Showing posts with label cheap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheap. Show all posts

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Snowy Winter Blog Hop: Advent Wreath


Thanks for joining us on the Snowy Winter Blog Hop!! You should be coming from Blanca @ sweetscrappingwithhoneyb.blogspot.com. If not, please hop on over to Dorcas @ 4craftyangels.blogspot.com and start from the begining... you won't want to miss a single blog!


If you are a regular visitor to my blog, you'll know I love doing projects with my kiddos. I also love doing projects using recycled supplies!  Today, I'll share a project that includes BOTH! :)

This is a Recycled Puzzle Piece Advent Wreath!!

I am super excited to share this with you.  Do you have a puzzle that is missing a piece or two?  My kids love puzzles, but always seem to eventually loose a piece.  

The first step of this project is painting all the remaining pieces any green color you may have around.  You can combine a couple of puzzles if you like.  You can even paint the pieces a couple of colors. How ever you or your children wish!


Next make a wreath shape.  I used my Cricut and Gypsy to cut out this 12" wreath (11" center circle). We used this shape as our base and simply glued the puzzle pieces to the base.


As you can see, I had my kids glue one layer down and then topped the first row of puzzle pieces with a second layer of pieces, joining the seams of the first layer. That made our base layer rigid.


I hot-melt glued 6" lengths of green ribbon around the wreath... 24 ribbons, one for each day of the Christmas Countdown. I chose to use the ribbon so I can have my kiddos reuse this wreath each year, just by reloading the candy pieces. 


I used my Gypsy, Christmas Cheer (for the stockings, cut at 6") and my Cri-kit pens to first write out my son's names and cut the wonderful stockings,


Again, I used my Cri-kit pens to write out the numbers (Opposites Attract - 3/4") for each day and cut out the circles (1" from Plantin Schoolbook).  I have the  gypsy file to share, if you'd like it please email me or include a request in your comment.


Here you can see the puzzle pieces, the ribbons tied to the candies and how wonderful the numbers write out with the Cri-kit pens!

Tie a candy to each ribbon, hot glue the numbers to each candy, add a hanger and stocking and you are done!! I added a candy cane to the stocking for a Christmas treat!


I really hope you enjoyed my blog hop project.  It came out as a very cheap project too:
recycled puzzle pieces: free
ribbon: 2/$1.00 @ Joanns
starlight mint candies: $1 for 75 pieces @ Walmart
paper scraps for the cricut cuts: pennies
full sheet of card stock for the wreath base: .25 @ Joanns 
Crafting with your kids: pricless

Please take a half hour and craft with your kiddos today! 

Now, please leave a comment for your chance to win my blog candy. You can snag a second entry to win my blog candy by commenting on my blog candy post too.


http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/2010/12/snowy-winter-blog-hop-blog-candy.html


 Please consider becoming a follower if you aren't already! :)  

Your next stop is:
I'm sure she'll have a wonderful project waiting for you... she always has such great projects!! I have loved her blog since the minute I found it!

Here is the Snowy Winter Blog Hop line up in case you got lost along the way:

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Blog-Hop Day Three: Quick Treat Pouches


Welcome to day three of the Back to school blog hop! Feel free to scroll down my page to see day one and day two of the hop, just follow these links:


Day One - Bookmark Reading Logs 

Day Two "Monster Booklets”

 Leave a comment on each and you'll be entered in the contest for blog candy!! I'll draw a name on August 16th, 2010 and notify the winner (so be sure to leave your contact info for me).

Today the project is these super quick and inexpensive treat pouches. I'll tell you right now, aside from punches and stamps, all of my supplies for this craft came from my local Dollar Tree!!

First you need a pack of basket style coffee filters (my pack came with 160 filters for a buck).
Second, pick up some hemp cording, this is Crafters Square brand in white and has 30 yards!!


The next supply is a bag of candy (any kind), yep,
I got that from Dollar Tree too!

Okay, now to the steps:
Step 1: Grab two coffee filters and fill with a small pile of candy (I have four in each).

Step 2: Tie your coffee filter up with the twine (5-6" is usually fine)


Step 3: Punch out some circles for a tag, I used a 2" scallop circle, 1 1/2" circle, and 1" circle.

Step 4: Stamp your image on paper and then punch with your smallest circle. I used and apple stamp in red and then a "A+ Student" stamp in black
(these are KI Memories, "Back to School Icons")


Step 5: Layer up your punches and add a small hole for stringing your tag on to the pouch ( I used my 1/8" punch from my Crop a Dial).


Step 6: Add you tag to the pouch.

Step 7: Fluff up your coffee filter by separating the layers of the paper (see last picture).


And that's it!! You can make a classroom full of these pouches for under five bucks!! I love it!

Check back tomorrow for day Four of the blog hop, I'll have another project for you!

Thanks for hopping along this blog hop. To win some blog candy from CardsbyCG, please become a follower and leave a comment at the end of this posting. I look forward to hearing what you think of this project! The blog candy drawing will be held on Monday, August 16th, 2010.


If you want an additional blog candy entry, go back to my post announcing the blog candy and leave a comment there:
http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/2010/08/back-to-school-blog-hop-blog-candy.html











Here is the blog-hop line-up!
The link (with the school house picture) on the left will take you to the beginning of the line-up.

Georgiana at Carson's Cricut Creations

Dorcas at 4 Crafty Angels

Cheryl at Cards by CG (That’s me)

Jen at Purplescrapbooker

Carri at abusybee

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