If you are one of *THOSE* people, you know, the ones who have had all of their holiday shopping and gift-giving needs taken care of since July, well, then, you may just want to skip right over THIS post. ;)
BUT, if you are anything like ME, and you are still frantically trying to finish up final handmade gifts and trying to make sure you haven't forgotten anyone on your list,...well, then, I have some really beautiful and quick last-minute ideas to share with you!
For all of these ornaments, I used vintage sheet music - which I absolute LOVE using on projects. I think it just adds such a wonderful charm and loveliness to any project!!
For the ornament pictured above (the inspiration for which I got here), of which I made 3 variations, I started by cutting a background from red foil cardstock using the largest of my Classic Scalloped Circles Large Nestabilities die-cutting set. I then used my hot glue gun to attach ribbons and pieces of Christmas picks. I used the Tim Holtz Sizzix Rosette die to cut the rosette from the sheet music, and assembled it per the instructions; then attached it with hot glue as well. Finally, I took grunge board letters spelling "JOY," inked them with Fired Brick distress ink, and applied Fired Brick distress stickles to them. Once dry, I glued them onto the rosette, and my ornament was complete. (Note: you can use a heat gun to dry the ink and the distress stickles, but do NOT use a heat gun on regular stickles.)
I think even my husband was impressed - since I saw him grab one off my craft table this morning on his way to the office to drop off Christmas gifts to the supervisors he manages!! (That, and he wants to get some return on the "investment" he has made into my crafting supplies!!)
The second ornament also has a rosette made of vintage Christmas music - but it is much larger, and was made using the Martha Stewart Scoring Board. The ornament has about a 6" diameter, and I had to glue two strips of music together to make it. Once I made the rosette, I inked the edges and ridges with Fired Brick distress ink. I then applied a line of glue around the edges and sprinkled silver glitter over it.
For the center, I again used my Classic Scalloped Circles Large Nestabilities to die cut two pieces from a pad of K&Co Christmas paper. I inked them using distress inks and glued them to the rosette using hot glue. Finally, I added a dimensional K&Co sticker to the center. I punched a small hole in the top of the ornament and tied a piece of silver cord through it for hanging.
I hope this gives you some ideas for quick but beautiful last-minute gifts. What are your go-to crafts for last-minute gifts?
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