Here it is, Thursday! ONE WEEK UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE!

My sister and brother-in-law will be here Wednesday! Christmas Eve is Thursday! CHRISTMAS IS ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW!! Are you looking forward to it???? :D I can't wait to get a big hug from my sister! :)

OK. Have you noticed that this week's posts have all been things other than cards? :) Today's no exception! It's from our HEARTH & HOME class once again!

This uses the Decor Stencil Vintage Ornaments 1 (item #117580). It's a GREAT stencil set, and easy to work with!

The ornament's done with Chocolate Chip craft ink; we dried it, then sprayed it with a fixative. The top stencil's embossed. The ribbon is from last year's Holiday Mini, but I LOVE it - watch for more satin ribbon in the OCCASIONS MINI, which goes live January 5!!!! Of course, the tag is from CHRISTMAS PUNCH, a level 2 hostess-only set. With Sale-a-Bration coming up - and for the longest period of time EVER!!! - you could so easily earn this stamp set, plus a LOT of other great things, if you are a hostess!! CALL OR EMAIL ME to get on my calendar!!!!!

OK, I'm off - I really need to decide on my class schedule for the first two months of the year. :D Have a WONDERFUL day, and be SURE to take the time to STAMP SOMETHING!!!!

Is it just me? Seriously??

Time is FLYING around here - my sister and brother-in-law will be here a week from today, and Christmas Eve is a week from tomorrow!!!!! I still have so much to do! :::sigh:::

Oh, well. :) Here's another Decor Elements gift idea - SUPER simple, but really something IRL. I'm not sure how well this scan shows it off, but you'll get the idea! :)


This is a project from our HOME & HEARTH class last month. It's one of my favorite classes - and the one I usually stress over the most. :D I really want the attendees to have heirloom-quality pieces that they can pass on if they wish.

This project uses HOLY FAMILY (stamp set) and HOLIDAY MIX CHOCOLATE (Decor Element) from the Holiday Mini; you can still get your hands on these until January 4! The colors are Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, and Whisper White - with some Encore Gold Ink in there, too. I got the frame at Walmart. It's a CHEAP frame, but it works OK when it sits up. :)

OK, I'm off - probably to procrastinate some more. :D Have a wonderful day, and PLEASE. TAKE THE TIME TO STAMP SOMETHING! :D

Where is the time flying?!?

Shew, what a BUSY weekend! Those of you who managed to make it to the Open House, THANK YOU for coming - I hope you enjoyed coming as much as we enjoyed hosting you! :)

On with the show!

Do you LOVE our holiday-themed Decor Elements, but don't want to use them for one season, then have to destroy them? Try this!

I LOVE this "Dasher" Decor Element - a level 2 hostess benefti - but I didn't want to have to take him off wherever I put him and have to throw him away!

So, I purchased a cheap poster frame just big enough for him - and I wish I'd kept my eye out for one during garage sale season! :D I threw away the frame part, and we drilled two small holes for the ribbon to feed through.

I cleaned off the acrylic piece and put down the DE. I cut a piece of Polka Dotted Real Red Grosgrain ribbon to hang it with, and tied the knots on the back to hold it in. Then, I tied a pretty bow and cut the ends on the diagonal, and stuck it on Dasher with a pop-up glue dot.

SUPER easy, and I just LOVE him!!!!! Now, he can last until the acrylic breaks into pieces. :D

OK, I'm off to ICE at Gaylord Opryland - the theme is Charlie Brown this year, and I can't wait to see it! :D Lee and Corrine are with us until Wednesday morning, and I plan to enjoy each moment. :)

Have a WONDERFUL day - and don't forget to MAKE the time to stamp SOMEthing - we did! :D