Winter decor

Like many people, once I took all of the Christmas decorations down the house felt empty. There is still a lot of winter left in central NY so I wanted to do something that would help us get through the dreary winter days ahead.  I re-purposed the snowballs I made for my tree along with the leftover snowflakes from my gift wrapping stash.  The addition of some garland and picks that never made it out of the storage totes this year finished it off.  Have a look!

 

 

 

 

In the first photo you can see the reflection in the window of the 3 larger snowflakes hanging from the light fixture.  I couldn't get a good picture of them.

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Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous new year!

A snowy day project

I purchased this little set of glass bottles at The Christmas Tree Shop a couple years ago. The have done their time sitting on the kitchen windowsill holding stems of various flowers. I decided it was time to make something better out of it.



I gave them a (much needed) washing, used some heavy gauge wire, burlap and my Cricut (my wonderful hubby bought me for Christmas) and turned that sad little set of jars into this too-cute-for-words photo holder!

It's hard to see in the photo, but there just happened to be 6 jars - and 6 letters in the word "FAMILY". Coincidence? I think not! I'm looking around the house for something to put inside the jars so the letters "pop" a little more - any suggestions? I'm linking up to

Merry Christmas!

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My favorite ornament

My Dad passed away in November, 2004. He was the best Dad anyone could ask for and I miss him every day. Besides being a great story teller, he was an accomplished pianist. I have great memories of him playing piano and of his quartet practicing at my house. Last year I found some treble clef ornaments at JoAnns and make one of these for myself, my sister and all 3 of our kids.



Sorry the picture isn't great. I somply found some picture frame charms in the jewelry section of the craft store and added a photo of Dad. I used a jump ring to attach it to the ornament.



I also finally got around to taking down the autumn decorations from the top of my cabinets. I replaced them with some snowy berry garland I had been using on my tree but didn't this year. A couple strands of white lights finishes it off. The enamel ware teapots and scales are always up there. :)






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Christmas centerpiece revamp

I finally got around to decorating the kitchen/dining area over the weekend. I wanted to do something new and more creative than the poinsettas I usually use. I remembered the cupcake stand my hubby had made for my DDs birthday and had him go dig it up from the garage for me. (Thanks hubby!) It was black, so I sprayed it silver. I found the cute green, red and silver balls at Dollar Tree (3/$1) along with the mirrored cone tree that I have been seeing all over blogland. I wanted to carry on the snowy theme I started on the main tree, so I also picked up some epsom salt. I used a glue stick to attach the strip of paper to the edges of the tiers and poured some of the salts in each one. I stole the votive cups from another cande display I have and removed the candles and filled those with epsom salt too. Each cup them got a shiny ornament. I used silver and black paint to attempt the faux mercury glass effect on the mirrored tree. On each side is a candle made by attaching a glass vase to a candle stick - both also from Dollar Tree. I think I'll spray the candle stickes silver too. What do you think?





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The stockings are hung

I had a request for a stocking for a co-worker's new baby niece. She wanted something that she can use every year. I found this pattern (McCalls, I believe) and fell in love! The ruffle at the top and the big bow are perfect for a little girl. I think I will make some more of these - it went together quickly and was fun to make.

The fabric is from JoAnns - I loved the little touch of pink. I linked up the Funky Junk Interiors for the Saturday Night Special - come check out the great projects!