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Saturday, December 22, 2018

17 Piece Wedding Package - Happy Christmas






Hello everyone!  I'm going to take a short break from blogging to enjoy the holidays, but all be back in early January with more design fun....Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle birthday party, anyone? 😁

For now, I thought I would kick off the holiday weekend by sharing some photos of this lovely Christmas inspired wedding set.  Constructed with red poinsettias, white dahlias, holly berries, gold accents and seasonal greenery, this collection is decked out for a seasonally festive wedding.
Check it out:



Bridal Bouquet



Maid of Honor & 'Toss' Bouquets



Bridal Party Bouquets



Corsages & Boutonnieres

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This 17 piece package is available in my Ebay store now!
You can see it and the rest of my inventory by clicking here

I hope you enjoyed this wedding package post.
Happy Holidays and thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer



© Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams 2018





Saturday, December 15, 2018

Deluxe Printable Pack - Christmas Edition + GIVEAWAY!

If you've been following my Studio 27 facebook page, you already know that I've been working on a couple of new printable packages for the holiday season.  After much anticipation, I'm finally ready to reveal the finished products today!

My deluxe printable packages are  digital download collections that contain the files to print an assortment of decorative tags and labels in five separate styles.  Once downloaded, you keep the files forever and may print as many times as you like!

There are two Christmas collections available (Country Christmas and Simple Christmas) that contain everything you will see in this post.

Use the printed images to decorate cupcakes, create treat bags, put together seasonal art and much more, take a look:



Country Christmas Cupcake Labels

I created these tiny printables with cupcakes in mind (just attach to toothpicks and insert into a finished dessert), but they work well for decorating in other ways as well.  

Here you can see that I used one label to dress up a jar for a seasonal candy gift.  Another label, attached to the front of a glass votive, added a touch of seasonal cheer to an otherwise plain candle.


(You can click here for a full cupcake printable tutorial)



Country Christmas Printable Labels

I created a set of printable labels as well.
These are perfect for smaller framed art, treat jars and gift tags.



Country Christmas Fold-over Treat Bag Labels

These printables, when cut from the printer sheet, are the perfect size to act as festive toppers for treat bags.  Just fill a few sandwich bags with the treat of your choice and attach a folded label to the top.  And just like that, you are ready for classroom parties or other events where you would like to send your guests home with a little something extra.

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You can click here to purchase the Country Christmas set from my Etsy Shop
(and print right away)

-or-

Keep reading to see photos from my Simple Christmas printable pack.  Better yet, learn how to enter for a chance to get both printable sets for free 😉


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Simple Christmas Printable Pack:
Simple Christmas Cupcake Labels



Country Christmas Printable Labels



Country Christmas Fold-over Treat Bag Labels

You can click here to purchase the Simple Christmas set from my Etsy Shop
(and print right away)

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Now, how about that GIVEAWAY?

I'll send the files to BOTH the Country Christmas and the Simple Christmas Deluxe Printable Packs to the first FIVE readers who contact me via email!

Just drop me a line at Studio27byJenniferAdams@gmail.com and put
'Christmas Deluxe Printable Pack' in the subject line.

Hurry, this offer expires 12-22-18!

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I hope you enjoyed this giveaway post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer



© Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams 2018






Saturday, December 8, 2018

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Christmas Ornaments



Today I'm going to show you how simple it is to create cute and affordable tree ornaments from Dollar Tree key chains.

  We have a tradition in our home where every year each family member gets a new ornament for the Christmas Tree.  A couple of weeks ago when my son and I were in Hobby Lobby, we decided to browse through their display of holiday ornaments to start getting ideas.

My boy is a big time Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT) fan, so when he saw TMNT ornaments, he was really excited.  They were really nice and really cute, but at $8 a pop (and each character sold separately) we were talking $32 for ornaments for one person.

Now that's a little more than I'd like to spend and I remembered that Dollar Tree has TMNT key chains for only $1 per character.  I asked my Bub if he thought it would be ok to make our own and he was on board. So here you have it: a super simple key-chain-turned-tree-ornament tutorial:

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 Dollar Tree Key Chains

Here you have the TMNT characters in all of their key chain glory (I was going to get a photo of them still in their boxes but somebody opened everything up right away in his excitement 😃)

They are a bit smaller than the Hobby Lobby ornaments, and plastic as opposed to glass, but I think they will do just fine.

You can click this Dollar Tree (affiliate) link if you would like to purchase these key chains yourself



Supplies

All you need for this project are your key chains, a pair of scissors and some ribbon.
(I already had my ribbon on hand, so this project came in at just $4 for me)



Bonus

Can you believe that these particular key chains are connected to the ornament with a lobster claw mechanism?  Not only is it a simple task to unhook the claw, but it also leaves you with an unblemished key chain/ lobster claw set that you can use elsewhere.  Yay!



Unhook

Raphael is now free from his chain 😊



Cut the Ribbon

I cut my ribbon into sections about 4 inches in length.
I like to go a little longer than needed (to make tying easier) and then trim any excess.



Attach

Loop your ribbon through the eye hooks, tie off and you are done!  This entire project took me less than 10 minutes - and that includes time spent making a decision on which ribbon to use 😌

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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer



© Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams 2018

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Saturday, December 1, 2018

Christmas Home Tour & New Ornaments: 2018




Last week I shared a preview featuring a bit of our Christmas decor so far.  Since then we have finished decorating our big tree (we still had ornaments to add) and I got everything photographed.

This first pic is our front porch.  I'm not a big outdoor decorating person, but I did add a couple of touches to the front porch.  A jar of ornaments and a framed printable added just a touch of holiday to my outside bakers rack.  While the jar of ornaments would be fine outside, I did bring the printable back in before it could be rained on or blown away.

The milk glass and terra cotta stay outside all year.  I've got such a large collection of milk glass now that I've begun to use it outside as well 😁, and this past summer I began adding in terra cotta for contrast.  My milk glass pieces are usually found for around $1 and the terra cotta pots I found late summer for .25 each.  The large ivy printed mixing bowl was a Goodwill find a few years ago.  The collection of artificial greenery are also various treasure hunting/ thrift store finds.  On the other side of the door I let a wreath fall casually against my side table and added a jar of ornaments on the table top.

keep scrolling to see 'framed' wreath and more, as well as our new ornaments for 2018:
(You can click here to learn more about the bakers rack)



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Come on in...

Once that screen door is out of the way, you can get a much better view of the 'framed' wreath.  I found two of these large gilded frames for $5 while treasure hunting this summer and on a whim decided to hang one from the wreath hanger that was already in place.  I liked the look and left the frame in place for the rest of the summer.  When fall came around I layered my foliage wreath right on top and decided to do the same with this evergreen one.

Tip:  If you go the frame-as-wreath route and find that your frame bangs around with the movement of the door, just use some painters tape to keep it in place.  I rolled sections of tape into loops (with the sticky side out) and put them on the back of the frame to keep it nice and still.  I do this with all of my wall frames too, I can't stand when they go all crooked! 😌



Nighttime Mirror

Darkness is my favorite time of day during the holiday season because I enjoy the glow of the tree lights so much.  You will never hear me complain about the shortened daylight hours, I can't wait for the house to be fully tree-lit.  I'm even guilty of going as far as to not use any lamps, it's tree lights all the way, baby!  😀

What's even better than a cozy house fully lit with twinkly trees?  Lots and lots of mirrors to bounce the light around 😉



Living Room Tree Day & Night

Our biggest tree might look fully stocked with ornaments, but you know there is always room for our yearly additions.....



Burlap Deer

Husby's ornament this year is this cute little burlap deer, all decked out for the holiday season.  
You can find one like it at WalMart for $2.



Mermaid & Butterfly Ball

For my Girl I chose a purple sparkly mermaid and a butterfly covered kissing ball.  Both of these are also from WalMart at $2 each.



Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

My Bubby really wanted a set of TMNT ornaments that we spied at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago, but at $8 a pop, I convinced him that we could make our own just as easily!  These were made from Dollar Tree keychains and cost just $1 a piece.  I'll have a tutorial post coming soon!


You can click this Dollar Tree (affiliate) link to browse the store yourself 😊



Dining Room

So if you entered in through the front door, to the left would be the living room and large living room tree, while straight ahead lies the dining room.

Without a proper mantle, I use wreath hangers to suspend our stockings from the large window.  The shelves are full of framed photos from holiday's past as well as my collection of chocolate and gold ornaments.  Some of my kid's holiday artwork is framed on the window ledge and a miniature village lives below the tree.

Note:  You may have noticed that I switched the table.  This is a smaller eat-in kitchen sized table that used to be our 'desk' in the living room.  Since we have added an additional computer to our set-up (one for each kiddo) we needed a larger table to serve as a desk.  For now, I moved the dining table into the office area to use as a desk and this small table is trying it's very best as our dining room surface.  I'm on the hunt for a more appropriate sized dining table, but for now we are making it work 😉

The poor table is absolutely dwarfed by those large dining chairs, but since I mentioned the chairs, let me tell you more about them!  This set of five chairs was at Goodwill this past summer for $7.99 each.  I didn't need them at the time, but it was such a good deal (and I knew that I would need additional seating eventually) that I went back....to find them reduced to $4.99 per chair!  I purchased four of them at the time, leaving the fifth one all by it's lonesome.  I happened to be in the store again shortly afterward to find that the fifth chair had been reduced to $1.99, so I went ahead and brought it home too.  That's five large, sturdy dining chairs for under $25!

Thrifting Tip:  I feel I should point out that while the waiting game can sometimes work in your favor while thrifting, it's not always the best method.  Thrift store items can go really fast, so if you find something you love, snap it up!



Dining Room Tree Day & Night

The miniature village at the base of this tree is my favorite part of the dining room, and my kids love playing with it.  You can tell that by the bottom photo - somebody has taken all of the figures and accessories from the village and lined them up on the window ledge 😁

You can click here to read more about the village.



Kitchen

Keep walking toward the dining room and turn left before the dining room tree to hit the kitchen.  Here you will find my candy themed tree complete with new ornaments.....



Gingy & Ice Cream Cones

These are my new ornaments for the year and can all be found at WalMart for $1 each.



Kitchen Details

You know I love my gingy friends, and they can be found tucked all over the kitchen.  A couple reside above the fridge with another at the top of the pantry.  Two more peak out from the top of the china cabinet.

The china cabinet couple are from an artificial cookies and milk set that I got a couple of years ago.  You can click here to learn more about them.



Stove & Counters

I've toned the Christmas down in the kitchen a bit, and kept things simple.  A small tree, my cookie cutters and a collection of cupcake jars were enough this year 😊



Gingy Family

It wouldn't be a proper kitchen report if I didn't mention our little gingy family that lives under the tree.  I especially love Mama Gingy's new clothes - my daughter felt that the skirt was too revealing and let her borrow a pair of American Girl Doll jeans for the season.  We women need to look out for one another, am I right? 😎



Kitchen Tree at Night

And for one last pic - here is the kitchen tree at night.  What's in the Scentsy warmer, you ask?  Evergreen scented wax cubes -  I like the Better Homes and Gardens brand the best and they really make your house smell nice and Christmasy!

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That's all for now, I hope you enjoyed this holiday post and thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer



© Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams 2018