Morning! Hope you are all enjoying the start of your day and I sure hope that the rest of the day is wonderful.
Well I have a little tutorial for you…something so quick! easy! and fun!
You can use all kinds of little pretty bits you have and that is always a good thing.
I have been blogging now for almost 3 months…I know a true baby blog but I have to say that I love it and I have met so many FABULOUS people. My heart went a flutter when I saw that I had hit my 200th follower (friend) so I wanted to celebrate a little. So at the end of this post you are going to see a collage of all of the little pretties I made for this post and one of my readers is going to get all of them plus some little extras which will be a surprise as a celebration prize! Just leave me a little comment telling me something that you might use them for and that will be your entry. All you have to be is a member of my blog and new members are always WELCOME! On Monday morning I will do the little random pic and fill you in on who the winner is : )
Thank you so much everyone for being YOU!!!!
So Simple…So Sweet…
Now let’s create…
Gather your supplies..You will need some mini clothespins…a variety of card stock… 2 different size punches… 1 inch round wooded circles or something for “lift” between the card stock and then all kinds of fun embellishments and you know you have them : ) then of course use your imagination and create tons of little pretties!
1. I used a 2 inch scallop punch and a 1 1/2 inch scallop punch…punch away…choose some pretty card stock that compliments each other and punch 2 of the large size and 1 of the smaller size.
2. Take one of the larger punched pieces of card stock and glue your clothespin down…I used hot glue but you can use your favorite glue. I enjoy the instant adhere from the hot glue.
3. Now repeat and glue the other large circle to the top of the clothespin…
4. Now glue the little round wooded circle in the center of the large scallop (once again…you can use anything that you would like such as a button for lift…
5. Glue the smaller cardstock circle to the top of your lift…
6. Now Embellish away…you imagination shall guide you!
7. Use them in all kinds of fun ways…Embellish a gift bag and add a note…top off a pretty brown bags with a special touch…add a magnet to the back and pop it up on the fridge and leave notes or lists in style…attach to a pretty present…leave someone a sweet note on the table or on their desk…I think you can think of a million other uses…I love them because if you adorn a gift with them…that person can use it over and over again! Hope you enjoy this little project and let your imagination SOAR!!!
There’s still time to create some Halloween pretties to clip those goodie bags closed!
Here’s a few uses…
Now here are all of the little pretties that you will get if you are the lucky number drawn and I promise there will be more surprise goodies in there for you…remember…leave me a comment on what you would like to use them for…the only must is that you be a follower of the blog…new followers are ALWAYS WELCOME!
I will pick a random winner on Monday Morning
(HUGS) till later! ENJOY
and
Remember…
THINK PINK
Two Shades of Pink says
Hello my love! These are just gorgeous…every one so inspirational! You are BEYOND talented my friend.
Terry says
What a super cute and easy idea! I think I’ll be doing this one very soon! Thanks for sharing!
Jacinda @ Growing Home says
These clips are adorable! If I win (fingers crossed!), I’d use them to dress up Christmas presents this year. 🙂
Angela says
LOVE them!!! I would most certainly use those beauties to decorate my packages. I believe firmly that “it’s all in the packaging!”
Thanks for the opportunity 🙂
D @ The Shady Porch says
Andrea, these are lovely! There are so many ways I could use them…wear then as pins, decorate gifts or make refrigerator magnets out of them! Congrats on 200(make that +1 more!) followers and thanks for following my blog.
jabberwacky says
They are beautiful!! I think I would put magnets on the back to display pictures, etc. Thank you for sharing!
jabberwacky says
They are so beautiful! I would love to use them as magnets, or decorate a little tree at Christmas with them! Thank you for sharing!!
Everyday Gourmet says
What a great post!!! I love them all! Hope all is well! xoxo
BEAR's Mom says
1st…thank you for stopping by to visit me and the BEAR and leaving your lovely comments.
2nd…thanks for being MY new follower and now I am YOUR new follower 😀
3rd…love your little treasures…they are so dainty and would look gorgeous on my packages.
BEAR HUGS
~victoria~
Michelle says
Hi Andrea, not sure if my first comment went thru or not. I just wanted to tell you that these clips are awesome!! They are so pretty and you could do a million different things with them. I think it’s something that my daughter and I could make together and I love that. Thanks for the tutorial!
♥Michelle
Ruby Jean says
So VERY VERY VERY pretty…..What a Fabulous way to package and give a FREE gift at the same time… LOVE THEM : )
Free Pretty Things For You says
Just plain Perfection! Look at the one with the little bird and teapot!
LOVE!!
Free Pretty Things For You says
Just plain Perfection! Look at the one with the little bird and teapot!
LOVE!!
Free Pretty Things For You says
Just plain Perfection! Look at the one with the little bird and teapot!
LOVE!!
Free Pretty Things For You says
Just plain Perfection! Look at the one with the little bird and teapot!
LOVE!!
Free Pretty Things For You says
Just plain Perfection! Look at the one with the little bird and teapot!
LOVE!!
gotheart says
Thank you for the tutorial! The clips are so pretty, Andrea! If I were to win, I would use the clips to decorate my bulletin board.
Elegantpaws says
Wow Andrea, I can’t believe you’ve only had your blog for three months, you’re such a pro. 🙂 Your work is gorgeous-I love the pretty papers and pearl brooches used. I think I could use the decorated pegs to clip things in my upcoming market stall.
bev says
Congratulations…you’ve come a long way baby and must I say in a short time. Wow that is awesome! I would use these pretties for tags on packages and decorate a tree using them in coordinating colors. Can’t believe these are so easy to make and I actually have everything on hand to do it! Thanks for sharing Andrea!
Blessings from Cindy says
I am so impressed with 200 followers in such a short amount of time blogging; congrats!! I would use the pretties for decorating a garland for my living room or studio, plus ornaments on a tree, on my bulletin board…they are gorgeous! Thanks for having a giveaway!
Blessings,
Cindy
Mandy says
Andrea – your creations are amazing. Your blog always makes me smile. Thank you for all of your sweet, kind posts you leave me.
xo Mandy
Team Craftwell says
WoW! Stunning!
Team Craftwell
ecraftbycraftwell.blogspot.com
ginger @ literally inspired says
Oh wow, they are beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing how to make them. If you have time I would love for you to come link this up (or any other post) to my party http://www.literallyinspired.com
Have a great evening!
Ginger
Etcetorize says
Oh, How Gorgeous! I especially love the butterfly embellishement. Thanks so much for sharing at Etcetorize~