This is my favorite Christmas song this season.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Merry Merry Merry Merry CRAFTING
Here are some of the things I have made and failed to post over the past four months or so.
Terrible.
I know.
I made these for a little girl we know to take to her school's Halloween party. The idea was not my own; I got it from here, and I am sure that the originals put mine to shame!
No, I did not home-grow these pumpkins; however, I did pick them out, with the help of my sister. I loved the way they looked stacked up. And, I was able to use one of my pumpkins after Halloween ended. I did this by making some minor modifications, as pictured below:
All it took was the original pumpkin, a scrap piece of fabric, some shrubbery from the bush outside our neighbor's door (don't tell!), a little scrapbook paper, and about eight inches of twine. And... voila! :)
I made this at Fired Up recently. As is evidenced by the picture below, painting ceramics is not necessarily my forte. The time it took to paint the tree was time well-spent. Andrew went with me and painted a wonderful plate. I wish I had a picture of that! The whole experience made for a great date night for Andrew and me. Fun for all ages! Truly.
Several weeks ago, Andrew and I stopped into Goodwill, and stumbled upon this set of stocking holders. I intended to use them for each of our stockings (obviously); however, I later realized that Lady needed a stocking holder too, and I could not find a third one to match these two. I devised another way to hang our stockings, and I actually like them better without the holders. So that these would not go to waste, I made these little hanging ornaments. The tools I used to create them? Hot glue gun, pine cones, twine, scrap fabric pieces, old sheet music, and spare wrapping paper. It took all of about four minutes.
The tree took slightly more than two minutes, but turned out nicely. Three days before Christmas, it is still light-less, but much improved from when I opened the tree box for the first time. And yes, our tree is artificial. Moreover, it is a hand-me-down, three foot tree. It is perfectly proportioned with our 600 square foot apartment!
I made each of the ornaments, and the topper, by hand. Well, technically, I used a Cricut machine that my husband bought me. And I LOVE it! I will save that story for another time.
Before you ask, these berries and pine cones are also NOT from our own yard (since that would be impossible, seeing as how we do not have our own yard).
I saved the best for last. The Christmas countdown is my favorite creation of the season. Tools used: 25 match boxes (the tiny kind), hot glue gun (essential to every crafting endeavor), wrapping paper, rubber stamps (for the numbers), fabric (for the bow on top), and old sheet music (for the star on top). I surrounded the countdown tree with the quintessential pine cones and berries. What can I say? Resources were limited!
This idea was not my own. I wish it were, because I absolutely love the final product. I got the idea from the 2009 Christmas issue of Country Living.
Terrible.
I know.
I made these for a little girl we know to take to her school's Halloween party. The idea was not my own; I got it from here, and I am sure that the originals put mine to shame!
No, I did not home-grow these pumpkins; however, I did pick them out, with the help of my sister. I loved the way they looked stacked up. And, I was able to use one of my pumpkins after Halloween ended. I did this by making some minor modifications, as pictured below:
All it took was the original pumpkin, a scrap piece of fabric, some shrubbery from the bush outside our neighbor's door (don't tell!), a little scrapbook paper, and about eight inches of twine. And... voila! :)
I made this at Fired Up recently. As is evidenced by the picture below, painting ceramics is not necessarily my forte. The time it took to paint the tree was time well-spent. Andrew went with me and painted a wonderful plate. I wish I had a picture of that! The whole experience made for a great date night for Andrew and me. Fun for all ages! Truly.
Several weeks ago, Andrew and I stopped into Goodwill, and stumbled upon this set of stocking holders. I intended to use them for each of our stockings (obviously); however, I later realized that Lady needed a stocking holder too, and I could not find a third one to match these two. I devised another way to hang our stockings, and I actually like them better without the holders. So that these would not go to waste, I made these little hanging ornaments. The tools I used to create them? Hot glue gun, pine cones, twine, scrap fabric pieces, old sheet music, and spare wrapping paper. It took all of about four minutes.
The tree took slightly more than two minutes, but turned out nicely. Three days before Christmas, it is still light-less, but much improved from when I opened the tree box for the first time. And yes, our tree is artificial. Moreover, it is a hand-me-down, three foot tree. It is perfectly proportioned with our 600 square foot apartment!
I made each of the ornaments, and the topper, by hand. Well, technically, I used a Cricut machine that my husband bought me. And I LOVE it! I will save that story for another time.Before you ask, these berries and pine cones are also NOT from our own yard (since that would be impossible, seeing as how we do not have our own yard).
I saved the best for last. The Christmas countdown is my favorite creation of the season. Tools used: 25 match boxes (the tiny kind), hot glue gun (essential to every crafting endeavor), wrapping paper, rubber stamps (for the numbers), fabric (for the bow on top), and old sheet music (for the star on top). I surrounded the countdown tree with the quintessential pine cones and berries. What can I say? Resources were limited!
This idea was not my own. I wish it were, because I absolutely love the final product. I got the idea from the 2009 Christmas issue of Country Living.
Merry Christmas!
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