Samantha Walker December Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Samantha Walker December Creative Team Blog Hop! 

This month our Blog Hop theme is all about Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas!

Samantha is giving away this free SVG and Silhouette Studio file this month!

This free file is available for instant download!  

To get yours, simply click on the image above or HERE.

Be sure to get the Free file by Sunday night (December 14, 2014).  

After that, you can find the design in the Silhouette and DPG stores.

We also have a fabulous giveaway!

Giveaway Info:

This month we are excited to give away a
$10.00 Store Credit to digiplayground.com! 

Haven't heard about Digi Playground yet?  Digiplayground.com was created and is owned by Samantha Walker!  This is a fun place to shop for SVG cutting files, digital stamps, printables and more. In addition to Samantha's designs, it will include designs from some other fantastic designers in the craft industry including myself, Jennifer Wambach Tranchita, and Rivka Wilkins!  Be sure to visit the store each week for FREE SVG's, and to shop!

Now through December 25th you can save 25% at Digiplayground.com!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Today is also One Buck Wednesday!  
You can find the Big Top Birthday Mega Kit for $1.00

and the Doily Sets Masks Collection 50% off!

 

As always, these deals vanish Wednesday at midnight 

Eastern time so hurry to get yours!

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For my Homemade Holiday Gift I decided to create a glitter ornament for Hannah's cheer coach!

I started with a clear glass ornament and used Minwax Polycrylic inside the ornament and rolled it around to cover then added glitter.  The glitter sticks to the protective finish from the Polycrylic!  If you haven't tried one, they are lots of fun...

AND

Samantha just so happens to have several ornament boxes to gift your ornament in!

I am using this one:

She also has these:

Here is a look at my project:

I used vinyl to cut the coach in two colors and layered it on top of each other and then did the same with the megaphone and year.  I cut circles from three vinyl colors and randomly layered those on the ornament as well.  You can find the bow for the box HERE.

Here is the tutorial:

1.  Cut out the box pieces and fold on the score lines.

2.  Add adhesive to the side tab and adhere the box sides together.

3.  Push your large flap down on the bottom then bring the side in and tuck under.

4.  Tuck the large tab in the bottom.

5.  Your box will look like this now.

6.  Set your ornament on the shelf.

7.  Place the ornament in the box.  Put the second shelf in to hold it in place.

8.  Close the box lid.

9.  Add in your box and embellish as desired!

These make such fun gifts!

Your next stop on the hop is Guiseppa Gubler!

Happy Hopping!