Welcome to the third annual 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!
I've have teamed up with a wonderful group of talented bloggers to bring to your our best Christmas ideas to help make your holiday season festive and fun! Everyday between Dec. 1-12th, we will share our best Christmas ideas ranging from crafts, recipes, games, décor, tree trimming and so much more! Be sure to stop by every day during this event to visit our fellow bloggers below for even more creative ideas to make your season brighter.
Meet Your Hosts
They have all been busy as Elves creating, decorating, cooking and crafting tons of new ideas for you to try this holiday season!
Shirley~Intelligent Domestications I Alli~An Alli Event I Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation
Erlene~My Pinterventures I Beverly~Across The Blvd. I Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled
Megan~C'mon Get Crafty I Michelle~Michelle James Designs I Amanda~Domestically Creative
Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister I Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra
Jenny~Cookies Coffee & Crafts I Emily~Domestic Deadline I Bonbon~Farmhouse 40
Leanna~Of Faeries & Fauna I Pam Larmore~P.S. I Love You Crafts I Kelly~North Country Nest I
Marie~The Inspiration Vault I Gail~Purple Hues and Me I Lynne~My Family Thyme I
Yami~The Latina Next Door I Jeannee~Centsably Creative I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage
Lauren~Wonderfully Made I Vanessa~DIY 180 I Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I
Kim~Everyday Parties I Dru~Polka Dot Poplars
Shirley~Intelligent Domestications I Alli~An Alli Event I Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation
Erlene~My Pinterventures I Beverly~Across The Blvd. I Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled
Megan~C'mon Get Crafty I Michelle~Michelle James Designs I Amanda~Domestically Creative
Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister I Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra
Jenny~Cookies Coffee & Crafts I Emily~Domestic Deadline I Bonbon~Farmhouse 40
Leanna~Of Faeries & Fauna I Pam Larmore~P.S. I Love You Crafts I Kelly~North Country Nest I
Marie~The Inspiration Vault I Gail~Purple Hues and Me I Lynne~My Family Thyme I
Yami~The Latina Next Door I Jeannee~Centsably Creative I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage
Lauren~Wonderfully Made I Vanessa~DIY 180 I Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I
Kim~Everyday Parties I Dru~Polka Dot Poplars
It's Day 2 and we're sharing a craft or recipe that's related to our favorite Christmas Movies!
Are you finally in the holiday spirit with all the Christmas movies that's out there these days? I grew up watching Christmas classics like Miracle on 34th St. and It's a Wonderful Life, mainly because in those days there was an element of tv fascination - it was new and the shows were all in black and white, and not a huge variety, so we watched the same movies over and over. However, I do have fond memories of those times watching and enjoying those movies, but today, there're so many wonderful Christmas movies that can be included in someone's Christmas all time favorites.
Right now, I love watching the Hallmark Channel with its' Countdown to Christmas movies! It's almost like binge watching! I usually have the Christmas movies on while I craft and it's a wonderful way to create! The newer Hallmark Christmas movies come on in the evening and as an added treat, it's like having a date night or movie night with popcorn and all the trimmings! After all, most of Hallmark Christmas movies have an underlying romantic theme involved anyway!
While thinking about how I can create a craft related to Christmas movies, one common thread in most Christmas movies no matter if it's serious or funny, is the fact that in the end, Christmas is about believing and the power of that belief. Those uplifting moments allowing us to remember what it feels like to believe in something - miracles, magic and optimism, etc.. You just have to Believe! So I came up with something very simple in wording and a reminder for all of us to just believe - I made a simple gift of handmade decoupage coasters with the wording "Believe." Coasters make a great gift for just about anyone! So simple and inexpensive to make.
I found a plain set of cork coasters at the Goodwill that I could re-purpose!
Materials needed:
- Paper Napkins
- Cork
- Mod Podge
- White Acrylic paint
- Black sharpie
Let's begin by painting one side of the cork. These corks already had a solid plain layer on one side. But you can use regular cork squares and glue on cardboard the same size
Paint the cardboard side with white acrylic paint.
While the paint is drying separate the layers of the napkins and use the top or printed layer.
Next, coat a layer of mod podge over the dry painted coaster and place the printed layer of napkin on top.
Use plastic wrap to smooth out the wrinkles and edges.
Allow the mod podge and napkin to dry. Once dry add another layer of mod podge and let dry.
Remove the excess napkin by scraping off the sides with sandpaper. Make sure the sides are free of napkin residue.
Run a black marker along the sides to enhance the coloring.
And finally,seal with a waterproof varnish to protect the finish. Makes for a lovely gift!
Be sure to visit our fellow 12 Days of Christmas Bloggers above for even more creative ideas this holiday season!
Gail -- I ADORE these!! I love working with napkins and I have a big roll of cork in my craft room and Mod Podge and guess what I'm going to be making?! These are beautiful and I love your idea of using the plastic wrap to smooth!! Pinning my dear!
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful and so clever! I am definitely going make these!
ReplyDeleteI love your Believe coasters, Gail! You always find such great ways to use Mod Podge and napkins. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Gail, those coasters are beautiful! I have never thought to use napkins, that's a brilliant idea!
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Never thought of using napkins. Now I'm digging through my napkin stash, of course. I, too, get sucked into the Hallmark Christmas Movies vortex and then wonder why my husband isn't more romantic. Lol!
ReplyDeleteHow cute these are and so affordable. They would make a lovely gift. Keep up the good work Gail. You have endless ideas.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love these. I'm needing some Christmas coasters and these would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteI believe! I have been on the look for some coasters to redo from my local thrift store.
ReplyDeleteI love how these turned out, they are so beautiful for Christmas!
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ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty and festive. What a great idea to have Christmas coasters.
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