Hi, everyone! I hope you're enjoying this New Release Blog Hop, brought to you by the swankiest company in all of stamping, The Cat's Pajamas. If you're an obedient little hopper (and Santa's watching, you know...), then you should have started at newly-minted Dirty Girl JULIE'S blog then hopped along at a few lovely stops before coming my way via the always-awesome AMY.
You've seen some amazing projects so far, and there are many more to follow. Rather than interrupt your flow with my chatter, I'm going to start 'showing' and stop 'telling'...
I made a cute little wreath ornament out of two of The Cat's Pajamas lovely new colors of SEAM BINDING (Cranberry & Evergreen) and used the new J*LLY H*LIDAY set with some of TCP's white shrink plastic to creat a mini-wreath tag.
Here's how to make one for yourself.
First, get some floral wire, or other thin wire that you can easily bend:
Next, wrap the wire a few times around a cup or other round object to form the base of the wreath. (Mine is about 3" in diameter.)
Cut you seam binding using pinking shears. I cut mine into lengths of three inches and double-tied them as I went.
Start tying them around the base, and don't worry if it looks a little shabby before it starts getting fluffy. This step takes a little time, so be sure you put on a good movie like "The Muppets Christmas Carol" or "Elf" to help get the Christmas spirit flowing.
Before you know it, you'll have your own mini-wreath to hang from your tree and enjoy for years to come.
And here's a close-up of the tag.
I used TCP's CIRCUS PANELS CutUps die to shape the tag, then stamped out the sentiment and colored it it with Copic markers. Then, I heated the shrink paper with my heat gun and it shriveled and bent, then straightened out again at a wee one-inch long. Magic!
Now it's time for you to make your way to one of our recent Swanky Stampers who is playing along with us for this release, the sensational STEPH HERBERT. Merry hopping, peeps, and when you're finished, don't forget to head over to The Cat's Pajamas website where all the new release items are NOW on sale!
This is just as sweet and cute as can be. LOVE, LOVE it!
Posted by: alma | November 28, 2011 at 11:49 PM
adorable. very Martha, with a Carole twist.... no pun intended
Posted by: Joan B | November 29, 2011 at 04:46 AM
Absolutely adorable Carole!! And I love Christmas movies....perfect project!
Posted by: Bonnie sharp | November 29, 2011 at 07:00 AM
GASP...how adorable....awesome wreath!
Posted by: wendy | November 29, 2011 at 07:32 AM
Super cute wreath!! Great idea!
Posted by: Laura Cox | November 29, 2011 at 07:50 AM
Are.you.kidding.me.???!!! Man, you just sucked the life right outta my measly card...totally deflated here. All kidding aside, this is so freaking cool!!!
Posted by: Amy Rohl | November 29, 2011 at 08:05 AM
Adorable wreath and very creative.TFS
Posted by: JoAnn B. | November 29, 2011 at 09:12 AM
So brilliant! You are a crafty genius! Fantastic ornament!
Posted by: Steph Herbert | November 29, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Oh my aching bacon, Carole!! What a beautiful wreath! So creative! Love it! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | November 29, 2011 at 08:36 PM
This is fabulous and festive, Carole! The seam binding makes a gorgeous wreath!
Posted by: Lori | November 30, 2011 at 09:53 PM
I really love this wreath! It must be so nice and light to hang up too!
Posted by: Jo Green | December 07, 2011 at 02:44 PM