Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful day. Today I am sharing my second completed ornament of the 12 Ornaments of Christmas series.  This is the Turtle Dove. I am using the Jewel Tone colour way.

I am really enjoying how they look once they are complete. The instructions are very detailed and the end product makes you so, so happy! I purchased my felt as a kit from My Felt Lady in Australia

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12 Days Ornaments ~ Day One ~Partridge & Pear

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing my first completed ornaments of the 12 Days Ornaments Series by Larissa Holland. She is also known as mmmcrafts (blog and store name).  If this is something you are interested in, you are able to purchase the patterns from her Etsy store.

There are different colour combinations from this series. There is a lot of information on her website and also on the internet. I purchased a kit from My Felt Lady in Australia. I decided that I would complete the Jewel tone combination.

One thing that you definitely need which I purchased AFTER I had started this, is some Thread Magic. It was a game changer. When you are stitching through the Stick'n'Stitch, your needle just glides through without any issues.

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Plush Ornaments

Hello everyone! I hope that the week has been a positive one. Here are the last of my plush felt ornaments. I have a felt deer and gingerbread boy. The gingerbread boy of part of the new Spellbinders Collection. I felt proud of myself when stitching this one as I had to stitch quite a few French knots!

I have had this die in my stash and haven't had a chance to stitch it yet. It was fairly easy. Love the glue!

Here are ALL of my completed plushies. Each year, I plan to add more. I also hope to add some cross stitch pillows in there as well.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Plush Deer, Spellbinders Felt Stitch and Create Gingerbread Boy and Girl.

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Plush Ornaments

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I am behind with my posting of completed projects as I have been busy making last minute cards as well as trying to get my last minute shopping for Christmas in. It's very busy! I have enjoyed my stitching and have made even more plush ornaments.

I have had this die for a while, so it was great to bring it out again. I have used it as gifts for others, but not for myself. I plan to display them in a basket (will share in a later post).

 

This is another die that I have had for a while. It is great to reimagine with different coloured felt!

Supplies:

Memory Box Plush Frosty Mitten, Memory Box Plush Holly Stocking

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Felt Snowman and Candy Cane Ornaments

Hello everyone! I hope that your week has been a great one so far. I have been on a roll with my stitching. I have purchased some dies from Spellbinders and I am so glad to have the time to stitch them. So far, I have made two from the release.

I plan to have my ornaments in a Christmas basket so I am not hanging mine. I followed the tutorial and made some changes to make my life easier as there are lots of pieces and doubling to have the back covered as well (which is not necessary for me). I doubled the hat and the gloves ONLY to add stability. I stitched the buttons, the hat band and scarf then glued into position using Aleene's tacky craft glue. 

I watched the tutorial, and simplified it again to make it easier for myself. I only doubled the leaves as the back will not be on display. I stitched the can edge white, the read pieces red and glued them into position using Aleene's. I also used Aleene's to glue the leaves and red holly berries into position. I am avoiding hot glue!

Supplies:

Spellbinders Felt Candy Cane and Felt Snowman Star Etched Dies - Felt Stitch and Create Collection

Other: Felt, DMC floss, Aleene's Tacky Craft Glue

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Felt Ornaments

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. It has been a little while since my last post, but I will be sharing some stitching and a few Christmas projects that I have been creating these past few days. I am so happy that some stamping companies are releasing some stitching dies, as it has inspired me to bring out my dies from my stash and also purchase some new supplies as I love making felt projects.

I stitched these ornaments using supplies from my stash, and it was great to get the mojo back!

Supplies: Memory Box Plush Gift Ornament, Memory Box Plush Mitten, Memory Box Plush Poinsettia

Other: felt, ribbon, 4mm gold beads, DMC floss.

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Christmas Cross Stitch

 Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a cross stitch gift that I created, using patterns from Stitching With the Housewives. I followed their finishing tutorial to decorate the cross stitch piece and then I placed both pieces in a tray which I purchased from Kmart.

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Christmas Table Runner and Placemats

 Good morning! I hope that you are well. I am back with more Christmas decor. I made a table runner and matching placemats using the June Taylor, Quilt as You Go kits. The hardest part was selecting my fabrics! I wanted to coordinate with the Christmas tree skirt BUT use up fabric from my stash.

The pattern was really easy to follow. Construction was not not difficult once I had all of my pieces cut and labelled and placed onto design boards.

Now that I have finished these, I might even make something like this again but for my own home!

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Christmas Tree Skirt

Merry Christmas! I hope that your day was joyful with your loved ones. Over the next few days, I will be sharing some projects that I have made as Christmas gifts, now that Christmas has passed. These are Christmas home decor pieces. The first item is a Christmas tree skirt, made from a pattern that I have kept from a quilting magazine from many years ago.

 It features this applique of Christmas bells, poinsettia which I made from felt and some other decorative pieces.

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Noel ~Christmas Card

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I have finally finished my Christmas cards for the year. I created two cards using the same card design, using dies and papers from my stash...supplies that have been dormant for a while so it brought it me great pleasure in using them once again.

I wanted to use this elegant candle die as my focal image. I framed it with a Spellbinders oval die and some flowers. I made the white poinsettia and used other flowers from my stash. I inked the edges using distress ink to create the vintage look.

Once I had created the blue card, I repeated the same design in pink. Easy!

Supplies:

Paper: Maja Design Vintage Frost Basic |Kaisercraft Forest CD114 and Snow CD 301

Dies: Memory Box Glowing Candles | Hero Arts Christmas Words Fancy Dies | Tim Holtz Holiday Greens | Spellbinders Oval Floral | Magnolia Christmas Poinsettia

Other: Distress ink Vintage Photo | Wild Orchid Crafts Blooms | Sullivans Punch | Kaisercraft Rhinestones SB710 Orange

Have a blessed and safe Christmas

Felt Ornaments

 

Hello friends! It has certainly been a very long time since I have shared a craft project here on my blog. I have taken a break from scrapbooking, and have been doing other crafty things such as crochet, quilting , cross stitch and a bit of sewing. Being on a design team and constantly sharing projects was very time demanding and so I decided to take a step back and just create when I felt like it!

Here are some felt ornaments that I have made which I plan to give away as gifts very soon. They are quick and easy to make.

Supplies:

Memory Box Plush Gift Ornament die and Memory Box Plush Poinsettia dies, felt from my stash.

Have a great week!

 

Vintage Pop and Twist Christmas Card

 

Hello everyone! I hope that You are well. I cannot believe how quickly the time has gone but I am excited to share with you an interactive Christmas card that looks impressive and is not difficult to make. 

I am using products from Kaisercraft's Christmas Miracle kit. This collection is traditional, vintage and gorgeous. That was my inspiration for my design choices but I wanted to do something a little bit different which is why I chose to make the pop and twist design.

I have a video tutorial for you if you would like to make this card.

If you would like more information about the products I used or some downloadable instructions, click here to visit the Kaisercraft blog.

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Christmas Greetings

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am so happy to share a Christmas card with you from a stunning collection called Whimsy Wishes. It has beautiful blue tones, accompanied by soft pastel illustrations featured in the collectables and also in the papers. When I have more time and I need to make more cards for my family and friends, I am coming back to this collection to create more!

I wanted to create a vintage styled card, so I selected some complimentary papers and a kraft base. I used neutral flowers, doilies and then I could select any greeting from the paper pad to complete my card.

To view instructions on how to make this card, click here to go to the Kaisercraft blog.

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Christmas Gifts

Hello everyone. I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a layout that I have created using Kaisercraft's Starry Night Collection. It has wonderful foil elements and deep blue papers which are a beautiful combination.

To compliment my photos and papers, I created some art foam flowers using some rich, deep colours, accented with gold stamens. I also took advantage of using the glitter cardstock and die cut some leaves as well.

To balance the sentiment of my layout, I selected a navy/gold poinsettia from the collectables and cut it half and used it as an embellishment beneath one of my photos. I always place the mounting foam  in the centre of my photo mats so that I can tuck in any embellishments.

I was really drawn to this sentiment which features on RADIANT along with other inspirational quotes and sentiments. I added a start from the collectables and used mounting foam to make it 'pop.'

PAPERS: Starry Night Collection – P2828 Radiant, P2825 Glowing, P2823 Magic, GC107 Golden Glitter Cardstock

KC PRODUCTS: CT970 Starry Night Collectables, Art Foam Sheets: SF916 Navy, SF902 Ivory and SF915 Swine, Decorative Dies: DD811 3D Layered Peony, SS493 Flora Leaves, DD484 Flora Pansy, IP756 Gold Ink Pad, SB712 Deep Yellow Rhinestones

OTHER: Stamens.

To purchase any of the products used, please stop by your local stockist or go online to the Kaisercraft store. 

Please stop by the Kaisercraft blog for full step by step instructions for this layout. 

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DIY Advent Calendar

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend. This month, Kaisercraft have launched two exciting Christmas collections, Starry Night and Peppermint Kisses. To assist in excitement of the launch, the creative DT Lisa Amiet is hosting the Kaisercraft Challenge for this fortnight.

I created a DIY advent calendar by die cutting pockets out of kraft cardstock and adhered the  numbers from Marvellous from the Starry Night Collection. I also heat embossed the wooden elements from flourish packs using gold embossing powder.

To play along, add your entry to the Kaisercraft challenge 7 folder over at Kaisercraft Corner at Facebook.

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Products: Starry Night Collection P2826 Marvellous, CD615 Kraft Cardstock, Flourish Pack: FL657 Starry Night, FL656 Peppermint Kisses, FL622 Amazing and FL603 Dream, DD807 Mini Card Pocket Decorative Die

Other: Versamark Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Trim, Gold Sparkle Pegs, Frame, Acetate

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