Christmas in July Blog Hop

Welcome hoppers! Today I have a delicious peppermint ornament for you.

I started by cutting a 4 inch circle of Smoothfoam.  Once I had my circle cut I had to figure out the size I needed to cut my peppermint swirls(right now they look like blingy shark fins).   I used my template to cut the swirls out of the Iridescent Glitter Cardstock and the Candy Apple Red Glitter Cardstock.

When I had all of my swirls I glued them to the front and back of the Smoothfoam circle.  

Don't worry about the bit of overlap in the middle, we are going to cover that up.  I used a Snowflake and Heart Dew Drop on both sides. 

The sides were covered with a red frilly ribbon.  

Here's a better peek at the side.  It covers the raw edge of the Smoothfoam.  You could paint it or cover it with more paper too.  

Nobody wants to eat a mint that is out of the wrapper.  I made this wrapper out of a cellophane bag.

I cinched the ends with a bit of wire to hold them tight and covered the wire with Rusty Rose Ribbon. 

I added a bit of The Robin's Nest straw to make the hanger and my delicious mint is ready for the tree.  

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I made my peppermint and feel inspired to create your own.

Merry Christmas in July!

Jess

The Robin's Nest