Another Installment of Domino Ornaments

Kathi Hall’s “Peace on Earth” ornament has a really thick and  glossy finish on the top, I love how it looks and feels! Snow Davison made this Santa domino for me many years ago.  In fact it was the first domino ornament I had ever seen and I was in love!  And last but not least is one made by Terry Townsend.  I think she decoupaged a fancy napkin onto the domino.  Then she covered it with clear micro beads.  Sometimes it’s really hard to get a good picture when clear beads are involved, they just want to shine and reflect.  It’s their nature and they can’t help it.  Ü  I’m sorry I couldn’t get a better photo for you of Terry’s ornament.  You just have to come over and see it in person.

Here are some more of the lovely dominos in my collection! Lisa Blakeney made the snowflake at left.  Clear micro beads garnish the sides for an icy wintery look. Michele Aiello-Zendejas decked her poinsettias out with gold micro beads and a fun tassel. Our Beadie Buddy Theresa Dalzell-Wells used one of the Swing Shift Designs collage sheets from the Pennywise site on her domino at left.   Clear Ultra Fine micro beads cover the top and a mixture of blue and silver adorns the sides.

 

I get so caught up in sharing and giving that I didn’t seem to save any of the ones that I made!   If you have one and come across it when you unpack your decorations this year, won’t you please send me a picture?  I’d really appreciate it!

Hugs, Suzanne

P.S.  Don’t forget that Pennywise has pre-drilled dominoes on the “beadables” page of our website to make it quicker and easier than ever to whip up some ornaments of your own!

Here Comes Santa Clause!

Oops!  I think I missed this hat in my posting of the fat hats from our swap!

This classic Santa hat was made by CJ Mueller.  Ol’ Saint Nick has been hand stamped and colored and adorned with holly. Ho Ho Ho!

Santa Hat Shaker

Kelli Green used colored plaster to create the amazing texture on this Santa hat.  She crafted a fun shaker card rim with red and clear micro beads over a red snowflake background.  Her hat was finished off with a cluster of holly leaves and berries.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

This festive hat was made by Karen Slusher and comes packed with lots of added details!  A mixture of  micro beads  and 1/4” O’So Sticky Tape stripes add texture to the wallpaper effect in the background.  A three dimensional sticker has been layered and embellished with Stickles and fun red pom poms border the hat’s brim.  Karen also added red stickles to the snowmen bordering the bottom edge to create glittery hearts.  A large pom finishes off the hat and was created from crumpled paper, a silk flower and a fancy brad.

Holly Jolly Santa Hat

Tracy Mathia’s Santa hat has by far the fattest cotton balls I have ever seen!  Her background has lots of texture happening with embossed patterned paper and a glitter embossed “Merry Christmas” over the top of it.  Tracy then added red micro bead holly berries and she used her signature micro bead fabric technique to create the holly from O’So Sticky Tape that has been cut and beaded on both sides. 

Lady Chat Got Plastered!

This self titled fat hat was made by Melissa Ragsdill, also known as Lady Chat in the PWA Yahoo Group.  She used plaster to create the texture of the background which doubled as adhesive to hold a whole lotta clear micro beads to the brim.  A wide sparkly ribbon creates the perfect trim and a really, really fat squishy “something” with a peppermint candy image in the middle is the final, fun touch. 

Simply Believe

Now that Halloween is over, it’s time to seriously think about getting a start on those Christmas greeting cards. Not to disrespect Thanksgiving at all, but it seems that the mass mailings of cards are sent in December, which means the sooner you get started making them, the better!

This enchanting Christmas card was created by my friend and PWA designer Julie Imsland. It has lots of layers created by foam tape that doesn’t show well in a photo but you can use your 3-D imagination and pretend that the snowflakes are popping off the screen at you right now!

Julie was even kind enough to supply the supplies and instructions here. (Thanks Julie, you’re the best!)

Supplies: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection #CMS 031 Just Believe, Ranger Distress Ink: Fired Brick, Colorbox Pigment Ink: Evergreen, Pennywise Arts: Clear Ultrafine Micro beads, O’So Sticky Powder, Basic Grey Dasher Patterned Cardstock: #DSH-627 Snowbank, #DSH-635 Snowfall Polar Blue, White Cardstock, Textured Brick Cardstock, Carl Punch #CP2, Large Snowflake, Therm O Web Glue Dots, Foam Tape, Adhesive, Uni-Ball Signo White Pen.

Directions:

1. Stamp Framed Santa with fired brick onto Snowbank patterned cardstock.

2. Highlight Santa’s beard and hair with the white pen, highlight border frame if desired.

3. Ink “Believe” with evergreen and stamp overlapping lower right of Santa frame.

4. Immediately sprinkle O’So Sticky Powder over the stamped “Believe”, tap off excess.

5. Heat the powder with a heat tool just until the powder becomes shiny. This will activate the Sticky Powder.

6. Lay the stamped paper into a shallow tray and sprinkle ultrafine micro beads over the entire word.

7. Gently lift the stamped paper from the bead tray, allowing loose beads to fall into tray.

8. Heat the word once more to “set” the micro beads into the Sticky Powder. Allow paper to cool before touching. Once cooled, gently brush any remaining loose beads from the image into the tray.

9. Use detail scissors to trim around word and Framed Santa, leaving a slight border.

10. Mount the stamped Santa frame onto a 5.125” x 4” piece of textured brick cardstock (note “Believe” will hang off the edge of the brick mat).

11. Card base is made by folding a 1” tab across one end of a 4.25” x 7” piece of white cardstock, to make a 4.25” x 6” side fold card base.

12. Adhere a 4.25” x 6” piece of Snowfall Polar Blue patterned paper to the 1” white tab.

13. Use foam tape to mount the matted Santa frame to the front of the card.

14. Punch 4 snowflakes each from the Snowbank patterned cardstock, and white cardstock.

15. Layer each patterned snowflake over a white snowflake with a glue dot.

16. Use foam tape to affix 2 layered snowflakes off the right side of the Santa frame. Use glue dots to add the remaining two layered snowflakes to the left and right side of the frame.

Stamp Credits: Stampers Anonymous