Spool Ornament

I'm at it again! I'm crafting more Christmas ornaments. It's become an addiction! A good addiction. This one is made with a wooden spool and a few supplies from Fun Stampers Journey. 

The idea came from this Epiphany Crafts ornament I discovered on Pinterest a couple years ago. 

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It's super easy to make and a great way to spend time with the kids while they're on break for the holidays. 

I think if I were to make another I'd paint the wooden buttons...one green and one red. A little more color would be lovely! 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Journey Blooms Holiday Set DI-0048

Whip Cream IP-0009

Journey Sparkle Dust AC-0013

Wooden Accents AC-0031

Natural Journey Twine AC-0005

Mini Jingles AC-0153

Star Frame AC-0150

Winter Fresh Prints PP-0018

Candy Apple CS-0007

Holiday Gift Giving

Finding the perfect gift for Christmas is no easy task! Personally I love giving gift cards so that my friends and family can get exactly what they want or need. To make gift cards more fun to receive I'll make a small handmade gift to go with them. 

For this gift card project, I used a cut file to make a simple pillow box from white card stock and then dressed it up with some pretty patterned paper and accents from Bella Blvd's Christmas Countdown collection.

See the little spool ornament? Recently while on Pinterest I saw a similar one made by Linda Aclair, design team member from Epiphany Crafts. I wanted to make one of these myself using Bella Blvd's colorful buttons.

For my next gift card project I dressed up an unfinished wood frame in more Christmas Countdown goodness and then used a thin metal die to create a matching envelope for the gift card.

Long after the gift cards are spent, my recipients will have pretty little holiday decor pieces to deck their halls with each year!

To see more gift card giving creations, head over to Bella Blvd.

Before I rush off I have more gifting projects to share with you over on the Pebbles blog. It's the post I mentioned yesterday...there was a small glitch, but it's available now. Enjoy!

T.G.I.F!