Crafting update - The string...

It's a really bad name, but I call it the string.

Maybe it should be the garland or the pretty thing, but the string? Not fab a name, is it?

Here's last year's string...

or strings...there are two really.

The string is actually ribbon strung between the dining room lights. 

From now on I'll call it the ribbon. 

Here is this year's ribbon. 

Some things are the same as last year and some things are new.

The biggest difference is I've made a lot of the strings longer. Just felt like it.

Usually I put a red tablecloth on, but I've kept the coloured one for the moment. Like it.

Cody's stocking is on the end there - it's purely for decoration. We don't do dog gifts. I bought him a ball thrower (hello, bought it for me) the other day out of necessity, not for a gift.

Pinwheels

A long string of flat shapes on one string hanging from the string...er, ribbon.

Chipboard stars covered with gold glitter (Sizzix Bigz die - Pinwheel is Sizzix Bigz too).

3D ornaments - eight trees folded and glued together. Glitter ended at the end. One of my favourites this year. It's the pink Sullivans punch. I walk by and spin them for fun.

A button wreath - can you see it? Got the idea from Martha Stewart on Pintrest. Hers was green. Red's the go for me.

More stars.

More 3D ornaments.

More flat ornaments.

Used My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas collection a lot.

Oooh, there's the Vintage Ornament punch that I had to throw out...see it just there? It's cream and covered in clear glitter. Looks pretty. It's a collector's item now!

There's the button wreath. These photos were taken at a few different times. I only made one wreath.

And see those candy canes? They're fakes. Love them. Got 'em from Big W for $5 for a box of 12. Bought two boxes and put the other lot on our tree. Just stuck 'em in there.

So that's the ribbon update. 

I've got some ornaments on my desk that haven't been glittered yet, so I'll do them soon. Haven't been spending much time there recently...

Okay, bye now. Hope your Christmas season is travelling along nicely. 

:o)

Small Christmas tree at PC

I've done a craft tree for the last two years, but this year has been all about the decorations, so I decided to keep my tree simple this year.

It's little.

I found it at Spotlight for 5 dollars and decorated it with some decorations I already had as well as a few  new ones.

I also added the white fizz glitter. Last year's tree didn't have any glitter at all.

I plan to make another for Andrew (using decs I have already) for work. He likes having something on his desk.

Anyway, just wanted to show you!

Can see three of the Holiday Tags ornaments here. When doing smaller ornaments like these I use five layers rather than the standard eight.

A Holiday Tags ornament again.

Lots of fun things to make - rosettes, pinwheels, 3D ornaments.

Very cute.

Enjoy!

Started any Christmas crafting yet??

Close ups of the Christmas decorations at PC

Here they are! 

I didn't get all of them, but tried to get a variety. 

I was on a ladder while taking the photos!

Cottage Cutz die with white fizz glitter. 

Sizzix die - Ornament #2

Sizzix die - Ornaments #3 (there are two ornaments on the die)

Cottage Cutz die with Martha Stewart glitter

Sizzix die - Ornaments #3 (second of the two ornaments)

It looks a little squished unfortunately.

Spellbinders Holiday Tags

Sullivans blue Bauble punch.

Sizzix die - Ornament, Round 3D.

This one comes in two parts and you slot them together. 

Rings made using Curvy Cutter - they're a little warped because I glued them. Should've taped them. Rats. 

Sullivans pink star in the middle. 

Curvy Cutter again. 

Jingle bells from Spotlight. 

Sullivans pink tree. 

Sizzix die - Clear scallop circle. 

Sizzix die - Ornament #2.

Felt from Spotlight. 

Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornaments

While I was over there I found these too...

Spellbinders 2010 Heirloom Ornaments. 

I've made one decoration with it so far. Want to do more, particularly the biggest one.

Oh yes, both the ornament sets and the Holiday Tags are limited edition sets according to the Spellbinders website, so if you want them, grab them.

Curvy Cutter Oval templates. 

Pink Star punch from Sullivans.

Pink Star punch from Sullivans. 

Cut acetate with it and put clear glitter on one side. Was going to glitter both sides, but it didn't need it. 

New Sizzix die - Flower #2. 

It's one of the new ones that comes with a matching embossing folder. Nice. 

Foam ball and shard glitter from Photo Continental. 

Blue Tree punch from Sullivans. 

Want to use the Pink Tree to make the same thing. 

Not sure what size circle this is. Doesn't matter - any size works. Bigger wreath, bigger circle. 

Sizzix die - Ornament #2. 

Small tree wreath - blue tree punch from Sullivans. 

Was trying to get a pick of the long one with all the shapes on it. 

There's also a long one there with just stars on it. 

Well, that's it for the decs. Hope you liked them and if you're in the area, check 'em out. There are lots of brands of dies at PC that you can use to do the same thing. It's all fun. 

Thought I'd finish with these two pics again - you can see that I just mixed and matched all the decs and had fun with it. 

Hope you do too!

I'm ready to start making some of my own now - looking forward to it!

Craft show Christmas decorations at PC

Hi there, 

Here are the craft show decorations over at PC. We had to put them up in the store for the Christmas season, so fun. 

Teena said she was going to do that while we were at the show, but I didn't know what sort of structure they were going to build. Neither did she, but this is what one of the guys came up with. 

The girls and I were talking about putting clothes cut outs on it after Christmas :o) 

You  know how little kids' clothes have motifs on them? Those motifs could be dies or something like that. 

Or punch art! Of course...ha ha. Oh, so cute. 

Can you see some paper socks on the line with little cars on them or something like that? 

Yep, we're going to like the new display area, I can tell. 

I took the three photos at the same time - the middle one looks like it's got stacks more strings than the bottom one, hey?

I tell ya, strings are hard to photograph.

Now I realise I haven't done any close ups of the decs for you to see, but I'll post them soon because I did take some while I was over there. The light's much better than in my hallway or at the show.

Bye now - have a great day. Stay cool (in both senses of the word).