. The sentiment is part of the Abstract Christmas   stamp set. I stamped it with black Memento ink and then cut it into a banner shape.  Everything was layered and glued into place. 

I may not have all of my shopping done, or cookies baked, but at least I got my act together as far as my tree is concerned! LOL!  

I just thought I'd share my family from Thanksgiving. (See? Procrastinator.....Thanksgiving was weeks ago already! Sheesh!) Almost 26 years with this guy.

My two kids all grown up.  Cortney is 23 now and Kyle is 21, soon to be 22. 

Geez, I do feel old!! 

I always love your visits! 

SUPPLIES:

The Paper Door! Candy Jars!

Hi friends!

I have another project using Whimsy Stamp's Paper Door kit! 

I love making little gifts for my co-workers for Christmas.

These do the trick without breaking the bank! 

Aren't these stamps darling?

I stamped each image with Black Memento ink and colored them using Copic markers. 

I used the coordinating die cut and added glossy accents to the image. I added a little white Gumball for his hat's pom pom. 

I cut the silver paper,that comes in the kit, with a circle die and adhered it to the top of the jar. 

I adhered each stamped image with Crafty Foam Tape for a bit of added dimension.  

I glued a few sequins (that are also included in the kit!) to the top and added a red Gumball for Rudolph's nose. I tied a bit of Red Baker's Twine around the top of the jar and added jingle bells.  I stamped the greeting on black card stock and embossed it in white.  I hand cut the greeting and glued it to the front of the jar.  

I put Christmas Jelly Belly's in each jar, but I know M & M's would be perfect too! ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

A Little Somethin' Somethin'

Good morning! I am up on the SRM Blog today with a quick little gift idea!

I am a 4th grade teacher and like to get my co-workers a little somethin'

Food is always a good gift right? ;)

I grabbed a few of these glass jars from my over stocked basement full of crap stuff! 

I added two strips of double sided tape and rolled them in glitter. 

I added a bow I cut from my Silhouette and a cute sticker from SRM, appropriately called Gingerbread Stickers by the Dozen. Add a bit of food to the container and BAM, you are done!

This is my last week of school before our two week break.  The students and staff are heading out to the movies today to see Ferdinand and the Bull. It's always a lot of fun!

Have a great day!!

Vintage Rusty Lid Ornament!

Good morning! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend!

I am up on the Scrapbook Adhesives blog today with a vintage ornament.  Over the years my style has evolved, but vintage still makes my heart flutter.

Over the summer I take lids from candles and soak them in vinegar water.  You can do this with silver jingle bells too! I leave them all summer until they are beautifully rusted! I die cut a circle to fit inside, sponged ink on the edges, and stamped the image in black. I colored it using Copic Markers. I added a bit of glimmer using a Wink of Stella pen.  

I didn't want the image to sit too far inside the lid, so I used Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam tape.  I stacked 3 layers under the image and adhered it in place.  I used the Dual Tip Glue pen to add the glittery snow underneath her. 

I die cut the poinsettia using a Spellbinder's die.  I colored it with Copic Markers and then gave each layer a coating of glue using the Dual Tip Glue pen.  I sprinkled it with glitter.  I assembled the flower and wanted it to sit up on the lid, so I once again, used the Crafty Foam Tape underneath it.  I added some gems (Queen & Company) and dots of silver Stickles around the perimeter.  

Have a wonderful Sunday! Thank you for popping by!

Christmas Topiary-Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!

Good morning my fellow crafty peeps! I am excited to be participating in the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!  Today I have a  Christmas Topiary! I have a friend who LOVES pink and I thought I would make her a tree to match her craft room!  

The base of the tree is a flower pot that is so sparkly in real life! 

And since I am a girl who is all about the sparkle, why not make the star on the top of the tree shimmer too?

It was an easy project to make and here are some of the supplies you will need. 

1. white paint

2. Pink paint

3. flower pot

4. cardboard cone

I painted the pot white and the cone pink.  You may be wondering why since it was going to be covered with flowers.  I like to do this to camouflage any gaps there might be.

These were the colors I used on my tree!  Who says you have to make them green?

I used Scrapbook Adhesives Dual tip pen to assemble the flowers and add silver micro beads to the centers. I did this in assembly line fashion! Once the flowers were dry ( I waited until the next day) I used a hot glue gun to adhere them to the cone. 

I cut two stars using a Spellbinder's star die. I used a sheet of music note scrapbook paper to add a vintage feel to the project. 

I gave each star a coating of glossy accents and sprinkled Diamond Dust glitter over it. 

I adhered them to a wooden dowel and used clips to glue it into place until it was dry. 

I added a silk ribbon. 

I glued the star/dowel to the opening at the top of the cone.  

I am so glad you were able to hop along with us! 
Hope you leave here inspired!