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Hello! Is everyone bustling around getting ready for Christmas? I have a few craft fair items I made for a Vendor fair I did earlier in December. They could make good last minute Christmas gifts as well.
This first one, I copied from a pin I saw on Pinterest. I didn't end up selling any of these because I didn't have them done until the end of the sale. Hah! I was prepping them as I was sitting there with my son, Sam. Sam was there to keep me company in my booth as well as to help me take everything down and haul it out to my van. Sam brought some fundraiser candybars for his Business club. I think he did better than I did! Hey, chocolate sells! Especially at a buck a bar. Anyway, on to the first project. These are hershey nugget chocolates wrapped in designer paper. They are placed in a cello and the tag was made out of the owl punch.
Next up is a project I came up with. There are a lot of snowman soup ideas floating around. I wanted to make one out of the Stampin' Up! Sizzix Fry box. Here is what I made:
I found the regular whisper white cardstock didn't work well. It was too flimsy so I used White confetti cardstock. It worked great! The mouth is made from the smallest circle on the owl punch, the nose from the point on the pennant punch and the eyes are the bigger circle of the owl punch. I highlighted the eyes with the uniball white gel pen. These are placed in the Stampin' Up! gusseted cello bags. I placed a cocoa packet, marshmallows and a candy cane inside.
I also sold some of the giftcard holders from this post.
I hope I have inspired you for some last minute gifts. Take some time to enjoy yourself this holiday season.
If you are in Minnesota, I will be teaching a Valentine's class while I am in town on Saturday, January 3. Stay tuned for more details or contact me at [email protected].
Thanks for stopping by!
Kathleen
Hi folks! Long time no talk. I've been busy. I'm sure you are too, especially at this time of year. I ordered some product from the upcoming Occasions catalog and Sale-a-bration catalog. They both come out January 6. Demonstrators get a sneak peek and can order things a month early. It is an early Christmas present for sure!
The new Occasions catalog coming out is one of the best catalogs ever! I mean it! I am sooooo excited about the products in it! This set is probably my fave. It's called Wood You Be Mine. Until about 6 months ago I lived in Minnesota. Born and bred. Minnesota is Paul Bunyan country. For those of you unfamiliar with Paul Bunyan he is a character in American Folklore. He is a lumberjack and his cohort is Babe the Big Blue Ox. There are many statues and stories of Paul Bunyan in Northern Minnesota as there is in other states in the US. If you want to learn more about Paul Bunyan here is a link to Wikipedia about him.
All this to say that this stamp set makes me nostalgic for Minnesota. I couldn't wait to dig into this set! Here is my first card with it. It comes in Photopolymer only. I'm still on a learning curve with this stamp type but it's growing on me.
I've got other ideas brewing for this set. Stay tuned for more!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Kathleen
