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| From Halloween to Christmas in Crafting |
It seems as though I can never get enough Fall. I try to slow down and savor the delicious moments that happen in the season, that first taste of something with pumpkin in it (as in the wonderful pumpkin bisque I had the other day) or the first cool snap of weather.
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| Loved the color choices in this one by Sherri, I had to copy cat! |
But sometimes no matter how hard I try, I always feel like I'm galloping right past Fall and running headlong into winter and the Christmas season. With that thought in mind, how appropriate that I have a Halloween post as my last post and today, I'm posting about Christmas ornies.
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| Such pretty colors, I can just see these on a white flocked tree. |
A group of friends came over Saturday night to do a little crafting. Our inspiration, was of course, Pinterest. One of the gals in my "art group" found this pic and fell in love:
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| The inspiration for our crafting get together |
I've been a fan of
Nancy Maxwell James for ages. And I was also looking for a "Paris Inspired" Christmas Ornament and I thought this fit the bill perfectly. Nancy's were more monochromatic than ours turned out to be. And at one point one of us tried the fabric skirts, but I think that got tossed aside in favor of just leaving them as is.
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| Sherri adds an icy dangle to her ornament |
Their skirts were just too pretty to cover up and dangles and glitter were added instead.
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| Melissa addes silver glitter and a vintage light reflector to her ornament |
And VINTAGE! I dug out these great light reflectors (from the 50's) and they added the perfect background for our lovely Parisian ladies.
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| I created this one, love the gold. |
As did an array of plastic snowflakes, leaves, flower petals and feathers. Some of the goodies to decorate with came from the dollar store and some came from Michael's. A touch of Stickles was often all that was needed for finishing touches.
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| Copy cat by me from Sherri's pretty ornie! |
Thanks
Nancy and Pinterest for such lovely inspiration for Christmas ornies. And thanks to my friends for coming over and helping to make such a lovely project and a wonderful evening.
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Just a few of the lovely ladies, waiting now for Christmas.
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Oh I am practically screaming with excitement! I too saw the Pinterest post (OMG- I sometimes feel a 12-step program is needed for those of us addicted to Pinterest and the time-vacuum it creates)and loved the original lady ornaments. The ones you girls created are darling! It's always such fun to craft and create with a group of friends- you definitely feed off of one another creatively. Great job ladies! (Don't worry Cindy- you can keep fall alive in your heart if you just keep eating pumpkin goodies while making your art!!!)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Cindy! Kinda jane Austen-ish. Your tree will look amazing! I love all their sweet faces.:)
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Yes, indeed, time to ramp up for holidays. Which I'm itching to do, instead of flat on my back with muscle strain or whatever that hurts like heck. Oh, a crafting date with friends is such a joy. Your girls are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cindy. After making that Circle Easel Card today, I think I'm ready to move on to one of your Victorian ladies. I am thinking about coming to TX next year to visit a good blog friend and catch one of your workshops. I shall be watching your schedule for spring or fall events.
ReplyDeleteLOL! You gals are too cute! gypsy magpie...believe me I have eaten toooooo many pumpkin flavored goodies. LOL. Lisa, yes it is. I love Pinterest and yes, it gets me in trouble. LOL. too many late nights. Thanks Seahorse Ranch. Keep watching the schedule for Spring, I hope to have a couple of small classes in March.
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Cindy
Oh I love these!
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