While going through my everyday routines, I’ve come across a few very CLEVER and super cute Christmas ideas. They don’t even necessarily have to be used for the holiday, but could be made using a variety of different products from any company. Just a few fun and easy gift ideas to help us get through these last few days!
Glass Tile Charm Tutorial
1. Choose an image from either scrapbook paper, or one of your personal photos that fits your glass tile. 2. Apply Diamond glaze over the textured side of the glass, place image on the textured side of the glass so you can see the image through the non textured side of glass. Work out air bubbles by applying pressure. Let Dry.
3. Trim any excess paper off with scissors.
4. If your paper is not 2 sided or if you do not like the image on the reverse, use any metallic looking paper stock for the backing of the pendant by applying a thin layer of Diamond Glaze or Mod Podge over the back of the paper or photo you used for the pendant. Apply the metallic paper to the back of your pendant. Let Dry.
5. Apply diamond glaze to the back of the glass pendant to protect it and give it a glossy look. You may also use any sealant that dries clear (it does not have to be diamond glaze.)
6. Attach a stainless steel bail with crazy glue, to the back of pendant. Let dry.
7. Enjoy wearing and getting nice compliments on your unique creation.
Here is another gift idea for under $10 that will surely warm your heart. Today Laura Vegas shows us how to make this fun cocoa tin for the holidays.
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Cinnamon stick jar
1. Purchase a jar of cinnamon sticks and peel off the store label.
2. Cut a rectangle from pattern paper using the Slice Basic Shapes design card and adhere to the jar.
3. Use Making Memories’ tiny alpha letter stickers to label the jar “cinnamon sticks.”
4. Tie some string to the top of the jar.
 Cocoa powder pouches and marshmallow pouch
1. Purchase cocoa powder and mini marshmallows and add to clear baggies. Seal shut.
2. Cut a scalloped square from pattern paper using the Slice Basic Shapes design card. Fold in half.
3. Wrap some string around one side of folded square and adhere over the top of the bags.
4. Use Making Memories’ tiny alpha stickers to label what is inside of bag.  Metal tin box and tag 1. Cut two tag shapes of varying sizes from pattern paper using the Slice Basic Shapes design card. Adhere to each other using pop dots.
2. Using Making Memories’ glitter letter stickers and tiny alpha stickers to put the recipient’s name on the tag.
3. Add a small Fa La La glitter foam tree sticker to the tag.
4. Tie a Fa La La trim around the tin and add the tag using a safety pin.
As you are preparing your holiday gifts, try this great idea. Make your holiday bows using double-sided paper.
Cut double-sided paper to 3″ x 12″.
Cut into 1/2″ x 12″ strips and punch small holes near ends as well as every 3 7/8″ increments.
Slip end hole of strip onto brad.
Take next hole on strip, loop up towards brad, twist outward 180 degrees and slip onto brad.
Repeat for remaining holes and strips, then open prongs of brad to securely hold paper.
Adjust loops for even spacing.
If additional loops are desired and first brad is at capacity, use second brad to create additional loops then glue to center of first loop arrangement.
Supplies: Brads, St. Nick paper, and Pebble Brads: Making Memories
With Only a Few days left until Christmas, i know we are all frazzled and needing those few last minute gifts. You all know what im talking about, the gifts for the coworker or the neighbor. A Gift you really don’t want to spend a lot of money on, but you want it to look nice. While today i bring you a perfect idea! I came across this the other day and realized it was too good to not share! Making Memories Line Mistletoe is one of my favortie Christmas lines this year, the bright colors make any project pretty and fun, while helping us look back on the memories of the special season. In this project they used the Making Memories Mistletoe line to create a CD holder! Music is something that is dear to my heart, and i know that it can give off the message that you want to give to friends, and family, that you might not otherwise be able to express. And EVERYONE loves new free music The instructions are below, along with a link to our store, where you can purchase everything you need to create this project.
Follow these easy instructions to create this gift idea.Â
1. Cut two 12†x 5 ½†strips of patterned paper from Making Memories’ Mistletoe collection.
2. Adhere pieces together with the desired pattern on the outside.
3. Lay the adhered piece in front of you lengthwise. Use a bone folder and ruler to create a fold mark at 5 ½†and 11â€
Note: You can add additional strips of paper to the front and back of piece if you want to see more patterns.
4. Trim a 5 ½†x 3 ½†piece of patterned paper. This will be used for the CD pocket. Put adhesive three sides and adhere to the inside of CD holder.
To start planning for the holidays! And what better way to get started than by displaying cute project ideas using our Polar Expressions collection. Here’s a little something to get your creative juices flowing… we can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Polar Expressions Card & Custom Hand Sanitizer
This season with all the sickness going around, heres a cute unusual way to add holiday spirit around your house. It would also make a cute classroom gift for any teacher. I love how clever this idea is, and it shows how versatile our favorite hobby is. I also love Polar Expresions and couldnt resist displaying another idea from the adorable line. The instructions are in the link below.
Twas a few weeks before Christmas and all through the house not an eyelet was dropping, not even a ___. The ribbons were hung on the shelf with great care, in hopes that new giveaways soon would be there.
Happy Holidays!! While thinking about the holiday season, and getting into the spirit around our own house, we realized we could add a little spirit to Whatwefound as well, and thus arrived the 7 days of giveaways.
When you purchase a minimum of $25.00 on our website ONLY (www.whatwefound.net) during the week of 12/8/09-12/14/09, you will receive a FREE GIVEAWAY! These giveaways range from Basic grey mini albums, to Making memories embellishments. These giveaways are super cute and ANYONE can get on. No drawings necessary! We will send an email everyday stating what the giveaway of the day is. On this day, after purchasing your items, type in “ HOHOHO †when asked for the promotion code. We will then include your giveaway when shipping your items.
I thought i might give a few more project ideas , as well as an FAQ video for those of you who already use Glimmer mists. I think these projects help show how versatile this product is and how you don’t only have to use it for scrapbooking. While making a Halloween wreath this year, Heather was having a difficult time finding fake black roses, so instead of doing with out, or spending way too much money on them, she bought some fake white roses and sprayed them with Raven Glimmer Mist and created her own black roses. This is just one idea of how glimmer mists can work for any project you might have!!
You may have read some of our tweets over the summer and seen that Heather had the opportunity to meet and take a class from Tim Holtz. Now, you lucky readers, we are giving you the instructions to this fabulous class. Heather said she has never taken such a fun class. She loved getting to work with all the Tim Holtz products, and learning tons of new skills. If you ever get the chance to, we recommend taking it! He’s a crafting genius, and i think you will be able to tell from this mini-album.
Supplies:
RANGER:
Craft Sheet
Distress Inks
Distress Crackle Paint
Glossy Accents
Multi-medium
Sticky Back Canvas
Perfect Pearls
Mini Mister
Heat-It Craft Tool
Cut N Dry Foam
Steps For Distress Stickled Grunge:
1.Remove Grungeboard pieces from sheet
2.Tap ink blending tool on to distress ink pad
3.Lightly rub ink over grungeboard pieces.
4.Apply a dab of distress stickles to inked grunge.
5.Wipe a thin layer over grunge with your finger.
6.Allow to dry completely. *Note: You may dry with heat tool.*
Steps for covering grungeboard:
1.Working on craft sheet, dip cut n dry foam into multi-medium.
2.Wipe a thin layer on to grungeboard cover.
3.Immediately place music paper over grunge cover to the right of the holes.
4.Repeat for back cover placing music paper upside down.
5.Tear off excess paper from around grunge covers.
6.Once pages are dry, sand excess paper off with sanding grip.
7.Remove backing from printed sticky back canvas and place on the left edge of grunge covering the holes.
8.Left outside edge of sticky back canvas and apply a thin layer of multi-medium to grunge and press canvas back down.
9.Tap ink blending tool into distress ink and ink grunge covers.
10.Apply rock candy distress stickles and spread with finger.
11.Repeat above steps for back cover.
Steps for rock candy distress crackle paint:
1.Stamp or print image onto cardstock.
2.Shake distress crackle paint,
3.Apply a medium coat of paint over paper.
4.Allow to dry and crackle.
5.Ink over cracks with distress ink using ink blending tool to work ink into the cracks.
Steps for dabber resist grunge:
1.Remove grungeboard from sheet.
2.shake adirondack paint dabber.
3. Remove clear cap and dab paint on to stamp.
4. Lightly swipe stamp with dabber to blend paint.
5.Stamp image onto grundeboard and dry with heat tool.
6.ink over grunge with distress ink using ink blending tool.
7.Mist paper towel with water from mini mister and wipe ink from grunge to bring paint color back to the surface.
Steps for pearlized grunge:
1.Dip brush into perfect pearls.
2.tap brush on craft sheet to remove excess pearls
3. Brush perfect pearls over inked grunge.
4.Lightly mist over grunge with water to set powders.
Steps for putting it all together!:
1.Attach numerals with long fasteners.
2.Adhere grungeboard pieces with glossy accents.
3.Secure crackled calendar with tiny attacher.
4.Attach flowers with long fasteners.
5.Assemble book and secure with included book rings.
Even though Christmas is still 6 months away, why not get a headstart on those christmas cards during freetime over the summer!! Heres an adorable card idea i found from Basic Grey! Its cute and easy! Although it isn’t specifically for a Christmas card i think it is a great idea for all of us who like to make our Christmas cards from scratch. ENJOY!!
Supplies:
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1 sheet Wassail Spruce
1 sheet Wassail Sleigh Ride
1 package Wassail “Bitsy Flurries” stamps
1 package Wassail glazed brads
1 package Wassail painted brads
1 sheet dark red cardstock
dark red dye-based ink
dark green dye-based ink
1/2″ circle punch
3/4″ circle punch
1″ circle punch
Instructions: 1Trim a 10″x7″ piece of dark red cardstock and fold in half with the open edges on the right. 2Trim a piece of Sleigh Ride 5″x7″. Using the swirly stamps from the Bitsy Flurries set, randomly stamp a pattern all over the white side using red dye-based. Trim piece into a bracket shape as shown or trim all four sides with deco scissors. Ink edges, if desired. 3From Spruce, punch out seven 1″ circles, seven 3/4″ circles and twelve 1/2″ circles. From a scrap of dark brown cardstock, cut a piece 1/2″ x 3/4″ for the tree trunk. Ink all pieces, if desired. Referring to the photo, layer the circles (pattern side up), starting with the bottom row, onto the white bracket piece as follows:row 1: four 1″ circles (tuck the trunk underneath the two center circles)row 2: three 1″ circlesrow 3: four 3/4″ circlesrow 4: three 3/4″ circlesrow 5: four 1/2″ circlesrow 6: three 1/2″ circlesrow 7: two 1/2″ circlesrow 8: two 1/2″ circlesrow 9: one 1/2″ circle 4Punch out seventeen 1/4″ circles from scrap piece of dark red cardstock. Referring to photo, glue the circles in place. 5Pierce a small hole in the center of all 17 red circles and attach a combination of glazed and white painted brads as shown. 6 Pierce a hole in the top green circle and attach the large glazed brad. 7Adhere the entire assembly to the front of the red card and add a sentiment to the inside.
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The instructions are below, along with a link to our store, where you can purchase everything you need to create this project.
