Join Marion Smith - Live with Prima Tonight

Homemade Ornaments with Marion Smith
Thursday, December 20th at 6:30pm PT/ 9:30pm ET
12/21-2:30am GMT/ 1:30pm Sydney

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/primaflower

 

It's finally time to make some truly unique ornaments for our trees! In this class we'll make ornaments using old book pages and Prima flowers and trinkets. There are many ways you can make these your own, they are so fast and easy to make too. I hope you'll join us for this jolly class!
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Prima Products:
532260-Mulberry Rose Leaves
554224-Trinkets-Fairy Belle
891053-Chalk Edger-Raspberry Pie
930073-Vintage Trinkets
550479-Twill Black
pe-001-05- Classic Roses-Red
PE-002-30P-Classic Roses-Cream Pink
SA-002/1-1- Classic Red Mini Roses
PE-006-9-Classic Rose Cream

Extra Materials:
Old Book
Hot Glue
Sewing Machine (Optional)
Large Jump Rings

 

Christmas Eye Candy!!!

Giving some Christmas Cheer-my husband's work did a secret Santa exchange so he ask if I could create a card gift set and I was thrilled to create for him, so I started with a 12x12 cream card stock cut at 4 inches to make 3 cards 4x6 size (great way to save on card stock). I had purchased the Creative Imaginations IOD Christmas papers (Joy cards and Rejoice) at my local scrapbook store. I really love the vintage feel of this paper line and with my vintage mother of pearl buttons, seam binding and simple dollar store Christmas decorations...whoola beautiful gift set.

 Christmas eye candy - got to love those glittery and sparkly snowflakes (that come in many colors). Delish!

The gift set came with 6 one of kind cards with envelopes, an ornament, 8 gift tags and a french fry box (cut from the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge). 

                              Simple and Vintage feel of spreading Christmas Cheer, Hope and Joy!!!!
enjoy creating,
Peggy Lee
http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

supplies:
Creative Imaginations IOD papers
Distress ink Antique Linen
Bazzil Cream Card stock
Vintage seam binding, buttons and twine
Holiday decorations
CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Guest Designer - Alease Roy

Hi, my name is Alease and I am a devoted wife and mother of a teen son and a 20 year old daughter. I have taught elementary school in the past and have been the owner of a very successful preschool business which was closed when our family moved to California. I am currently a SAHM and I am the caregiver of my beautiful mother.

 

I have a passion for crafting and take every opportunity to do so. I first began crafting seriously when a friend asked me to enter a craft fair with her over two years ago and have been crafting ever since. When I am not crafting, I am decorating around the house.

 

 

I found Artsy Addicts through a fellow crafter and was so inspired by the amount of talent that was on display. Marion has provided a wonderful place to go where you can share the same passion that you have for crafting with others and learn so much at the same time.

 

I would like to share with you my altered ornaments that I was inspired to make using scraps and other embellishments that I had in my stash. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for this opportunity to share and I hope that it is an inspiration to someone. 

 

Alease
Follow Alease on  YouTube  and her blog for additional crafty ideas.

3D Bird House Ornament

While pulling out my Christmas decorations this year, I ran across this cute little bird house that I had made using one of Marion Smith's printables.   They were so much fun to make. I think I made dozens the a few years ago. With everyone preparing to decorate for the holidays, I thought it would be fun to share them with you today.  You can download the pattern here...

 

 

I printed my pattern onto a transparency then cut it out.  I then embossed it with a  Sizzix folder, and alcohol inked it green to give it a coke bottle effect. I used  crinkled basket paper in kraft to create a nest on the inside.  The roof was made with aluminum foil that was embossed then inked brown with alcohol ink.   I decorated it with some holly and a few Prima Fairy Tale Roses that were died red.  The sign was a small oval balsa wood shape that was stained with walnut ink and I hand wrote Home with a white gel pen.  I added a little mushroom bird that I'd gotten from the floral section, then sprinkled a little snow here and there for a winter look.

 

This little guy has been living on my tree since 2010. That Christmas my husband and I had bought my daughter a car, and we hid the key in the little house.  Since such a sweet gift was enclosed. I kept this one for myself, and every year we talk about the gift as we drag the ornament out of the box.

 

I love making these, and I've given some away with gift cards tucked inside. If you are careful how you attach the roof, it can be opened and closed.

 

I love having hand made ornaments on my tree. If you make these, I would love to see yours on the Artsy Addicts Facebook wall. Please be sure to tag me.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com