Thursday, November 18, 2010

It's time for some Holiday Hoppin'


Welcome to the first day of the Spellbinders™ Paper Arts Holiday Hoppin’ Blog Hop! Spellbinders, along with SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L are showcasing their newest products just in time for your Holiday crafting and gift giving. Lots of creative ideas are in store, as well as prizes galore! Each participating company has generously donated towards the prize package listed on the Spellbinders Blog. A total of two identical prize packages, one for each day, November 18 and 19 will be given away! To enter, just leave a comment on a participating blog! Comments in the first 48 hours of the post are eligible. One commenter each day will be randomly selected as the winner. Winners will be announced on November 22, on the Spellbinders Blog!


Be sure to see all of tomorrow’s Holiday Hoppin’ blogs for inspiring projects and another chance to win!


Here is my project to share, Today I am using Spellbinders S4-296 Nested Hearts die template and SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L Crafty Power Tape. I used these beautiful nested heart dies (3 total in the package, I used the medium sized for this project) to create this beautiful ornament.


To create this ornament, simply use the nested hearts die and cut out 10-12 of your desired sized heart (use only one size). From here paint them as you'd like (or leave them the patterned paper that you use, for this I use ClearSnap Smooch Spritz in Sea breeze to colorize my white (smooth) Bazzill cardstock. After they have dried, use the Crafty Power tape to adhere each side together to another folded heart (you will line them up gluing the wrong sides, left to right of the next heart.) When you have your desired fulness, simply close the two sides of the ornament, making sure you insert your twine to hang.


To accent I used some printed sheet music craft sheets by Donna Salazar and punched out stars using a star punch.


Here is a close up of the folds and attachments, now if when you fold the hearts and attach them together doesn't quite match up, no worries... you can accent the edges with a little paint (I used Folk Art by Plaid) to hide the mis patched seams.


Thanks for taking a peak today, make sure to leave a comment to be entered into the Spellbinders giveaway. Also I will continue to share some homemade gift ideas through out December, so I hope you will come back and join me!

Visit all of today’s Holiday Hoppin’ blogs:

Latisha Yoast

Judy Hayes

Kazan Clark

Ashley Cannon Newell

Holly Simoni

Debbie Olson

Heidi Blankenship

Sherry Cheever

Linda Duke

Laurie Schmidlin

Cheryl Marie Walker

Jill Jacobsen

Jennifer Priest

Christina Klauer

Jodi Sanford

Leslie Miller

Mimi Leinbach

Robyn O’Crowley

Sharon Harnist

Liz Hicks

Sarah Hamer

Christie Bryant

Wendy Sue Anderson

Anary Baumgarth

Jenifer Dove

Gina Krupsky

remember... simply leave a comment on my blog or any of todays blog hop participants to be eligible to win the Spellbinders Holiday Hoppin’ Prize Package ! One winner will be chosen from all the comments on all the blogs participating today. Comments made in the first 48 hours of this post will be eligible to win. Winner’s names will be published on the Spellbinders Blog on November 22, and they will have 48 hours to reply to Spellbinders to claim the prizes.


Thanks again!!!


~Liz Hicks ♥

598 comments:

  1. What a fantastic ornament! So pretty!

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  2. Fabulous ornament. You have such wonderful ideas. Thanks for sharing them.

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  3. Cute idea for an ornament. Could make these for Valentine's Day too.


    Mary

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  4. I love the outside-the-box use of a heart.

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  5. Beautiful ornament! Great design!

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  6. Fun project! What a way to start the holidays.

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  7. Very good explanation on the ornament. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Thanks for the idea of Christmas Ornaments. How cute.

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  9. Gorgeous little ornament! Love it!

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  10. great project - love those nested hearts

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  11. Wow! It could even be a little mini scrapbook/storybook! Thanks so much for sharing

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  12. Cute ornament. Thanks for sharing, Tootsie

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  13. Very cute ornament ! I think I'm going to try it !

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  14. Gorgeous ornament. Love the Smooch Spritz.

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  15. Very cute ornament. Like the 3-d effect.

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  16. Love the ornament...the color of the heart is beautiful and that was a great idea to add the star!

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  17. Great project....thanks for sharing.

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  18. Beautiful ball ornament.
    Hugs
    Agnieszka

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  19. Love this vintage heart ornament..beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

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  20. LOVE the ornament idea, thank you for sharing.

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  21. Great ornament. Will have to give this a try. Love it. Thanks.

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  22. Beautiful ornament. Fun way to use the heart dies.

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  23. Great project! I love this idea, especially for sending to someone, as it would fold down to mail,and then upon receipt, you could open it. What a great idea!

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  24. Beautiful projects, I am loving them all. Thank you.

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  25. Cute Ornamnent!! Thanks for sharing!

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  26. Love the ornament idea - so simple yet elegant! I never would have thought of using Spellbinders this way - Thanks

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  27. I hope I am leaving a comment in the right place!! I have never been to your blog before! I am so glad I participated in this hop!!!

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  28. I LOVE this heart ornament. Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  29. Thanks for sharing this fun project with us!

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  30. Such a cute ornament made from the dies.

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  31. What a pretty and vintage-looking ornament!

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  32. cute ornament.
    But I didn't like having to listen to your music.

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  33. Cute project. TFS
    Kerry

    mommakcrafts.blogspot.com

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  34. Beautiful ornament! Great Job. Thanks so much for sharing today!
    Hugs, Wini
    wini@looneybugdesigns.com

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  35. Cute idea! This would make a cute party favor.

    http://debrapate.blogspot.com

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  36. What a fun project - Nice job and thanks for sharing!

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  37. Love the ornament, so many wonderful ideas. Thanks

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  38. This must be a mistake. I can't be the first to comment, can I? Anyway, I like the unique use of this heart template.

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  39. really cute ornamate. Country looking I love it

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  40. What a lovely use for the heart nesties. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Lesley S

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  41. What a beautiful Christmas ornament!
    Hugs, Berit

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  42. Not sure why I am the first comment, but I do love your ornament made with the Nested Hearts! TFS!

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  43. Nice ornament!!!! Thank-you for sharing!

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  44. Such a gorgeous creation! I love it! hugz sal xx

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  45. Lovely, that would look so cute in the christmas tree!

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  46. What a beauty and does not seem difficult to make. Thanks for sharing
    Christiane Richard

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  47. I really like this and would not have thought to use the hearts to make an ornament. Thanks so much for sharing this idea!

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  48. Love the ornament! Never thought about using a heart to make one. Thanks for sharing.

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  49. OMG - How creative! You've inspired me! Thanks for sharing! Have a great day!

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  50. Great idea - I like the way your ornament turned out!

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  51. This is soo pretty. How creative :)

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  52. What a sweet little ornament. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  53. How sweet! I love it! Thanks to Spellbinders and you for the chance to win!

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  54. I LOVE new ideas for ornaments and this is a great one. Thanks for sharing!

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  55. Your ornament is very sweet. What a way to hop into the holidays. Great use of the Spellbinder die. I think I will head into my craft room and give this a try. Thanks for inspiring....

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  56. This is really pretty! They would be lots of fun to make! Thanks very much!...Nancy :o)

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  57. Cute ornament. Thanks for sharing.

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  58. What a lovely oranament! It would be perfect to add to a gift for a personal touch :)

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  59. Cool way to use this template. Pretty ornament.

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  60. What a clever way to use the heart! Thank you!

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  61. What a darling ornament. Thanks for sharing.

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  62. What a lovely ornament! Need to try that, too!

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  63. Cute decoration! Love the country look.
    Thanks for sharing! :o)

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  64. what a neat idea--love your ornament!

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  65. Wow, this would be great for Valentine's Day or an anniversary, too!

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  66. What a wonderful 3D idea! I finally know what to do with my nested scalloped hearts for a month other than Feb! Thanks for sharing! =)

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  67. Clever!!! Never thought about using the hearts that way. Duhhh me! Love it!

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  68. This is fabulous!! I'll give this a try! Thank you.

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  69. Liz, your little ornament is just too cute!

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  70. I love your ornament!! Thank you for sharing with all of us!

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  71. Beautiful ornament love the color and your bow is perfect.
    Thanks for sharing
    Marilyn

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  72. Such a beautiful project.
    Thanks for sharing

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  73. Liz -

    What a beautiful ornament! I love how it looks. This would be great to make as gifts as well I think. Thank you so much for a super idea.

    Elaine Allen

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  74. What a cute little ornament. Great idea for the die.

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  75. I love this idea. I can see using it as an ornament for the tree or a decoration on a package. Great job!

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  76. Your ornament is just lovely! It looks nice and sturdy as well! Love the colors!

    Warm Holiday wishes,
    Jennifer

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  77. A great idea doing an ornament. Nice job

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  78. I like the 3-d effect on the ornament.

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  79. Not sure why no one else has left a comment. Yours ornament is stunning. I love it. TFS :)

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  80. Cute ornament! I cannot believe how creative all you bloggers are with these Spellbinders dies. I only have two sets but I am going to try some of these ideas!

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  81. Thank you!!!! You are a great Creative Director.

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  82. That ornament is very cool - i may just try one - thanks.

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  83. What a beautiful ornament, Liz!!!

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  84. this is a really cute ornament with the spellbinder heart die. I really like it a lot. Thank you for sharing. Cute item.
    Gale

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  85. Lovely ornament! It is amazing what you can do with Spellbinders! TFS

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  86. Wonderful ornament! I have the nesting harts and I use them alot!

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  87. I'm really the first? Well....this is a wonderful project! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  88. I love the heart ornament! It is so cute! I have a crazy heart obsession. Thanks for sharing this with us!

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  89. What a fun ornament! I can think of several uses for this craft design.

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  90. I LOVE Spellbinders dies!! What did we do before they came along. The reindeer and the mitten are perfect for the Holidays.

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  91. I love it! Looks like denim so even a teenager would like to get one ... wonderful job!

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  92. I love your ornament. I'm a little muddled as to where to go next and when to leave comments... but very sweet ornament. :)

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  93. Really liked your heart ornament.

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  94. Great Ornament. It most definately gives me ideas.

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  95. Wow so many comments already this is amazing..
    Good luck to all.. What a wonderful Thing for this time of year.
    The spellbinders grand are on my wish list this year.
    Amazing sample thanks again for the fun chance to win.

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  96. Darling! I love it...Would be perfect on my tree ;)

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  97. Love the ornament! We can make a tree full using all the different SB dies!

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  98. Love the idea! Such talent. Thanks for sharing. Ciao db:)

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  99. Terrific ornament using the spellbinders. The colors and the idea is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

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  100. I'm going to have to make one of your creations. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  101. Beautiful ornament! I love handmade gifts for Christmas and this is a great idea! Thanks.

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  102. What a clever ornament!! I'll have to try that :)

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  103. Very cute ornament! Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  104. Love your creative use of this heart die! Good for the holidays ...... but would also be great for Valentine decorations. I have this die, so I just may have to try this technique.

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  105. Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing! I think I'll be trying this one:)

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  106. I would never have thought to use the heart nesti's to make this.

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  107. Very pretty ornament...I can see giving these as little gifts to friends or as decorations on packages!

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  108. This is beautiful, I love how you made it 3d! ~Diane

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  109. what a fantastic idea. I had been looking for 3d ideas, thanks

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  110. What a great ornament!
    www.dawnicakorner.blogspot.com

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  111. Great idea and it doesn't look too difficult to do!

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  112. Oh my! I love this!! So easy and such a wonderful conversation piece each Christmas!

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  113. What could be better than spellbinders and tattered angels? Love it.

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  114. How easy you make it sound, what a great idea.

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  115. How easy you make it sound, what a great idea.

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  116. Cute little heart project!

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  117. What a really neat idea for an ornament using Spellbinders Heart die. Thank you for sharing.

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  118. i love anything you do no matter what it is.... Loyal fan of the Liz Hicks...

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  119. Great ornament! Thanks for sharing!

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  120. Super nice ornament. Wow! My niece lives in Arvada. Small world!
    Thank you for sharing this very cute ornament.

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  121. Very cute! And so easy to make! TFS

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  122. Love the 3D ornament.

    Kathy
    Katsews at gmail dotcom

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  123. Nice ornament! I love to make my own ornaments.

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  124. Oh, I love this idea! I'm at work and wish I could just run right home and make one!!!

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  125. Gorgeous ornament! :)

    Debbie Meijer

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  126. Darling ornament. Your work is very nice.

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  127. What a cute ornament idea! I will be trying this one for sure! TFS :)

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  128. Lovely ornament ! Tks for sharing with us on this amazing Blog Hop ! Yone

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  129. Very pretty heart ornament. Great how you used the heart dies for it.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  130. So pretty - love the look of this.

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  131. love the ornament! thanks for sharing the technique!

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  132. Wonderful idea for a heart ornament.
    Happy Thanksgiving.
    Peggy Allen

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  133. Great ornament.
    Love Spellbinders!!!
    Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win.
    marvely@hotmail.com

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