{ Handmade Holidays Blog Hop }

Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could make for the holidays, all in one place on this Hop!

To sweeten to Hop, we’re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors! To find out how you can earn extra entries please visit Clearsnap blog.

*NEW* Design Adhesives - Fly Away

Design Adhesives by Memory Box Collection - Oh Joy!

Designer Foils - Seaport and Irish Eyes

Smooch Spritz in Green Olive, Ginger Ale, Sea Breeze, and Holly Berries

ColorBox Molding Mat - Plaid

Mix'd Media Inx by Donna Salazar in Denim, Truffle, and Honey

Memory Essentials Handle

Fairy Dust Glitter by Donna Salazar in Pralines & Cream

ColorBox Pigment Stamp Pad in Frost White

Rollagraph Jumbo Wheel - Snow

Sparkle Fibers in Marine

Embossing Powder in Blue

Glitter in Winter Frost

Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

Clearsnap

Spellbinders  

Hampton Art

Zutter

Graphic45

Donna Salazar Designs

The Twinery

Authentique Paper

Sherry Cheever – Graphic45 

Claire Towle– Hampton Art 

Emily Leiphart- The Twinery 

Andrea Budjack – Glue Arts 

Lesley Langdon  – Spellbinders 

Daniela Dobson – Clearsnap ***you are here***

Natasha Naranjo Aguirre – Donna Salazar Designs

Lisa Day – Glue Arts  

Lynne Forsythe – Zutter

Jennifer Priest- Clearsnap 

Tifany DeGough  – Authentique Paper 

Holly Simoni  – Spellbinders

Fleur Smith - Zutter  

Stephanie Johnson- The Twinery 

Today I am sharing with you how to make this little gift box and the gifts inside.

I started by making the chocolates. I used Snowflakes Lollipop Mold, Sprinkles and White Chocolate. Make chocolate snowflakes according to package directions, except don't add the lollipop sticks. These are so easy and fast. I made a lollipop hearts bouquet several years ago, another wonderful gift idea.

Now, the box.

1. Cover the snowflake chipboard with Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Stamp Pad: Frost White.  No paint needed here. This is how white this pad is.

2. Sprinkle with Clearsnap Top Boss Embossing Powder: Opalescent Clear and heat emboss.

3. Spray the snowflake with Clearsnap Smooch Spritz: Silver Foil. Set aside.

4. Lay 5 pieces of tissue paper (I used 4 x 5 inches). Accordion fold and tie with The Twinery Baker's Twine: Stone in the center. Cut the ends into a point. I had some tulle laying around so I added some of that, as well. Gently fan out each side and pull all the layers up, starting with the top layer. You don't have to be perfect.

5. Spray the flower with Clearsnap Smooch Spritz: Silver Foil.

6. Make a little pom pom by wrapping twine around your fingers. Tie in the center and snip the loops.

7. Adhere the pom pom to the flower center. Adhere the flower to the snowflake base.

8. Measure the top of your box and cut cardstock to fit. I left about 1/8 inch edge all the way around.

9. Stamp the cardstock with Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Stamp Pad: Silver and Jumbo Rollagraph Stamp Wheel: Simple Dots using Clearsnap Jumbo Rollagraph Self-Inking Handle and Clearsnap ColorBox Stamping Guide. Adhere to the lid using Sticky Strip Runner by Therm O Web

10. Adhere SuperTape 1/4" by Therm O Web around the lid.

11. Add The Twinery Baker's Twine: Stone around the lid using tape as a guide. Start at the top and work your way down. Cut twine between rows. 

12. Spray white tag with Clearsnap Smooch Spritz: Silver Foil. Die cut snowflake. Add Clearsnap Glue Gloss to the snowflake and sprinkle with Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter: Sugar Shimmer.

13. Attach snowflake to the tag with a brad.
14. Cut Parchment Paper to 4 1/4 x 10 inches. Fold in half and machine stitch the sides. That is the size I needed for these chocolate snowflakes, but you can make any size that you need. Place snowflake chocolate in each bag, fold at the top and tie with The Twinery Baker's Twine: Stone.

I added tiny pearls to the snowflake with Zots For Bling Adhesive Dots by Therm O Web. I adhered the snowflake to the box using Zots Adhesive Dots by Therm O Web.

The little packages fit perfectly inside. I just love how everything worked out. 

I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial.

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!

Happy Hopping!

NEXT STOP: Natasha Naranjo Aguirre – Donna Salazar Designs

Supplies:

Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Stamp Pad: Frost White	Clearsnap Top Boss Embossing Powder: Opalescent Clear	Clearsnap Smooch Spritz: Silver Foil	Clearsnap Color Catcher	Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Stamp Pad: Silver
Clearsnap ColorBox Stamping Guide	Clearsnap Jumbo Rollagraph Self-Inking Handle	Jumbo Rollagraph Stamp Wheel: Simple Dots	Clearsnap Top Boss Craft Funnel	Clearsnap Glue Gloss
Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter: Sugar Shimmer	The Twinery Baker's Twine: Stone	Sticky Strip Runner by Therm O Web	Zots Adhesive Dots by Therm O Web	SuperTape 1/4" by Therm O Web
Zots For Bling Adhesive Dots by Therm O Web	Sizzix Sizzlits Die Set 4PK - Snowflakes Set

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