Christmas Crafts (Necklaces)

Its been a bit quite around here because I have been working like crazy to try and get everything done for Christmas. I am making the majority of my gifts again this year and I am trying to give myself enough time (unlike last year) I hope I have some finish projects to share with you guys soon. But in the mean time here is a re-post from one of my Christmas projects last year. ~


I know we are getting pretty close to Christmas to be starting any major projects
But these are so simple and they only take maybe an hour to make.


What you will need:
Bigger Glass Flat Marbles~ I found mine at Joann's
Scrapbooking paper or Photos~ If you print photos from your computer on regular paper that works great, I also used photo from an old National Geographic I had lying around
Silicone glue~ I used Bead and Glass glue
Glossy effects~ I found this by the rubber stamps (diamond glaze is better but I couldn't find that)
Glue on Bails~ These are the little loops at the top that your necklace goes through
I had some bail and I also just used some flat metal beads that had a loop and glued them and and that worked too
Jump rings~ To put through the bails

What to do:

First trace the glass bead on the paper
Cut it out and put a small blob of silicone glue on the paper
And press down the glass marble onto the paper so the glue spreads out
And covers the whole marble
Next flip it over and glue the bail on with the silicone glue
then you are ready for the Glossy Effect
Follow the instructions on the bottle and create a 3d dome on the backThen you just have to do is let it dry and add the jump ring

I am really happy with the final product. I was thinking it would be easy to turn these into key chains with photos for Grandpas and such.



Something similar except with magnets here~
http://fosteringawareness.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-crafts.html

Happy Crafting!!!

Finding the Perfect Tree

Saturday we set out in search of the perfect tree

It was freezing but we were determined

We walked around and

looked and looked (some of us might have been a little silly while looking)

And finally we settled on this cute little tree

William insisted that I stood in front of it so he could get a picture

I figured since I chase him around all day with a camera its only fair

Last year we made the mistake of getting a huge tree

On the farm in they all look a lot smaller then they do in your house
When we got ours home last year it touched the ceiling

So this year we thought it would be better to go a little smaller
But when we got it home it seemed really tiny
Next year I think we will bring a measuring tape:)

After cutting our tree down we went home
and watched Christmas movies and started decorating
It was the perfect way to get in the holiday spirit!

Before and After

Its been awhile since I participated in Pixel Perfect before and after blog hop. I am sitting here editing a ton of pictures from this past week that I forget about so I thought I'd link up. I am always inspired by all of the amazing edits and I have found some of my favorite blogs through this blog hop so stop by Monica's blog to see all of the other awesome fixes this week!

SOOC

Edited

Shot with a Canon 60D and 28mm 1.8 lens

Edited in Lightroom 3

using beach bypass preset and a bit of tweaking



Enjoying The Holidays

Today I am guest blogging over at From Here to Eternity!

Please stop by and say hello

We are talking all about what Christmas means to us

Jhen is an amazing woman and her blog is a constant inspiration for me

So go and check it out :)