Dress it up... it's easy!

This was an idea I saw in a magazine last fall... so I broke out the adhesive and had fun with it...

Here's the necessary supplies... glass candle holder with a flat bottom (no little "feet" on the bottom), adhesive, scissors, felt, decorative cardstock of any kind, circular template and something to draw with...



Step #1... trace your template onto the back of the cardstock.



Step #2 - but since my template wasn't fit perfectly to size, I knew I had to cut just outside the traced line... so, start to cutting...



Step #3 - Use adhesive to attach the card stock to felt. I used glue.



Step #4 - Cut out your two layers of cardstock/felt. This is now ready to be attached to the underside of the candle holder! That's how easy this is...



See how pretty?! How easy?! What a great gift this makes... too bad I didn't finish any for Christmas presents! hmph...



Tip from Lori: next time I make this, I would try to use a thicker cardstock than just scrapbook paper. The glue made the paper warp a little... and while you can't really tell (because it's laying flat, and a candle will be on top of it... ) I would know. So, the next one I make will have a heftier cardstock. I'll post pic when done...

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's that time of year... we're pulling down the Christmas decorations and cleaning up the house. Some times we stop and re-read some of those Christmas cards.

Above is a picture of one of the cards that we sent out this year... I sure had fun making these while on vacation (in Oregon, in October). This year there were 3 different designs... and I handmade made about 140 cards. Wow... that's a lot of adhesive!

Welcome 2010! We've been waiting for you!