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Christmas Sweater Letters Garland

Create a Christmas Sweater Letter Garland with a digital background and the print and cut feature in Silhouette Studio | SuzerSpace.com

This is the sixth of  a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month so that when December rolls around, I won’t be surprised to discover I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a fully paper crafted Christmas Tree.

I have some very nice neighbors who live behind us, and the way our yards and fences are, we can kind of see into each other’s houses, but we aren’t full on exposed. Sometimes when I’m in the back part of the kitchen where I craft, I can see them in their living room, and they are usually doing something very normal, like watching TV or fetching something from the kitchen or letting their dog out.

Digital Gingerbread Holiday Garland closeup

CLICK HERE FOR ANOTHER GREAT CHRISTMAS GARLAND!

I wonder if they ever look across the way and see me scrunched over my craft desk (it faces the windows) sticking red letters on green paper and threading them with red and white twine, right there in the middle of June. I’m not sure that “crafting a series of paper Christmas ornaments” crosses their mind.

But sure enough, that was what I was doing. Because  I decided that June’s Christmas Ornament project was going to be letters that looked like Christmas Sweaters strung into a garland.

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Custom Index Tab Dividers

Create custom index tab dividers for your planner or bullet journal with no special cutting machines or punches | suzerspace.com

I’m pretty embarrassed that it took me so long to realize that what my planner/bullet journal hybrid really needed was a set of custom index tab dividers.

Embarrassed for two reasons –

1) I consider myself a pretty organized person, and the key to organization is everything needs a place, and labeling the places is most of the fun!

and

2) I work at a company that specializes in index tabs, binders and presentation folders.

I think the saying is the cobbler’s children have no shoes?

Anyway, once I realized I wanted tab dividers, I had two choices – have someone at work make them for me the actual professional way, or make them myself.

Not wanting to waste a work favor, I decided to make my own.

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Whimsical Watercolor Birds

Watercolor blobs become birds (or beasts) with just a few quick strokes of a black pen | suzerspace.com

I’ve been completely addicted to making little birds out of watercolor blobs for weeks now. Each weekend I’ve been working on my watercolor skills by working through a new tutorial I find. And then, invariably, I end up making a few new versions of little birds to always be sure to end the craft day on a high note.

Whimsical Watercolor Birds Notecard

I’ve shown little peeks of them in a monthly roundup, and a post on how to make a simple paper frame.

I totally did NOT invent these. I saw them here and was instantly in love. But unless you were searching for them, they might be tricky to find, and since they are so sweet and simple, I thought I’d share the process here.

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Paper Strip Ball Ornament

Paper strips gathered with brads form a easy and pretty paper strip circular Christmas ornament | SuzerSpace.com

This is the fifth of  a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month so that when December rolls around, I won’t be surprised to discover I’ve done nothing about my wish to have a fully paper crafted Christmas Tree.

heart paper chain garland

CHECK OUT THIS POST FOR ANOTHER USE FOR PAPER STRIPS!

I’m really a simple crafter. Upcycle projects make me happy. Kids crafts litter my Pinterest boards. And turning strips of scrap paper into Christmas Ornaments is my new obsession.

The possibilities are nearly endless – thicker strips make a more covered ball, while thinner ones make a more open design. Do them all in the same paper, or mix it up.

This is also a great craft for your little helpers.

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Shadowbox Kitchen Sign

A punny kitchen sign comes together with the help of an Ikea shadowbox frame and some tricky cutting with a Silhouette Cameo | SuzerSpace.com

I have a thing for puns. And paper crafting. So you can bet when I can put them together, I’m in a happy place.

FOR MORE FUN WITH PUNS CHECK OUT THIS CARD!

I saw this shadowbox technique on Pinterest, of course. And I filed it away in my brain for “just the right time.”

The process is pretty straightforward, but don’t worry – I made it harder just because that’s how I like to roll.

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