Holiday Accent Lamp

I thought I’d take a quick break from golf cards to make this Tiffany-inspired lamp project which I’ve been wanting to try for a while.  It was made with my Silhouette electronic die cutting machine, an svg file from the “Boho Butterflies SVG Kit” by svg cuts, an electric candle, card stock and vellum.  The original design had dragonflies on the lamp shade, but I wanted to make my lamps as holiday gifts and decorations, so I altered the cut file to include holly leaves instead.  The basic holly leaf design (which I manipulated to fit on the lamp shade panel) came from the “Comet’s Candy Land SVG Kit” which is also by svg cuts.

(original lamp shade design)

It’s hard to believe this lamp is made out of paper!  I used Recollections brown (chocolate) shimmer paper (which looks like bronze/metal), Recollections black card stock, and vellum.  I used Copic Markers (G29, R59, and Y28) to color the vellum panels.

*POST ADDITION – I found it tedious and difficult to color 36 panels, front and back, for each lamp I wanted to make.  The vellum kept shifting so the colors didn’t line up with the black lines perfectly, and this was messy/obvious when the lamp was assembled and lit.  (I’m not sure why I didn’t have that much trouble with my first one!)  I ended up creating two print and cut files so I could either color in my panels by hand with lines visible on the vellum, or I could just print and cut the already colored panels.  Much easier!!

You can see the tutorial on how to assemble the lamp HERE.

There is a 9 inch electronic candle “built in” to the center of the lamp base which came with a 7w bulb. I replaced this bulb with an LED bulb so it didn’t get hot since it will be lit so close to the paper.  (The original bulb seemed to work fine and didn’t really seem to get that hot, but I didn’t want to take any chances.)

I used the Darice 5×7 Basketweave embossing folder for the decorative panels on the base of the lamp.

The design details on this lamp are incredible!  The lamp shade fits on the lamp without touching the bulb.  And the decorative knob on the top is pretty cool!

Some sad news…

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I LOVE svg cuts; there is a huge variety of projects (2-d and 3-d), and they are all AWESOME!!!  It’s the first place I look when I need an idea or element for a special occasion or project.  I LOVE watching Mary do her project tutorials which takes a lot of the frustration out of creating these projects.  (I tried to wing it a few times and ended up wishing I had just gone straight to Mary for some of the more complicated designs!)  And, I don’t think I’d even have any idea at all about electronic die-cutting with svg’s if it weren’t for Leo’s tutorials on Sure Cuts A Lot and all the customer support/questions answered by him over the years.  So… I was extremely saddened by the news that Leo and Mary are going their separate ways and will no longer both be working together at svg cuts.  Leo has decided to start a new svg company called Dreaming Tree (3DSVG) while Mary will continue to run svg cuts.  (Leo explains this in a letter on his new site, HERE).  I’m sad for them that things didn’t work out, and I’m sad that the company as I’ve known it will not be the same.  However, I am excited with the idea that there is a new company out there that will be providing svg files, am hoping this works out well for both of them, and am looking forward to visiting both often.

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Holiday Planners

(one of several designs; see more below)

I loved this “Holiday Planner” idea when I saw it HERE on Melissa The Stamp Doc’s blog.  I thought planners would be useful, fun to make, a great way to use up some of the paper I have piling up in my craft room (I think I’m addicted to buying the stuff!!), and a cute item to offer at the Rolling Green Golf Club Holiday Boutique which is at the beginning of December (the perfect time to start planning for the holidays!).  So I decided to make a bunch of them!

The base for each of the planners is a pocket folder which I ordered on Amazon, but you can also get them in office supply stores and where school supplies are sold.

I scored each side of the folder in half vertically and folded them so the pockets were on the inside.

I added score tape to the back of the middle panels so they would stay together and form a tall, skinny book.  (Melissa’s opened flat.)

I designed and printed my own inserts for each planner.  I included a calendar, “to do” lists, shopping lists, stocking stuffer and gift lists, card lists, and an envelope for receipts.  (A link for inserts was provided in Melissa’s blog post, but these are copyrighted and cannot be used in products for sale.)  I will include contact information with each planner I sell so the customer can request and print additional/updated sheets for later, if desired.

I added decorative paper and mats to the fronts and inside pocket panels and made a “Holiday Planner” label (computer generated) for the fronts.  To finish them off, I tied pens to the planners with raffia. For the sale, each planner will be placed in a plastic sleeve (actually made for license plates) that I found at Bags Unlimited and sealed with clear, circular mailing seals.

I made several different styles.  (Click on each photo for a larger view.)

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     My Mind’s Eye “Holly Berries” from the “Holly Jolly” collection

Recollections card stock (sku 4 0010073676 0)

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Jillibean Soup “Folded Flakes” from the “Christmas Cheer Chowder” collection (front and back)

Reminisce “Under the Tree” from the “Santa’s Workshop” collection

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Karen Foster Design “Christmas Stamps”

Glitz Design “Joyeux Noes Polka” from the “Joyeux Noel” collection

Gina K Cranberry Tart card stock

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Reminisce “Christmas Holly” from the “A Christmas Story” collection

Reminisce “Christmas Joy” from the “A Christmas Story” collection

Gina K Cranberry Tart card stock

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Reminisce “Christmas Joy” from the “A Christmas Story” collection

Reminisce “Christmas Holly” from the “A Christmas Story” collection

Gina K Christmas Pine card stock

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My Mind’s Eye Unforgettable “Happiness” Delight Paper

TPC Studio “Apple Picking” from the “Rustic Garden” collection

Gina K Charcoal Brown card stock

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Karen Foster Design “Signs of Winter”

Melissa Frances “First Snowfall”

Gina K Warm Cocoa card stock

AC Moore Chestnut 12×12 card stock (PPR9010)

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