Christmas Crafting
I took some time off my quilting and decided to make Christmas ornaments. I have made one vintage look ornament using a Dresden die cut angel and vintage look silver tinsel. I posted a picture of this ornament.
I have cut up a cardboard egg carton and made some ornament forms. I put Gesso and them and they are drying. Have some red puffy pipe cleaner, going to make some pipe cleaner Santas (my favorite). I bought some santa faces, the kind you down load and print, to use for the pipe cleaner Santas.
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Tried my hand at making a spun cotton ornament. got the instructions from Pintrest, plus lots of ideas on that site. Also made some pipe cleaner santas; these are my favorite and sure to be a hit with all the little kids in the family.
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Went to the craft store today and got some gold and silver cord to make the hangers for ornaments. My sisters and some friends are planning a big crafting day of making Xmas decorations. I am getting good at making spun cotton figures.
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The globe is hollow, and is made from spalted poplar. The finials are walnut.
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Here is my latest, I got the idea from a spun cotton ornament on Pinterest.
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Made another swing girl. Had an old photo of a man in a Santa suit, scanned it in and made a smaller copy to use for the scrap ornament, Getting better at working the spun cotton figures. Learning by trial and error.
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I used to collect antique Christmas ornaments. Back in the 1960's and 70's, people would give them to me. When Ebay started, I found my collection was very valuable and I needed money so I sold all of them off. But by collecting, I learned a lot about Christmas and the way different cultures decorated their home and their trees. My favorite type has always been the old homemade scrap ornaments. I guess because growing up, we didn't have a lot of money and we made many of the ornaments for our tree.
Anyway, making ornaments is now old lady fun and I am having a ball! Here are latest; the pics are by 3-yr. old great-granddaughter and my old calico cat. Trying to finish up so I can give them to everyone on Thanksgiving day.
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Waiting for red and blue felt I ordered from JoAnn's so I can dress all my Santas. Wanted to be finished by Thanksgiving, but probably won't make it. I made the faces with the craft clay that you bake 15 minutes in the oven. Then I painted the faces. I tried to make the faces crude like old spun cotton santas sold long ago.
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Putting all the Christmas crafting stuff away. Gave all the ornaments that I made to friends and family, they were a big hit. Everyone loved them, had to make special ones of beloved pets and children
Come July 2018. when it is 100 degrees outside, I will get all the Christmas stuff out and make ornaments for 2018, Have lots of ideas. In the meantime, I made a tub of about 50 spun cotton figures while watching TV. I like working with the spun cotton best of all.
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