Cork Place Cards .....{Capturing Christmas}

Good evening friends stopping in today. I'm absolutely loving all the wonderful

Christmas Creativity all around the blog world. SO INSPIRING!! I've 

had an amazing time going through all the terrific linky party's everywhere!! Need inspiration..? 

link up to "A Special Christmas Soiree", share, be inspired and CREATE!! 

Capturing Christmas... 

         {Dinner Time} 

Today, I decided to get a head start towards our annual Christmas dinner. I wanted to add a little 

touch of "ME" to the table setting this year. I came up with these amazing Cork Place Cards. I have to admit, I collect corks and have a zillion in a fun jar I keep in the kitchen. I use them 

for little things here and there but this year, I decided to create fun little place cards for our 

dinner table. These place cards are very easy, fun and will add a bit of jazz to any place 

setting. Hope you enjoy my tutorial here today and maybe get to create a few of your own.. 

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* Tinsel Fun Items Needed *

Some Of The Items I Used 

Some Red Ribbons

*Tree Branch (the dark ones are from my yard)

*Corks (Either collected or you can buy them at Michael's)

*Tree Branch (The Green are plastic ones from a little tree I have at home)

*Any red festive plants (These pictured are frosted red berries I 

bought at the dollar store in the Christmas plant aisle)

*Plain white paper (I used a decorative edge scissors to cut 

them along the edges for some texture and a fun touch)

*Decorative Christmas Letter Stickers

(I found them in the dollar bin at Michael's)

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* Lets Craft Elfs *

(I did these in a little 30min break I had to myself before rushing to pick up the 
children, so please pardon the lack of photo's as I usually produce.. I SAWEEEE!!)
- To begin, cut and glue your ribbon around your cork, right underneath the top -

- After your ribbon is securely in place, glue on your red berries and your branches

at an angle towards either the middle or side of your cork (I did both on different corks)

- Cut your cards out into squares using your decorative scissors for fun edges -
- Stick on your Christmas letter's on each card and set aside -

 - Slit a line on top of your cork using a xacto knife carefully, just
deep enough to slide your cards into place. Slide the tip of
your cards into the slit at an angle.
(Repeat until you have all the place cards you need)

Tinsel ---- How adorable..? I {HEART} them!! These fun little corks remind 

me SO much of Christmas and I'm very happy with how they turned out. I'm sure there

are a million way's to tweak them to perfection for any table setting!! Happy Crafting!

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Thanks SO much for stopping in today. Please come back this week for some FUN
guest's and a lovely linky party to share your creativity on Thursday
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Have A Jolly Week!
~Stay Artsy~

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