Hello creatives - although a tad late I still wish you a Happy New Year & hope that you can make all your creative dreams come true in 2015!
Hitting the ground runing in 2015, I've made some tweaks to the way I work around here. You may have seen some changes on the blog over the last few days - up until now I have been running seperate blogs for my creative work (Vintage Celebrations) and my scrapbooking industry updates -and with divine guidance I thought the time had come to house them all under one roof so you have access to craft tutorials, handmade business marketing & sales ideas, industry updates and other (hopefully) inspiring information all in one place!
So now i aim to bring you a mixed bag each week of creativity, business acumen & experience & other things I think may entertain and delight you along my creative journey. So here's toa fresh start in 2015 - cheers!
Merry Christmas to all crafters, creatives and handmakers from the Vintage Celebrations angels!
It's the most magical night of the year and all of us here at Vintage Celebrations would like to wish our readers past, present and future a very Merry crafting Christmas and healthy, happy handmade 2015.
Let the fun & festivities commence!
I'll be back in the New Year with more interior decoration & styling ideas!
Handmade Christmas burlap & rolled ribbon flower evergreen bird napkin rings craft tutorial
Dress your table in a handmade style this Christmas with these gorgeous burlap & rolled ribbon napkin rings!
In just a few days time we will be tucking into Christmas lunch, all the preparations, planning & panicking well and truly behind us for another year ;)
My Christmas table this year will be predominately white with mercury glass pots, plain glass accessories, candles, silverware & dominated by our mini Christmas tree in a gorgeous pained french style white urn I picked up from West Barn Country interiors a few weeks ago.
These napkin rings were really easy to make (everything I make is!!) - I simply took a piece of florists wire and covered it with frayed burlap trim for a rustic look then fashioned into a circle.
The rolled ribbon flowers were made from neutral and dark red seam binding - see my tutorial how to make them here and then I added evergreen leaves & ickle dove birds were punched using a bird punch.
The tags were cut from natural card papers, tied with festive bakers twine and the the table guests initials were die cut using with alphabet dies which I rarely ever put away as they are so vital for most personalised projects!
Have a look at my other handmade Christmas table decoration ideas by clicking the links below!
Happy decorating!
Mini handmade Christmas treat gift baskets craft tutorial
These little Christmas Treat Baskets are just perfect for holding a handful of yummy sweets for a little gift for friends, family, neighbours, teachers, employees, postman, hairdresser etc etc - most people I know would be happy to receive one! Good job they are quick & simple to make!
I found the tutorial on Vicky Hayes blog - her baskets were made for Easter so I've given thema seasonal twist!
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In real life the baskets measure around 3" x 2" so only little presents need apply to be wrapped in them - although some of my most coveted and treasured presents have been the ones in the smallest packages (pale blue boxes with white satin ribbons are always the best boxes! |
Our tree and decorations will be going up this weekend and I will spend hours lovingly and carefully unwrapping my collection of vintage glass ornaments - my tree is my pride and joy each year and at 7.5ft tall commands a lot of attention! Have you done yours yet?
Handmade paper pine cone ornament Christmas decoration tutorial
Aren't these paper pinecone ornaments just darling? Want to make one of your own? I used some left over Christmas themed paper which is full of great patterns in my favourite winter pale blue, silver & white colours and I followed this fabulous paper pine cone ornament tutorial found here.
The pine cones are super easy to make, just a little repetitive with the folding but I did mine watching the latest episode of Downton Abbey - can't wait for the Christmas episode! The leaves were cut usinga leaf punch and then slavered in silver glass glitter for extra sparkle.
You can just see the little pins holding the layers in place - at least they're silver and coordinate too!
If you're looking for more handmade Christmas craft decoration ideas then take a look at ...
Handmade silver stars Christmas garland decoration
A simple star handmade sparkly Christmas garland .... super quick, super shiny & super inexpensive!
I used star stamps of varying sizes and patterns stamped in silver metallic ink, some silver glitter which could be sprinkled on or embossed with a heat tool and then strung with linen thread to hang it from.
I used star stamps of varying sizes and patterns stamped in silver metallic ink, some silver glitter which could be sprinkled on or embossed with a heat tool and then strung with linen thread to hang it from.
Happy stamping!
December Daily art journalling 2014 days 1-5
Here are the first few pages of my December Daily art journalling project for 2014. I've used a wide variety of materials from Studio Calico, Pretty Little Studio, Pink Paislee, Teresa Collins and a huge bundle of Christmas emphemera from Julie Kirk at Notes on Paper, one of my favourite journalling artists.
This years December journalling prompts that I created to were:
1. The meaning of Christmas for me
2. Plans for December
3. Best gift memories
4. All about Christmas Cards
I'll be sharing more next week (yes I have created more than 4 pages seen as it is the 10th December!)
How's your December Daily coming together?
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