Autumn Cozy Coffee Candle

I love decorating for the holidays, and if it involves having to make something from my crafty stash, I'm even happier! To bring some of the Fall indoors, I made a simple candle that I can keep on my entry table or kitchen island for the entire season.

Starting with a leaf cut pattern that I had included on my Silhouette, I cut three copies from Red Lacquer metallic cardstock. If you don't have a silhouette, you could trace a leaf pattern and cut it out to create a version of your own.

I inked up the edges of all three leaves, concentrating mostly on one of the leaves that will be the focus of the embellishment. I also stamped a crackle look with gold pigment ink to give it some more interest.  I love the sparkle from the metallic cardstock!

I stacked all three leaves, adhering them together with Tombow 3D foam tabs.

For my candle, I grabbed a quart mason jar, filled it with coffee beans and then wrapped it with a burlap scrap and brown twine.  Not only does this project have a great look, it smells good too! I used a flameless candle to top it all off.

Attaching the leaf embellishment to the front was super easy using the Glue Dot 1" strips. They are super strong and easy to bend into whatever shapes I need.

What Fall projects are you working on? Do you decorate for the seasons? I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment!

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Autumn Wine Tag

With the change of seasons comes the season of holiday entertaining and gift giving.  I happen to think one of the best hostess  gifts you can give is a nice bottle of wine. And with my crafty nature, I can't just give the bottle as it comes, ya know?

This is a super simple tag to make. I think everyone should have a stash in a drawer, ready to throw around the neck of a bottle of wine as you step out the door, especially if you're coming to my house for dinner. Don't worry, I'll reciprocate!

I started this tag with some stamping and die cutting from a set called "Autumn Blessing" from Simon Says Stamp. I used Fall colored inks for the images and sentiment, and stamped them on Basis Natural cardstock.

The tag itself is just a strip of Neenah Desert Storm cardstock, stamped with the "Hardwood" stamp from Stampin' Up. Remember when I used that background stamp in this Fall card? I love it!

Then it was just a matter of adding a little ribbon detail and attaching my cardstock pieces. I used Tombow Mono Multi to adhere the wreath, but then "popped" the leaves and sentiment with foam tabs.

So now go and arm yourself with a stash of hostess gifts. Spoiler alert: You know what I'm bringing if you invite me over!

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World Card Making Day ~ Give Thanks card

While my love of paper crafting really started with scrapbooking, I find myself really drawn towards cards. I don't know if it's my short attention span or that I love being able to actually start and finish something in the span of an hour or so. I'd like to say that I also love sending these cards with hand written expressions of love and all that sappy stuff, but anyone if my family and circle of friends can verify that these cards rarely make their way through the mail. I guess that can be my resolution for the new year.
But today we celebrate World Card Making Day... this is one that surely wasn't made up by Hallmark! Crafters across the globe are meeting virtually to share their creations and inspire each other. So I thought I would do my part...

I die cut the banners from a Stampin' Up! Die (Hearts a Flutter) with patterned paper from the collection "The Pumpkin Patch" from DCWV.  The base of the card is Royal Sundance Felt cardstock from CutCardStock.com. The texture of the card is really amazing! The sentiment is one I created for my silhouette and it's cut from Curious Metallic cardstock, again from CutCardStock.com.

I stitched the banners on with my sewing maching and then adhered the sentiment with Tombow Multi Mono glue - the best for these little, detailed pieces.

Hop of over to the CutCardStock blog to see what a couple of others from the Design Team are working on today!

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Post Thanksgiving Post

Well, Thanksgiving is over.... the kitchen is finally cleaned up and I can once again button my pants... whew! It was a great holiday here at the Crafty Corner. My parents joined us and we had a pretty traditional menu. Here's what we enjoyed:

Roasted Turkey (Brined and roasted per Alton Brown's recipe)
Smoked Ham (Hubby's secret recipe)
Mashed Potatoes
Traditional Stuffing
Gluten Free, Dairy Free Stuffing (made from Udi's bread)
Sweet Potatoes with mini marshmallows (wouldn't be Thanksgiving for my Dad without them)
Green Bean Casserole (you know the one... recipe from the French's onion tub)
Cranberry Sauce
Cafe' Salad (my name for spinach, goat cheese, dried cranberries and candied pecans)
Gluten Free, Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie
Gluten Free, Dairy Free Apple Crisp
Washed down with Lucas & Lewellen Rose' of Pinot Noir (and sparkling cider, oh and Coors Light.... nothing says Thanksgiving like the Silver Bullet, right?)



If making this all come together in the kitchen wasn't crafty enough, I added a little touch to the table settings. I stamped a leaf with fall colors, cut it out and added it to a tie of copper ribbon around our napkins. Simple, but a nice addition to the table. My kids didn't know what to do with cloth napkins. Hmmm, maybe I should get them out once in a while....



So now that Turkey Day is a fond memory, it's full force Christmas... the most wonderful time of the year! I am adding items to my Etsy shop, designed to help add a special touch to your holiday gift giving. Hop on over and check out what I've got... and just for my blog readers I have a discount coupon code! Enter GIFTTAG10 at checkout and you'll get 10% off your purchase... don't ya love a bargain after Thanksgiving!

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Customized Thanksgiving Wine Labels

The holiday's are quickly approaching.... before you know it, you'll be passing out candy to the neighboorhood trick-or-treaters. Around the next corner, Thanksgiving will be staring you down. Whether you host Thanksgiving or visit someone else, I think nothing makes a better Turkey Day gift than a bottle of wine. Well, it can be better if the bottle is personalized!

I am introducting my line of Thanksgiving customizable wine labels. The labels are sold in sheets of 6 and you can choose any combination of the three designs in the line. Each label will be customized with the name you want. When you receive your labels, simply peel and stick. There is no need to remove the existing label. Simple instructions for applying the labels will arrive with your purchase.

Pricing: $20 per sheet of 6 labels (free shipping in the US)

How to order: Contact me via email (amberlawrence@yahoo.com) and we will work out the details for your personalized labels. I accept payment via Paypal. Orders will be processed and shipped within 3 business days of payment.

Here are the three original designs in my Thanksgiving Wine Label line:

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So Much to be Thankful for

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We enjoyed a great family day.... my parents were with us and we drove to see my brother and his family. We ate lots of turkey and all the fixings and of course finished it off with yummy pie!
In long standing tradition, my mom and I set out Friday morning for some Christmas bargains and just a good time together. I did get some great deals, but not the deals that were snatched up by the die-hards camping outside of Target and Wal-Mart the night before.
Today is a recovery day.... getting the laundry caught up and ready for Monday. I will be venturing up to the Crafty Corner to begin mass production of our Christmas card and some other holiday ideas floating around in my head.
In the meantime, here is a Thanksgiving Thank You card.... Enjoy!

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Turkey, Turkey.... Gobble, Gobble

Oh, the joys of having a Kindergartener..... all the fun new songs, the fantastic art work brought home by the truckloads and of course the holiday celebrations! Last night we celebrated with the little guy by joining all of his classmates for a Thanksgiving feast followed by an amazing performance of Thanksgiving songs sung to classic childrens tunes. It was very cute and of course my guy was the star of the show! I wanted to contribute something for decoration, but to also give the kids something fun to take home, so I made place settings for each of them. These were made from a really old Stampin' Up! set called "Turkey Talk" and the names were printed on the computer. My advice when you are mass producing things is to take the shortcuts you can, such as printing the sentiment or names on the computer and incorporating that into your project.
Are you getting ready for your Thanksgiving feast? My parents are arriving today and staying for the week. Our boys are out of school all week next week, so for a few days they will be spending some great time with Grandma and Papa. We will all travel to my brother's house on Thanksgiving for a great family gathering.... I'm really looking forward to it! I will sneek in another post before then, so in the meantime, enjoy your weekend!

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