The Twelve Days Digi Kit

The samples above I made with the new digi kit

The Twelve Days of Christmas

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JMC Designs 

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The Twelve Days of Christmas Kit - includes 
Alphabet 
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24 Patterned Papers 12X12 300ppi 
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Thinking of You Card

A pretty and simple card I made for one of my Aunts.

Supplies: 

Stamp image, unknown

Swirly frame embossing folder, Cuttlebug

Oval dies, Nestabilities

Cream and gold card stocks, Stampin' Up!

Organdy ribbon, unknown 

Thanks for looking =) 

Embossed Daffodils Card

A fairly simple card.

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

Dry embossed image (Stampin' Up!)

was water colored in then layered over

yellow card stock.

A small rubber stamped and cut out banner

tucked behind the image panel.

Thanks for looking =) 

Thankful Card

A card I forgot to share in November.

Or was it because I was embarrassed to share it?

One of those cards I tend to make and think afterwards

"What was I thinking? Eww, that's a redo!"

I should have left the swirl and leaf off.

Less is more many times ;)

The skeleton leaf was gifted to me by a friend.

I don't know why I glued it in the center!

The papers, ink, wreath image and thankful die cut

were all from Stampin' Up!

The swirly die cut is from Recollections/Michael's.

Thanks for looking =) 

Pieced Felt Polar Bear Ornaments

Two too cute polar bear ornaments 

made from tiny pieces of felt,

cut and hand stitched together.

The wee little Christmas trees on this sweater are stitched

Even the facial details are stitched on each bear

Oh my gosh,  I thought the beaded felt ornaments I shared previously took a long time to make and were difficult to see well. I worked on these two cuties for days ! Such small pieces and teeny tiny stitches to assemble them. I even skipped some of the beading details to save some time. So much work love went into these !

I hope my kids appreciate them one day :)

They were made with another unused kit I found at the same yard sale as the beaded felt snowflake ornament set and was dated 1987.

Anyone remember the days of price tags, 

before there were bar codes to scan ?

Also, check out what I believe to be 

the original price of just $1.44 on this kit !

Thanks for looking =) 

I'm entering my ornaments 

(stitched Christmas trees sweater) 

in the following challenges: 

Through The Craft Room Door

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs

Fabric Scrap Ornaments

Fabric scrap ornaments made with an old

craft kit I picked up new in package,  second hand.

It was so old (1993) the needles were rusted to the fabric ! 

Otherwise in good shape so I put it to use =) 

Thanks for looking =)

Wood and Fabric Ornaments

Four old fabric scrap and woodsies ornament kits

that I finally, after all these years, made !

I really don't know why I never made them before.

I suppose because I moved away from general crafts to

all things paper crafting years ago.

 Plus, at the time I had two little kids.

that kept me busy, not as much time to craft.

I still have quite a little stash of Christmas crafts to make one day.....

The bases of these ornaments are nothing more than

a wood bead, a wood spool and a popsicle stick. 

I didn't think to take a photo of that part

before assembling them. 

Various scraps of fabric, and other embellishments

finish them off.

Thanks for looking =)

I'm entering my ornaments (angel) in the Anything Goes challenge at Crafting By Designs
and
Christmas Crafts All Year Round

Beaded Felt Ornaments

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I hate to admit it, but I have had this ornament kit for several years !
I found it at a yard sale and never took the time to make them.
Apparently the person that originally bought them didn't get around to making them either:
there was a price sticker on it, clearanced out to 50c in 1987!

I finally did make them this year. It's the first time I've done such a stitchery/beading project. They took a lot of patience and time. I'm guessing close to 12 hours total !!!!

As I was working on them, I was thinking to myself it would have been nice to have made them a few years back when I first bought them - and had better eyesight ;) My trifocals do not work for close up work, so I made them without wearing glasses.

I added the ribbon bow and hanger. I think I'm going to make a tiny tag with the year 2018 on it and maybe add a tiny jingle bell, too.  I know I have jingle bells somewhere. Things are a bit difficult to find sometimes since I've moved my crafty space so many times this past year and will be doing so again at years end.

I hope one day my kids will want these ornaments ...........

Anyone else remember the days of price tags, 

before there were bar codes to scan ?

Also, check out the original price of just $1.44 on this kit !

Thanks for looking =) 

I'm entering these in the following challenges:

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2018/12/challenge-339-silver-and-gold.html

https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2018/12/mlccb-5-december-anything-christmas-goes.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2018/12/new-anyting-goes-challenge-4th-december.html

https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2018/12/holiday-anything-goes.html

http://avenue613.blogspot.com/2018/12/challenge-216-anything-goes-optional.html

Oui Succulent Jar

My daughter was in a wedding not too long ago and kept the spray she carried.

She walked into my craft room with it in her hand the other day, asking me what could she do with it. As I was telling her "Maybe tie a bow on it, hang it on the door" she spied one of my empty Oui yogurt jars.

She picked it up asking "What is this for?" I replied that it actually had buttons in it
(that were scattered on my table at the time) for the time being, but I had other plans for it.

"Why?", I replied.

"Maybe I can cut the succulent and ribbon off of this and put it in the jar. Do you have rocks ? What about sand ?"

Oh,  my crafty heart fluttered to hear her say this !!!

"Why yes I do. Perfect idea !"

We finally made it yesterday. My Mom even showed up as we were finishing and offered a finger to help hold the bows as my daughter hot glued them in place!

She liked the bit of twine and the wooden heart I had on my Gratitude Tree Jar . She decided to leave the wood heart unpainted and stick it down inside the jar rather than hot glue it to the bows as I had done to mine. The other supplies include rocks from our rock garden outside the house, some old sand from my craft supplies and moss from my floral supplies. The succulent and ribbon were from the floral spray she carried as a bridesmaid in the wedding. I enjoyed helping as she needed it while she was being crafty and hope to do it again someday :)



BEFORE:

Since she didn't want the remaining greenery,

it is headed for my stash of

floral supplies to be reused one day.

Thanks for looking =)

DIY Gel Air Freshener Oui Jar

Another simple thing to do with empty glass jars 

(the cute little Oui yogurt jars in this sample)

is to make home made gel air fresheners !

I made some years ago for a Christmas bazaar using baby food jars.

This particular jar was hand painted to resemble a peppermint candy since

I used a peppermint scent, perfect for the season.

The glass was painted with acrylic craft paints, the indoor/outdoor glossy type.
It took three coats of the white to cover.

Red and white baker's twine, a snowflake die cut and red button finish it off.

Embellish the jar however you like: 
paint/etch/add die cuts/etc to the outside of the jar. 
I've not done it personally, but you could probably
try to tint the gel if leaving the glass clear. 
Maybe even add small items inside 
before pouring the gel ?

If giving as a gift, you will want to wrap plastic wrap 
around the top of it before gifting.

DIY Gel Air Freshener

-small clean glass jars
-2 cups distilled water
-1 oz. unflavored gelatin such as Knox (4 envelopes)
-2 tablespoons salt (or a splash of vodka) to deter mold growth
-fragrance    NOTE: I didn't include an exact amount 
because depending on the scent you are using, 
you may need to add more or less to your liking

Pour 1/2 cup of the distilled water into a glass mixing bowl, preferably one with a
spout to make it easier on yourself when pouring into the jars. 

Sprinkle the gelatin over the top of the water. Let sit while bringing the remaining 
1 1/2 cups of the distilled water with the salt in a saucepan to boiling.  
Stir until the salt is dissolved. 

Immediately pour the hot water and dissolved salt mix into the bowl with the gelatin.

Stir well until the gelatin is thoroughly dissolved.

Gently add in the fragrance, stirring until well mixed.

Carefully pour the liquid into the clean jars. 

Once they are totally cool, decorate then cover tightly with plastic wrap until your are ready to gift/use them. 

NOTE:  you can decorate the jars ahead of time, but be aware that depending on what you use on them, the warm gel inside may effect the decorations -
or there is the chance of spilling the gel as you are pouring. When I made these types of crafts years ago, I painted mine first. I painted my jars with the indoor/outdoor type paint then "set" the paints in the oven according to the manufacturers instructions. The gel air freshener mix was then added with a pour spout mixing bowl to the cool, painted jars with no problems. 

Thanks for looking =)