Merry Christmas from Mind Ruffle!

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Quick and Easy Gifts for the Office

This year I made all of my coworkers ornaments with their names on them. It only took a couple hours, was super simple, and perfect for this festive time of year. Here's how you can make your own:

Step 1- Procure some sparkly baubles (I recommend plastic, or "shatter resistant" bulbs). I also bought mine at Target.

Step 2- Get out your Prismacolors! I used metallic silver.

Step 3- Draw on the person's name with a festive design (the bauble above has candy canes drawn all around it)

New item: Cake Pop Ornaments

Brand new from Mind Ruffle - Cake Pop Ornaments! These fabulous little ornaments are handmade by yours truly and are now available at my shop. Pick a custom color, or choose from the three options seen here. These ornaments are the perfect gift for the baker in your life. Give a sweet gift this holiday season with Mind Ruffle's hand crafted Cake Pop Ornaments.Check 'em out!

Multistrand Bracelet Giveaway

This handmade Multi-strand Bracelet from Mind Ruffle is one of a kind and comprised of five elastic strands of glass, metal, and for the first time SWAROVSKI crystal elements. This design is snowflake blue, and is available in other custom colors at the Mind Ruffle shop. To enter, see details below.

When: December 6, 2011 to January 4, 2012

Where: Youtube & Facebook

Why: To Win the exclusive Snowflake Blue Mind Ruffle Multi-strand Beaded Bracelet

What: Just follow these three easy steps to enter for your chance to win:

1) Subscribe to fr0ggyfbaby’s YouTube channel; then like and favorite the contest video.
2) Comment on the contest video and include: your favorite color, the name of an item you like from the Mind Ruffle Shop, and your Facebook user name.

3) Finally, "Like" Mind Ruffle Designs on Facebook, and you're on your way to owning this one-of-a-kind bracelet from Mind Ruffle!

Good Luck!

A lifetime of memories

As some of you may know, I've been living with my grandfather (aka. Papa) for just over two years now. And he has been an tremendous encouragement and fan of my crafts, and at times an inspiration. Papa has shared so much wonder and joy with me through his stories, friends, and life mementos that, I thought it important to make him a part of the story of my shop.

At this time of year I usually pull out my Kodak photo scanner and start loading up memory cards as gifts for my family, but this year it takes on a whole new meaning because Papa was diagnosed with terminal cancer about two weeks ago. So, as you can imagine it is especially touching for me to go through his life's collection of pictures and see what precious moments he has held dearest to him over his 83 years. Here are a few from the latest batch, that I'd like to share with you now:

Aunt Kris blowing out her birthday candles.

Neighborhood block party

Grandchildren of the next generation

Grandma Maddie and Kass

New born Aunt Kris with her Mom

Great-grandma, Great-grandpa, and more

My little mom

Grandma & Great-grandpa

Aunt Kris, Mom, and Papa

Cousin David

Aunt Kris & Mom

Even though some of the pictures are faded and as time goes on we may not remember the faces smiling back at us, we are blessed because we had the chance to live these memories and had the time to make them our own.

Happy Holidays

Handmade Snowflake Wall Decals

This may be one of my favorite holiday creations to date. These snowflake wall decals are super simple to create and add a splash of whimsy to your holiday home.


Here's what you'll need to start:

- Contact paper (white)
- A permanent marker (black)
- Scissors
- A magazine

Step 1 - Make your snowflake stencil

Cut a page of your magazine into a square (I find the easiest way to do this is to fold the upper left corner across to the right side of the page, making a triangular flap. Then I cut off the rectangular excess at the bottom). It can be hard to get an appealing design the first few times, that's why I recommend using a discarded magazine to create your stencil.

Step 2 - Trace your snowflake stencil
Once you've chosen the snowflake stencil you like best, tape down a square piece of contact paper, the size of your snowflake (I use scraps of contact paper as the tape). Then, trace the snowflake stencil with your permanent marker.

Step 3 - Cut out your snowflake design

Cut out the snowflake pattern inside the black lines. When you're finished, just peel of the back and stick it to your wall or window. I tested the contact paper on my wall and window, and it didn't peel away the paint or leave behind any sticky residue.

Click here for more pictures of these steps.

Enjoy your holiday season with homemade crafts like this one, and visit the Mind Ruffle shop this holiday season. Don't forget you can also like Mind Ruffle on Facebook.

Happy Holidays!