Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Christmas Is In The Air!

I'm Having So Much Fun!

A Little Sneak Peek!


A little Christmas project I've been working on
that has been growing with more ideas for two
weeks now. And guess what....left over pumpkins
were where the inspiration came from. I just can't
seem to get over the pumpkin thing!

Styrofoam cones, Christmas fabric, snowman top
hats with bling, real orange pumpkins, silver paint,
oblong canvas, door handles, leafy tree branches,
berries, pine cones, white paint, pine branches, and
who knows what else will be added to this fun little
centerpiece! Be back when it's done! (in between 
entertaining the grandbabies)

TaTa for Now!



Saturday, December 22, 2012

My Little Junk Find Christmas Candle Holder

 
My little junk find all prettied up for Christmas...
 
 
This was black and cruddy when I found it.
I think it is made of steel or a heavy wrought iron............
 It IS heavy!!
It just sat for a year or more in my craft closet, 
so I decided to fix her up or get rid of it!  I painted it white,
added some clear acrylic rocks,
pine greenary with my Christmas favorite ~ holly berries,
and some red candles.
Glad I picked it up now.....and kept it.....much prettier! :)
 
 
Found her at a junk shop in N.C. when visiting some friends there.
Fun trip!!!
Got all kind of goodies!
 
 
 
 
A perfect spot on the sofa table.
 
 
 
Kinda like her now! :)
 
Have a Great Weekend!!!
It's ALMOST Christmas!!!!
 
TaTa Till Later!
Love & Hugs & Blessings!
 Debi
 


Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Christmas Mitten Gift Bags For Susan

 
Sweet Christmas Mitten Gift Bags With Vintage Christmas Card Image Transfers
 
 
Before I made my friends chenille Christmas stocking, I was making some sweet little gift bags in a mitten shape. I used some nice soft cotton batting for the mitten and used from my huge collections of vintage Christmas cards, images that I transfered onto fabric then sewed onto the mitten. Once the mitten was sewn together, I added pretty laces, ribbons, pearls, feather boas, or whatever seemed to sweeten up the little mitten for prettiness. I ended them with a sprinkle of German glass glitter for some sparkle and a ribbon carry strap for hanging if one wanted to also. They looked pretty on the tree too. These were a good size for those special small gifts. This is the one I was making several of before making the stocking. I was planning on using several of the Christmas winter scenes to start with. Running out of time, but I figure if I get a good start now, I will be able to make all the Christmas goodies I wanted to sell for next year! For once I might get ahead of the game lol!
 
Well my friend Susan who I made the Chenille Christmas stocking for saw these posted on my FaceBook page and wanted some to use for her gifts to friends. Out of the several she wanted she wanted a couple with angels on them. I found some in my collection along with some other sweet ones I have and made these for her. I just love these old Christams images! She likes pink and I had just actually purchased these sweet redesigned ones from another new friend Debbi Oeltjen at Cottage Rose Graphics on Etsy. She has the most darling pinky Christmas images that she makes. She also makes beautiful items with her images and more at her other shop Marion Berry Cottage.

These were for Susan.....I almost just wanted to keep them all, including her stocking lol!

 


 
 
I am always so surprised when I get something made that I even made them!
Was so much fun bringing them to life!
Got some other orders from friends too! Again I got some sales and wasn't even trying!
Love it when that happens!
 
Thank you for visiting and allowing me to share with you today!
 
I'll be whipping up more of these to put on my new website as soon as it goes live. Might be to late for this Christmas, but they will be nice for next year!
 
Have a wonderful day and God's Blessing Over you all!
 
TaTa Till Later!
Love and Hugs!
Debi
 

Friday, November 30, 2012

Gorgeous Vintage Victorian Christmas Ornaments

  
I was so excited when I came across this sweet vintage find about seven years ago from an estate sale! I couldn't resist and nabbed these babies right up! Hubby and I had always had two trees for Christmas....In the family room, we had a gorgous tree (fake though), but it is so pretty! It is covered with lights and all the branches have an acrylic like patches all over, giving it a iced look...really sparkely when the lights are on. On that tree we put gold balls, glass ornaments, and holly with berries and apple branches. We topped it off with red bows and an sweet angel on the top.
 
In the kitchen eat in area we had a large bay window and we would set up another tree. This tree was decorated with all the things my kids and grandkids have made through the years. It also had ornaments I have made, and many that I have collected that an elderly lady I met at a market made. They were so adorable as they were made just like what they made way way back when she was a little girl.
 
When I came across these I immediately thought...."I want a victorian tree too!" .... so I whipped them up! Well sadly, these little beauties have sat in a box ever since. So today I dug into all my Christmas stuff and decided it's time to let them go to someone who would love and treasure them...Victorian just doesn't go with our style of things around here anyway. So for someone who may be looking for a Victorian style Christmas....you might just fall in love with these.  In creams, peach, aqua, pinks, and whites. I think they are stunning! There are 154 pieces in all!!!!
 
 There are seven of these creamy colored ones. 
 There are six of the peachy pink bells. One is not showing here...it was hidden in another box.
 These are so pretty! A very pretty creamy color, those dark areas are from my flash.
There are eight of these. 
 This shows the back and front of the balls. I think the lady that owned these previously,
added the gold trim and roses. Awsome addition I think! 
 Pretty!
 These are the peachy pink ones. There are six of these.
 
 
There are five larger creamy colored ones.....
I set one of the smaller ones there so you could see the difference in size.
 There are ten peachy pink and seven aqua balls.
 
 These are colored glass bells.  Six aqua, four peach, and four white.


 One of the aqua bells below has a crack at the top.
 
 Four sweet porcelain faries. Three cream, one peach....the wings could use a bit of redo.
 



 Don't you just love her face!
 Three lacy Victorian fans....they are really pretty!

 
 There are six baskets total....two round, two square, and two oval. These are so pretty!


 Three of these to stick in your tree or planters with greenery.
 
 Five adorable sweet pink birds. One has the fancy tail.


 Two of these little darlings.

Four birdcages each with little tiny white porcelain birds inside...one cage is missing its bottom.
 One hand crocheted wreath.
 Aren't these cute! Pink, aqua, and gold with jingle bells.

 
 These all are just adorable! Never have seen these before.....made of metal like a heavy tin.



 Love these!!
 A darling little rocking horse.
 
 When the light hits these, it like a rainbow!
 Never have seen anything like these before.
 These are clear colored hard plastic ornaments....really pretty with the lights hitting them.






And lastly....all these teeny tiny presents!



 
 Well that's it....Aren't they sweet!!? And, so UNIQUE!  
 
Thanks for spending time with us!
Have a wonderful weekend too!
 
TATA Till Later!!!  :)
Love and Hugs!
Debi