Handmade Christmas Gift Idea Blog Hop

Blog Hop starts Saturday 12:00 am and runs til Saturday 11:59 pm central time

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Scrapping Bug Designs and Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

Handmade Christmas Gift Idea Blog Hop

We are so glad that you have decided to hop along with us. Throughout our hop we hope to inspire you with lots of ideas for creating your own handmade Christmas Gifts this year .There will be some great blog candy along the way as well as aGRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY of $100.00 in free patterns for Scrapping Bug Designs and $100.00 in free patterns for Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

If you just happened upon my blog and would like to start at the beginning please hop on over to Chrissy's Blog. If you have been following the blog hop and have hopped over from Paula's Blog, then you are right where you need to be.

Line up

Chrissy Palmer http://scrappingbugdesigns.blogspot.com/


 Deborah Marie Foti http://www.scrappingmamma.net/

Linda Mortenson http://linda-scrappinwmn.blogspot.com/

Cindy Phillips http://cpmemories.blogspot.com/

Nancie Brungard http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/

Jane McKinney http://www.janettarosedesigns.blogspot.com/

Angie Christensen http://www.capzscrapzcreationz.blogspot.com/

Liz Hagag http://scrappinwithstyle.blogspot.com/

Tracey Geneau http://traceyctmh.blogspot.com/

Jeana Sealock http://www.scraptoday.blogspot.com/

Kandice Jarrell http://www.kreativekandi.blogspot.com/

Emily Lanham http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/

Pam Pease http://geezypeaseypapercrafting.blogspot.com/

Paula Wells http://www.owlbescrappin.com/

Tammy Luiz http://scrapnewe.blogspot.com/

Leann Duncan http://www.scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com/

Lisa Rhodes http://www.lisakelly110803.blogspot.com/

Tricia Moore http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Snowmen

I love snowmen, so this was the perfect excuse to do some winter projects/gifts with them.

     For my first project, I bought a six inch clear candle holder at Walmart.  I bought the bottom trim in the fabric department, and the beaded top was a Chirstmas ornament/package topper.  I used the Winter Blessings file from Scrapping Bug Designs and cut the white part of the snowmen out of vinyl.  I first tried paper, but due to the candle holder being a bit tapered at the bottom I had to switch to vinyl.  The other pieces are paper.  I used my fabric tac to adhere the paper and glue dots to hold the trims.  I added a bit of fake snow in the bottom, and now it only needs a white candle to finish it off.  This would make a great decoration for any table or shelf and could easily be kept out through January.

My second project is a winter themed shadow box.  I again used the snowman from the Winter Blessings file.  The photo mat is zig-zag stitched and sized for a 4x6 photo, and I again added some loose fake snow.  I haven't added the vinyl word to the outside glass, because I haven't decided who I'm going to give this to yet.  I wanted to wait until I find just the right photo and then add an appropriate inspirational word in vinyl.  The shadowbox is another Walmart find, since there are no craft stores within a 1.5 hour drive of me.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my projects.  If gingerbread men are more your thing, please scroll down a few posts to see an adorable gift tin filled with mini recipe book, cookie jar, and an appliqued apron.

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Blog Candy:  Snowman Ornament

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