Hi everyone.  As it is time to start decorating the house for Christmas, I thought I had better get moving and make my new wreath.  This post is for Artfull Crafts House or Tree Decorations week.

This is a gift for a friend of mine, and I have done it very natural just like her.  Hopefully she will not guess it is for her, though she probably will. 
I started with a plain white polystyrene wreath.  I tore Kaisercraft wrapping paper into strips, and glued it around the wreath.  It doesn't have to be perfect as you are not going to see very much of it at all.

I was given a big bag of mini pinecones, which has come in handy.  I used a hot glue gun, and stuck them all over the wreath.  I then got two ribbons, gold and brown satin, and glued them in between the pinecones, and weaved them around the whole wreath, and added a few feathers for fun.   


Next I glued on a birds nest and then added some eggs, and a little bird on to the side of the nest, and a Tim Holtz Christmas tree.  I added Kindy glitz  to the eggs and the tree.

Then finally I  had this beautiful metal family embellishment from Prima Marketing which I hung down the back of the wreath.

I hope you have all started getting into the Christmas mood, if not, why not make a wreath, it is very easy and a great family project.  I have bags of baubles that I purchased last year after Christmas, and if I get time, I am going to make another of these using those. Use your cuttlebug or sizzix dies to make flowers and leaves and adhere them.  If you want something different try using wrapped sweets or chocolates.  Enjoy.     

Betsy here today to share a couple of tree decorations which I have made.
Actually, I am a day late as we had an unexpected trip to Wanaka over the past couple of days, so do hope I am not treading on anyone else's toes!!





This is a  rather cute tea light holder. The pattern was sourced from the Magnolia magazine. I have a tea light inside which flashes and changes colour, so it does look rather gorgeous, when switched on.



The next is a simple Christmas ball made with Kaisercraft's Mint Twist collection. I cut 20 circles using my 1 1/2" punch, scored them into a triangle and glued them together. Very simple.
All from me today..
We have a full on Christmas Day at Artfull Crafts tomorrow and I know from past experience it will be great. Am looking forward to it, as well as seeing a lot of familiar faces!
Happy crafting to all,

Betsy.

Hi Everyone!  Nichole here with a Christmas Card using the new Merry and Bright collection from Kaisercraft! 

This richly earth toned palette was a challenge to work with as it's outside of my normal color schemes - but it seems that the entire team have risen to the challenge well.

My favorite part of the collection was the foiled ornaments that are repeated throughout the line both in the die cuts and the paper themselves.  I wanted to highlight these ornament embellishments in my work.







Thanks for reading.

Be sure to check out Kaisercraft's Merry and Bright Collection - currently on sale for 10% off!  Or head to the Christmas Store to view what Santa has in store for you!

I Hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas Countdown and getting plenty of ideas to get started celebrating the season!  I can't wait for the Holidays to begin.

Hi there - Christine here today with some Christmas Decorations to hang on the tree.





I have made the little frames with  a Martha Stewart mold of a frame and the Easy Cast Resin.
Then using Kaisercraft's Mint Twist 6x6 paper pad I have created a background and embellished inside the frame. Some red ribbon to hang them on the tree with and we are good to go!
These would be great to put a Christmas photo of a child in with the year on it that the photo was taken.

TFL

Happy Creating!

Christine

Hi it's Sandy sharing something I made for the mantel decoration. This year I'm going with a colour scheme of gold, silver, black and woodgrain. Since nothing in the shops fit this palette, I decided to create my own using simple paper construction methods.




I love the effect of twinkling lights reflecting off translucent vellum so I created the basic shape of my ornament using Christina Re Speciality Papers. Then an outer covering of Echo Park with it's doily and woodgrain pattern is added. To add some glamour and glitz I gathered some Websters Pages mesh trim into a flower and added a Jenni Bowlin plaster doily painted over with metallic gold acrylic. Finally a Karen Forster Sparkle Burst Brad completes my ornament.

Wishing everyone happy Christmas crafting !


Supplies : Christina Re Transparency Provincal White, Echo Park This & That Christmas Wooden Nickels, Echo Park Everyday Eclectic Kraft Doily,  Websters Pages Let's Celebrate Trim, Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes Blossoms, Jenni Bowlin Doily Flower, Satin Ribbon Gold, Dazzling Metallics Paint Splendid Gold, Karen Forster Sparkle Burst Brads  

Betsy here today with a couple of Christmas gifts I would like to share with you.
I really am JUST a card maker, so have really branched out in putting together a trinket box which I saw while I was over in Australia, at the Kaisercraft's retailer's day. These OTP projects are a bit of a challenge for me, but must say I did enjoy putting it together. What's your verdict ladies!








I have used Kaisercraft's Twig and Berry Christmas collection to cover the box - I love the colours in this range.
Now for a change! This next project is a post-it note holder which stands up similar to an easel card. More in my comfort zone!! I have used Authentique, Festive range papers to make this.





Well ladies, all from me today - hope you are all enjoying the fun at Artfull Crafts. There is certainly plenty of hype there at the moment and lots of goodies to be had!! We are celebrating Christmas, next Saturday, at the shop, and Liz always has a fun day organised.
Happy crafting, enjoy your day.

Betsy.

Hi Jo here.  I have to admit when I first got these Kaisercraft book ends from Artfull Crafts I was stumped.  I just looked at them for a few days.  I decided just to start covering them using the  Dame Cashmere paper, and hoping that a plan would come to me.  I showed my daughter Aly when she came home my blue plan, and she said,  "No mum,  you have to use the yellow and the flowers".  She knows that yellow isn't one of my favourite colours, but I agreed that it would be bright, and not my usual vintage style.  

I didn't want to just paint and cover the bookends, so I decided to push myself, and use no paint at all.  I also decided to put on Dame Cashmere hat, and really imagine afternoon tea for a Dame, in the garden.

I took the Honeycomb paper and printed out a new cupcake recipe that I found on-line on to it.  Then I pasted it to the inside of the stands.  I added the prima bling clock, because nearly all my projects have a clock on them (have you noticed that?)
I then covered the teapot and cups in the floral paper.             



I used both sides of the paper,  the yellow honeycomb as well as the floral.  I then added red distress ink around the edge, to distress it a bit.  I couldn't help myself, it was just soooooo yellow.  I also had to carefully do all the edges of the pot and cup with paper, which took a lot of patience (it would have been easier to paint it)!  But it was an interesting challenge, especially the inside of the cup handle.

A string of bling was added to both teacup and pot. I wanted to use pearls but they didn't stand out enough, so I went for these aqua ones.

I used the red Gingham paper for the tablecloth.  I cut out the girl from the left over  Gingham paper and put behind the teacup. 

I folded a small paper doily that I had in half, and made a little table cloth.  I made a cupcake from resin, I put a couple of drops of pink alcohol ink into the mix, to get the correct colour, then I poured it into a mini silicon cupcake mould that I picked up at the $2.00 store.  Once it was dry I piped a swirl (yes in my expensive icing bag, and using my good tools!) from modelling compound. I then rubbed a little Kindy Glitz hot pink onto the top when it was dry. 

I made a little vase of flowers, that I added a few small white stones to, and then I could glue them in place, and not see the glue.  I added a couple of mini books, for reading.

Dame Cashmere is now ready for afternoon tea in the garden.    These book ends are on special this week, so make sure you get one! What a great gift for someone who likes to cook, or just to have as a decoration in the kitchen.  You could decorate them yourself, or gift the recipient everything they need to make a similar project.  There are also a few other designs, so go and check them out here.

Enjoy your afternoon.

Hi Everyone - Lowri here to show you my Echo Park / Kasiercraft Advent Calendar.

Also - if you swing by my blog and comment on this project - you can win an Echo Park Collection Pack too!

Advent Calender
  

This Advent Calendar looks so festive decorated with the This and That Christmas Collection. I tried to pick papers that gave it a Nordic feel, with lots of paler colors and splashes of red. The calendar base is from Kaisercraft and is easy to put together. If you follow this short video here on YouTube you can construct the frame in about 10 minutes.


Be sure to link up any projects you create to our Gallery - where you can win heaps of fabulous prizes EACH WEEK - all the information here!

Hi there - Christine here - I have a simple card kit to show you.
I usually give a set of cards to friends and family as a gift, but this year I have put together a simple card kit to give as a gift and the recipient can make their own cards!