Touches of Christmas

 

 

Good morning everyone,

I trust that you are well on your way to being

ready for the big day.

I am beginning to panic a little.

Thought I was well on target

and getting everything done in a timely fashion

but,

now I find that I may have

be mistaken.

 

 

Today, I will share with you a few

of the

Christmas touches in our home.

Above you see a few of my Santas.

I am a

Santa collector from way back when

and have just a few.

These little fellows

along with their brothers

reside in our china cabinet.

Along with a few gold wire trees

and

red and gold balls.

 

 

I love these little guys...

 

 

Here are a couple of the larger ones.

But,

sitting next to them is

the book page tree I made.

I do not have a tutorial on that one.

It is simply cutting squares

in decreasing sizes with decorative scissors

and

putting them

on a dowel.

Very simple and just what I wanted.

 

 

Another little tree.

This one is made of silver threaded lace

and

silver bead garland.

The JOY sign is simply

a silver platter

(from the Dollar Tree)

painted with chalkboard paint.

The silver bird is an ornament.

And a couple of

nutcrackers

from my hubby's collection.

 

 

Another little tree

(brother to the one above)

sitting on a candlestick

along

with a snowman nutcracker

and

a cork ball.

 

 

A book page snowman

made from a paperback book.

Top hat made from black card stock

and

a felt scarf....

 

 

A few red poinsettias

placed in the burlap wreath I made this fall.

( tutorial here )

I just pushed the stems into the Styrofoam

so they are easy to remove

after Christmas

without

destroying the wreath.

 

 

One of the several pillow

I made this year.

This one is made from a drop clot.

The little stockings

were cut from a

Goodwill sweater and sewn on.

The string is just a piece of

hemp tacked on.

I fell in love with these little pillows -

they are a

Pottery Barn Knockoff....

 

So,

are you ready

or are you,

like me. starting to get that

panicky feeling in the pit of your stomach?

 

 

Would love for you to leave a comment,

and

follow me on this blog or Pinterest....

 

 

 

Have a great day,

Cathy