Autumn Leaves Ornament / Wreath {Fall Home Decor}

Pin It Now! Are you getting ready for Thanksgiving?  I already have guests here at the house, and am starting my side dishes...pineapple casserole, marinated carrots, and cakes and cookies.  We have a winter storm due to arrive tonight, so we all may  be snowed in!

After all the food prep today, I finished a project that I've been trying to do since LAST year!!!

Remember the gorgeous Christmas ornaments from last year?  I wanted an autumn one.  Finally, here it is...

I've updated it to use current product, including the 1-1/4" Burlap ribbon, crepe paper, and woodgrain embossing folder.  

Here's my process:

First of all, I consulted Margaret Murray's tutorial here, and tweaked it as I went along.

Cut 20 of the maple leaf (More Mustard), and 20 of the smaller leaf (Old Olive) from Autumn Accents Bigz Die.

Stamp the maple leaves with En Francais using Crumb Cake ink, then sponge edges with Cherry Cobbler.

Emboss the smaller leaves with Woodgrain TIEF and sponge with Always Artichoke.

Fold 15 of each leaf in half lengthwise, leave 5 of each for backing.

Glue 3 folded leaves back to back and glue them to a flat leaf as shown.  Repeat for 5 sets.

Same process with the smaller leaves.  

Okay, for my base I punch a 5-petal flower punch and a 2-1/2" circle punch, so you know where each leaf set will get hot glued.  

Hot glue one set of maple leaves to each "flower petal". Nestle the smaller leaves between the maple leaf sets and hot glue. 

Make a burlap rose with your 1-1/4" Burlap ribbon.  Just roll the ribbon in half lengthwise and hot glue a tight roll in the center.  Then roll and twist the burlap loosely to create a flower. I didn't glue as I went along, but waited until I was satisfied with the flower and hot glued it to a silicone sheet.  Add a Vintage Faceted Button in the center with a basic rhinestone (large) with Crystal Effects.

I thought the burlap rose needed a little softening look to it, so I traced the smaller leaf onto Crepe Paper, folding the paper into 5 layers to get all my leaves at once.

I don't know who chewed this pencil, it wasn't me :D

Sponge with Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler.  They are lookin' pretty!

Gently hot glue them down, tucking them in with a pencil tip.

The hot glued mess is coming together!

Add the finished burlap rose and a little ribbon to hang it with!

Time to celebrate!  Know what I'm thankful for?  My sweet boys.  My precious pup, Lizzy.  Crunchy leaves. Those smiles.  A happy home with my hardworking husband.  

Have a blessed and creative day!  ~ Erika

Punchy Butterfly Wreath {Thriftypinkies}

Pin It Now! More home craftiness is about!

My crafty sista, JoAnn (pictured wielding a hot glue gun below) found this on Pinterest.  We are SO proud of ourselves when we actually make something we pin!

What do you think of our Springy wreaths?!

It's a foam wreath form, with a bazzillion 2-1/2" scallop circle punched brown paper bags.  After we got bags, I realized I have so much Stampin' Up! packing material and it would have worked marvelously.  

Then it's graced with a flock of colorful butterflies, punched from Attic Boutique and First Edition DSP with Beautiful Butterflies Embosslits.  They're sponged with Pretty In Pink and hot glued, sweeping up one side.

This one's mine, in Attic Boutique.



And this one's Jo's, in Beau Chateau.  I love how her butterflies blend in with the wreath.



I pinned a nice, long strand of Pretty In Pink Striped Grosgrain to the backside.

Glued another butterfly to the bow.





Here is our big ol' pile of scallops.  Want to make one?  Here's where I found instructions.


HI Friend!!!!  We have such fun all cramped up in my tiny blue craft room :)

Have a blessed & creative day! Erika. www.erikaclark.stampinup.net

Fabric Flowers, anyone?

Pin It Now! Howdy, Y'all!

I've been busy creating a few new project tutorials for the current round of UStamp With Dawn and Friends.  I want to share my latest with you...

It's a fabric wrapped wreath with four kinds of handmade fabric flowers.   Matching mini cards and box, all with beautiful Beau Chateau fabric from Stampin' Up. 

The full 6 page tutorial for this project, plus over 40 others, is available right now at the live UStamp With Dawn and Friends Big Shot Roundup, click here to join in!