56 Comments

1. Oh how cute! Didnyou just the little frames and pop the Santas in or were you Ms. DIY who made the frames herself?

   This reminds me of what might have been the very first time I saw/commented on your blog – when you showed the gift tags made from photos of the recipient. I think I asked your permission to steal that idea – but I still haven’t done that. Maybe this year.

   Comment by Rachel — December 9, 2011 #

2. Sorry, iPad keyboard issues – Did you just buy the little frames… Sheesh.

   Comment by Rachel — December 9, 2011 #

3. Anna they are gorgeous! They look perfect with the polka dot paper, bells, and twine. I hope you find time to get into the holiday decorating. Must be tricky having Thanksgiving and Christmas so close together.

   Comment by Lisa — December 9, 2011 #

4. Anna, only you would come up with such a beautiful, novel wrapping idea and then say you haven’t started yet. LOL That is such a great idea. I started decorating today. And tomorrow is the big Christmas party. HELP!

   Comment by Elaine /MuddlingThrough — December 9, 2011 #

5. Cute! We really need to decorate too! Two poinsettias is not cutting it for our 7 year old daughter. Guess we will be heading out soon for a tree.
   Happy holidays!

   Comment by Anita — December 9, 2011 #

6. love your santa tags.
   you’re a master solderer!!!
   i’m totally going to be like you when i grow up.

   Comment by brigette — December 10, 2011 #

7. WHAT??!!! I feel like I’m doing a Scooby Doo double take! YOU SOLDERED these little frames like it was NOTHING??!! Shoot, you have better tools than me!

   First you build a retaining wall. Now, you solder? I officially give up! ;0

   p.s. my tree is up and my house is decorated BUT I’m still sewing on one gift and I need to wrap and hit the post office. ;0 Scooby Doo, where are you??

   Comment by ina — December 10, 2011 #

8. What a lovely idea ! x

   Comment by Faith76 — December 10, 2011 #

9. You really are a lady with many talents. Love those pendants.

   Comment by Vreni — December 10, 2011 #

10. I love your pendants Anna, I have done some stained glass. Oh how I would love to give this a try. Can you buy the glass already cut, I don’t like that part?? Merry Christmas!!

    Comment by Shawn — December 10, 2011 #

11. We’re decorating this weekend too. I have literally no clue where we are going to fit in a tree – we inherited a lot of very lovely, but overlarge, furniture this year … and our spare room is now a bedroom so I can’t even toss junk in there anymore!

    Comment by dottycookie — December 10, 2011 #

12. OK…so share with us non crafters how to put together these fabulous pendants…do you put a protective clear plastic overlay & where did you purchase the frames…

    happy holiday decorating!

    Comment by linda noblog — December 10, 2011 #

13. My Dear Anna, Yes, the big day will arrive right on schedule whether you and I are ready or not! Perhaps today and tomorrow I can put up my trees which has been on my to-get-done list but not yet achieved. I have a priority list in my head of what MUST be done first and now I’m just about down to the tree business. We have a mere two weeks left, not much time, eh? Here’s a wish to us both that we meet our goals on time! Merry Christmas, my friend :-)

    Comment by Cootie Connie — December 10, 2011 #

14. Those are so cute Anna, you did a great job!

    Comment by Dorian — December 10, 2011 #

15. I just took down the bunnies… nuff said

    Comment by pat sloan — December 10, 2011 #

16. Those are so adorable! My grandmother tells everyone, “If Christmas came once every five years, Kim still wouldn’t be ready for it.” And she’s right. :-) Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

    Comment by Kim — December 10, 2011 #

17. I LOVE the Santa’s!!!!

    Comment by Jewels — December 10, 2011 #

18. I put up the tree and most of the decorations today – and took the pumpkins off the kitchen table!! Love your little pendants – you are just so clever!!

    Comment by frayedattheedge — December 10, 2011 #

19. I think your skin is changing colors! Stinkin’ CUTE Santa tags/ornaments. What a thoughtful thing to add to your gifties. I’m guessing you made these? Such talent!

    Comment by Jody — December 10, 2011 #

20. I’ve had it with you and your clever ways. Not really, but I felt like it needed to be said. Love the dot paper as well. sigh I just have boring paper. My only dot paper is black and white. Merry Christmas Thimbleanna! xo

    Comment by pam — December 10, 2011 #

21. What a relief to know it’s not just me dragging my feet. :-)

    Comment by Katie — December 10, 2011 #

22. Oh this tags are wonderful

    Comment by Janine — December 10, 2011 #

23. Can I hear an “ADORABLE” – what a lovely idea and the people getting them on their gifts will love them as well. Oh lordy don’t you just love that Pinterest – it just sucks me in, lol.

    Hugs Sunshine – Karen

    Comment by karen — December 10, 2011 #

24. I’m in denial too….It’s too soon! But it will come in spite of our protests so we might as well get going! Cute pendants—seems everything you touch turns to gold!

    Comment by molly — December 10, 2011 #

25. Ho! Ho! Ho! Classic Santa image. Love the tags. Where did you get the polka dot paper????

    Comment by Jen — December 10, 2011 #

26. Those santa pendants are adorable!!!

    Comment by Diane — December 10, 2011 #

27. Oh, OH, OH!!! Those are so cute. How do you do it? I love the charms. A friend of mine does them and sells them. I never thought to use them on gifts. Thats a Two-fer. I wish I had never given away my soldering iron years ago.

    Comment by Bonnie — December 10, 2011 #

28. i think i’m gonna skip the koolaid this year – the Big C gives me a Big H … maybe i’ll just leave the computer on for the next two weeks, with links to your blog … and Kim’s blog … and all the others…

    Comment by dianne — December 11, 2011 #

29. Cute… dragging here also. I let Mr. & dd do the decorating. Where the heck to you live? Your blog clock says 11:55 and mine says 10:55. It must be east of me. Enjoy the day! Cheers!

    Comment by Carole Prevost-Meier — December 11, 2011 #

30. Cute… dragging here also. I let Mr. & dd do the decorating. Where the heck to you live? Your blog clock says 11:55 and mine says 10:55. It must be east of me. BTW, you website is sluggish today. Seems to take forever for anything to happy. Perhaps I am just in speedy mode! Enjoy the day! Cheers!

    Comment by Carole Prevost-Meier — December 11, 2011 #

31. Those tags are just simply the cutest things!!!!! I know how you feel about…..the big C! Little overwhelmed here.

    Comment by Jean — December 11, 2011 #

32. Geez….those are so smoking adorable, no wonder you’re behind. Me too although I did throw the last pumpkin in the trash yesterday AM. maybe a tree today? I have a business trip this week, not making my spirit bright for sure!

    Comment by Mary ann — December 11, 2011 #

33. Gasp! Pumpkins on the table! LOL. I think this is one of first years that we still don’t have a rotting pumpkin on the step. LOL. No judgements here, except those Santas are darling. Good going.

    Comment by Kris — December 11, 2011 #

34. Yeah, yeah. I was just congratulating myself with having written my cards and you have to do fancy metalwork. You are a wonder.

    Thanks so much for my mum’s get well card, by the way! (You really ARE a wonder.)

    Comment by Isabelle — December 11, 2011 #

35. I’m a late starter too. Love these a lot, what do the backs look like?

    Comment by Janet — December 11, 2011 #

36. Adorable, Anna! I wish you lived closer- we could craft together!
    Christmas still hasn’t found its way to our house. I’m wondering if it ever will. lol

    Comment by Karin — December 11, 2011 #

37. Adorable! You are so talented. Love that image of Santa!

    Comment by Stacy — December 12, 2011 #

38. Of course its Christmas season.. see..your blog’s banner is also agreeing. ;-) love the pendants..

    Comment by Josie — December 12, 2011 #

39. I still have pumpkins on my hearth, but it’s only because they grew in my garden and I can’t bear to just toss them aside because the calender changed. Very nice gift tags, Anna. I did not know you were a solderer!

    Comment by Karen — December 12, 2011 #

40. The pendants are very cheerful and make me want to say HO HO Ho. I still love the cupcake one I won on your blog a year or so ago. I especially like your banner, you have the cutest ideas!

    Comment by Teresa — December 12, 2011 #

41. Those are adorable!

    Comment by Judy — December 12, 2011 #

42. So super cute. Packaging makes such a difference.

    Comment by nanette — December 12, 2011 #

43. Try as I might, I haven’t been able to avoid the big C either. :) But what a fun way to give in to it. lol Those are absolutely adorable!

    Comment by Doni — December 12, 2011 #

44. First off LOVE your banner!! Ohhh I want one ;-) cute tags. You just need some eggnog and Chrstmas fudge to get you in the mood ;-) xoxo Clarice

    Comment by clarice — December 12, 2011 #

45. How cool are these?

    Comment by Nicole — December 12, 2011 #

46. Your packaging is perfect Anna! Do you know, despite being a jewellery maker, I’ve never made soldered pendants like this – I have so many ideas for them but have simply never done it. Your Santa tags are fabulous.

    Comment by Emma (silverpebble) — December 13, 2011 #

47. Oh my god I love these!! Is it easy to make these??? Do tell us HOW!!

    Comment by Lisa — December 13, 2011 #

48. I love your pendants! that’s the santa of my childhood, Love him!
    Are they hard? do you have a good resource on how to make them? I’ve been wanting to learn for awhile.
    too cute

    Comment by barb — December 13, 2011 #

49. your wrapping treatment is soooooooooooo pretty! that looks like Camille wrapping paper! :) mind sharing your source? i happen to LOVE red and white dots. (but then again, don’t we all????)

    Comment by amandajean — December 13, 2011 #

50. STOP IT!!! Those are soooooo cute. I never did get to your house for lessons. I may have to do that soon. I love love love those.Your so dang creative.

    Comment by Sharon Yeager — December 13, 2011 #

51. These are so adorably adorable I can hardly stand it. . . I must have one now!!! Look at all of the extras you made. lol. I’m just kidding around. . . kind of. lol. Okay. . .I’m just going to have to make one. . . they are that CUTE!!!! Hope you’re enjoying the holidays!

    Comment by Kim Walus — December 13, 2011 #

52. I wrapped my presents with the same paper. I love it. Your Santa charms are “charming.” Hee hee…Merry Christmas!

    Comment by kim — December 14, 2011 #

53. Lovely Santas! You’ve inpsired me to get my butt in gear!

    Comment by Anne — December 15, 2011 #

54. These are amazing! They are surely the cutest Christmas-y thing I’ve seen this year. Yay Santas!!

    Comment by AnyoneCanQuilt — December 16, 2011 #

55. wow…amazing little charms and the wrapping is awesome~!!!

    Comment by d — December 16, 2011 #

56. Hello again and Merry Christmas! Do you do stained glass, too? I’m assuming you sandwiched the pinterest Santa tween two pieces of glass, then copper foiled and then soldered… GREAT idea! Makes me want to get my stained glass tools out and set up – I haven’t done anything in glass in… oh my… over 15 years. Wow. Those would make great stitch group gifties, too. Hmmmm…..

    (BTW – what’s with the odd comments above?…)

    Comment by Michele in Huntsville — December 17, 2011 #

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