The Pink Elephant: December 2010

Monday, December 27, 2010

Ribbon at The Pink Elephant

We hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Christmas!!

Who doesn't LOVE Ribbon!!

Uhhh....No one!! Hee hee!

Today we have a fun post sharing with you a few ways we use ribbon!!

I also wanted to showcase a super fabulous company, owned by a special,

sweet and talented friend...Andrea Gourley!!

Andrea owns

The Ribbon Girl

and she has some adorable ribbon in her shop!!

You can find the Ribbon Girl Blog by clicking the banner below

Be sure to hop by and see all the goodies at

The Ribbon Girl Shop and to give Andrea some love!

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Andrea Gourley

Sheri Gilson

Lori Boyd

Arielle Gordon

Silvia Rodriguez

Tina Quinata

Krista VanTol

Trudi Wilbur

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Handmade Gifts at The Pink Elephant

Hello Everyone!!

Just a few more days 'til CHRISTmas and we wanted to share with you a few

Handmade Gift Ideas!!

Angela

Jennifer

Trudi

Kimmy

Debbie

Have a wonderful Christmas!!

Monday, December 20, 2010

Pleated Christmas Tree

I like quirky little decor items, and this little tree fit the bill! This is a simple little tree that would add some "cute" to any mantel!

You'll need:

- patterned paper (12x12)

- Styrofoam cone

- small pot

- a wooden dowel

- pins (the sewing kind)

- border punch

- crimper

- ornament or ribbon

- ruler

- marker

1 - Punch a border on 1 side of a 12" piece of patterned paper, then cut it into a 2 inch strip. You'll need 12 strips, 2 for each pattern.

2 - Take the cone and measure mark in one inch increments. Repeat measuring/marking around the cone a few more times, this will help you keep the paper straight!

3 - Crimp each of the strips.

4 - Pin the top of one of the strips right under the first mark you made at the bottom of the tree. Then pleat/pin the paper as you go. You'll be about an inch short of paper each time you go around, so just piece & pin some into place to complete each row. That's why I said 2 strips of each pattern. As you go up the cone, your pleats will get smaller each time.

To finish, make a little ring of paper to crown the top & stick on a Christmas ornament or a bow or whatever... I was feeling a little goofy, so I used an ornament. Stick a wooden dowel into the bottom of the cone & stake it into a little pot! Voilà!

We also have a great post on Christmas tags, so go check that out! Also we'd love for you to play along with our latest challenge - "Winter Wonderland", open until January 9th!!!

Have a Happy Monday!

Friday, December 17, 2010

Christmas Tags at The Pink Elephant

Happy 7 Days 'til Christmas!!

Since Christmas is just around the corner we thought it would be nice to make a

few tags and hopefully inspire you to make some of your own!!

We have a Special Guest Designer with us today.
Please Welcome a super talented and oh so Sweet friend of mine.

Vera Rhuhay

Thanks so much Vera for sharing your amazing talent with us!!
Vera used digital stamps from By LORi Designs...they can be found HERE!
Hugs!!

Here are the fabulous creations designed by the TPE Girls:

Bea Guzman

Kimmy Jaster

Arielle Gordon

Jennifer Hagfeldt

Lori Boyd

Joni Wilson

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see our tags!!

You can find the Winter Wonderland December Challenge HERE

See you on Wednesday, December 22nd for one last Treat Post before Christmas!!

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We would LOVE to see your Tags.
If you want to inspire others...feel free to add them in Mr. Linky