Thursday, October 27, 2011

12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop-Gift Box









Speedy the Cat at Mark's Finest Papers likes to get a head start on special Christmas gifts and memories for friends and family. He gathered the design team at Mark's Finest Papers to bring you 12 days of exciting paper crafting gift ideas to get that holiday mojo flowing. The hop runs for 12 consecutive days, starting October 17th! Begin your holiday hop at Speedy's home base, the Mark's Finest Papers blog and relax with a cup of eggnog (or sprig of catnip, your choice) as Speedy leads you though a short, daily hop. You'll find your holiday paper crafting ideas and supplies at Mark's Finest Papers.
Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop! We have four samples each day for our hop! Please visit each of the following blogs for holiday inspiration! Start off tomorrow on the MFP Blog for more inspiration!
Day 11 Decorated Gift Box Oct 27
Harriet
Debbie M
Carol
Peggysue



Welcome to day 11 of the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Today we are showing you gift boxes. My gift box was made using the Mark's Finest Papers Country Thanksgiving image.

This is the inside which shows the box I created to house six tea lights that match the box. The sunflowers are from Mark's Finest Papers and are a part of the Country Thanksgiving set.
I stamped the sunflower on tissue paper and colored it then make a little hole in the center for the wick and placed them on top of the tea light. To seal you just use your heat gun to melt them into the wax a little bit. I sprinkled some glitter on top of mine as well. I did test these out in a votive holder. I didn't have a problem to it got to the very end and then the paper caught on fire...lol Just a word of caution should you decided to make these.

Thanks for stopping by today. We have one more day for the 12 Days of Christmas Blog hop. This is my last project for the hop. I hope you have enjoyed what I had to share with you.

17 comments:

Barbara Colbert said...

This is a beautiful gift! Nicely done! Love the tealights! They are adorable! Good to know about the paper and fire! Thanks!

Designing with Debbie said...

This is a great gift box. So colorful and a great idea for candles.

Benzi said...

Just a great Fall gift box, Carol. Glad you gave the warning about the paper. Don't want any fires over this crafting. Duh

Susan.... said...

Absolutely stunning Carol !
visiting your blog always puts a smile on my face !
Hugs
Susan X mallorca.Spain

Marisa said...

What great little gift box and little candle set inside. You are rocking these 12 days :)

Kym Weber said...

These are absolutely stunning! Love how you also decorated the tea lights! Such a fabulous idea! Awesome match to your gorgeous card! The image is so adorable!

Love crafts forever said...

Hi Carol. My computer being an Jack A.. lately, but looks like now i can comment.
This is one gorgeous gift you made here. The colours and glitter, embellishments, all looks FANTASTIC!!!!
And your Christmas Angel ornament is absolutely stunning.
You are one big inspiration!
Hugs Nataliya

Harriet Skelly said...

Oh Carol, this box and the tea lights are awesome - what a great gift set for one lucky person!!

KarinsArtScrap said...

what a cute and sweet image and a beautiful box/card.

greetings karin

Francie G. said...

Fabulous fall creation! So beautifully colored! Beautifully done!

Lynn McAuley said...

Awesome packaging for your sparkly sunflower tea lights!! Exquisite work, Carol!

Joanne (jojot) said...

the box is fab, but those tea lights are off the chart fabulous

Winnie and Patty said...

OK, this is OVER THE TOP GIRL FRIEND!!!!! I cannot image how long it took you to make this marvelous creation!!! Simply beautiful! TFS

Lois said...

How clever is this box! I love the way the lid folds over to reveal the contents.

Lagene said...

Fantastic candle gift & box!

Shirley said...

A really fantastic card, gift, and box combination! How adorable the scarecrow is too!!!

Colleen Dietrich said...

Ready the fire extinguisher!! LOL Too bad these little AMAZING candles caught on fire. They are ultra cute, and I am (as always) amazed at your creativity.