Here Comes Santa Claus

Graphic 45 paper background, K & Company embossed stickers, paper mache circle ornament or empty ribbon spool. Coating of Mod Podge

I {HEART} Christmas

Making Memories button embellishment
Lace
Graphic 45 paper
K & Company embossed stickers
heart paper mache ornament
Mod podge

Vintage Ornaments and BLOG CANDY

Today I have a couple of ornaments created with decoupage and Graphic 45 Christmas Past papers, but instead of using a clear plastic ornament as the base, I used a paper mache ball from the Paper Maniac store. It was so easy (although messy) and looks so vintage. I love how this came out.

For the next ornament, which was done in a plastic ball (see my previous post for directions) I wanted the picture of the girl to really stand out. I actually cut her from the front cover of the paper pad. My mother always taught me to use every scrap of paper! The Santa is from the other side of the ornament. He is also from the cover.

So I know most of you REALLY came looking for the blog candy. I am really enjoying my time here as guest designer for Paper Maniac, and I am so lucky to be able to offer this great candy here on my new blog. So I don't have a photo yet, but I am pretty sure you know the product. If not, just click the links to check it out in the store. The winner will get a Graphic 45 Christmas Past Paper Pad, A Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6" x 6" pad, and a jar of Robin's Nest Dew Drops. How fun is that? I think the papers were selected because they are my favorite companies.

All you have to do to win is leave a comment here on this post by Sunday November 15. That's it. Winner will be randomly selected on Monday.

I am off to the Volusia County Fair now to see how my paper mache sculptures did in the judging. You can see them in the Paper Maniac Gallery: Mermaid and Colorful Dancer. Keep your fingers crossed!

A Renaissance Christmas

Hello again. I am having such a good time as a guest designer for Paper Maniac this week, and an even better time thinking about Christmas ornaments. This is so much fun!

It's not really a Christmas paper, but I absolutely love, love, love the Renaissance Faire Graphic 45 paper that Paper Maniac has in the store. I wanted to create something to help show off the paper's beauty. The plastic ball ornaments were a perfect way to do just that! This one is the 100 mm size. They are perfect for creating because they come in two halves to make it easy to do what you want to do.

It was really pretty easy to make:

I started by selecting my paper and cutting around the images that I wanted.

I brushed a layer of Mod Podge on the inside of the ball. I placed my primary pictures first and then layered
the background images, using as much Mod Podge as I needed for the images to stay where I wanted them.


After the inside of the ball was completely dry, I pasted the two halves of the ball together.

Next I covered the seams with a pretty ribbon or trim. I chose a pretty pearl ribbon that I felt complimented the whole Renaissance theme of my ornament. There are some pearl and pretty metallic trims at Paper Maniac that would be prefect.

I completed the ornament by hot gluing clay flowers to the top in a circular pattern around the hanger. Finally I added a ribbon as an ornament hanger.

Thank you for making me feel so welcome on the Paper Maniac Design Team. Like I said before, I am having the time of my life. And this blogging thing is kind of fun too.

I will be back in a few days with something else to share with you.