Monday 24 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 12 - Merry Christmas


Merry Christmas

For the final day I thought I would share with you an image of our magical tree. All the decorations that have been featured in the 12 days are all hanging on this tree with a unique collection of many vintage and Disney decorations. I also took a few close ups, so enjoy and I wish you all a Merry Christmas.







Sunday 23 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 11


White Dove Decoration

This decoration is once again so simple and effective to make and yet it is also so versatile as you could also use this as a decoration throughout the year.

Materials Needed:

Wooden Dove
White paint - highly recommend Annie Sloan paint for a perfect finish
Bell
Ribbon

This is the last of the decorations with only one more day to go which will complete the 12 days of Christmas.


Saturday 22 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 10


Star Decoration

So finding 12 ideas leading up to Christmas can be a bit overwhelming and therefore I have borrowed an idea from my sister's tree for day 10 and I think it looks fabulous and once again so simple to make.

Materials Needed:

Flat wooden star decoration
Festive paper
Pearl gems
Ribbon

Friday 21 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 9


Christmas Angel

This beautiful Christmas angel will look perfect either at the top of the tree or hanging as a decoration below and once again very simple to make!

Materials Needed:
Peg - with a round end (to be used as the head)
Lace
Wings - either cut your own or use a die cut
Gold Ring - Amazon
Gold string
Glue gun


Thursday 20 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 8


Vintage Gift Bags

Make your gift extra special by placing it in a paper bag that has been decorated with vintage imagery and lace. It will look so pretty that they won't even want to undo it to see what's inside!

Materials Needed:
Brown Paper Bag
Printed Vintage Imagery
Bits of fabric and lace
Buttons
Small Peg
Ribbons
Glue Gun

Wednesday 19 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 7


Photo Decorations

These decorations make the perfect gift for someone or if not a gift you can decorate your tree with the memories of loved ones.

Materials Needed:

Plain Wooden Decorations - Bauble Shape
Photo cut to shape of the decoration
Glossy Accents - this will create the glazed look over the top of the decoration
Ribbon

Tuesday 18 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 6


Fabric Heart Decoration

These can be hung anywhere around the house and not just on the tree. Also you can make lots of them in lots of different fabrics to match home decor for the holidays.

Materials Needed:
2 x colours of fabric - 1 pattern/1 plain works best
Merry Christmas Ribbon from Next
Needle and Thread
Stuffing


Monday 17 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 5


It's all in the wrapping!

No matter how small or big the gift is, always put extra effort into the wrapping.

Materials Needed:
Christmas Tissue Paper
Twine
Brown Tag
'Jingle Bells' stamp - Hobbycraft

Sunday 16 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 4


Musical Note Bauble
Another tree decoration for you to feast your eyes on today and its soooo simple to make.

Materials Needed:
Clear Bauble
Strips of musical note paper
Stickles Glitter in Platinum

Saturday 15 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 3


Snowflake Decoration

These decorations are so easy to make and you can use up old bottle tops in the process!

Materials Needed:
Snowflake decoration - we found some in TK Maxx
Bottle Cap
Small vintage picture cut to fit inside the bottle cap
Glossy Accents - can buy at Craft Obsessions
Stickles Glitter in Platinum
Trimmings

Friday 14 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: Day 2


I'm sure we have all started handing out some Christmas cards but why not make a few of your own for that extra special person and show them how unique they are.

Materials Needed:
White Card
Christmas Pattern Paper
2 x small doilies
Snowflake embellishment
Vintage Christmas Image
Poinsettia and holly leaves embellishments
Metal Christmas sentiment

Have fun!



Thursday 13 December 2012

12 Days of Christmas: The Countdown


Hi bloggers, the big countdown to Christmas is on its way with only 12 days to go. So I thought I would get a little creative and post a bit of creativity each day to get you inspired and maybe you can save your pennies and make some gifts this year. There will be a range of cards, decorations and home decor for you to check out everyday and if you see something you like, please leave some festive comments!

Starting things off is this adorable cute stocking decoration.
Materials Needed:
Some of your favourite fabric, could be festive, floral or plain, whatever you fancy
Festive trimmings - I used some that I found in Next, approx £5 for all 3
Lace
Needle and thread
Scissors
Stocking Template

What pressies have you made this year?




Saturday 1 December 2012

Holly Jolly Christmas Workshop Day

Hi bloggers, today was our Crafting for Christmas workshop at home and it was super christmassy and lots of fun! We had a great turn out and some excellent wreaths were made. I love seeing everyone's creativity and the different results people come up with. As promised there was lots of Christmas music, cake, tea and lunch which helped feed the hunger of our dedicated crafters. I took lots of pictures so sit back and relax to enjoy the photos of the day.
Books of Inspiration

All set up and ready to craft

Here's one I made earlier


Our crafter's busy at work



Jen's Wreath



Cathy's Wreath


Joanne's Wreath


Beth's Wreath


Jane's Wreath


Dina's Wreath


Elle's Wreath


Cora's Wreath


Jean's Wreath



Today has been the perfect start to December and the countdown to Christmas has definitely begun. Time to get out all the Christmas decs and put up the tree! I hope to be blogging up until Christmas but if reality of university kicks in then I may not be blogging until the new year, in which case Merry Christmas bloggers and a Happy New Year!