Last week I was busy , busy , busy
preparing for the European project I have been working on with my students ,
which I told you about in my previous post.
My house was
covered in glitter, shiny cardboards, plastic beads, little hearts, pieces of fabric,
ribbons, tiny, wooden pegs etc. etc. All these have been used to make about 60
different ornaments and cards to send abroad to the schools we are working with,
on this European Christmas project.
In between, I
found some time to indulge in one of my favourite crafts: Making a wreath! A Christmas
wreath ,for the
school bazaar which will take place at the end of this week.
I surfed the net
for ideas but most wreaths were decorated with cones , fake flowers and some
ivy and greenery . I wanted something slightly different , cute and sweet. Finally
, I came across a wreath which featured
a bird house and some holly . I was immediately attracted to it.
I have recently
bought some tiny wooden birdhouses which I posted about some time ago, and I
had some holly and cones too.
But something important was missing
… What? A little resident for my
birdhouse. A tiny, sweet and pretty bird. I soon detected some suitable
fabric –that wasn’t so difficult because there
was material everywhere, as I said above :( - and at almost no time, I had in
hands the aforementioned bird, looking
at me through its little , beady eye.
I put all the different parts
together and so here we are : A Christmas Wreath with a birdhouse and a red and
white , fabric resident .
Only one item wouldn’t be enough
though to offer to the school bazaar ,
so on the spot, I decided to do another
Christmas and New Year item , using a bit of …..What else? DECOUPAGE. Those of
you who read my blog know that I’m quite fond of this technique and I often use
it to transform a variety of objects, at no time.
I chose a cutting board –which I
bought some days ago at a very low price . I used these cute birds , who apparently are
singing a version of Christmas carols ,perched on some snow covered lines ,
while snow is falling on their tiny heads. Aren’t they just adorable? I wish reality were as cute and tender as this….
Anyway, the wooden board was soon transformed
into this festive, colourful item, ready to go to another house and start its
life there. I hope it is loved and spends many years with them.
Again, I added some ribbon and the
number 15 for a more special touch . Do you like it?
I find it very pretty. Shall I keep
it for myself? Hi,hi,hi!!
I hope you liked my little
Christmas makes, dear readers from around the world.
Tonight is a very wintry night, wet
and cold but the thought of Christmas keeps me warm. Have a nice night.
Love,
Tina xxxxxxxxxx
Very nice pictures. Good job,
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Dorothy.