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DIY vintage inspired baubles
Last week I showed you the vintage Christmas tree decorations that I bought from Sunbury antiques market and on Sunday I showed you the gorgeous vintage Christmas tree decorations from Citrus and Orange and Loretoidas. Inspired by all these vintage baubles I decided to paint cheap plastic silver baubles with nail polish and dust them in vintage glitter to match my Vintage Christmas theme. I love how the polish gives them a worn look but still gives them a little shimmer and is a great way to use up old nail polish! I was also lucky enough to find some old metal glitter in my craft boxes which adds to their vintage look. If you can't find metal glitter try using a course glitter instead. Here's how... DIY vintage inspired baubles Tools and Materials Plastic silver baublesNail polishPVA glueCourse silver glitterSmall paint brush DIY vintage inspired baubles, How-to step by step Have a sweet day!
Beaded snowflakes
To match my Vintage Christmas theme in a colour palette of snowy white, pale rose, vintage pink, icy mint, faded aqua, mushroom and lots of glamorous gold. I have made a cluster of glamorous, shimmery, sparkly beaded snowflakes. Here's how... Beaded snowflakes Tools and Materials Beaded snowflake, How-to step by step Simply thread beads on to the wire frameUsing a pair of small roundnose pliers, loop the wire end towards the last beadAttach a jump loop to one of the wire looped ends Thread jump loop with ribbon, knot ends and trim Have a sweet day!
Paper Rosettes
The lovely peeps at new craft store Mushi Makes also sent me Tildas star tissue paper in grey brown. So to match my Vintage Christmas theme I have started making paper rosettes in the pretty tissue paper. Some to hang on my white Christmas tree and some smaller ones as cake toppers! Here's how... Paper Rosettes Tools and Materials Paper Rosettes, How-to step by step Start by cutting out a rectangle 25cm x 12cm from one sheet of tissue paperMake 1cm wide accordion folds, creasing the paper carefully with each fold.Using the accent star punch, carefully punch a star from each end Using a pair of scissors round the end edges of the paper Repeats steps 1-4 with a second sheet of tissue, and fold in halfStack the two folded sheets of paper on top of each other ( making sure the fronts face the same way) and tie embroidery thread round centrePlace a piece of double sided tape on one sideAffix the thread so the ends stick out the top Have a sweet day!
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101 Simple Handmade Gift Tutorials
These simple handmade gift tutorials will make any crafty person’s heart sing with joy! You don’t need special skills or a bunch of time because these can all be done super fast! Simple and cute…that works for me! You are going to love these fabulous tutorials!!! You can make all your gifts for years from this list! If you love creative links, please subscribe to Everything Etsy! Thanks so much for all your tweets, stumbles, Facebook likes and pins on my Sewing Tutorials and Free Printables posts…you are the coolest crafty friends! If you want to be doubly awesome, try doing handmade gifts that are also eco-friendly! Handmade gifts make people feel special, don’t you think? ~Kim
For The Love Of (Free) Labels Part 1
Oh yes, I just can’t get enough of them. Just search free labels on the blog and you’ll see what I mean, hehe. So to my fellow label whor hoarders out there, here’s another roundup of some of my faves for your downloading pleasure. Add your own text, print onto adhesive sheets or plain cardstock, then cut. P.S. Stay tuned, there’s more on the way…
Lemonade Goodies: Part 2
Because you know I can’t get enough of labels (particularly the French vintage kind ), here’s a few more to incorporate bright and happy as ‘lemonade’ into your celebration. And for some Tuscan (Provence?) Happy weekend folks!
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I don't care for what Facebook does to my sanity, my time or my image. Before I dive into explaining all that, please don't take this personally if you're someone that enjoys Facebook. These are simply my ideas and experiences with the site. I don't aim to be a know it all on the subject. I simply am sharing my thoughts because I don't want those of you that have seen me pop in there to wonder what happened. [our table runner was made by the very talented Heather Moore - love it! So back to my opening comment... How FB affects my sanity. The privacy changes — I consider this is a major issue. Design and interface— The fact that this site is so popular and yet so confusing perplexes me to no end. Who to friend and who not to friend— I'm not out to offend anyone, so at the beginning I tended to add friends that I barely knew online because I couldn't say no. How FB affects my time. I feel like I'm repeating myself too much— How annoying is that? How FB affects my image.
