Hi Everyone. I'm back with some more sneak peaks at all the fun gifts that we'll be making at my craft class this month. Last time I showed you a quick shot of a project in progress. It was an ornament made from clay. I got the original idea from Heather Nichols blog: Pine is Here. This was my take on her project.
The clay is really easy to work with. I rolled it with a rolling pin to about a 1/4" thickness and used a bell shaped cookie cutter to cut out the shape. I used my regular old black stamp pad and randomly stamped the snowflakes onto the bell. The stamp left a really nice impression in the clay. I baked it in the oven (as directed on the clay packaging). Once cooled, I added a clear coating to the top. I then adhered some holly leaves with glue dots to the back of the ornament and finished it with a pretty ribbon. This could be used on a Christmas tree or used to adorn a wrapped gift.
This next project was so simple. It is coasters for drinks made with pretty cardstock. Just pick out any patterned paper you like {bonus if it is scrap}, mod podge it onto some bath tiles that are 16 cents each at the home improvement store, glue felt feet on the bottoms and call this project DONE...well......
...almost done. Of course you need to wrap them with a pretty bow and a handmade gift card to finish the gift.
Here is a gift box made from a template I purchased at My Time My Creations. It is large enough to fit a large glass jar candle. I plan on putting a coffee mug with coffee, creamer and treats inside.
I woke up the other night with this idea that I thought was brilliant. I would make a treat holder that was in the shape of Santa's pants. This idea literally got me out of bed bright and early, I thought it was genius and would make me famous. Well, a 30 second search on the internet told me that I certainly wasn't the first to come up with this cute idea. Oh well. Still cute anyway. Here is my version. It is made with a simple 2-4-6-8 box template, you can find the directions for a 2-4-6-8 box all over the web. I can't wait to fill 'er up with candy.
Here is a quick and simple gift jar. I'm thinking of filling this with some homemade bath snowballs from Martha Stewart, say what you want about her but she is one creative goddess in my book.
Last but not least: my favorite project this month {hands down} is this holiday card storage box. I've been wanting to make one of these for a few years now and when I saw this paper pack at Michael's today it was all mine. I really had grand schemes to decorate this but the paper is so pretty there really is no need. Love it. Just cut the paper to size and mod podge it in place. I used the lid on the bottom because I thought it provided a nice decorative detail. I have already received several cards in the mail and can't wait to put them in here. Perhaps I should think about finishing my own....maybe another day :)
I hope you have found a lot of holiday inspiration in my last two posts. I'm wiped out and I'm nowhere near having any of my personal projects completed. I'm starting to fall behind but I have high hopes for what I can get accomplished this week, I hope you all do too.
No comments:
Post a Comment