CTMH Product Spotlight HOP

I am so excited about this month's product spotlight!

It comes just in time for pre-planning some of your hand made holiday gifts...whether it be a hostess gift to thank that special person that invited you on over or a gift for your family or friends. You are sure to find some inspiration in this hop to help you along this season.

If you have come from Traci's site then you are on the right path.

It seems as the latest craze are to use washer's to create jewelry,
you know - the ones found in your husband's tool stash?

I was first inspired by a jewelry giveaway on a blog I follow (UCreate) for Bead Creations International. When I was perusing the jewelry for this giveaway I thought, as any crafter does, I COULD MAKE THAT! Well of course not THAT but I could do something similar so I sketched out my idea. Then I did some googling and found that it was not an original idea but others were making that very thing already!

My loving husband let me try out this project idea using some of his washers out of his stash. When I found the size I preferred I headed on up to the hardware store to buy myself a bunch!! I bought a whole box of 100 washer's...I had a BIG project in mind. I created this pendant to use as a key chain dangle as a room gift for those attending our Ladies Retreat last month.


KEY CHAIN PENDANT

Then I wanted to make Thank You gifts for each of the gals that helped me to plan out a fabulous weekend. I had so much fun with the key chains that I went to work on these necklaces with matching washer earrings. I had a sketch so I knew what look I wanted to achieve. Let me just say I have NEVER done beading and this was easy to figure out on my own without any instructions.


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Back

SUPPLIES USED:

• CTMH Liquid Glass
• CTMH Black Hemp
• CTMH Sparkles
• CTMH Finishing Files
• Washer Fronts - CTMH retired but Passages map would be beautiful
• Washer Backs - CTMH Majestic Blue retired
• Mod Podge
• Washers and beading supplies
• Cricut - Circles and "X"

Basic Instructions:

1. Cut/Punch out circle to size out of B&T paper. I used my Cricut.
2. Using Mod Podge, adhere paper circle to the washer front.
3. Once dry, use CTMH Finishing Files to "pop" out the circles center and file down any paper overhangs in center or around the edges.
4. Making sure there isn't any dust left on, adhere on any embellishments.
5. Squirt a liberal amount of CTMH Liquid Glass over the entire front being careful not to get any air bubbles.
6. Finish it off with a key chain or necklace piece.
   

For the necklace I used Cotton 1mm cording. For the Key chains I used the CTMH Hemp.

Here are some other random gift ideas:

Mini Paper Coaster Photo Album
Alter Paper Coasters with B&T paper



Tumbled Tile Coasters
Stamp image with Staz-On Ink
Color in with Colored Pencils
Spray with Acrylic Sealer or Leave as is
Add felt dots to bottom



Candle
Stamp Image onto Tissue Paper
Cut around the image
Lay over Candle
Place Wax Paper over image, pull taught and hold in the back.
Using Embossing Gun, heat up image until you see it "melt" into the candle.
Remove Wax Paper




Next stop on the hop is Tracey's site.
Hop on over to see what she has in store for you!

It's Hop hOp HoPpIn time....

Another month has come and gone!

Are you ready to get started with another Blog Hop?

Let's go!!

This "hop's" stamp set is called:

"NOTICE THE DETAILS"
December's Stamp Of The Month
Retail is just $22.95, contact your consultant to find out how you can get it for FREE!


To see the full list of Hop hOp HoPpErs visit JENA's Site.

If you have just arrived from LAURIE's Site then you are on the right path.

If this is your first stop on the hop, then jump right on in and start from here. This is a circle hop so each site will take you to the next on the list until you've made a full loop. When you end up back here then you know you've gone full circle.

I chose to use Close To My Heart's GRACE papers for my items. I have an Altered Mini Composition Notebook with a matching Altered Paper Coaster Post It Note Holder w/matching Altered Pen.


Now hop on over to MARICAR's Site from here.

Christmas Countdown

This is my workshop sample.

I absolutely LOVE Christmas time! I can not wait until Christmas, the day to celebrate Christ's birth. I think the focus of this season gets lost in all of the commercialism that has become of this glorious day. My goal this year is to make sure the focus is always on Jesus's birth and not on what everyone thinks they need to find under the tree. Our family shopping is done and all I want to hear is how or what can we GIVE to others instead of "I want this, or I need that".

Whether it be cookies for an elderly neighbor or shopping for toys for a toy drive -- December for our family is going to be all about GIVING.

When I saw these cute little Christmas countdown calendars on Leslie's Blog HERE, and later again HERE I knew I HAD to make one of my own. I'm trying to figure out how to embellish each date with ways to GIVE each day until Christmas but until then, we'll write it down on the regular wall calendar.

Here is the Christmas Countdown that I'll be displaying in my home.

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countdown

I received a newsletter from my M.O.M.S. group with an article called "Begging For Myrrh" by Trina Conner Schaetz (also found here online). Take a minute to read it if you want to see a fun way to bring back the focus of Christmas without giving up the gifts! Because admit it, it is so much fun to see your kids faces light up when they see all the goodies under the tree. This article shares a way to explain WHY Jesus received the gifts he did and shares how you can also give your child or loved ones gifts of a similar nature and talk again about Jesus's birth. Keeping CHRIST the center of CHRISTmas. Read the article and see what you think!