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Thursday, January 03, 2008

candle

Has anyone seen anything like this before? My mom gave it to me several years ago and votive cups fit in it perfectly.

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Sunday, December 30, 2007
candyCanes

winter = pockets full of candy canes

I keep a jar filled so I can grab a few as I go out the door.

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Friday, December 28, 2007

twine

A few people have asked me about the string I used to tie up my Christmas packages. It is a large spool of baker's twine I bought online... quite inexpensively. This spool should last me the rest of my life. I don't remember the exact place but a google search will turn up several alternatives.

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It was the Little Italy pastry shops that I frequented during our visit to Boston that inspired me to use baker's twine.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

deer

This year's Christmas theme was inspired by my deer collection. I think I might keep some of them out even after the New Year.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

merry christmas!

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Monday, December 24, 2007

mantle

Here is a picture of our mantle decorated for Christmas.

mantle

It has my collection of Christmas bendy figures, mini snow globes and mini jewery boxes (faux limoge).

We are in PA by the way and at the mercy of internet dial up. Blog posting and email will be sketchy at best.

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

tree

I got a few new ornaments for our tree this year.

joy

Little metal Joy to the World sign...

merry

... and a matching Merry Christmas sign... from Joann Fabrics.

turtle

Here is a little crocheted turtle from the Martha Stewart Kmart Sugar Plum collection.

smasher

I also got a set of mini kitchen utensils from Martha's Kmart collection. There was a lot of cute stuff in her holiday collection.

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Friday, December 21, 2007
Longtime readers know that every Christmas I have a "theme" that I carry through that year's gift wrap and Christmas Cards.

box

This year my theme was "A Woodland Christmas". I was inspired by my collection of plastic deer... and the fact Aaron could make mushrooms and acorns on his lathe.

gift

I was able to use the Woodland Creatures craft supplies from Martha's Craft line at Michaels.

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Here is what the wrapped teacup candles looked like. Quick and easy to put together. Here are some more pictures of how I put them together.

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Here is what Aaron and I made for Christmas gifts this year.

gift

Aaron turned the acorn and mushroom ornaments on his lathe and I made the teacup candles.

teacup

I found the teacups at yardsales and flea markets throughout the year. Here are pictures of how I made the teacup candles.

acorn

Aaron stained the top of the acorns and mushrooms and added the hooks to finish them off. Here are a few pictures of Aaron making the ornaments.

mushrooms

I love the mushrooms. I have plans for him to make more for me to paint. I hope our friends like their gifts this year!

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Here are two of my favorite Christmas decorations... my German Christmas Carousels/Pyramids.

carousel

carousel

I actually got this one at Target a few years ago on clearance.

carousels

They cast a wonderful glow when they are lit. I am having trouble finding more candles to fit the one on the left though.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

santa

A reader asked if I would share some pictures of my Christmas decorations. I would love to!

santa

These are pictures of my vintage Santas. Aaron thinks some of them look creepy, but I love the nostalgia they invoke.

sleigh

These little plastic Santas in sleighs with reindeer are the best.

sleigh

santa

Ho, ho, ho!

I will have more pictures in the days to come AND pictures of this year's handmade gifts and trimmings.

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Monday, December 17, 2007
This year's Oscar & Stewie Holiday Cards just arrived from the Gallery and we got them all addressed and stamped this evening.

stamps

Aren't this years holiday stamps the cutest? I should have gone with a knitting theme this year.

outtake

So what theme did I go with this year? I don't want to give away my card design too soon, but check out these out takes. *chompy*

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Sunday, December 09, 2007

snowmen

Aaron's mom gave us these three little knit snowmen a couple years ago. They are supposed to be Aaron, me and Oscar.

Now we need another snowman for Stewie. Has anyone seen a pattern for anything like these out there?

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Sunday, December 02, 2007

tree

We braved the cold today and went to the tree farm to cut down our Christmas Tree.

oscar

Oscar was a big help.

Afterwards we had stuffed shells and my signature holiday dessert, peppermint brownie sundaes. We also visited my neighborhood Christmas light spectacular. One house... a gazillion lights and ornaments. Check out the pictures on My Gallery.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

deer

I have been collecting plastic deer for a few years now. My mom has found quite a few for me at yard sales and flea markets. I even decided that they would play a big role in this years Christmas theme.

deer

So you can imagine how surprised I was when I saw this spread in this month's Martha Stewart Living.

deer

Little plastic deer everywhere.

deer

Sometimes I feel like she is watching me.

deer

But I am using her Michaels craft stuff for my "Woodland Creatures" Christmas themed projects so it's all good.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

led lights

I just ordered these LED Christmas lights for our holiday decorating. They are amazing for so many reasons.

  • They use 80% less electricity than incandescent lights.
  • They last for about 20 years.
  • They don't get hot!

I am thrilled because we have been trying to be greener at our house, and I also fret over the risk of our lights getting too hot and catching fire.

These bulbs are suitable for outdoor use which is great because I need them for our window boxes.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Does this look familiar?


How about this?

They should. They are projects I did for Christmas 2005 and 2006. And I just provided them for the Christmas Crafts magazine that is in stores now. I had to create samples for the photography and write up the instructions for them. Not hard... but it was time consuming.

It was pretty exciting to see the magazines in the grocery store check out line... and so cool to see my stuff inside! I can say that I am "published" now right?!

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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Two years ago I sold all my Debbie Mumm holiday snowman dishes on eBay because I wanted something new. Since I did that I felt it was okay to get these Tord Boontje holiday dishes at Target this year.

Especially since it was after Christmas and they were on clearance!

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Aaron got me this "Scrap, Paper, Scissors" Mini Organizer and I am enjoying it immensely. I filled it up and carry it with me throughout the house. It appeals to the super organizer side of me.

It came complete with 17 outside pockets, 9 inside pockets and one zippered compartment on bottom of tote. Heaven!

(You can find them at Michaels)

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