Hello again! Hope you all had a wonderful and restful Christmas filled with family, friends, and love. I took much more time off than I had intended due to the whole family getting very sick, especially me. Not fun, but we're just about back to normal over here. In early December I had the privilege of putting together a program for the 12-18 year-old girls at my church, called Young Women in Excellence. It's a wonderful night where we showcase the girls and all of the amazing talents ... [ Read More ]
Glitter Bow Ornaments
Happy December! This is absolutely my most favorite time of the year. I love everything about December and Christmas! We just bought our tree (we went artificial for the first time this year), and I thought I'd try making a few ornaments this year. We honestly have enough ornaments that we've bought from Pottery Barn over the last 14 years to fill at least 5 Christmas trees, but I fell in love with the new Sizzix Brenda Walton French Bow die, and I thought it would make the most beautiful ... [ Read More ]
DIY Cupcake Stands
Hi there! I recently created some cute DIY cupcake stands for the Sizzix Gift Guide. Sizzix is bundling up Big Shot die cut machines with dies into bundles at really great prices, and I created this tutorial and photos for part of the guide. I love how this cupcake stand turned out, so I wanted to share it with you, too! With the upcoming holidays, these cupcake holders are a pretty and fun way to display tasty cupcakes at dinners, parties, or just because. With the Sizzix Scoreboards ... [ Read More ]
DIY Paper Candy Corn (the easy way)
Hi there crafters! I recently wanted to make some cute paper candy corn, but I didn't have a candy corn die, and didn't really want to cut a bunch out from scratch. So I came up with this super duper easy way of cutting paper candy corn using the standard Sizzix Framelits circle dies. If you don't have these dies, not worries! You can even trace around the bottom of household items to make your circles, and cut those out. Supplies: Orange, yellow, and white cardstock Sizzix Big ... [ Read More ]
Easy DIY Confetti
Have you ever tried making your own confetti? You don't have to spend countless hours punching out holes, or resort to buying the cheap stuff at the store that doesn't match your color scheme. Today I'm going to show you how to make easy DIY Confetti! I wanted to make confetti circles in a bunch of pretty colors and in all different-sized circles. Watch how easy this is... First, I pulled out my trusty Big Shot die cut machine, and then the new Tim Holtz Confetti Sizzlets die. I ... [ Read More ]
DIY Hot Air Balloon Garland
I've always been a sucker for a good garland, and today I'm sharing one that I've been working on for an upcoming party- a hot air balloon garland! I used my trusty Big Shot and the Sizzix Thinlits Square with Accordian Center Folds Card die set. I didn't use most of the pieces in the set, just the hot air balloon die. This project coordinates really well with my hot air balloon favor boxes that I shared on the Sizzix blog recently. First, I used the hot air balloon die, made a "Sizzix ... [ Read More ]