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Posts Tagged ‘Handmade Christmas Ornaments’
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Aloha, all!
We had a totally busy day in paradise today–starting with a visit from an electrician who fixed that smoke alarm that has been going off at 4 in the morning more than I’d care to have it go off (um, actually, one time would be more than I’d care; but I’ve been patient). I’m truly looking forward to a full night’s sleep tonight!
After a few other social engagements, I finally had a chance to play in the Craft Room, and finished the second of the two ornaments that I wanted to make this year for the wreath being built by my son (Gus) and grandson (Quin). Yesterday I featured the "Q" ornament. Today the "G." Actually, Gus is not the name that I gave him at birth. His given name is Andrew. How he ended up a "Gus" is a story for another time.
But Gus he is, so a "G" is called for. I wanted the two ornaments to be similar but not the same colors. So today I reverted to one of my favorite of the Stampin’ Up! 2008 embellishments, the "Little Felt Flurries" (113697). No, I have not used them up!!! In fact, I can’t imagine you could use all those wonderful embellishments up unless you were mass-producing cards and ornaments. I rarely mass produce as I like to think about each and every card and ornament I make, so I tend to be slower than many of my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. In fact, I’m thinking of saving some of the red snowflakes for Valentine’s cards. Hey, it still snows in February somewhere in our wonderful country! Maybe even in Hawaii (I’ll let you know when I first see snow this season).
The "G" is from the same Serif Essentials Sizzix alphabet set (113464) as the "Q" of yesterday’s blog entry. For the "G" I used white self-adhesive felt, added some Little Felt Flurries, and mounted it all on Glorious Green card stock. This was cut using the Scallop Circle #2 Sizzix Die (113469) (as was yesterday’s gold scallop circle).
I’ll be punching a small hole in both ornaments (to make them easy to attach to the wreath) and mailing them off to Oregon tomorrow.
Happy Stamping!
Robin
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Aloha, all!
I finally had some time to day to start decorating for Christmas! Of course, last week just after Thanksgiving, my grandson and his Grandpa Harry went out into the back garden to cut two Norfolk Pines to flank our home’s front door. And there are more than a few Stampin’ Up! handmade Christmas ornaments on them.
But my real challenge was to figure out what to do with the Park Avenue Ornaments from the Phase II Decor Elements brochure. As I was looking at the Norfolk Pines trying to figure out how I was going to decorate them, I noticed the small area between each of the windows on either side of the front door. Bingo!! That’s where the Decor Elements were going to go.
I have had nothing but FUN using my Decor Elements so far. But these ornaments with all their little lines scared me a bit. How was I going to get them all to lie flat where they were supposed to!!?? But, as they say here in Hawaii, "No worries!" These applied themselves to my walls as if they were meant to be there (and, of course, they were!).
One thing that I’ve personally decided about the Decor Elements is that I definitely do not have to apply them the way they look in a Stampin’ Up! brochure. In the case of these ornaments, I bought both the Olive Green and the Real Red medium size sets (114826 and 114823, respectively), but mixed the colors up a bit. And there were plenty of extensions to make the ornaments "hang" from whatever spot I chose.
There are dozens of great Christmas items in the Decor Elements catalog. If you’d like a catalog, or already know that you’d like to try some Decor Elements, just give me a call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me. And if you’d like to order any time, 24/7, just click here to get to my own online store!
Not Just for Grandmas!
Aloha, all!
Yesterday I showed you a picture of the ornament that grandson, Quin, made while he was visiting for Thanksgiving. He and his dad were here for only two days, but we packed a lot into them.
Included in all the activity was not only making Quin’s ornament, but taping it as an instructional video. I never knew my grandson was such a showman! As you can imagine, there were lots of "takes" involved in making this video. I’ll be posting the mostly unedited version on YouTube for the family.
Here, though, is an edited version that shows just how easy it is for kids to use the Sizzix Big Shot! Quin is only 8, but I’d bet he’d be in the Craft Room making stuff every day after school if he could! Well, there would have to be time for his video GAMES, and, oh, homework and such. But Grandma would definitely spoil him if he were here!
Maybe next summer…. 
Quin Makes an Ornament
Aloha, all!
While my 8-year-old grandson, Quin, was visiting from the mainland for Thanksgiving, he learned how to use the Sizzix Big Shot from Stampin’ Up! We started with the ornament that I featured in yesterday’s blog post. After that, he could hardly wait to get his hands on the Big Shot again! I had some snowflakes lying on my display table, and those intrigued him the most.
Quin definitely wanted to make a Snowflake ornament (using the Sizzix Originals Die Snowflake #2-113461). He was quite certain that he wanted one big snowflake with little ones at the ends of each of the spikes of the large snowflake. After a bit of coaxing, he agreed that three little snowflakes (made with the Sizzlits Snowflakes Set #2-113449) were sufficient. He went through all my Stampin’ Up! cardstock, and picked Brilliant Blue as the color for his large snowflake and Whisper White for the smaller flakes. We also decided to make the blue snowflake a big sturdier by using some of that wonderful light cardboard packed with Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Paper. Finally, we picked Friday afternoon as the time for the ornament crafting project!
Earlier in the day on Friday, Grandpa Harry took Quin out into our back garden to cut down a couple of Norfolk Pines for this year’s Christmas trees. Grandma Robin couldn’t resist making a video out of part of the tree-cutting event. Once Quin saw that video, he decided that we were going to make a video so he could demonstrate how to make HIS ornament.
Tomorrow I’ll share the video with you. He just loves that Sizzix! I do, too, of course, and would love to have you try one out! If you have kids or grandkids, I highly recommend it for hours of crafting fun!
Snowflakes Everywhere!
Aloha, all!
Well, not much here in Hawai’i! But there are snowflakes all over Robin’s Craft Room today! Here’s just a small sample.
And guess what?! They don’t melt!
The Green and Red snowflakes were made with the die-cut chipboard and Designer Series Paper featured in the Country Living Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit, currently on sale through Stampin’ Up! (Item #114447 if you’re ordering online).
I made the white snowflakes using Sizzix Dies, the large one with the Snowflake #2 die (113460) and the four smaller ones with the Sizzlits Snowflakes Set #2 (113449). Yes, you get FOUR snowflakes in that set!
Last week I featured a video on how to put together the Holiday Collection Stampin Kit snowflakes. I’ve been asked why I use the Everywhere Glue Stick rather than Tombow Adhesive. I find that, with all the little pieces sticking out all over the place, adhesive is definitely going to end up on my hands. (You, of course, may be a lot neater than the inhabitant of Robin’s Craft Room; but she tends to be a bit on the childish side when she’s working with paper and glue!)
In any case, I find it much easier to wipe the glue from the glue stick off my hands right then and there. When I manage to get Tombow adhesive on my fingers, I have to go find a sink and soap and water. I’d rather spend time in the Craft Room!
Later on this week, I’m going to demonstrate some more of the snowflakes that I’ve made with the Sizzix, and show how I’ve used them in projects for my upcoming Stamp Club meeting!
‘Til then–Stay Warm!!!
More Christmas Ornament Fun!
Aloha, all!
Throughout December I’ll be featuring classes and workshops featuring handmade Christmas ornaments and gifts. Of course, I’ll be working on Christmas cards (and the occasional greeting and gift for Hanukkah). But with economic times as they are this year, I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to show everyone how to make the most of Stampin’ Up!’s products and promotions to make beautiful, thoughtful, gifts for everyone on our lists!
One class that will be lots of fun features Stampin’ Up!’s Star Bright Kit (113681), and will take place the evening of Wednesday, December 10th. To make sure that I have enough kits for everyone who wishes to participate, I’ll need registrations by November 30th. The class fee of $30, which includes the entire kit, must be made with your registration. Click here to download the class flyer!
If you can’t make it to Pahoa, Hawaii, for the class, you can still order the Star Bright Kit, which is featured in Stampin’ Up!’s 2008 Holiday Mini Catalog. Here are some of the ornaments that can be made from the kit, photograph compliments of Stampin’ Up!.
The kit features twelve 12" x 12" sheets of die-cut Designer Series Paper, in 6 different patterns. All of the paper is double-sided, for maximum flexibility in making the ornaments just the way you want! There is enough paper to make 54 stars, 6 paper-strip globes, and 5 to 25 paper circle globes (depending on how large you make the globes). There are also 12 Styled Silver brads (to help in making those paper-strip globes, and ten yards of Silver elastic cord for hanging these beauties.
Call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me to register for the class. Or order the Star Bright Kit any time of the day or night on my Stampin’ Up! website!
Country Living Holidays Issue
Aloha, all!
I finally have my hands on my new issue of Country Living Magazine! Finally I get to see all the wonderful projects that Stampin’ Up! is showing off in this super issue!
The first thing that I noticed was that I couldn’t FIND the Stampin’ Up! article! In a "duh!" moment, I read the note that I should turn the magazine over and upside down and look at the BACK COVER for the Special Holidays section.
The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Collection is featured from Pages 7A through 15A. You, too, can make all the wonderful projects shown by ordering the Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit, right now–whenever you’re reading this!–by going to my Stampin’ Up! website and ordering product #114447.
Ordering this kit by November 30th qualifies you for my November Special–a mini-folded album and a set of instructions for making the album – a $15 value gift for FREE! This is a great Holiday gift for family and friends, especially if you include photos of the gift recipient!
Besides the great Country Living promotion kit, Stampin’ Up! also has other ornament kits for sale this holiday season, and I’ve been enjoying making them. Check in tomorrow for news about a class special that I’m featuring in December!
‘Til then–be sure to call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me if you have any questions or would like me to order something for you!
Time for Christmas Ornaments!
Aloha, all! The computer in Robin’s Craft Room is back up and running! Hooray!! But having no access to a computer for a few days gave me more time to play with all my fun Stampin’ Up! Christmas "stuff." I’m still playing with the materials from the Country Living Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit (114447 if you’d like to order it online). And my favorites continue to be the ornaments. Would you also be surprised that I added some Little Felt Flurries (113697) to my ornaments? Not if you’ve been reading my blog the last week or so!
I started with one of the chipboard snowflakes from the Country Living collection. Each of the chipboard pieces is die cut and comes with two pieces of die cut Designer Series Paper to match. The DSP pieces are double sided, so you can choose which color you’d like to use. With my ornament, I chose to use one color on one side of the snowflake and the second color on the other side.
In a few days, I hope to have a video showing how I attached the DSP to the chipboard. Meanwhile, let me just say that I really like using the Anywhere Glue Stick (104045), especially with detailed chipboard elements such as the snowflakes, because I can slide the DSP around a bit until I get it just where I want it.
To embellish this side of the ornament, I added a circle chipboard element (also from the Country Living set) and covered it with a contrasting piece of DSP. On top of that I layered two Little Felt Flurries, and added a Rhinestone Brad from the Circle Ice set (109111). Finally, I used the Crop-a-dile (108632) to punch a hole in the finished chipboard snowflake and attached some Silver Elastic Cord (109866) for hanging.
Tomorrow I’ll show off the other side (different colors, and I’ll leave you guessing as to whether I added some of the Little Felt Flurries!). Meanwhile, as always, you can shop Stampin’ Up! 24/7–or call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me if you have any questions or if you’d like me to place an order for you! It’s getting late in the season–got to get those ornaments started now!!
Country Living and Stampin’ Up!
Country Living is one of my favorite magazines, and I’m thrilled that they will be featuring Stampin’ Up! products once again in their 2008 Holiday Issue! As part of this Holiday 2008 partnership with Country Living, Stampin’ Up! is featuring a "Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit" with everything you’ll need to recreate the decorations featured in the magazine. The item number, should you wish to order online, is 114447.
One part of the kit is a set of die-cut chipboard ornaments, with die-cut Designer Series Papers to match. I am already having fun putting some of the ornaments together, featuring the two cutest granddaughters in the entire world (I’m not biased or anything). For a little bling, I added Little Felt Flurries from the Holiday Mini-Catalog (113697) and the centers from two Rhinestone Brads (109110 for "Fire" and 109111 for "Ice").
Think these will be my favorite ornaments this year??? Well, maybe there will be FOUR ornaments that will be my favorites because Grandma loves her grandsons, too!!
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