Hey there! It's the 15th, which means it's Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop Day! March's theme is Home Decor, which is a bit of a challenge for me, but it's good to stretch out of your comfort zone, right?
If you are already on the hop, you probably just came from Stella MacKay's blog, Stellar Stamps! I always love Stella's projects, don't you?
To start my quest for ideas for home decor, I went to Dollar Tree and Hobby Lobby. The first thing I picked up at Dollar Tree was an open-weave twine place mat. I actually picked up three of these in spring green, tangerine tango, and midnight muse. I still have ideas for the other two, but this is the result with the spring green mat:
Wreath forms can be pricey sometimes, so finding these place mats for a dollar was a deal I just couldn't pass up. I think it looks pretty wreath-ish, yes?
I cut the "hello spring" letters with my Little Letters Thinlets Dies from Strawberry Slush Backgrounds Designer Paper. They are layered on a hand-cut Whisper White banner, layered on two strips of 1 1/4" Burlap ribbon that I banner cut the ends too.
I didn't even have to worry about a hanger on the wreath because my wreath hook fits through the open-weave of the place mat perfectly!
But here's the BEST part of this wreath: the flowers were made with the Bow Builder Punch and the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack that is on sale in the Weekly Deals through tomorrow!
Here's the supply list for this project. You can find all the supplies in my online store: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolpayne/
I know the price shown below for the All Abloom Designer Paper Stack says $6.95, but trust me, it's on sale for $5.21 through 11:50 p.m. MT Monday night!
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That's all for now. To continue on to Judy Garza's blog, Stamping With Judy G, click here:
To go back to view Stella's blog, click here:
Don't forget, there are 13 blogs total. You won't want to miss a single one, so be sure to follow through all of them!
Until tomorrow, which will be Sunday Swap Day on Monday, have a Stampingrox! day!
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Love those flowers with the bow punch! Clever indeed!!
Posted by: Judy Garza | March 16, 2015 at 08:44 AM
Thanks for sharing this darling idea! Wow! Dollar store craft... Super resourceful! Would enjoy seeing more of your creative ideas in the future!
Posted by: Patricia Allison | March 15, 2015 at 02:30 PM
Love your wreath! Such a creative eye you have to see it I want to go to the $ store with you!
Posted by: sharon hashimoto burkert | March 15, 2015 at 11:07 AM
Very clever way to use the $$ store mat. I thought you made it somehow. The bow builder flowers are so cute. Thank you for sharing the inspiration.
Posted by: Rose Ann Marr | March 15, 2015 at 09:11 AM