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I die cut a piece of flower patterned paper using these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting Dies and attached it to a white card. Using the same die set, I cut a piece of yellow patterned paper, embossed it using a dot embossing folder, and attached it over the flowered paper. The heart is attached to the card using foam tape. The sentiment is stamped with black ink on white card stock, punched with a small scalloped circle punch (this is a similar punch), and attached to the card.
This is such a sweet card! 💛 It can be used for a birthday card, thinking of you card, or just saying hello card.
Christmas in July is almost over, but I have another fun project to share with you before it ends. Do you have a theme for decorating your Christmas tree?🎄 Ours is filled with handcrafted ornaments that I’ve made or collected during our travels over the years.
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Ribbon Wrapped Cookie Cutter Ornaments are quick and easy to make. You’ll need simple cookie cutters – mine are metal ones that I picked up for about a dollar at Target last year. The stores will soon be putting out their Christmas items 😳 so you’ll be able to find inexpensive cookie cutters at all your favorite stores. You’ll also need ribbon in your choice of pattern and color. My ribbon is 7/8-inches wide. I wouldn’t go much wider than that but I think 1/2-inch wide ribbon would work, too.
To make the ornament, cut a piece of ribbon for wrapping around the cookie cutter. I cut mine about 40-inches long, but you may need more or less depending on the size of the cookie cutter. My cookie cutters measure about 3.5-inches tall. Secure one end of the ribbon using hot glue to the inside of the cookie cutter. Then wrap the ribbon tightly around the cookie cutter, slightly overlapping the edges as you go. After covering the entire cookie cutter, secure the end with hot glue trimming off any excess ribbon.
I tied red/white bakers twine around the top of the ornament then added 1 red and 2 white wood beads to the twine. I tied a knot close to the top bead and tied the ends of the twine together to form the hanger.
You could also use bakers twine to wrap your cookie cutters, although it would take longer, but I think it would be very cute.
Ribbon Wrapped Cookie Cutter Ornaments will look so cute on your tree, attached to a wreath, or used as package tie-ons. 🎄
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It’s made using a rotisserie chicken so you don’t have to cook the chicken ahead of time. Of course you can absolutely prepare your own chicken if you want to! You add fruit, celery, pecans, a little onion and toss it with mayo and sour cream. You can find the full recipe here.
Serve this yummy Fruity Chicken Salad with some crackers or on a bed of field greens. It makes a great sandwich on a croissant or your favorite bread. You can also add or substitute different fruits such as blueberries, strawberries, or craisins. Don’t like pecans? Use walnuts instead. This is such a versatile recipe – tweak it to fit your family’s tastes!
Continuing with Christmas in July, I have a sweet Christmas thank you card to share with you today. This little bunny is from the stamp set called The Softest Thoughts from Unity Stamp Company and he makes the cutest card. ❤️💚
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I die cut around the image using these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting Dies and stamped the word “thanks” with red ink. This stamp is discontinued, but I’m sure you have at least one thank you stamp in your collection you can use. 😉 I layered the stamped piece to green card stock die cut with the same die set and attached it to a white card.
Make a few Christmas thank you cards now and you’ll be ready when the holidays get here! 🎄❤️💚
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I trimmed the image and layered it to green card stock. I attached a piece of red patterned paper to a white card and then attached the stamped image to the upper left corner. I stamped “Merry Christmas” with green ink on white card stock, die cut around it with these Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies, and attached it to the card with foam tape. My sentiment stamp has been in my collection forever – use your favorite Christmas sentiment from your collection.
I have a quick and easy Christmas in July crochet pattern to share with you today. This Crochet Christmas Tree Scrubby is cute, quick, and will make washing all those holiday dishes a little bit easier. 🎄
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I stitched up my scrubbies using Yarn Bee Scrub-Ology Scrub It! yarn in Green, White, and Fire Red using an I/5.5mm crochet hook. You can find the pattern below along with links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without.
Crochet Christmas Tree Scrubby
Yarn Bee Scrub-ology Scrub It! yarn – I used Green, White, and Fire Red
I/5.5 mm crochet hook
Stitches used in US terms:
Chain – ch
Single Crochet – sc
Single Crochet Decrease – sc Dec
Slip Stitch – ss
Row 1: ch 15. sc in back bump of 2nd ch from hook and each stitch across. (14 stitches)
Row 2: Ch 1. Work sc dec over 1st 2 stitches. Sc in next 10 stitches. Work sc dec over last 2 stitches. Turn. (12 stitches)
Row 3: Ch 1. Sc in each stitch across. Turn. (12 stitches)
Row 4: Ch 1. Work sc dec over 1st 2 stitches. Sc in next 8 stitches. Work sc dec over last 2 stitches. Turn. (10 stitches)
Row 5: Ch 1. Sc in each stitch across. Turn. (10 stitches)
Row 6: Ch 1. Work sc dec over 1st 2 stitches. Sc in next 6 stitches. Work sc dec over last 2 stitches. Turn. (8 stitches)
Row 7: Ch 1. Sc in each stitch across. Turn. (8 stitches)
Row 8: Ch 1. Work sc dec over 1st 2 stitches. Sc in next 4 stitches. Work sc dec over last 2 stitches. Turn. (6 stitches)
Row 9: Ch 1. Sc in each stitch across. Turn. (6 stitches)
Row 10: Ch 1. Work sc dec over 1st 2 stitches. Sc in next 2 stitches. Work sc dec over last 2 stitches. Turn. (4 stitches)
Row 11: Ch 1. Sc in each stitch across. Turn. (4 stitches)
Row 12: Ch 1. Work 2 sc dec. (2 stitches)
Row 13: Ch 1. Work 1 sc dec (1 stitch)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Making the tree trunk.
Turn your piece so you are working across the bottom.
Row 1: Skip the first 5 stitches on Row 1 of the tree and attach yarn in the next stitch with a slip stitch. sc in same stitch as slip stitch and in next 3 stitches. Turn. (4 stitches)
Rows 2-3: ch 1 (does not count as a stitch). sc in each stitch across. Turn. (4 stitches)
These Christmas Tree Scrubbies would also make a fun hostess gift. Here’s a link to a free PDF for a simple label wrap that you can print for gift giving…
I have more Christmas in July fun to share with you today.🎄 These Christmas Gift Tags are super quick to make. You can make them ahead of time so you’re ready when it’s time to wrap all the gifts.🎁
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Super quick and easy to make! You can write “to and from” on the back of the tags for gift giving. Any smaller Christmas themed stamps in your collection will work great for making your own tags.🎄🎁
Christmas in July continues today with these Wood Snowflake Ornaments. ❄️ They are easy to make and may even be a fun Summer project to do with the kids.
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To make these Snowflake Ornaments, you’ll need some 2-inch wood ornament cutouts and laser cut 1-inch snowflake wood cutouts. I had the ornament cutouts in my craft stash – I think I got them in the Dollar Spot at Target last year. If you can’t find ornament shapes, these wood circle shape cutouts would work great. You’ll also need bakers twine for making the hanger and white and dark brown acrylic paint.
First paint the ornament shapes with 2 coats of white acrylic paint, letting it dry between coats. I painted both the front and the back so it has a finished look. Once completely dry, lightly dry brush both sides of the ornament with dark brown paint. Then dry brush the snowflakes with the same dark brown paint. Glue the snowflakes to the center of the ornaments and tie a piece of bakers twine to the top for a hanger.
These will not only look great on your Christmas tree 🎄, but they will also make cute package tie-ons for all your Christmas gifts.
You have to have Christmas stockings for Christmas in July! 🎄 These Crochet Mini Christmas Stockings from Speedy Crochet are so cute – and work up so quickly! You can find the free pattern here.
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I used I Love This Yarn in Fire Red, Jelly Bean, and White with a G/4.5mm crochet hook to stitch up my mini stockings. My finished stockings measure about 5 inches tall. They are a great project for using up those left over bits of yarn from other projects. 🙂
The stockings are the perfect size for gift cards or cash. You can fill them with tiny treats, use them for package tie-ons, or even ornaments for the tree. 🎄
This is a clean and simple card that is great when you are short on time but still want to send handmade birthday wishes. It only takes a few minutes to make and can be made in any color combo.
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I stamped a solid circle stamp (similar to this) twice with a light blue ink and once, overlapping the lighter circles, with a darker blue ink on white card stock. I embossed the card stock using a dot embossing folder, layered it to blue card stock, and attached it to a white card.
I stamped the sentiment with dark blue ink, punched it with a label punch, and attached it to the card using foam tape. My label punch is discontinued, but this is a great set of sentiment dies that I use all the time.
You could also get the same effect by using 1.5 inch circles punched from coordinating card stock in place of the stamped circles.
This simple layout makes a great masculine card which are sometimes hard to create! And it can be a card for any occasion just by changing the sentiment. 🙂
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