Metal Stocking Wine Glass Charms

I have 3 big Craft Fairs this month and have been busy making 3D  and gift items for my table.  One of the items I made was inspired by Monica Weaver - metal stocking wine glass charms. The metal I got at my local craft store. It was silver on one side and red on the other.  So, I made 6 charms in red, and 6 in silver.
This year has been very successful for me, and I have found that one of the secrets of this success is not only the quality of the products I make, but the quality of the packaging the products are put it.  The packaging is half the sale!
Below is a single wine glass charm, as well as picture of how I packaged the charms.

First I punch out one metal and one Cherry Cobbler cardstock stocking, using the Stocking Builder Punch.  About 1/4" was cut off the top of each stocking.
Using the Cherry Cobbler stocking the image of the stocking was traced onto a sheet of sticky sheet and cut out. This tape it was adhered to the cherry cobbler stocking, the protective cover removed from the other end of the tape and the metal stocking adhered to the other side.
This unit was then embossed with the Starburst embossing folder and the Big Shot
Silver glimmer paper was used to punch out the top, toes and heels of the stocking, and they were adhered using tombo glue.
After the glue was dry, a  small hole was punched into one of the corners of the stocking (I used the crop-o-dile).  Through this hole I inserted an ear ring hoop ring and a small jingle bell.

The ear ring hoops were inserted through holes I had made in a tag - 3 stockings to 1 tag, and placed in small SU cellophane bags. To further help identify individual wine glasses, I punched out jewellrey tags so individuals could write their own name on their charm.  These I put in a separate plastic bag.
Red Card stock was used to make the top to the bag, and retired Christmas paper was used to decorate this.

Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Real Red, retired Christmas paper,
Accessories: Metal sheet, Stocking Builder Punch, Large ear ring hoops, mini jingle bells, Sticky sheets, Starburst embossing folder, small cellophane bags, white baker's twine, 1/4" Real Red grosgrain ribbon

Advent Calendar Day 18 & 19

Day 18 and 19 

Stamps: 25 & Counting, Day 18, and Day 19

Inks: Garden Green, cherry Cobbler inks and markers

Papers: Chocolate chip, Whisper White, Real Red

Accessories: 3/4" circle punch, 1/8" whisper white grosgrain ribbon, mini jingle bells, mini library clip, White Baker's Twine, 1" square punch, Clear embossing powder, dazzling diamonds

Method:

Day 18:

1. Apply Garden Green marker directly onto the stamp and stamp the image twice on Whisper white card stock.
2. Cut the word "Eighteen" from one of the images stamped.  Discard the rest
3. Apply this to the lid of the Peek-a-boo double punchie.
4.  Punch out second image with 1" square punch (Note:  I did not do that on this particular calendar, but I have done it on subsequent ones and it looks much better)
5. Clear emboss the punched out image
6. Apply this image to a 3 by 1 3/4" piece of Whisper White Card stock so that it is visible when door to Day 18 opened.

Day 19

1. Apply Cherry Cobbler marker to the letters "19" on the stamp and stamp on Whisper White card stock.
2. Punch out with 3/4" circle punch.
3. Attach only 1/2 of this circle to the Day 18 side of the lid
4. Stamp the entire image of Day 19 beside the Day 18 image on gthe 3 by 1 3/4" Whisper White card stock as shown in the picture.  Apply dazzling diamonds to the white bells
5. Tie a bow with the 1/8" Whisper White grosgrain ribbon.  Tie a mini jingle bell with Baker's twine around the ribbon, and attach the unit to the lid of Day 19
6. Use a library clip to keep both doors closed.

Scallop punch a small strip of Garden green and Cherry Cobbler card stock.

Apply to short edges of peek-a-boo die cut.  Cut off excess.

Jingle Bells Chickadee - Saturday Sketch Challenge Stamping 411 #222

I love the Beautiful Seasons stamp set, and the image was perfect for the Saturday Sketch Challenge with Stamping 411 here

Stamps: Beautiful Season, Petite Pairs
Inks: Black Stazon, Watercolor crayons, Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy
Papers: Not Quite Navy, River Rock, Early Espresso, Well Worn Designer paper, Watercolor Paper, Whisper White
Accessories: 2  1/2" circle punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Word Label punch, Aqua painter, Silver Glass Glitter, Mini Jingle Bell, Linen Thread, 1/4" Early Espresso grosrain ribbon, rhinestones, pearl, dimensionals.

Above is a close up of the focal image.  I watercolored the bird twice, and cut one image out and superimposed it on top of the other.  Before attached it with dimensionals I attached a mini jingle bell through which linen thread (one strand) had been inserted, to the back of the beak.

This side view shows the mini jingle bell in its beak