Snowflake Holiday Centerpiece Using the Holiday Collection Stamp Set

Happy Monday to everyone! I spent most of my weekend stamping furiously, trying to complete all my holiday class projects so that I can photograph them and get them going. (Better late than never, right?!)

Here's one I make for each holiday and seaon. It's a mini garden flag that I change out by cutting some cardboard to size, then embellishing it for the season or holiday. If you've followed my posts, I just did a Thanksgiving flag this past week, and one for Halloween in October. Instead of making a Christmas flag this time, I went with snowflakes because I'd gotten some white buckets with snowflakes on them at the Target Dollar Spot.

 

I just love the Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder, so I decided to use it on my flag. Behind it is Baja Breeze cardstock adhered to a piece of 3x5-1/2" cardboard. I used the corner rounder on the bottom corners, and used jumbo eyelets on top to use to hang it. The greeting is from the Country Living Holiday Kit, as are the large and small blue snowflakes. The white snowflake with the blue background is from the retired set 'Perfect Presentation'. After that's all put together with SNAIL and Dimensionals, it was hung on the flag post with the striped Baja Breeze grosgrain ribbon, and a piece of the 1" double-stitched ribbon was tied to the corner as decoration.

"Yeah, that's great Melinda, but where do I get a mini garden flag to start with?!" Well, I can't help you there. I got mine at the end of the summer at Dollar General, when they were on sale for fifty cents! You might try asking if they have any left in the back, or maybe just check around on the shelves!

Hope you're inspired - meet you back here tomorrow!

Comments

[tracy]

I bet a wire coat hanger could be shaped into one of these stakes, eh? Maybe I'll ask hubby for some project help!

[tracy]

Yeah, Melinda thats great but where do I get the bucket? Oh wait - I learned from your Halloween post, and bought two at Target several weeks ago,knowing you would have something brilliant to do with them. I am going to make one for my desk at work. If only I had a garden stake (snort!)

[LaurieF]

This is absolutely amazing Melinda. I am so happy that I popped over to have a peek at your blog - you have some amazing ideas! I'll definitely be visiting alot more!