Candy Cane Wreath

Hi! Happy December! If you read my last post about our Elf on the Shelf experience, I have to say it is going a little better, we have put "Simon" out everyday and Carter laughs when he sees him, but still is like, yea I don't want him around. LOL. But, not only did Carter rain on my Elf on the Shelf dreams parade, he isn't really liking the Christmas music I've been playing.  Seriously kid? And I was giving my husband about getting into the spirit this year, and here Carter turns out to be the Scrooge. LOL! No, he's not that bad, I guess he just doesn't want to waste his time listening to Jingle Bell Rock, when he needs to listen to Prince's Purple Rain for the 150th time (for real lol). He is so funny, I never would have thought having a kid would be so entertaining. ;) 

So I digress, I wasn't really planning on making a Christmas wreath this year, but I had a wreath form already. And I found this bright and blingy red ribbon that inspired me.  It didn't require gluing, so that always cuts down on burns time.  Here's what I did...

For this I needed:

A wreath form wrapped in white fabric

red ribbon

stems and picks in various shapes from Hobby Lobby

straight pins 

I started this wreath out with THIS one I made last summer.  The fabric was pinned on so I just took it off and it left me with a white base.  

 I pinned the beginning of the ribbon to the back of the wreath then wrapped it tightly around,  then just pinned it in place. 

Next I stuck the stems and picks under the ribbon, which was tight so I didn't need any glue or pins for this, they just stayed in place. 

Once I got my sticks how I liked, I used another red ribbon (this time mesh, I got it for $1 at Dollar General) and tied it into a bow. Then pinned it onto the wreath.   I kind of just tucked and pinned until it looked good. 

That's it! 

I LOVE it! And since it's pinned I can just take the embellishments off and reuse the white base after Christmas.

So, I think that is all for my DIY Christmas decorating, now onto presents! :) 

Thanks for checking it out, have a great week!

Linking here..
Craftomanic ~  The DIY Showoff ~  Under the Table Dreaming ~ Today's Creative Blog ~  Tip Junkie ~  Blue Cricket Designs ~  Organize Your Stuff Now ~  Shabby Creek Cottage ~  The Crafty Blog Stalker ~  See Vanessa Craft  ~ Southern Lovely ~ Grits and Giggles ~ Thrifty Decor Chick ~ It's Overflowing ~ Creatively Living ~ 52 Mantles ~ 30 Handmade Days ~ The CSI Project ~ The DIY Dreamer

Handmade Ornament ~ (gift idea)

I just love to make gifts for other people.  I guess it's because it gives me an excuse to make something, and then I can get rid of it, instead of it piling up in my guest room! No, but really, I love to create things and I think sometimes it's more special to get something some one has made especially for you, than maybe something from a store.

I made my girlfriends these Photo Ornaments this year.  They were SO easy to do, this took less than one episode of the Real Housewives of BH.  That's about how I have to measure my time, I always do my stuff while I'm watching my shows. ;) 

I opened the picture I wanted to use into Word and then was able to make it small enough to fit into the bulb.  Hobby Lobby has different sizes of clear ornaments. 

Then glued it to scrapbook paper, then rolled it up so it would fit into the hole and stuck it in there.

 I made one last year with all the cousins with Santa in it.  I think its such a cute way to keep memories and you can add to your tree every year! 

Here is a great tutorial from House of Smiths with pictures on how to make it, along with other gift ideas.    I love Shelley from House of Smiths.  She is one of my favorite bloggers!  I have ordered from her and had questions for her and she is always so sweet and personal when she responds.

Anyway, I just love how this Photo Ornament turned out and you should try it too! 

Craftomanic ~  The DIY Showoff ~  Today's Creative Blog ~  Tip Junkie ~  Blue Cricket Designs ~  Organize Your Stuff Now ~  Shabby Creek Cottage ~  The Crafty Blog Stalker ~  The Crafty Nest ~  Pocket Full of Pink ~  Shabby Art Boutique ~ The Artsy Girl Connection ~ Southern Lovely ~ Thrifty Decor Chick ~ Junk in Their Trunk ~ Naptime Creations

Peppermint Lollipops

My friend gave me the cutest ornament this year, tiny lollipops in a jar.  I LOVE tiny stuff when it looks like food! Doesn't tiny stuff just make you want to squeal?! No, just me? Ok, Anyway ;)... I thought it would be so fun to have a bigger size version to display this year!

I started out with glitter paint, Styrofoam disks ( they come in a 6 pack) and kabob skewers.  

After squeezing and squeezing the glitter paint onto it, it looked like this, my hand throbbing when it was done but it looked cute! ;)  

Once it dried, which did take a LONG time, I wrapped them with plain ol' cling wrap and tied them with a ribbon.  Dollar General has cute ribbon for $1.

I got this large jar from Hobby Lobby to put them in.

I think the total for the Lollipops was around $5 for 6.  These would look adorable as ornaments as well!  I love that snow man too! He is from Pier 1, have you seen their commercials "what speaks to you?", this little guy spoke to me and I just had to get it! :)

Hope you are all having a great time getting ready for Christmas! 

Craftomanic ~  The DIY Showoff ~  Today's Creative Blog ~  Tip Junkie ~  Blue Cricket Designs ~  Organize Your Stuff Now ~  Shabby Creek Cottage ~  The Crafty Blog Stalker ~  The Crafty Nest ~  Pocket Full of Pink ~  Shabby Art Boutique ~ The Artsy Girl Connection ~ Southern Lovely ~ Thrifty Decor Chick ~ Junk in Their Trunk