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

Monday, December 24, 2012

My Pink Christmas

How is your Christmas Eve going?  I'm spending mine at home baking and wrapping presents with a little blogging and maybe a bit of crafting thrown in while I'm baking and wrapping!  I hope you're having a wonderful time as well.

I've been telling people that I'm going to post all of my lovely Christmas items but just haven't gotten around to it.  I was going to post it for Pink Saturday last week but then just didn't feel like the frivolity.  So, since today is Christmas Eve, there's no time like the present, no pun intended.

I used my white feather tree again this year.  It's pretty much the same as I used 2 years ago in my studio.  I posted about it here.  If you would like to take a peek at any of the ornaments, check them out there.  They are mostly handmade or vintage mercury glass.

This year, I added the whole window treatment.  I think I went a little crazy!  I spent hours and hours working on it, not to mention the time my mother spent helping me but I really do love it and I will leave some of it up all year long!  The horse on top of the television is a gift I gave to my dad years ago that my mom recently returned to me.

I'll point out some of my favorite things.

The poinsettias are inspired by Pinterest.  The are from Vintiquities.  This is my first time working with German glass glitter.  It is so beautiful and sparkly but you better take care with it.  I got a minor cut and a couple of pieces stuck under my skin.  I  really thought I was being careful too!!!

My mom and I took an afternoon and tied ribbon and torn pieces of bleached muslin to a string of clear lights and a string of pink lights (plus a couple more hours of my time).  The pink lights were a little brighter than I had hoped but it looks very festive!  The lights were also inspired by Pinterest.  You can see that pin here but lights with tulle are all over Pinterest.

Remember the rolled paper roses that I posted here, I sprayed* those pink, glued those onto some more torn muslin and hung them as well.  You can also see some paper chain made out of book paper.

I showed all these little houses in the posted mentioned above, as well.  I attached them to the string of clear lights.  Also you can see the rags and ribbon tied onto the lights better in this picture.

I didn't wrap many presents this year.  You know, gift bags are just too easy!!!  However, the ones I did (and will--yes I still have 1 or 2 to wrap) match my tree!  I first wrapped the package with ribbon then tied on some fringed book paper.  I added a couple of silver floral spikes and a bow and done!

I have a couple of other things I want to finish before I put everything away until next year!

Talk about multi-tasking.  While I was typing this, I baked a pumpkin pie (frozen and all for me!) and a batch of cupcakes.  Next up is the richest most delicious (I hope) chocolate cheesecake you have ever tasted.  I'm making a raspberry sauce to go with it and then I'm putting a breakfast dish in my crockpot for Christmas morn at my sister's house with my little gr-nephews.

Colton is just over a month old so I don't think he'll be opening his presents but Landon (1 1/2) will be all ready primed and know exactly what's going on by the time he gets to grandmas.  My niece's husband's family opens their Santa gifts on  Christmas Eve (I know, don't get me started on that) so he'll be all ready for opening mine!!!

Hoping you have a happy and crafty Christmas.

Blessings,
Christine


*I made my own spray by putting watered down craft paint into a small spray bottle.


Wednesday, December 5, 2012

More Pink Christmas

Long time no see, huh?

Well, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around Chez Christine.  I've resurrected the white feather tree from a few years ago (you can see it here).  I had it in my studio 2 years ago but this year it's in the living room and I'm adding a bit to it.  Mostly, I'll be adding to the area surrounding it.  I've made some swags; some that will stay through the year (because I love them so much now that their done) and some that will be for Christmas only.

So here's a little sneak and then on Saturday sometime, I'll show the whole thing.  I'll take some pics Friday night and them some daylight pics as well.

I made about 100 of these fun rolled book paper roses.  And yes, they are very time consuming but last week I wasn't feeling well and if I got off the recliner, I would get sick, so I sat on the recliner and made these.  And I only got a couple of hot glue gun burns!!!  This isn't the finished look so it's truly a sneak peak!

These little houses were inspired by Christy Tomlinson's 2011 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas class.  They will be strung on Christmas lights.  The picture doesn't do them justice though.  They have sugary/snowy glitter sprinkled on them on a snow pattern that you can't see very well in the photo.  I think it will look beautiful with the lights on.

My mom and I tied torn rags, ribbon and lace to strings of lights, pink and clear.  How beautiful is this?  They almost look like a feather boa!

So there are your peeks.  I've got some other things I'm working on and a couple of little things that I've purchased.  I'm on a very strict budget this Christmas.  I had a big scare with Chloe (my puppy).  She was really sick Friday and Saturday and when she was a little worse on Sunday I took her to the Emergency Vet.  She is feeling back to herself now (she was still sick until yesterday) but that vet bill was $325.  I would give anything for my puppy but that was a bit of an ouch for this time of year.  So I'm trying really hard not to spend any extra money.

I can't wait to show my decorations off when I'm all done.  It's all homemade and pink and girly, just like me.

Love, hugs and blessings,
Christine

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Blue Plate Special

I try to come up with clever names for my cards and they usually come to me as I’m coloring them. When I decided to use the blue as the kitchen towel and table cloth, I knew the name when I was painting the plate blue!

blue plate special angle

I didn’t really do a good job gluing the flowers on but once they were on, they were on. Anyway, I love this image. You could make it for many occasions. I think technically it was listed as a fall stamp but It goes just as well for Christmas. I think it would be great painted for “As American as Apple Pie” as well. They are from Belles n' Whistles.

I water colored the image and then sponged some Worn Lipstick Distress Ink around the edges and to make a kind of floor. The DP is all Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses. I colored the flat back pearls and stick pin with Bic markers. The poinsettias are cut from velvet paper with the Cricut Joys of the Season cartridge. The sentiment is from Studio G. I added some ribbon and that’s that!

I’m off to do some more creating!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Challenges:
Color Throwdown -- color challenge
Basic Grey Challenges -- sketch
2 Red Bananas -- project reflecting warmth

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Christmas Sing-a-Long

Christmas Sing a LongI couldn’t sleep last night so I made one more card. What a cutie singing Christmas carols to her favorite animals and doll. This is Belle's Carols by Elisabeth Bell for Belles ‘n Whistles.

I watercolored Belle and her friends. The DP is K&Co. and I tied a big organza bow around the middle for the only embellishment.

I’m off to my crafty desk again to work on some DT projects so I might not be back today with any new cards.

Blessings,

Christine

Challenges:
Lili of the Valley -- sketch
Cute Daisy May -- red
Roses on Paper -- sweet or romance
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge -- Christmas gifts
2 Red Bananas -- Christmas or winter
Corrosive Challenge -- red and green