An easy project!

I found inspiration in August from the SU Big Idea Catalog and I finally put it all together the past couple of nights! Super excited about how it turned out! Easy, inexpensive and CuTe!

Step 1: Gather your supplies. You'll need cookie cutters (I got mine at Michaels- an 18 pack for $9.99), holiday paper (I used the Jolly Holiday double sided paper from SU), ribbon and some tombow glue.

 Step 2: Trace the cookie cutters onto the holiday paper. Then, cut the cookie cutter patterns from the paper. You'll then need to punch 2 holes on top of the cookie cutters to attach the ribbon. If you haven't encounterd the Crop-A-Dile yet you need to. It's an amazing tool! It puts circle punches of different sizes in chipboard, tin and multiple paper layers as easy as can be! Love it! You can buy it from SU! Check it out... Finally, you'll need to put the tombow glue around the edges of the paper and then put the cookie cutters on top of the glue (this is where I got a tad bit frustrated....you'd think it would be easy to match everything up perfectly- not for me! And the glue got a bit sticky but it dried clearly and quickly!). I let my cookie cutters dry overnight.

 Step 3: Tie ribbons onto the tops of each cookie cutter and then put them on whatever type of decorative item you might have in your house. For me, I have a curtain rod that I typically hang up the girls art work on in our kitchen so this worked out perfectly for the project.

Merry Christmas!

Projects!

I've been very busy "crafting" as my husband likes to say :) Here is what I've been up to...

Tags anyone? I used the Tag set from the mini catalog to create all of these!

The topper for the tags is the Top Note die cut that you use with the Big Shot!

I made over 50 of these darlings :) I used the Holiday paper from the mini catalog, the Big Shot, fancy box die and the tag set. I added the handles and put the ornament (from Target) on it to give it a more finished look.

Christmas Gift Cards

I was asked to go to a Holiday Open House and bring both cash and carry items as well as a make-n-take project. I'm very excited to do this- it is something so different from teaching! I've been trying to set goals each week so that I'm ready for November 20th! Let's just say I'm already behind! But check out my first creation! I love it! If you are in the Olympia area on November 20th the Open House runs from 8-12 and then again from 4-8.

These cuties are being sold for $3. If anyone is interested in buying any I'm happy to sell them to you! I've got lots made :) You can leave me a comment on this post or email me at hmyers4457@live.com