Look What They Made!

Yes, I know it's been a whole month since I've touched my blog! That is what happens when holiday prep time rolls around and you have to do all the shopping, decorating, card making and sending, wrapping, baking, etc, etc, etc! You know how it is! And that's on top of all the other every day things. But now that we can finally take a breather, I am back! I want to show you the gifts we exchanged at my downline holiday party!

This first one is mine. I got one of those hollow glass blocks at the hardware store and drilled a hole in the bottom. Then I pushed a strand of 50 white lights inside. On the outside I used one of our Decor Elements - it went on very easily! And then I wrapped a ribbon around the block, made a bow, and added some glass balls. The block is frosted, so it's really pretty when you plug in the lights.

This Advent Calendar was made by Toni. Isn't it amazing? She painted a cookie sheet and then decorated 24 favor tins. They are attached to the sheet with magnets, so you can pull them off and put candy inside. She also drilled a hole at the top of the sheet so you can hang it on the wall. I LOVE it!

Pam made this adorable magazine holder and tray set. She painted the tray and then Mod Podged designer paper onto both pieces. Isn't it great! I have to tell you that this gift was stolen as many times as possible during the gift exchange!

Stacey made this clock and I was lucky enough to end up with it! I love how simple it is with the flowers and the word "Life". It's hanging in my stamp room right now!

This beautiful artwork was done by Eloise! It's hard to tell from this photo, but the frame is kind of like a shadow box and most of the elements are 3-D. Isn't it amazing all the things you can do with stamps and other accessories? Eloise also used the Big Shot for the words.

And this gorgeous work of art was done by Blake. Also hard to see, but the flowers have a dimensional effect because she stamped them twice, overlapping just a bit. The gifts were simply wonderful and everyone put such thought and effort into them. We had a great time exchanging them, and it made me want to get back into the stamp room and make some of them myself!