Cookie Cutter Wreath

I decorate our kitchen with a gingerbread theme every year during this season. When I saw this idea, I knew I had to attempt to create this wreath for the door that goes from the kitchen to our laundry room...
I really wanted a red gingham ribbon, but I used what I had and will make it work...

Simple cookie cutters, hot glued together and tied with ribbon at the top. Can't get much easier than this!

To prepare, I bought a canister of cookie cutters from Walmart ($6.99 for 18, in a cute clear paint container that will also be altered here on the ole blog soon...ha!). You will need about 30 cookie cutters in total. If you shop around, I'm sure you could find them even cheaper...

Using a bowl as the "center" and guide, I played with the cookie cutters until I was happy with their shape. For me--a little OCD--I wanted to go about 2 cookie cutters deep, with most of them facing upright.

I then began gluing a couple at a time, until I was finished. When it was all pieced together in one unit, I turned the whole thing over and added more glue in some areas, just to give it a bit of strength (in case it got knocked about.)

Simple, and FUN. That is what I'm all about this season!!

Enjoy your Wednesday!!

I read. Really.

I mean no disrespect. But when I saw this post, I knew I had to run to the dollar store and pick up a paperback book and a styrofoam wreath as quickly as humanly possible...
Her tuitorial was outstanding, but I would like to add that I made several "clumps" of paper and stapled them--it made the project fly.

Great tip with the pencil so one doesn't get burned...

Voila!! I made 3 in a matter of hours!!

I must say, I'm tickled with it...but the fact that it was only $2 takes me over the moon...

Thanks, Lindsey!!

gift wrapping ideas....

always looking for new and fun ways to wrap your christmas gifts?
i found a few for you :)

silver tissue paper:

fabric:

handmade papers ( have the kids help!)

kraft paper

monograms:

use photos:

Fun & Edible Holiday Wreaths

I found this one here. Wow--too beautiful to eat!

Feeling in the mood to bake? Check this one out...

Williams Sonoma...you own me. Lovely gingerbread wreath, isn't it?

You can view the article for more details on how to make these. Makes me want to run in my kitchen and get started!!

Homemade gifts

I love making and receiving home made gifts, how about you?

Hi everyone, Tina here wanting to share one of my favorite hot cocoa recipe's that I got from my sister and how I started putting together little gift boxes filled with the cocoa for gifts.

The ingredients:

3 1/2 C powdered sugar

3 1/4 C instant non-fat dry milk

2 C instant chocolate drink (Quik)

1/2 C malted milk powder

1/4 C cocoa powder

3/4 C non-dairy creamer (cremora)

The boxes were cut with the Stampin up bigz fancy favor die

Included with the cocoa I put a tag that reads;

add 3 heaping tablespoons to one 10 ounce mug of hot water

What's on your list?

Laina here today...Girls, if you haven't started dropping hints for the hubby or loved ones, now's the time. Here are a few new scrappy items you may want to consider for your list.


Martha Punches - a girl can never have too many. I'll pass on the diamonds. Give me good tools.



Elizabeth Kartchner's new book. I haven't bought a new book in ages. I'm getting this one.



Scrapbook Trends - now that Simple Scrapbooks and Memory Makers are gone, I'm left with only CK and Scrapbooks Etc. It is a steep price to pay but there are very few ads and tons of great pages. (Warning! Very  few two pagers in this magazine.)



Epson Stylus 1400 Wow! A large format photo printer for less than $200. A friend has one and I love it! We printed our own 12x12 paper in minutes. (Scan your last piece of  beloved Scenic Route paper and print over and over again!) I want one to be able to print journaling right on the background of my 12x12. I think it would be really cool to print 12x12 photos and scrap directly on those. Now if they could just make an affordable scanner for scrapbookers...


Wood Veneer Sheets from StampinUp I'm so gonna get this. Can you imagine how cool your die cut letters would be?


Paper Flower Kits from the Paper Source. I want to make ALL of them. The poppies are beautiful too.

So what's on your list? Share your ideas below so that we can all add to our lists as well!

Thankful.

...for each and every one of you.

Happy Thanksgiving.

An Organized Christmas

My dear friend Amy is something I'm not...ORGANIZED. She had the MOST adorable planner with her last week, and I went home, haunted by the notion that I too could be more together than I thought possible...

So being the wonderful gal she is...she brought me her version over, along with a binder to get me started. Awww...wasn't that thoughtful?

She turned me toward this website, and I printed off everything I need to get myself together this holiday season. And don't you know...I think I can actually DO it this year. The printouts are WONDERFUL--and they've thought of everything!! There is even a "to do" list that goes week by week for those who are more organizationally challenged like myself.

I'm in the process of making it cute, too. I'll show it off soon...

In the meantime, mosey on over there and print those worksheets out. You too can do it this year!!

December Daily Information

For those of you who purchased this kit and received the extensive email on how I constructed the WIP December Daily, here is the photo you are asking about...

Hope it makes more sense now!! :) The tied accordion part then folds out.

And for anyone still on the fence, please email me at Turay413@gmail.com if you are still interested. I have TWO left, and once they're gone, they're gone. This has been my second largest selling kit in the past 3 years--thank you for your support!

The size is called half-pint, and the pages measure 5.5 x 8.5. I'll continue to show updates throughout the month of December, showing examples of what I did with mine.

Off to work on Thanksgiving treats I found here. Oh, my... I just love that blog...

Enjoy your day!!

Black Friday

I love how you don't even have to wait for your Thanksgiving Thursday paper anymore to know what is on sale for Black Friday! My favorite site is http://bfads.net/. Tons of deals are everywhere this season for us scrapbook enthusiasts.
If don't already own a Cricut Expression, tell you someone you love to go to Walmart on Thursday and get this amazing deal for you. (I really really love the green one Mom - and I wouldn't have to constantly borrow yours!) It comes with two cartridges as well.


Walmart, Joanns and Michael's are selling Cricut cartridges for $30 or less throughout the weekend. Time to get that holiday cartridge you've been wanting.

The best scrapbooking deals around the Cleveland area won't be on Black Friday though, you will have to wait until the following weekend for the annual Pulsar Warehouse Sale!

Local girls, you don't want to miss this sale! It's the ONE time of the year the Art/Craft building opens their doors to the public.  We are on the 5th floor, yet there are other art vendors in the building who will be selling their items (mainly on the 6th floor).

 

Most of you know I design products for part of Pulsar's business called  3BIRDS.  The products are sold on HSN and other various retail outlets.  When a person purchases a product on HSN and decides to return it, it goes to HSN, then HSN sends ALL those returns to us!  So, we have an overstock of product that is deeply reduced for selling.  This was our biggest, most busy year on HSN.  So needless to say, there will be plenty of items for sale.  We also work with some major wholesalers out there and we get pre and post production samples that are also being sold (Bazzill, Fancy Pants, Bella Blvd., just to name a few). the sale is a great place to purchase teachers, babysitter, etc gifts.

Word has quickly spread with each passing year on how good this sale is.  I will be there on Saturday - so make sure to say hi! See you at the sale.