It's time for my annual Christmas Buffet. This year I've designed 13 adorable gift items for customers to sign up for what they want to make and two nights for them to come make what they signed up for.
That's right, this Thursday and Friday night customers will be playing Santa's little elves and enjoying creating fun little goodies for family and friends — great Secret Santa items, teacher gifts, etc.
Which item is your favorite?
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. My day was spent with family and was a great day. We ate too much, played with the little ones and scoured the Black Friday ads. So, did you go out in the crowd early this morning. Not me this year — I will go out mid-day just to get the tradition of Black Friday and the whole holiday season started. Just doesn't seem like Christmas if you don't go out and do a little Christmas shopping.
I will spend most of the day designing for next weekend's Christmas Buffet. I'm a bit behind this year — but I will get finished up today. I design 10-12 gift items to make for family and friends. I post out the pictures, descriptions and quantities available. My customers sign up in advance for the items they wish to make — then next Thursday & Friday we have classes where they come to make the gift items they chose — so much fun and we all love to give hand-made items.
Here's a little sneak peek of what I have started.
This little guy is SO ADORABLE — he holds a piece of chocolate inside — I used a York Peppermint Patty inside mine. What a great little Secret Santa item to leave on a co-workers desk.
Keep watching for more fun ideas.
This card was made with the Peekaboo Frame Die. Your friends or family would love receiving this special surprise card.
You just pull the ribbon and the front of the card piece slides to reveal your holiday greeting.
To recreate this card you need the following supplies:
Stamp Sets:
Petite Pairs — 122497 (clear), 128706 (wood)
A Round Array (on sale now) — 129090 (clear), 129087 (wood)
Cardstock:
Smoky Slate — 131202
Basic Gray — 121044
Island Indigo — 122923
Whisper White — 100730
Winter Frost Designer Series Paper — 132341
Ink:
Island Indigo Stamp Pad — 126986
Accessories:
Big Shot – 113439
Peekabook Frame Die (on sale this week) — 124587
Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon — 109070
Dimensionals — 104430