Christmas Crafts on the CW!

 
Inside the studio, waiting for my turn:



The mess you couldn't see on camera :)  I just can't craft in a tidy manner!

Where do I look?  Where do I look?  Obviously that teleprompter in the middle, but I thought the camera on the left.  You just never see me look at that camera!

I have some tutorials to post this week for the crafts I showed on the segment, but tonight I only have time for the cute Christmas trees!  Now, I must first admit, that the snobs around here didn't invent these adorable trees, we saw them on Tatertots and Jello, created by Desiree at 36th Avenue.  Click here to see her full tutorial!

I added some rhinestone "ornaments" and changed up the colors a tiny bit.  We chose this craft because first, it's adorable, second, we were asked to share a craft for kids.  And this one is perfect.  It's just tape!  Here's my kids making theirs:

 The two on the left are done by my almost 5 year old, and the one on the right is by my two year old.  Pretty great!

Stay tuned this week for the shadow box tutorial and a free printable!
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December Craft Night, Good Day Colorado Special

It's time again for another craft night!  We have a super cute and EASY one for December.  The layered pedestal Christmas tree!

We had a preview of our Craft Night featured this morning (and again tonight) on our local Denver Fox news with the amazing Dan Duru and his sidekick comedian camera man, Cody White.  Here's some pictures I took of the morning (early, early morning)

 Here's the worktable with the components of this month's Craft Kit.

 My kids snuck down for some of the breakfast goodies...

So here's the deal, this month's Craft Night will be Friday, December 9th at 7pm and is open to a limited number of guests.  Please email us to reserve a spot and we'll email you a paypal request.  We also offer the kits for purchase.  They are $10 a kit, which makes one tree.  They are also available in a bulk discounted set of 10 kits for $85, so you can do your own Craft Night!  This kit includes everything you'll need to make one tree, except your glue gun, glue, and scissors. Unfortunately there is a paypal charge of $3, and any shipping charges are extra.  Email us (like usual) at holidaysnob@gmail.com if you have questions or call 720-837-6168.  We'll link up to Fox's show as soon as its up and you can see the Holiday Snobs in action!
 

Boo and Joy Banner tutorial

Remember our sneak peek for this month's Craft Night?

I only had the one side done, and it was mostly just to give our attendee's a picture.

Well this is how mine ended up turning out:

Eek!  I love my new version!  For some reason the witch legs just seemed like they were more "eek" than "boo."  And it's only three letters... Anyway, it gives you another option, right?

Here's tags I made to dress it up a little.  I used scraps of leftover paper and rhinestones to jazz up what I already had.  Plus stamps, glitter, and embossing powder.  But you guys are crafter, you know.

So here's a tutorial for this fun banner!  First off, let me tell you that this craft gets a little intense if you're doing it for a group.  I used cheap cedar fencing, 1"x6" x 6' and cut 18 triangles out of each board.  That kind of wood is only around 4 or 5 dollars apiece.  Pretty good for 6 banners, right?



Then I used a 3/8 drill bit to cut a hole in each corner, just eyeballing it.  (By the way, using a drill bit like this will kind of make you feel ULTRA capable and superwoman-esque.)

This bit cuts cleanly through this cheap wood on one side,

but it will tear up the other side:

So here's my tip you only cut through until the tip barely cuts through like this:

Then you flip the board over, and drill through the other side:

Which will make another clean hole:

Then I painted the edges black:

And modge-podged Halloween paper onto one side:

And Christmas paper on the other side:

We then added the letters for "BOO" and "JOY" and rhinestones to embellish them.

I also used the black paint to kind of distress the edges of the paper.  And here's a couple more tags:

So here's my spooky final version:

And here's the Christmas side hiding out through the witch legs.

I was inspired by Lil Luna's project here and these crazy cute witch legs by Design Dazzle here.

Linking here:
Sunday:
http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/, http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/
Monday:
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/, http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/, http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/, http://www.skiptomylou.org/, http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/, http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/, http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/
Tuesday:
http://todayscreativeblog.net/, http://ladybug-blessings.com/, http://tipjunkie.com/, http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/, 
Wednesday:
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/, http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/, http://www.mybackyardeden.com/, http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/
Thursday:
http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/,  http://www.houseofhepworths.com/, http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/
Friday:
http://www.whipperberry.com/, http://sassysites.blogspot.com/, http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/, http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/, http://www.tidymom.net/,  http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/
Saturday:
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com

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June Craft Night Sneak Peek

Okay guys, we are super excited to show off our craft for next month's Craft Night!  We've got a 3 holidays in one wreath, all layered over a red tulle wreath!!  (We might be completely enamored with tulle wreaths...)

The first incarnation is the "Summer" wreath with a watermelon for the "u."

The second version is the other side of the board, as a 4th of July wreath.

The final version (although I'm kinda thinking we could make a Valentine's one as well!!!) is a Christmas wreath.  This wreath will include adding ribbon to the tulle and a star hanging in the middle.  This version is actually Dot's from last Christmas, inspired by I Am Momma: Hear Me Roar.

The Christmas wreath kit will include the vinyl lettering of the quote below to place on your door.  It's from the Bible, "For we have seen his star in the east." 

photo courtesy of I Am Momma Hear Me Roar

We'll post our tutorial after we host our Craft Night.  If you're in the Denver area and would like to attend on June 9th, email us at holidaysnob@gmail.com.  Also, we'll get the finished products and craft kits into our etsy shop if you're interested!

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Linking here:
Sunday:
http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/, http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/
Monday:
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/, http://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/, http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/, http://www.skiptomylou.org/, http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/, http://marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com/
Tuesday:
http://todayscreativeblog.net/, http://ladybug-blessings.com/, http://tipjunkie.com/, http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/, 
Wednesday:
http://eisymorgan.blogspot.com/, http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/, http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/, http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/, http://www.mybackyardeden.com/, http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com/
Thursday:
http://www.momnivores-dilemma.com/,  http://www.houseofhepworths.com/, http://nightowlcrafting.blogspot.com/
Friday:
http://www.whipperberry.com/, http://www.thegirlcreative.com/,http://tidymom.net/, http://sassysites.blogspot.com/, http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/, http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/, http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/
Saturday:
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com