365 New Days 365 New Choices quote adult coloring page

To kick off the new year of 2016 I thought I'd design an adult coloring page that will be an inspiration each new day as unique and full of possibilities. I found the quote, "365 New Days 365 Choices" that fits the bill. If the font looks familiar it's used in the Power Puff girl logo.

I used a combination of BIC markers,  Chameleon Markers, Spectrum Noir and Tombow Markers.

Feel free to download and if you do, leave a comment with a link to your finished page or tag me on Instagram @StefanieLGirard

Last minute recycled office supply Christmas decorations

I love office and school supplies. I collect vintage supplies and along with new supplies they can be recycled into new and fun decorations.

I created the scissor snowflake simply by wiring the finger holes together. The hinged ruler was the easiest by simply opening it partially to create the star. The star on the right was a bit of a funny challenge idea.

I was given a stash of hanging file folder with the challenge, "maybe you can make something with all of these?"

I spotted the traditional stick star craft project in a magazine and I thought about my stash of hanging file folders.

The stars were easy to make.

I simply removed the metal hanger from the paper folder and overlapped them into the star shape.
I secured the points with a bit of wire.

I glued vintage typewriter keys onto the tips that spelled out PEACE for a final decorative touch.

Happy Holidays everyone!

How to make a Milk and Cookies Table for Santa with 3 sticks and a Walnut Hollow Country Round

I have been wanting to make this project for a while but had to wait until we had a wind storm that brought down just the right branch. Well, that happen and so now I can share with you my Milk and Cookies table for Santa project.

It works great too if you think Santa prefers an adult beverage and mixed nuts :)

Materials and Tools
3 sticks/branches about 1 inch in diameter
Walnut Hollow Country Round Extra Large
Twine
Hot Glue

Cut the sticks to about 23 inches.

Hold the sticks together and tie them together at the center of the bunch of sticks.

Splay the sticks out in a twisting motion and place the wood round on the sticks. At this point adjust the sticks so that the table is perfectly level.

Continue wrapping the sticks with twine.

Add hot glue in the middle of the three sticks and glue the ends of the twine into the center.

This will lock the sticks in place and make a nice band of twine on the table.

 I did want to share the ugly sweater cookies I leave out for Santa. I imprinted a reindeer on the cookie doe.

Some cookies I filled in the shape with green sugar and some I rubbed the green sugar  into the imprint to form an outline.

A sketch book cut into a star shape is the perfect topper for a stack of green books Christmas tree

My books are not only a wealth of information and inspiration they are a creative material as well. I gathered up all my green ones to make this Christmas tree. I thought it would be fun to cut a sketch book into a star shape to top it off (I loved my letter cutting project that spelled out a word).

This is super easy to do with a Dremel Moto-Saw.

I printed out a star and wrapped it around the book and outlined the shape on the book.

I rough cut the book down to a small area around the star. I did this as it is easier to cut into each "v" of the star from the out side straight in.

 

I plan on cutting more books into fun shapes in the new year.  Try it!

How to make a Vintage Hankie and chicken wire Christmas tree

Today's "stash craft" features my collection of vintage hankies displayed on a cone of chicken wire to form a Christmas tree. It was so easy to make and will be easy to take down.

Materials and Tools
M-D Hobby and Craft Chicken Wire
Vintage Hankies or these reproduction vintage style hankies
or these vintage look hankies 
binder clips
Tree topper- I used a dove with a clip base

I wrapped the chicken wire into a cone shape and secured it with binder clips. The cut ends I bent back onto the overlapped areas of chicken wire to further secure.

Then all that is left to do is gather each hankie by the center and poke it into the spaces starting at the bottom and working up to the top point.

I clipped a dove onto the top of the Christmas tree with a hankie covering all the chicken wire.

When Christmas is over you can simply disassemble and use your vintage hankies for another project.

Raise A Little Cane Christmas Adult coloring page

Today I have 2 free Christmas themed adult coloring pages for you. This first one that features the quote, "Raise A Little Cane" and the second one, "Don't Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle" can be downloaded over at Chameleon markers along with a whole bunch of other quotes.

Pop on over to see the coloring video and download the page.

Pop on over to Chameleon Markers for this Free Download of "Don't Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle" adult coloring page and while you are there check out my other quote coloring pages.

Here they are the way I colored them.

Feel free to download and if you do, leave a comment with a link to your finished page or tag me on Instagram @StefanieLGirard

Happy Holiday Coloring!