Somewhere along the way I seem to have missed a couple of weeks, but that’s OK because this month brought a whole lot of pleasure. #50Atti loves his dad so much. Bear was trying to set up the Christmas tree and Atti scooted over to help by slobbering all over his face. But he didn’t […]
[Continue reading...]Merry Christmas
December 25, 2009
Woodland Tree
December 24, 2009
I raced to snap some pictures in between present making and present wrapping, so they’re not exactly magazine worthy, but I think you’ll get the idea anyway. Since this is my fourth full sized tree, I had to go a little smaller. It’s a slim 5 footer, and it fits nicely behind the couch next […]
[Continue reading...]Glittered Ornaments
December 24, 2009
My last ornament post! Phew! This one should really barely even count as an ornament post since it’s hardly a tutorial. But I figure that Martha has done demonstration after demonstration on how to glitter something, so maybe I should point it out as an option. I went to the dollar store early in my […]
[Continue reading...]Acorn Ornaments and Moss Balls
December 23, 2009
I googled from one end of the internet to the other looking for inspiration for an acorn ornament, and I ran into the same problem every time. If you have an acorn cap, you can make loads of great stuff. But it all hinges on the acorn cap. And I live in San Diego. Oak […]
[Continue reading...]Stuffed Bird Ornaments
December 23, 2009
With the exception of a glittered deer I made before I thought the whole thing through, I didn’t put any animals on this tree. I was thinking about doing some cool things with faux fur, but then I decided that was kind of morbid. In my imagination this was a tree the animals from Bambi […]
[Continue reading...]Velvet Leaves
December 22, 2009
Years and years and years ago, inspired by the Carol Duvall show and all the embossed velvet projects she features, I made this garland consisting of a gazillion embossed velvet leaves I glued on to wire and braided together. When I brainstormed what would be on a woodland tree, I knew that I’d have to […]
[Continue reading...]Twiggy Stars
December 21, 2009
I still have so many ornament ideas that I’m going to have to post twice a day until Christmas, so I’m going to try and be brief. I don’t think it will surprise regular readers to hear I went overboard again. Go figure. If you live someplace relatively rural, you could probably make a fabulous […]
[Continue reading...]Paperclay Mushrooms
December 19, 2009
These ornaments wouldn’t have been possible without my Halloween Swap partner Moriah. She made me the coolest paperclay monster ornaments, and ever since I got my hands on them I’ve been wanting to dive into the world of paperclay. This was a good first attempt. Not terribly complicated, but a good way to start playing […]
[Continue reading...]Ribbon Pinecone Ornament
December 17, 2009
This ornament is hardly new. I’m pretty confident it’s been around for generations, in fact. But it’s a standby for a reason. It’s just so pretty! You will need: 1 medium styrofoam egg3 yards of 1/2″ ribbon (including some different colors makes a really pretty contrast)a whole mess of pins (the short little sequin pins […]
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