PB Inspired Paper Crafting

Good Morning!

I hope that your Christmas weekend was full of family, friends, laughter and fun!  I know ours was... we had so much fun and excitement that my body couldn't take it and today I ended up with a sinus infection!  But, watching this...

happy little face is well worth any yucky after Christmas germs!

And here's a little gift idea that I made last week that was inspired by a Pottery Barn item that I've been conventing for, umm, like 7-10 years...

Maybe it's a little hard to tell what it is...  but it was inspired by these...

They used to have some that had vases for flowers or candles were attached to the wall with wire or something like that...

So I made a little hostess gift with that same idea - a "vase" attached to the "wall" that holds goodies!  This picture might be easier to see what it is.  It's a little cone (similar to a tussy mussy) that is attached to an easel base with floral wire...

 The cone is actually the Life Style Crafts Party Hat turned upside down so it can hold goodies.  The rosette on the front of the cone is from Life Style crafts as well...

The easel that holds the cone is from LifeStyle Crafts as well, it's the Card and Card Easel kit...  And, if you noticed, the scallop circle that is behind the cone is embossed with the Life Style Crafts Damask Embossing folder and then cut from the Cupcake Stands Scallop Circle...

 Sorry, I can't seem to get a picture of the embossing folder, but you get a damask folder and a floral folder in one pack - they're very cool!

 And here's the view from the top - I put some Muddy Buddy's in the cone as the treat.  The tag is an OLD EK punch and I wrote "Thanks" on it.  I love this!  I love that it's a free standing "treat", and you can take the cone out of the wire holder... it's not glued in, it just rests in the wire!  I did use a foam pop-dot to attach the rosette to the cone which does help to catch the cone, but it really doesn't need it.

I used October Afternoon's Farmhouse and Boarding Pass paper lines for this project.  I love the rulers from Farmhouse - I have a thing for vintage rulers and am always on the lookout for them in thrift stores or yard sales!

IF you're part of the Die Cut Club at Page's, you'll be doing this project for club this month!  I know sometimes it's hard to think of different ways to use your dies, but if you just look at their form instead of what their called, sometimes that can help...  A little inspiration never hurt either!

Have a great day! 

Andrea

On the 24th Day of Pinterest...

My crafty love gave to me...

A red $1 store candle holder!

Here's my Pinterest Inspiration...

{Picture courtesy of bystephanielynn.com via Pinterest}

I like the whole look, the candle holder, the peppermint striped candle with popcorn on the top...  so I made the candle holder from a candle stick and candle plate from the $1 Store.
 

I glued them together with the glue below.  I let it set up over night.

 
I then decided to paint it with a glossy red spray paint.
 
 

I did about 3 coats, and turned it over so that I could make sure to get all the nooks and cranny's.

Very simple, very easy and very inexpensive!

We're having my future sister-in-law's bridal shower here in the spring and I think I might make more of these in different colored purples for part of the centerpieces!

And, since today's the final day of my Pinterest series, let me share the rest of what our crazy Christmas Elf, Paddywagon, has been up to!

He cordened off the living room...

 

Had an illegal drag race in the playroom...

 Apparently Grease was his inspiration...

 Relaxed with a good Christmas book and a cup of Hot Cocoa...

 Made our living room into a Cat's Cradle with Baker's Twine...

And made a snow Angel... errr... Marshmallow Angel...

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed the past 24 Days... I still have a lot of projects that I plan to make from Pinterest, so I think that I'm going to make it a weekly segment after the First of the Year!
 
We hope that you have a magical, fun, family and friends filled Christmas!
Andrea

On the 23rd Day of Pinterest...

My crafty friend made for me...

Some yummy Reindeer and Snowman Donuts!

Here's the Pinterest inspiration...

{Pic courtesy of freefunchristmas.com via Pinterest}

Now, I saw these reindeer on Pinterest a few months ago and made them for a fun event at Page's From the Heart but Adam asked if we could make them again, so I'm repeating the post for anyone who didn't see the last one!

 
We used Enteman's chocolate mini donuts and white powder donuts for our reindeer and showman.  We searched out all of the red and orange peanut M&M's for the noses and used pretzels for the antlers.
 

I used black gel for the eyes and mouths...
 
Aren't they cute?  And the best part is that your little one can help you with them... as long as you watch them with the M&M's and donuts!  And I'm talking about your significant other, not your child!
 
I'll see you tomorrow!
Andrea

On the 21st Day of Pinterest...

My crafty love gave to me...

A fun way to use fabric scraps!

Here's my Pinterest inspiration...

{Picture courtest of junkgardengirl.blogspot.com via Pinterest}

So I did something super similar.  I used a multi-colored strand of lights that was extra from my parent's.  I would've rather used white lights because that's all we have in our house, but I also prefer "FREE", so multi-colored it is!
 
I grabbed 2 different patterns of Red and White fabric scraps and 2 different patterns of Green and White fabric scraps.  I cut them into 1 1/2 inch strips and then tied them onto the strand of lights.  I did this while sitting on the couch, watching TV. 
 

I took this picture with my flash on so you could see the colored fabric scraps so you can't see the lights very well, but I'm sure you get the picture!

I taped the light garland onto our Hall tree. 

Here's a close up of the lights and the fabric scraps.  You can't really see the wire with the fabric wrapped around them, and the only reason I would've used white lights was so that the colors on the fabric stay true, but like I said, FREE is great!  Maybe I'll pick up some white lights at an after Christmas sale...

You could easily do this same decor for a birthday party or celebration, just change the colors of your fabric to reflect the theme of the party of Holiday!

Only 3 days left!

Andrea

On the 20th day of Pinterest...

My crafty friend gave to me...

Easy, fun and playful Scrabble Ornaments!

Here's my Pinterest inspiration:

{Picture courtesy of iheartnaptime.net via Pinterest}

And I pretty much copied exactly what I saw!

I had an extra bag of Scrabble tiles that I'd found at a thift store and was able to spell the following with my letters:
Santa
Hope
Believe
FaLaLa
Reindeer
Joy
Bright
Merry
Tree
Xmas
Gifts
Cookies

As an OLD English major, I LOVE Scrabble and these little ornaments were super quick and easy to make!  I just used a strong glue that works for glue, plastic, glass... glued them together and then hot glued bakers twine (shocker) to the back as their hangers.  I let them dry overnight and that was it!

I'll see you tomorrow!
Only 4 days left!
Andrea

On the 19th Day of Pinterest...

My crafty love gave to me...

More Elf on the Shelf ideas!

Here's my inspiration from Pinterest:

And here's what our Elf, Paddywagon, has been up to lately...

Keeping strong for all of his trips back and forth to see Santa Claus...

He "decorated" our family photos with a white board Expo marker...

He painted an Elf mask...

A little Holiday baking...

He built a nice chair to relax in... and a pet home for his animals...

He put a picture of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with fabric tape on our wall...

He helped me wrap presents... and got a little tangled up in the twine at the same time...

He made a paper chain and hung it around our Christmas tree...

He hid in the apothecary jar that was decorated for Christmas... guess he liked the red and white ornaments...

And took a relaxing marshmallow bath, complete with flickering tea lights...

We'll see you tomorrow!
Andrea