I hope your weekend is going good. Me, it is. I saw a bunch of friends yesterday, to celebrate a colleague retiring after 43 years of work. Wow, thats some love of her job! Anyways, I also got to craft a few more things for the up coming arts and craft fairs. I don't make my paper crafts in mass production. I make a few and then move on to the next project. So, my 'stuff' is original. Oh, and I don't make only holiday themed items. That way, these paper crafts are still usable after the new year. More bang for your buck {smile}.
I shared with you some covered notepads and altered notebooks earlier this week, here. So, at the start of the arts and craft fairs tour, I will have 12 holiday themed and 12 non-holiday themed, of each notepads and notebooks. So, when I need to replenish my inventory for the next arts and craft fair, they will be different. A new selection. I do take special orders. However, some papers/embellishments may not available any longer. Case in point, these four gift bags I made:
gift bag |
See that beautiful neutral background paper? The pale green, with snowflakes and dots of kraft and a darker green? I only had a partial sheet of that paper. So, I made four gift bags. That paper is no longer available. Its 4/+yrs old. It's beautiful and very easy to work with.
I stamped 'Peace on Earth' onto the pattern paper. I did some machine stitching to create a border. For the focal piece I added a white paper doily, added a circle of text print paper, and layered a silver glitter paper snowflake. To hold the whole center piece together, I added a multi-loop bow made of seam binding, and tied a button to the center. To add a little visual interest, I heat embossed the dove, fussy cut it out, and tied a thin silver cord around its neck.
I hope you get a chance to visit one of the arts and craft fairs I am selling at this year. It is always nice to see what other create. And I have a fondness of home-made, hand-made items. If you do make it to one of the craft fairs, please stop by and say 'hello!' its always nice to see a friend!
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