Metallic Lustre Rustic Wood Holiday Card Holders Sprinkled with #TinyPrintsCheer

Disclosure: This post is brought to you in partnership with Tiny Prints and Mom It Forward. All opinions and ideas are completely my own.

Last week I told you about Tiny Prints and holiday card trends and tips, and that I was hosting a holiday party.

If you followed along with me on Instagram, I posted the question of what these rustic cut branches had to do with my party planning activities.

Wood branches for Holiday Card Holders @clubchicacircle

I wanted to great way showcase all of the lovely holiday card samples they sent me from the Tiny Prints 2013 Holiday Collection.

And, if you have been following along on my most recent posts, you know I’ve been a bit crazy with the nature crafting ideas. Yesterday, I turned some of the wood branches, that I sliced into 4-5″ tall segments, into a beautiful candle centerpiece.

Before I get to the party recap, I’ll show you how I used some of the wood branch pieces and made shiny metallic coated holiday card holders.

I used a power saw and power drill to make my card holder wood segments.

The rest of my supplies were: DecoArt Metallic Lustre, cosmetic sponge, decorative round spiral paper clips, and super glue.

Metallic Lustre Rustic Wood Holiday Card Holder DIY @clubchicacircle

As I mentioned, I started with a large wood branch that I found in the nature trail by my house and sliced it into segments with a power saw.

The wood was pretty dry, so I peeled away any of the bark that easily came off. Then, using my smallest drill bit and my power drill, I drilled a hole at the top center of each wood branch piece.

Then I used one of my favorite products of all time! DecoArt makes this lovely Metallic Lustre that is like a shiny paste. It comes in a variety of metallic colors and all you do is apply to your surface of choice and buff until shiny.

I used the Gold Rush Metallic Lustre and a cosmetic sponge to apply to the wood branches and buffed them until they shined.

I unwound each round paper clip, leaving only the center spiral intact. This is the part that holds the cards in place.

To secure the paper clip, I used a little dab of super glue on the end and placed into each hole that I had already drilled.

Metallic Lustre Rustic Wood Branch Holiday Card Holders

Gorgeous, right?

The gold card holders matched the festive feeling and decorative card designs for my party.

And they looked really great spaced out on the table at dinner.

Party Table with card holder

The stage was set!

#tinyprintscheer LA live event

It was time to enjoy a lovely dinner at Antonello Ristorante and for me to share the huge variety of beautiful holiday card samples I brought with me.

We talked about why we love to receive photo holiday cards from friends and family, and unique ideas on how to display and keep them.

Homemade wood log holiday card holder

I shared the rustic wood card holders—the gold gilded ones and a larger rustic log card holder I made with the same technique.

Others shared that they made flip books for their young kids to enjoy all year round, some put them in albums. The main consensus what that if you received a really beautiful card with personal photos of family and friends, they were usually saved in some way after the holidays.

The new clear card designs from the Tiny Prints collection were a huge hit. And being the social bloggers that we are, our smart phones were out and ready to share all night long. = )

#TinyPrintsCheer LA live holiday event @clubchicacircle

It was a great night of looking at beautiful cards…

#tinyprintscheer card

…and really enjoying each other’s company.

Tiny Prints Holiday Card samples

In the end, I made some new friends, reconnected with some old, and enjoyed a special Holiday inspired night spreading lots of #TinyPrintsCheer .

Tiny Prints LA Live Event Bloggers @clubchicacircle

I want to give a special shout out and thanks to all of the bloggers who attended and shared their Friday night with me.

Thanks to Jessica from Chaos and Love, Wendy of Wendy Nielson-Writing a New Story, Megan of Mama Bub, Terri from Om Seeking Balance, Valerie from Sweeps 4 Bloggers, Melanie from LA Explorer, Wendy from Whimsy & Wise, Monika from Life with Love Bugs, and Ann from Ann about Town.

You ladies all made it a fabulous night filled with good food (don’t even get me started on the chocolate soufflé with the gelato in the middle), good conversation, and good company. Cheers to all of you!

And a special thanks to Ted Jung from D&E Photography for helping capture the memories we made that night!

#TinyPrintsCheer Live Holiday Event recap

I was one of five bloggers across the country hosting Tiny Prints live events, and I’m happy to say they all went off without a hitch. You can check out the other four fabulous recaps from Kris from Little Tech Girl , Rachel from Following In My Shoes;  April from April Go Lightly, and Krissy from B-Inspired Mama.

Also, you can follow Tiny Prints on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for more great holiday card ideas.

Cheers!

 

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Disclosure: This post is brought to you in partnership with Tiny Prints and Mom It Forward. All opinions and ideas are completely my own. Also, I am a member of the DecoArt blogger outreach program, of which I receive free product to try out and craft with. All craft tutorials, ideas, and photographs are my own.

 

Pauline Molinari

I'm the crafty maven, and I'm on a mission to spread craftiness. With a fine arts degree, over 15 years experience in children's publishing, and a savvy, stylish, sassy tween daughter, I come armed with perspective and passion to inspire tween girls and their mothers to be crafty together. 

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  3 comments for “Metallic Lustre Rustic Wood Holiday Card Holders Sprinkled with #TinyPrintsCheer

  1. November 17, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    These are so cool and clever Pauline! Love how they turned out and those cards are gorgeous!

  2. Kayla @ Home Coming
    November 19, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    What a great idea! I love how they turned out, and it looks like everyone had so much fun. I’m hosting a pillow cover giveaway that you should enter. http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/11/michelle-dwight-designs-pillow-cover.html

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