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Friday, December 23, 2011

Holiday Greetings!


Christmas time is here! My family and I always plan an annual visit to Disneyland during the Christmas season. My husband and I celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary on Dec 18th with our kids and more family. Yes, I got married a week before Christmas. It was a great time and reason to gather family near and far.  Even Santa came to our reception.

This photo is of the Disneyland Castle during our trip.  It was a great way to start the countdown week to Christmas Day. The Castle is so pretty during the day with the Christmas decor against the California blue skies. You'll just have to visit Disneyland to see how it lights up the night during the holiday.

Hope your holiday weekend is filled with friends, family, love and joy. We'll be sharing some new end of year bundles and sales next week.

If you are looking for some Christmas cheer, take a couple minutes to view this classic:



Happy Holidays!
-Daisy 

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

And The Winners Are...

Sorry for the delay. I think the Christmas elves are in high gear hijacking my time the last 48 hours. The elves are pretty excited about the holiday season.

Time to give away some fun gifts to the following lucky winners from the E-Team "Love Me Some Embellishment Bits" Blog Hop.

The following lucky readers each won a $20 eclectic Paperie gift voucher. Please send your email address to daisy@eclecticpaperie.com so we can send you the information as to how to redeem your prize.

From Linda Ledbetter's Blog:


From Micki Harper's Blog:


From Starla Nelson's Blog:



The following lucky readers have won an embellishment box of eP goodies. Please send your snail mail address to daisy@eclecticpaperie.com so we can send your package of embellishment fun to you.

From Broni Holcombe's Blog:


From Latrice Murphy's Blog:

From the eclectic Paperie Blog:

Congratulations to all the winners of this E-Team Blog Hop. Thank you for taking the time to visit the E-Team and leave comments about their creations. We are happy you enjoyed all the different ideas to use the Maya Road Embellishments. I am sure you may have some similar embellishments so get them out and put them to work for you. It's all about those small details.

Hope you take a little time for yourself to journal and capture some memorable photos of this holiday season. Christmas is always a magical time of year.

Happy Holidays!
Daisy

Friday, December 16, 2011

E-Team Blog Hop - Embellishment Bits Day 2

Happy Friday! Welcome to Day 2 of the E-Team Blog Hop.



Joining in on the E-Team blog hop fun. I knew these new Maya Road Embellishment Bits Kit was going to be fun to play with. Lots of options and so many uses. Trying to keep things easy peasy in the midst of holiday chaos. Between kid stuff, school stuff, and work stuff, paper crafting is precious. I have to make the most of the time in between carpool. I am all about fast and quick crafts right now.


I eyeballed those cute Round Journey Tins in the kit. With some extra supplies and paper, I was ready to make these decorative and useful jumbo paperclips with the round tins as a shaker element.

You can find this massive jar of Diamond Dust at your local craft store. Sometimes you may have to  look in the floral section. The Diamond Dust will make sound, shake and not stick to your project. You can get the jumbo paper clips at your local office supplies store. The 1-3/8 circle punch was the perfect fit for the Maya Road small round Journey Tins.



The Webster's Pages, Botanical Christmas & Winter Fairy Tales 6x6 paper pad had some perfect sized designs for my project.   



The 1-3/8 circle punch did the trick with its coordinating fit.




The silver round journey tins were just a little off in terms of coordinating color with the jumbo paper clip. I took my alcohol ink pen to paint just a little color directly onto the tin. 




Next, to figure out how to seal the lids tightly, I used some Multi-Medium Matte and squirted a little around the inside rim lid. 




With some ribbon bits around the jumbo clip, everything was ready to be assembled. Use something like E-6000 to glue the paper clip to the back of the small Round Journey Tin. Drying time is required. I have found that with something like this project and the amount of times it is handled, E-6000 seems to be more secure than something like hot glue. You can add a piece of felt, a flower, or a rosette to the other side of the jumbo clip for a more finished look. 



These jumbo paper clips with a decorated round shaker tin is a cute add-on to any gift tag, holiday recipe card, or note to someone special. We all need a little help keeping our holiday lists and coupons all together, too. 


Don't forget to visit the following E-Team Members to see what they created and shared for this blog hop:




Friday - December 16th:



Daisy Sparks (you are here)


If you missed yesterday's E-Team, here is a reminder:
Thursday - December 15th:




Don't forget about the following E-Team Blog Hop details regarding this final 2011 E-Team fun:
  • Visit each of the E-Team members and leave them some feedback about their creation.
  • It is Christmas time so eP is going to pick 6 winners for this blog hop. There will be a winner from each blog. 
  • 3 winners will win a $20 eP GC;
  • 3 winners will win an fun box stuffed with eP embellishments that will include trims, brads, buttons, decorative pins, Stickles, & more.
  • Winner's will be announced on Tues Dec 20th
  • You can visit and leave the E-Team comments on their blogs beginning today through Sun, Dec 18th.
  • Winner's will be announced on Tues Dec 20th on the eP blog.

Have a great weekend!  I hope it is filled with lots of holiday fun! 

-Daisy

"feed your creativity" at www.eclecticpaperie.com





Thursday, December 15, 2011

New E-Team Blog Hop - Embellishment Bits




The E-Team is hosting a 2-day blog hop:

Thursday - December 15th:





Friday - December 16th:




*** Sherry Cheever is sitting out this blog hop. You can see what she has been up to on her blog,Walkin on the Bad Side.
 
  • Visit each of the E-Team members and leave them some feedback about their creation.
  • It is Christmas time so eP is going to pick 6 winners for this blog hop. There will be a winner from each blog. 
  • 3 winners will win a $20 eP GC;
  • 3 winners will win an fun box stuffed with eP embellishments that will include trims, brads, buttons, decorative pins, Stickles, & more.
  • Winner's will be announced on Tues Dec 20th
  • You can visit and leave the E-Team comments on their blogs beginning today through Sun, Dec 18th.
  • Winner's will be announced on Tues Dec 20th on the eP blog.

Enjoy the E-Team creations! I'll be back tomorrow to post my project for thie final E-Team blog hop of 2011.

Wishing you some holiday cheer today!
-Daisy

"feed your creativity" at www.eclecticpaperie.com