South Wedge Christmas Craft Bazaar 2013

After weeks of preparation and mad crafting, the South Wedge Holiday Craft Bazaar is finally here. It was 30 degrees with an occasional snowflake but it was so much fun.

My handmade Shiny Brite Christmas ornament wreaths on display. I had one person show up before the sale even started to buy this wreath. She wanted to make sure she got that particular wreath!

Gourdons hanging out.

Winter dioramas.

Holiday jars with peppermint sticks.

Other goodies.

The sale went really well but really the best part was hanging out with these two and also seeing more friends that stopped by to browse and say hi.

Winter Dioramas

Last year I made little winter dioramas in jars. This year my mom thrifted two wee cloches so I used those to make holiday scenes. I especially love the tiny VW Beetle hauling home a Christmas tree.

My mom also thrifted a big box full of glass chimneys. She thought I could fill them with ornaments and lights but I had another idea.

They are perfect for making winter dioramas! I create the scene inside then use my Cricut to add a holiday carol line to the chimney. I was going to etch them as I mentioned before, but couldn't etch the tempered glass.

Aaron made me the stands to hold the chimneys.

These will be for sale at the South Wedge Holiday Bazaar on Saturday.

Etched Christmas Jars

Aaron got me a glass etching kit ages ago. It makes total sense seeing how much I love glass jars. I don't know why it took me so long to break it out. I experimented with these small mason jars and it is so easy and doesn't take as long as I thought it would.

I love the results. I have so many ideas now! I want more stencils for more designs and to work faster. The alphabet I have only has one of each letter, so it takes two rounds of etching to create the word "CHEER" to get both "E's".

I am also going to experiment with creating stencils with my Cricut and vinyl adhesive. So many ideas!

Funny thing - I tried to etch a glass chimney and it didn't even leave the tiniest mark. Thought I did something wrong and tried it again. Then my dad pointed out that the glass was probably tempered for heat (candles) and would be impervious to the etching compound. Ahhhh!

These jars and more will be for sale at the South Wedge Holiday Bazaar on Saturday.

Making Gourdon the Snowman

At last year's South Wedge Holiday Craft Bazaar the Gourdon the Snowman ornaments were really popular so I'm making a big gang of them for this year.

They look so funny laying on my tray waiting for the next addtion to their outfit.

Gourdons ready to take over the world.

I got some funny shaped Gourdons this year that made good snowman heads.

I took a few of the Gourdons out to my grandmother's holly bush for some beauty shots.

I love this squatty Gourdon!

Three wise snowmen.

These entire flock of Gourdons will be for sale at the South Wedge Holiday Bazaar on Saturday.

More handmade Shiny Brite ornament Christmas wreaths

I'm still making vintage Christmas ornament wreaths for the South Wedge Holiday Craft Bazaar. This is a favorite, love the colors.

This one includes a chalkboard ornament that you can customize with your own message. I have this wreath-making down to a process now. The hardest part is picking out the ornaments for a color scheme.

I made two more baublesicles too. Red and gold this time.

Christmas crafting: more wreaths

I'm staying at my Grandma's through til Thursday and it's a Christmas crafting extravaganza. I didn't go Black Friday shopping, never have. The Christmas music is cranked up, the hot glue gun is out and I'm making goodies for the South Wedge Holiday Festival on December 7.

I really enjoy making these wreaths. It's fun sorting through the Christmas ornaments and coming up with the color schemes. There were two of these blue ones but my sister claimed one. She hovered over me the entire time I was working on it. rubbing her hands together.

Vintage Christmas Ornament Crafting & Janda Made at South Wedge Xmas Fest

I've been a busy little crafting elf. My mom has collected these vintage Christmas ornaments for me for years and I finally started making things with them. This wreath is made up of vintage glass Christmas tree ornaments including a few Shiny Brite ornaments.

It was a lot of fun to make. I enjoy picking out the colors and style of ornaments. It also scares the wits out of me. I'm so scared of dropping it because it would shatter into a gazillion pieces. I made the hanger extra sturdy!

I've also made a few of these hanging decorations from vintage ornaments that I call "Baublesicles". This one has a matching buddy.

You will be able to purchase these Janda Made ornaments and more at the "It's a Wonderful Life in the South Wedge" Holiday Festival on Saturday, December 7th. It starts at 11am and goes until 6pm. Tina, Aprille and I are sharing a table again.

We had a blast last year. I will have many of the same items... gourd bird houses, holiday jars, smashed spoon plant markers and bottle cap cufflinks...

... and more of my most popular item... Gourdon the Snowman ornaments!

I love the wreath so much... I hope I can part with it. I think I will take a nice high res picture of it and make prints so I can remember it always.