~ photo heavy post ~
Howdy. Welcome. Before you asked, I haven't quite finished my trophy cups. But, I promise, I will. As they will be for sale at my next Craft Fair - this Friday! I was able to work on a few other holiday projects. For those of you who don't know, I love taking non-holiday pattern paper, and creating holiday projects. {smile} I do love typical holiday pattern papers, but sometimes, its fun to set out side of the box. Exercise your creative mojo, so to speak!
A month ago, I saw quite a few wonderfully creative projects using Gilded Lily pattern paper by G45 (Graphics 45). And let's just say that I fell in love with both the paper and the projects. So much so that I went out and purchased a few sheets of the pattern paper. Then, it just sat there. (I'm sure this sounds familiar to a lot of you - smile) This pattern paper has royal images of Marie Antoinette, crowns, lilies, script, dots, and flourishes.
I set out to start working on holiday projects to have for sale, at my next holiday craft fair. And then, I grabbed that beautiful Gilded Lily pattern paper. I also stopped by Mojo Monday challenge site to get a layout. This is this week's sketch:
and here is what I did with the sketch:
Let's look at each piece separately!
First, the bag:
As you can tell, I rotate the sketch. I also used a 'tag' for the circle piece. The tag is heat embossed with pink embossing powder. I used cream velvet ribbon for the top of the tag. But I didn't want a lot of bulk with a traditional tag 'loop', so I tied the velvet ribbon with kraft twine, and added a jingle bell. {jingle bells are fun!} I switched out the floral accent piece with a holiday shabby chic piece. {smile}
and a close-up:
I wanted the bulb and snowflake to move, so they are tied onto a Tim Holtz safety pin, that is secured to the front of the bag with a rhinestone floral brad. I also added some fabulous trim in a make-shift 'junk bow': tulle, pom pom trim, crochet trim and thin ribbon. I used kraft twine to hold everything together.
The gift card holder:
I wrapped some white cotton trim and seam binding around the top flap of the gift card holder. I layered a silver glitter snowflake on top of the trims. And then added that sweet bow, with a snowflake charm tied to it. {smile}
And the inside of the gift card holder. Simply tuck the gift card into the bottom flap. The sentiment is heat embossed with silver embossing powder : Greetings of the Season. Elegantly simple.
and now the stocking stuffer - chocolate!
I used some of the scraps of the pattern papers, and wrapped some chocolate candies. I added a cream crochet knot, tied on a simple tag stamped with 'Noel', and tied the gold cord into a simple bow. {smile} Something elegantly simple. Perfect {smile}
Well, thank you for looking. I hope you have found some inspiration and get an opportunity to craft something fabulous, too!
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