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12 Days of Christmas–Day One–Paper Wreath {Event}

1 · Dec 1, 2010 · 50 Comments

On the first day of Christmas, my true friend gave to me…

Are you excited? I’m excited!! We at WhipperBerry are all working like busy little bees to bring you… (da ta ta da!)

The Twelve Days of Christmas!

Let me explain. This is a gift giving experience for you and your family to spread some cheer this season. Pick a special person (or family), and secretly deliver a gift-from-the-heart 12 days in a row! If you want to deliver your final gift on Christmas Eve, then start on Dec. 13th. We will have you all prepared by then! Today we are focusing on day one and our paper wreath.

Starting today, and continuing each day through December 12th, we will be bringing you a free printable, a gift idea, and a tutorial as well!! You can use our ideas or come up with your own, and we will be having a link party on the 13th where you can all showcase your creativity!

Kristin has made a wonderful FREE PRINTABLE for you to use. You can choose to use our cute poem and gift idea, or fill out the blank one with your own ideas.

Click on the picture for the free download!

On the first day of Christmas my true friend gave to me… One wreath to make my door pretty!

Here’s a suggestion of a wreath you can make to give, or you can choose to make or buy your own.

Pretty Paper Wreath Tutorial

This paper wreath uses the same Mod Podge twisting method I used with my paper pumpkins.

Supplies:

Scrapbooking paper cut into 1 inch strips
Original Mod Podge
Kraft or packing paper
Spray Paint
Hot glue gun
Ribbon
Embellishments of your choice

Twist your kraft paper into a tight cord and form into a circle slightly smaller than you want your wreath to be. Mine measures about 10 inches in diameter. Secure with hot glue. Spray paint the ring black (or another color depending on the colors of your paper).

One at a time, dip your paper strips into Mod Podge, and twist them to form a stick.

After they are mostly dry, bend them into a circle, and wrap each piece around the kraft ring, hot gluing the ends to the back. Keep layering on paper strips until the wreath looks very full and even.

Tie ribbon to the top to hang the wreath, and embellish it as you wish! Heather decorated mine with cute holly berries and a wooden ornament. For more tips and tricks for twisting paper visit my pumpkin tutorial.

Join us tomorrow for Day Two!

{Gift Idea} DIY Sweater Wreath & Our 1st WhipperBerry Event!!

2 · Nov 30, 2010 · 9 Comments

I’m so excited, I can hardly sleep. The WhipperChicks are hard at work on {oh wait, I should save the good stuff for the end of the post!}

We’ll I’m super excited about this too. I have been working on a fun little project for a dear friend of mine and I thought I would share.

Now I love wreaths of all shapes and sizes, but I especially love square and rectangle wreaths. I’m also in love with the sweater trend right now and thought it would make a lovely wreath with some cuddly sweater flowers and burlap embellishments. I will have a tutorial on how to make the wreath soon.

But, I already have a sweater flower tutorial to get you started.

Now on to the big announcement…

WhipperBerry is hosting a 12 Days of Christmas event.

For years my family and I have found someone in our community who could use a little Christmas cheer—an elderly neighbor, someone who has hit hard times, or just feeling a little blue—and we would leave little gifts and goodies on their door step starting on December 13th thru December 24th. Our first year, right after we were married, my husband and I choose our neighbor who was the cutest little elderly widow. We would run through the snow and quietly leave a little goodie on her doorstep and then try to cover our tracks so that she wouldn’t find out! It was so much FUN and I know it brightened her holidays as well.

We are starting our event on December 1st so that if you choose to participate you have time to plan and prepare to start your 12 days of Christmas on December 13th. You can also choose to start on December 14th with your last gift being delivered on Christmas, or you also have the more traditional 12 Days of Christmas option of day one being Christmas Day. But however you choose to do it, we’ve created a fun poem and will include that with a free printable each day, along with tutorials for inspiration!

On December 13th we will then have a link party to see what you have come up with and then showcase everyone’s fabulous ideas. Everyone ready? Operation 12 Days of Christmas will start tomorrow, December 1st!

On a side note…

Have you seen the giveaway on the Whoogo Ugg Boots website?

If you sign up for their newsletter you are entered into a giveaway for a pair of their amazing boots. As I am writing this right now, my frosty toes are screaming for a pair of these boots!!

Click here to sign up for the newsletter and if you just can’t wait…the kind folks over at Whoogo have offered all WhipperBerry readers a 10% discount this week at their website!!! Just enter 1143WHIPPER when purchasing and voila, 10% off!! Thanks Whoogo!!

{Holiday Muse} Classic Holiday Dessert Table from Anders Ruff

0 · Nov 29, 2010 · 6 Comments

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a wonderful weekend of shopping and planning for Christmas!! We are super busy with all kinds of things up our sleeves, but in the mean time I thought I would share some inspiration.

I discovered this amazing table the other day at Anders Ruff Custom Design via Pizzazzerie…

I love everything about this table, the colors, the handmade elements, the patterns and textures…

Maureen and Adria are the talented ladies behind Anders Ruff Custom Design. Aren’t they amazing? You can purchase all of the printables from this table at their Etsy shop, Anders Ruff Custom Design.

{Guest} Not Just a Housewife

0 · Nov 27, 2010 · 3 Comments

Hi, today we are joined with Stacy from Not just a Housewife. She has a blog with great ideas and inspiration. Here’s an introduction to her blog in her own words:

Hi! I’m Stacy from Not JUST A Housewife, and I am so HAPPY to be posting here at WhipperBerry! What a wonderful site. I love looking through all their ideas! I am a stay at home mom to four little boys and I love it! It is definitely an adventure and they keep me plenty busy, but I think it’s important to take time for myself and to have hobbies. Otherwise I just might go insane! Here are some of the things you can see at my blog.

I recently refinished this antique desk. You should see what it looked like before! I have a tutorial on how I did it HERE.

With four busy boys I am always looking for fun activities to do with my kids. One rainy day we painted giant sugar cookies with a food coloring mixture. Come check out the other kid activities on my site!

If I can’t find the right fabric I just paint my own!

See how I fixed up our old bathroom for around $75.00!

I {heart} power tools. I love to build things. It is easier than you might think. Check out my tutorial on making these shadowbox shelves.

I even attempt to sew. . . sometimes. Here is what I call a Soap Buddy. It’s a terry cloth pocket that Velcros shut. Put your bar of soap inside and get your kids clean!

Thank you ladies for letting me post here today! Come and visit me sometime at Not JUST a Housewife 🙂

For birthday party ideas you can also check out my other blog. The Birthday Blog.

Isn’t Stacy fun? Go pay her a visit and tell her you saw her on WhipperBerry!

{Gift Giving} Black Friday

0 · Nov 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Happy Black Friday everyone! While I’m out grabbing a few gifts for Christmas, I thought I would share with you some fabulous unique gifts I’ve found from around the web. Click on the images to visit each site.

Something to look at…