CHRISTMAS AND BOWS ARE M.F.E.O.
(MFEO: Made For Each Other!) Here's my very best Christmas decorating tip... I go to Costco (perhaps it's called Sam's Club in your area), and purchase several rolls of Christmas ribbon with wire edges for around $7 each. I make pretty bows and put them on EVERYTHING... On wreaths, garlands, the mantle, trees, anything that's not breathing. Bows are economical and FLAMBOYANT! I'll show you photos of my house as soon as I'm finished decorating. Today's card has a teeny-tiny-itsy-bitsy bow...
CHRISTMAS WREATH: 1) Use the Bigz Die Scallop Circle-2 to cut the wreath. 2) Cut a small circle out of the center with the Circle Scissor Plus. 3) Use the Textured Impressions Folder Petals-A-Plenty to emboss the design on the wreath. 4) Decorate with brads or pretties of your choice.
I made this little bow just like I make big bows - even though I needed elf-size fingers. I'll have a HOW TO MAKE A BOW VIDEO for you next week.
Supplies & Accessories: Stamp Set #115108 Warm Words; Stamp Pad #101179 Basic Black; Textured Card Stock #108698 Real Red; Card Stock #105125 Certainly Celery, #100730 Whisper White; Patterns Designer Series Paper #112154 Certainly Celery; Big Shot Bigz Die Scallop Circle #2, #116824 Textured Impressions Folder Petals-A-Plenty; Tool #112530 Circle Scissor Plus; Punch #112091 Scallop Edge; Embellishment #106957 Brads Red; Ribbon #104827 Gingham Red; Adhesive #104430 Stampin' Dimensionals.
NEXT WEEK'S Polka Dots and Paper lineup will include Thanksgiving, Christmas and Bow Making as I continue to prepare for the Christmas Tour of Homes! I'm planning to be all decked out by December 1st. ....Check out the BIG SALE below!
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What a wonderful idea with the wreath-absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: Kimberly Botzo | 11/22/2009 at 04:52 AM
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Posted by: Kelly Mayou | 11/20/2009 at 01:15 AM
Oh my! This is way too cute!!! LOVE IT!!!!
Posted by: Alice | 11/19/2009 at 03:04 PM