Candy Land

My department at work was given the assignment to decorate for our annual Christmas party. We decided on a theme of Candyland. After an evening of fun, we came out with these pretty cute decorations. Please note, that these are NOT my creations. This was a group effort. I'm not trying to take credit for them, just show off the hard work. Enjoy!


This was the centerpiece for the snack table. I love the glittery lolly-pops. I heard they came from Garden Ridge. Wonder where I'm going to head to when I'm in the big city???


These came out so stinkin' cute. All they are are large styrofoam balls with over 1,000 peppermints and cinnamon discs pinned on them. I strongly recommend a girls' night with a couple of adult beverages to make it easier. ;)


For the middle tables, we made gumdrop trees instead of peppermint discs. I was able to put my ribbon addiction to good use with bows and loops. I also ribboned the base and the dowels supporting the trees. Thankfully we didn't have time, or I would have been tempted to break out the glitter...

Front Door Decor

Last year, in a fit of pique, I declared that I was going to hang up a Christmas wreath on my front door. Now, what you have to remember is that my house was still in a huge state of shambles. I had literally no place to sit, no door on the bathroom, and wasn't even living here, but darnit, I was going to have a wreath. So, off to Michael's I went. (love those coupons!!) I purchased a wreath form, a plastic garland and some jingle bells. Combined that with gorgeous ribbon and I came up with this...


By the time I actually got this made, it was well after Christmas and there was no point in hanging it up. So, I carefully put it up in a plastic bag on the top shelf of my closet until this year. Now, as soon as Christmas rolled around this year, I pulled the wreath down and took a long hard look at it and decided I didn't like it. (I know, big surprise there huh?)

It was boring and annoying me, so I pulled the whole thing apart. Don't get me wrong, I love the elements of it, just not how it was put together. While I was shopping in November, I fell in love with some glittered hydrangea at a local wholesaler. Unfortunately I didn't love their $6 per head price. So, I found some other less glittered hydrangea on clearance for $2 per head. Add a little Martha Stewart glitter and some Glimmer Mist in Santa Baby and perfection. After adding my new flowers and some glittered oak leaves, I came up with this and I have to say I am MUCH happier with it now!

The glitter doesn't photograph well, but I promise it looks good!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

My favorite time of the year is Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I love fall with Halloween and Thanksgiving, but by far my favorite is Christmas. Yesterday I was feeling rather cheery and decided to crank out a couple of Christmas cards. There is no rhyme or reason as to my creations. I don't usually sit down with a plan or a specific paper in mind. Instead I figure out what mood I'm in and what technique I want to use.

Apparently I was feeling in an embossing mood, hence the card. I started with a holly stamp and then embossed the image. I painted Glimmer Mist into the shapes to add some sparkle and gentle shading. The edges were inked with Charcoal and Red chalk ink. That wasn't enough, gee imagine that, and I felt a need to add the rhinestones. After placing the paper on red satin ribbon, I added it to Holly paper I had in my stash.


In an effort to get the most out of my time, I stamped multiple images to make at least two cards at one time. The first card went great. The second not so much...


It's fine now, but notice the gold band above and below the green paper? Yeah, I cut first and measured second. oops! After some quick thinking, I grabbed another piece of paper and embossed the edges.


The inside was easy enough. The paper was double-sided, so all I had to do was add a piece of white paper that I gold chalk inked the edges of. Enjoy!