What I've been making lately
Amidst all the post-Silver Bella posting, I haven't mentioned what I've been making lately, so I will remedy that now!
The first order of business on the weekend before Thanksgiving was to finish up these day-of-the-week dishtowels a friend of mine had ordered; she's giving them as a Christmas gift. I do enjoy sewing them!
She also ordered 10 tags to use as bookmarks. She wanted them to be flat so they could go in a book, and she wanted them with literary themes. So, I made a couple of Jane Austens, a Wonderland, some Little Women, and then some of pretty women a la Eyre, Wuthering Heights, etc. (I got some of the pretty ladies from a project in Artist Class.)
This was a western theme -- my favorite of all of them, I think; on the reverse, a lady riding side-saddle.
I have hardly begun Christmas decorating; the tree is up and lit, but no ornaments yet. I'm the only one on the block who still has her pumpkin on the porch!
However, I did get out my beautiful old ornaments and play with them. I had just bought a pretty little red jewelry box at the thrift store, and so I piled it with my tiniest, fragile, old ornaments and some vintage corsages.
All that pretty stuff will stay there in the box unless/until I find something else I want to do with it (besides just drool over it!) this season.
Then, I decorated a tiny silver tree I bought at a yard sale this summer:
More beautiful, old, grungy ornaments...
some so delicate you can almost see through them! I finally found some old mercury glass garland trim, too!
I added some vintage Christmas picks, too..
However, I did get out my beautiful old ornaments and play with them. I had just bought a pretty little red jewelry box at the thrift store, and so I piled it with my tiniest, fragile, old ornaments and some vintage corsages.
Then, I decorated a tiny silver tree I bought at a yard sale this summer:
I *love* this pink glass star pick!
Look at the cap on this old one!
I've been loving those kitschy old plastic nativity sets, too, lately!
Then, on Monday I gathered up all those ornaments I was buying up this summer at estate and garage sales...
decided which to sell, which to keep, and then with the rest I made myself one of those ornament wreaths!
I love it!
What have you been making lately?
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Comments
I like the ornament jewels in the box. Can be the center of a wonderful display.
In a magazine last week I saw a pretty jar filled with old christmas bulbs. Now I'm hunting down my old Christmas lights to copy it.
Beautiful post! Blessings!
You must be so organised getting your christmas decorations up - maybe we will get our's down from the attic this weekend.
Love your beautiful tags and napkins.
Barbara :)
Christy
Lil Bit Brit
Your Christmas ornaments are wonderful -- thanks for sharing the photos.
Micki
xo, suzy