Cozy evenings by the fire.......

I just love it when it`s cold enough outside to light a fire.....it doesn`t happen that often here in Georgia..........but the past couple of nights it has!

Don`t you think Christmas lights give everything a magical glow? I think we should use them all year long.............

Of course there`s always candles....

~Love~

Finally, I wanted to share with you this cute drawing my son did for me on my Christmas chalkboard .........I have terrible handwriting, add in chalk and it`s even worse.......

So I asked my son to doodle me something Christmassy.........

~Cute~

Bird Cage Vignette..........

I got chance to visit one of my favorite little antique shops the other day and found this wonderful old Crown bird cage...........

It was just $16 so I thought I may be able to use it in my Christmas decorating.........I am aiming to be a little more rustic and vintage this year....

So here it is now............

I made a little vignette with it.........

Cute little angels, vintage mercury glass beads, a frozen Charlotte and one of my vintage style bottle brush trees...............

I picked some rosemary from my yard and tied it in a bundle to add some greenery...........

It has a bundle of lights in the bottom............

So pretty  

in the evening........

I think I`ll probably end up leaving it out after Christmas and changing the inside for the seasons.................A unique lamp!

Transforming dollar store finds..........

It`s amazing what you can find at the dollar store...........you just need a little vision...

Today I transformed this...

Into this......

A pretty vintage tray adorned with the cutest French New Year image................

And, not only is it a tray..........it`s also magnetic so can be used as a memo board!.........So cool

I will be listing some of these in my store shortly, probably more generic and not geared specifically to the holidays.........if anyone`s interested in pre-ordering some just let me know.

My other dollar store find was this pretty plate, I failed to take a before picture but basically it was a plain ivory dinner plate with some beading design, which is what drew me to it.

I thought this image was perfect for it..........

I then raided some of my Christmas berries (fake of course), added a couple of my 1930`s wax flowers and some vintage seam binding......simple beauty....

I went back to the dollar store today to get some more, silly me only bought one, but alas they are gone.......

Have a great week end!

Christmas stocking alternative....

I love burlap and had several burlap bags hanging around that I never got around to using...........I had an idea to decorate them for Christmas and fill them with cuttings from my cypress trees...........then simply hang them around the house......

Once they were done I hung them for the paint to dry.........As I looked at them I thought what great Christmas stockings they would make!...........So I added one of my wooden chalkboard tags for the name.............cute!

Can`t wait to fill them with goodies!

Crafting for myself....

Today I spent a little time crafting for myself..........

The letters spell out MERRY CHRISTMAS .........made from glitter chipboard shapes I found at Michaels 1/2 price, $2.50 for 20.

It so happened I had the same shaped paper puncher, so I stamped some linen card stock with Christmas music, and punched out the squares. I then stamped the letters onto the music paper and glued them to the glitter shapes..........Next I punched a hole and threaded a champagne colored seam binding thru.....voila!

I can`t decide if to make a banner on the vintage music paper chain I made or hang them on the tree............I`m sure it will come to me......

Making old fashioned paper chains is so easy..................Just go to your local thrift store and pick up an old book, music or script, whichever you prefer........Then cut strips with a paper cutter so that they are all the same size and either glue or staple them into a chain...........could not be more simple and costs pennies! You can even glitter the edges for a `fancier` chain....

Before I leave I just wanted to show you a couple of pictures of a beautiful old plateau mirror I purchased on Ebay............It is perfect for displaying Christmas scenes, trees or ornaments...

Look at the gorgeous scalloped edging.......

Happy Thanksgiving everybody............I`m off to make a Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake now!

Pretty downloads

Just a quick post today, I`ve been out of town and need to catch up on orders..........Also no school this week so I have to entertain my boys too!

Thought I would post a couple of vintage image downloads for you to enjoy.........Remember, to save them, click on the image to enlarge, them right click and select save.........easy!

Love this one! You can upload it to photo bucket or one of those sites and add your own text.........

Here is one I edited and used for Christmas tags last year......I did not get around to making any this year so here`s the image for you to do your own..........If you need help on how to make them just sent me a message and I will gladly give advice.

Paper Hydrangeas Too.....

After a lot of interest in my paper roses I wanted to share with you my paper hydrangeas, my favorite flower.................

These are the cream with a hint of green but they do have many other colors..........Just like the roses they are made entirely of paper, no plastic. They are huge, at least 4 to 5 inches wide and the stems are over 20 inches long.

I do not have them in my store due to the large boxes required for shipping.......people do not like to pay a lot for shipping I find. They are also more expensive than the roses.

If anyone is interested in purchasing some let me know. They are $6.00 each but well worth it compared to the fake silk ones they have in stores.

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Pretty vintage lace and wax flowers............

Love my vintage pink ornaments.........I keep them out all year long in this huge apothecary jar......