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Today's Tutorial was created by design team member Cindy Liebel. This wreath is so different than the typical wreath you see for Christmas. I love that!
I added the pdf download for this tutorial over on the left side of the blog under 'Recipes' for you.
Enjoy!
I am so ready to decorate for Christmas. It's, of course, one of my favorite holiday's and I always look forward to creating handmade projects to display or as gifts for family and friends. Today, I am excited to share a wreath using Jillibean Soups Soup Staples papers and someChristmas Chestnut Soup Journaling sprouts & stickers.
I was completely inspired by this mirror wreath while visiting with friends in Baltimore earlier this fall. It was displayed i a super cute home decor store & I couldn't wait to get the chance to recreate it in my own way.
Cut our approx. 3 1/2" chipboard circle both sides with pattern paper, making sure to add at least 12" of twine to one side for hanging.
Trim a variety of lengths from the Soup Staples collection, Olive & Pink sugar...3" x 12", 4" x 12", 5.5" x12" & so on. You can decided on your desired lengths for variation. Then cut down each trip by 2 1/2" (ex. 3" x 2 1/2" or 5.5" x 2.5").
Using a pencil, tightly roll pieces of pattern papers, adding adhesive to end of paper. Make sure glue is set & paper is permanently secure.
Time to add the pixie sticks to the base.
Pinch one end of each pixie stick. Adhere pinched ends together with a tape runner.
You will end up with several groupings of pixie sticks that have been pinched and glued together.
Use a hot glue gun or a generous amount of Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere each of grouping together. If you find you have open spaces, roll a few more pixie sticks and adhere them in between open spaces, for maximum coverage.
Once you have all the pixie sticks glued in place, turn wreath right side up and adhere (using glue gun or a generous amount of Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive) another circle chipboard piece that measures approximately 2 1/2" round. Layer some Christmas Chestnut Soup Journaling sprouts to the center of chipboard and pop-dot Christmas Chestnut Soup cardstock stickers
Hang on your favorite door :)
Thank you Cindy for a great tutorial today!
Have a good one!
Unity/Jillibean it is! This set speaks to my heart. I will be using the "Wishing you Blessings" stamp inside my Christmas Cards this year. Nadia did a great job with these snowflakes, they are very intricate and and delicate looking. LOVE them!
I'm running out of ideas for you to comment on so I asked my husband and he said "Santa Claus...sexy or stinky". If you knew my husband, then you would appreciate his dry sense of humor. I don't want you to answer that question! In the states, places are crazy with holiday sales right now. I want to know...What's your favorite place to shop for great sales? Leave a comment and tell me where the deals are.
We'll pick a winner tomorrow night!
Good Luck!
Jill
It's the Monday of a short week for those of us in the US. Just in case you are feeling a bit crafty here are a few more wonderful cards and even a tag that Summer created a mini book out of. Juliana's little jingle bells are a fun embellishment on her card.
Enjoy!
Welcome Christmas into your heart card by Summer Fullerton
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Christmas Chestnut Soup/Heavy Cream
Corrugated Shapes: Flowers
Other: Cardstock Bazzill, Stamp from Stampin Up, VersaFine Ink, Red MM Paint, Basic Grey Brads, misc. Corner Rounder, Scallop Punch Stampin' Up
Tag book by Summer Fullerton
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Christmas Chestnut Soup/Sprig of Parsley and Soup Staples/Olive Sugar
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Christmas Chestnut SoupSugar Picks: Red/Brown
Alphabeans: Name of color
Kraft Shipping Tags: ANY
Bean Stalks: Twill Polka Dots/Snowflakes
Other: Cardstock Bazzill, Punches EK Success/Stampin Up, misc button and misc stick pin from JoAnn's Fabrics
**Designer Tip: To add quick dimension to the coordinating sticker buttons stick them on top of a real button that is slightly smaller. This will give them a little lift while keeping the sticker stable when you sew it in place.
Merry Santa card by Juliana Michaels
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Pasta Fagioli/Meatballs
Kraft Accessories: 12 x 12 Kraft paper
Bean Stalks: Red/Brown Ribbon
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Christmas Chestnut Soup
Corrugated Shapes: Arrows
Other: White cardstock by Bazzill, Die Cut Image by Cricut, Jingle Bells unknown, Brown Ink by Ranger
Have a good one!
Let's get back to the Unity stamps. This set is one of my favorites! "We're all just a little flaky" - right? :)
Remember, if you don't win them, you can always buy them at Unity.
For this GIVEAWAY, I would love for you to do something nice for someone and then post here what you did. It could be as simple as tying your son or daughter's shoes.
Good Luck!
We'll resume the 10 DAYS of GIVEAWAYS on Monday!
Jill
Good Friday! Today I have kept the blog for myself so I could share a project I made for the November newsletter that just went out to the store owners. This is the advent calendar for my kids this year. There is a step out tutorial on how to create the little pockets from envelopes over on the left sidebar under the 'Recipes' header if you want to check it out.
I hope you like it as much as I do.
Enjoy!
Advent Calendar by Kimber McGray
Jillibean Soup Products
Kraft Accessories (A2 Cards/Envelopes)
Christmas Soup Staples Papers (Olive Sugar and Red Sugar on White)
Bean Stalks (Red/Brown Bakers Twine, Snowflakes Ribbon, Green/Brown Ribbon)
Journaling Sprouts (Christmas Chestnut Soup)
Alphabeans (Roasted Red, Baked Brown, Glazed Green)
Corrugated Shapes (Arrows)
Supplies Needed
Scissors
Adhesive
White Cardstock
Circle Punches
Snowflake Punch
Scallop Border Punch
White Self Adhesive Pearls
Mini Clothes Pins
Open Frame from Kraft Store
Staple Gun and Staples
To Make Frame:
Step One
Cut the red twine from the Snowflakes Ribbon into 5 pieces and staple to the back of the open frame.
Step Two
Layer two of the Christmas Chestnut Soup Journaling Sprouts and adhere to the top of the frame.
To Make Advent Pockets
Step One
Cut the flap off of a Kraft Envelopes and cut the envelope in half. Adhere the open side closed to create a pocket. Repeat with 11 more envelopes (12 total) to create 24 pockets.
Step Two
Cut the Soup Staple papers 4”x3” and adhere to the front of each pocket, centering on all sides.
Step Three
Using the rest of your supplies, decorate the front of each pocket.
Step Four
Adhere the Alphabean numbers to the front of each pocket to correspond to the different days in the month of December. Hint: Use the ‘L’s’ for ‘1’s.
Step Five
Fill each pocket with a little treat or gift. Hang the finished pockets on the red twine with mini clothespins.
Have a good one!
Congrats go to #4 Manders aka Amanda!!!
How generous all the giveaways good luck everyone this is just an awesome set
Posted by: manders aka amanda | November 17, 2010 at 09:41 PM
Please email Jill at jlll@jillibean-soup.com with your mailing info so she can get your stamp set out to you!
p.s. make sure you come back tomorrow for my favorite project I've made in a LONG time and another great giveaway!
Have a great evening!
LOL, what a funny question :) and if you're like me, AMAZON is the way to go, not only for their amazing deals & they have everything too, but you also save on taxes and most items ship for free!!