TTIC #11 – A Very Cullen Christmas
It’s Twilight Tuesday again and as usual I’m running behind. Imagine. 
This week theme, chosen by Rebecca at Bella Carta is “A Very Cullen Christmas!” Check out Rebecca’s guest post on Tonya’s blog for all the details.
As usual we have a crafter’s portion and a comment portion. I’m going to knock the comment portion out first because I really loved this week’s question: “What’s your favorite holiday tradition?”
My Favorite Christmas Tradition
I have quite a few but I think my favorite Christmas tradition so far is spending Christmas Eve with my husband’s family. Each year we all bring soup and hang out at Chris’s uncle’s house. I bring baked potato soup every year. We have some sort of family entertainment that has ranged from toilet paper Santa’s to Christmas Jeopardy to the Match Game. It’s a great time and we all get to spend Christmas with Grandma before heading home to either wait for Santa’s arrival or play a little Santa of our own.
A Very Cullen Christmas – Jewelry Style
Now on to the craft. I was a little perplexed at first for what to make. I’m not a stamper so a card was out (for the most part). And I wasn’t really inspired to draw anything so jewelry it was. But what to make was the question. Then it hit me, how about a little jewelry that would make a great gift for any girl that’s a fan of Twilight. I wanted to design something that would show off the spirit of Twilight and still be classy enough to really be a nice gift. The owner would know what it meant but I didn’t want to design anything campy so I put on my Alice thinking cap and came up with this:
This fringe bracelet was designed using the rich deep red and black color palette of Twilight. With a double link curb chain as a base I added loads of decadent Bali silver, handmade lamp work beads, Swarovski crystal, Czech glass, and sterling silver round beads. The bracelet is finished off with a Bali silver toggle clasp. The bracelet measures 7.5″. All metal components are sterling silver.
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If you are interested please play along! You can get the details here. And be sure to check out the other lovely creations of the rest of the design team:
Beth ~ Dani ~ Eve ~ Julie ~ Margie ~ Rebecca ~ Tonya
Stay tuned for next weeks challenge! And if you happen to be interested in the bracelet you can find it in my Etsy store.
What’s your favorite holiday tradition?
Tags: TTIC, TTIC#11, Twilight, Twilight Tuesday
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Jen | December 9, 2008
By Danielle C., December 9, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
OME! This is so beautiful! You are so talented!
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By margie, December 9, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
Gorgeous! Stunning! Beautiful! I love it sooo much!… I think I may have to order one… I’ll be emailing you soon
Great work!!!
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By Tonya, December 9, 2008 @ 4:59 pm
This is so GORGEOUS!! I adore this!!! And guess what! I’ve been wanting to know how to make Baked Potato Soup!!! WHOOT!
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By Happy Hour Sue, December 9, 2008 @ 5:05 pm
OMG that’s gorgeous!!! And so twilight!!!! You did a great job of capturing the Twilight feeling.
Happy Hour Sues last blog post..A Very BG Christmas
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By Eve, December 9, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
Wow- another amazing creation!
LOVE the beads!
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By Rebecca, December 9, 2008 @ 6:06 pm
This is absolutely, stunning! Just stunning!
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By Julie Boudillion, December 9, 2008 @ 7:38 pm
OOOHHH!!! Your talent is out of HAND!!! This is so gorgeous! I love it! I’m totally in a soup mode myself — I just made pumpkin soup for dinner! I am definitely trying the baked potato soup — thanks for sharing.
Again — beautiful work, sweetie!
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By Robin, December 9, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
LOVE the bracelet!
The soup sounds awesome, and I may just make that on Christmas Eve this year. We don’t really have many Christmas Eve traditions since Aaron always has to work that day. This would be a fun late night dinner for when he comes home though!
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By Maureen, December 9, 2008 @ 9:18 pm
OME- I think I’m speechless! So stunning. Hey, I’m a girl and I’m a fan of Twilight…
TFS Jen
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By momof3crazykids, December 9, 2008 @ 10:07 pm
I love that bracelet. You are so talented!
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By nic, December 9, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
absolutely stunning, jen!
my fave holiday tradition has got to be the faux gingerbread houses…we just love edible architecture.
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By Kimberly, December 10, 2008 @ 12:49 am
That is so beautiful! I WANT it!
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By Jen, December 12, 2008 @ 9:56 pm
@ Dani – Thanks sweetie!!
@ Margie – Thanks Margie!
@ Tonya – that soup always turns out great but do NOT ask about the calorie content – it’s best to just not know
@ Happy Hour Sue – Thanks Sue! That’s exactly what I wanted to hear.
@ Eve – It just sort of came together – I didn’t have to buy anything to make it – that rarely ever happens.
@ Rebecca – Thanks!
@ Julie – You are too generous with your words.
Yes, try the soup – it’s delicious.
@ Robin – THANKS!! Being a UPS man must stink this time of year.
@ Maureen – Thank you.
What does TFS mean???
@ Momof3crazykis – Thank you!
@ Nic – Oooh, gingerbread houses – we need to do that this year.
@ Kimberly – Thanks….I know how you can get it.
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