Handmade Holidays Blog Hop 2011 {Day Three}

Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from The Twinery's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, we'd love to have you follow the blog!

If you are one of our regular readers: Thanks for coming back! We love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at the Clearsnap blog.

Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could make for the holidays, all in one place on this Hop!

Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

The Hop List:

Clearsnap
Spellbinders
Hampton Art
Zutter
Graphic45
Donna Salazar Designs
The Twinery
Authentique Paper <-- You are here!
Glue Arts
Sabrina Alery – Clearsnap
Laura Denison – Graphic 45
Karen Taylor – Donna Salazar Designs
Beverly Sizemore – Hampton Art
Kazan Clark – Spellbinders
Janeen Shember – Authentique Paper
Charlotte Jenkins – Clearsnap
Grace Hester – The Twinery
Nicole Eccles – Graphic45
Audrey Pettit – Donna Salazar Designs
Nan Paturzo – Zutter
Jeannie DeGruccio – Authentique Paper
Tamara Tripodi – Glue Arts
Julie Ranae Murray – The Twinery


The Details:
To sweeten to Hop, we’re offering a gift for one of you!


How does one of the 6x6 Bundles from EACH of our current 7 collections sound?
We'll even throw in a few other Authentique Paper goodies as well!
{Note: Due to low stock because of the popularity of some of our collections, we may need to substitute one or more of the 6x6 bundles shown above with a 6x6 Nest from the Free Bird Series at the time of shipment.}

Leave a comment on each blog along the hop to be be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors (including this great prize pack shown above)! The winners will be chosen randomly from all comments on the manufacturer blogs AND the designer blogs.
{Authentique Paper winner must have a US/Canada address.}

Blog comments close on Nov 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM {PST}.

The Project:


Today's project idea is from Tifany, our DT Coordinator.

This project is quick and easy (& beautiful) thanks to our deeply textured papers!


To start, grab some basic canning jars - you can find these in many stores usually in sets of 12 for under $10.

Pick some lovely patterned papers from one (or more) of our current collections and adhere the lid (without the band) with a strong adhesive to the back side of your patterned paper.

With Authentique Paper you have two beautiful sides to pick from...so you'll need to adhere the lid to the side you won't have showing.
{Tifany is using papers from our Blissful collection.}


When your adhesive is dry, trim the excess patterned paper from your lid. Put it on your jar, screw on the band, and you are finished!
{For these jars, Tifany has added twine from The Twinery and a pearl charm.}

Each finished jar costs less than $1!
As quick and inexpensive as these are they make great gifts for neighbors, family, and more.

If you'd like to decorate the tops of your jars a little more, grab your various Authentique Paper die cuts (Tabloids, Icons, Excerpts, Noteables, etc.) and add them with some dimensional adhesive for a little extra something.
Or if you don't want to add anything to the top, punch a little hole in the corner of your die cut and thread it with twine to tie it to the side of your jar for a quick and easy tag!


You can fill these jars with many different things to make great gifts.
Tifany will be filling these with candy and sending them to a few family members, but these would also be great filled with some easy jar mixes or homemade bath salts.

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!


The Next Stop:
Glue Arts

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Blissful Collection - Happiness, Paradise, Felicity);
Twine: The Twinery (Charcoal, Buttercream);
Other: Pearl;
Tools: Fiskars (Scissors);