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Hustle Bustle of the Holidays

Have you attended any festive events?   Maybe a work luncheon or a cookie exchange or just good friends have a cup of coffee? It has been a whirlwind at our home and it's not over yet!  I have several groups in which we exchange tokens of our friendship.   This year I made ornaments for gifts.    They were easy and fun, embellishing is the TRICK!   At this time of year anything goes with decorations!   A florist once told me, you can truly get away with TACKY at Christmas!  If it's shiny and bright it's OK. Here are some photos - I started with our Paper Mache Cones and inked the edge with Mementos Love Letter Red  ink. I then used Kaisercraft Mint Twist paper pad to cover the cones. I found the easiest way to create my template was to place the point of the cone at one corner of the paper and rolling it while I made a pencil outline of the shape.  I was able to fit two cones onto each piece of paper.  Since the cones a...