This week, the cute ladies over at eighteen25 showed us how to create a beautiful Christmas home decor piece. I thought you might all enjoy seeing this and even possibly making one for your own home.

The TALL NATIVITY and the words are cut out of vinyl with a Silhouette and adhered to a stained board. I think the result is stunning and it seems so simple to create.

For detailed instructions go visit the blog post over at eighteen25.blogspot.com. Thanks eighteen25 for inspiring us all! You ROCK!!

You can purchase the Tall Nativity in SVG and DXF formats HERE.
Or if you have a Silhouette, you can purchase it in the Silhouette Online Store.

Looking for a simple and beautiful Christmas project idea? I spotted the most amazing Christmas ornament using my NATIVITY CUTTING FILE while blog hopping one day. I contacted Vanessa… who writes the blog (sewcakemake.blogspot.com) and asked if I could highlight her fabulous Nativity Ornament. She was happy to share her idea with all of us. I think these Christmas ornaments are so pretty and they look so easy to make. I may just have to make a few of these for our tree or to give as gifts this year.

Oh… and to make this project just a little easier for you, I created a FREE SVG file for the clear insert ornament (made for 2 5/8″ wide ornaments) that you can download HERE. This file includes a JPG for printing as well as SVG and DXF files for your Silhouette, Cricut Expression, and any other cutting machine that will use these files. I also created a Print and Cut version of the insert WITH the nativity available for purchase HERE. You can get printable acetate HERE. You can get regular (non-printable) acetate HERE (for use with VINYL).

You can purchase the Nativity SVG cutting file HERE

You can purchase the clear insert with the Nativity for Print and Cut HERE

or if you have a Silhouette you can find it at the Silhouette Online Store HERE.

Visit Vanessa’s BLOG for detailed instructions on how to make this ornament. She has a great tutorial.

I sure hope you all (in the US) had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday! We had a nice break here at my house. We hosted 16 family members and just had a fun few days. We went ice skating, rode TRAX into SLC, went to see Temple Square, and even visited the hot pots at Crystal Hot Springs. The most important part… the kids had a great time with their cousins! I really meant to post this lovely layout by Krissy last week, but somehow the holiday hijacked my life and I am just getting back into the swing of things. I apologize.

I love all the layering Krissy used and the way she used so many different cutting files. You can visit Krissy’s post HERE to find out what files she used.

I guess it’s about time to say goodbye to Autumn and hello to Winter and Christmas! Have a great day!