An easy way to make a decorative wreath !

 Hello and welcome to my blog!

For those of you who are new , I'm Tina and I love crafts , painting and home decor. I also love spending time in Nature , taking  photos and using natural material  for my crafts. 

Today, I will show you how to decorate a wreath using things that you can find in Nature and cost you  nothing. 

The 'material' I used were  found on the pavement a few metres away from my front door!! There are  few trees (I don't know their name😒) along my street which produce these quite unusual 'fruit' /'nuts' with a hard, dark brown shell , which they drop  sometime at the beginning of Fall. I noticed them back in September and was intrigued by their unusual beauty and potential . 💓

I picked some up and kept them  till last week when I decided to use them. I used chalk and acrylic paints to paint them and when they were dry, I used hot glue to stick them in place . 

 I also used some tiny 'berries' to complete the look and here it is!!!

I really like the outcome , but what do you think?💕

 I really love giving  you some ideas for things to make /create  for your house  on a budget and I'm really more than excited when I have a new  idea about how to  transform something that we have at home, give it a new life and love!!

Well, I have another craft to share with you today , again very easy to do!!

I have had an old  wooden tray for ages , which I have wanted to transform   and that's what finally happened, last week. I printed out a picture of tree trunks in a black backround. It looks like a forest of birch trees. I really liked it because it matches the grey and black details in my kitchen. 

I used decoupage glue to stick it on the tray but as my printer isn't a laser one, the colours faded away and I had to paint the trees and backround again  using acrylic paints . I suppose if I had the right printer it would have been a lot easier but still it was quite easy and the outcome is very satisfying and of course it didn't cost me anything!! I smile everytime I serve breakfast or afternoon tea on it !! 

That's it for today dear friends ,I  hope I have given you some ideas for some happy crafting!! 

Stay safe , be creative and think positive till next time .

 Spring is around the corner  and the days longer and sunnier !!

My love, 💗💗💗

Tina xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Christmas crafts , decor and lucky charms

Hello, hello again!! 

I hope you are all fine and  getting ready for the festive season .  

I have been decorating and creating for some time now. You know these are my most favourite activities and always give me great pleasure!!

I bought these tiny nutcrackers  some weeks ago and they look really cute and festive on my kitchen shelves. 

You can see one of the lucky charms I have created , in the background. 

 A silver snowflake with a red cord. 

This is an old cupboard door ,I didn't use , which I turned into a Christmas painting/decorative item using print-outs , paper napkins, ribbons, some fake greenery and tiny bells. 

Ta-dah!!

What do you think ? It didn't cost me anything and I love the way it looks!!. 

I also made a few lucky charms to give to friends and family during the holidays . I make them every year and  they are one one of the things I really look forward to doing  during the days before the festive season and the holidays.  I use mainly red colours, gold , silver and green . 

It's actually a very easy and   relaxing  craft , the combinations of items , ribbons and colours are endless and the final result is almost always quite satisfactory and pleasing to the eye. 

A gift that doesn't cost much and it is always welcome. 

This is my ginger bread house this year. We assembled it with my boy last Saturday and had a lot of fun as always!!

Christmas decor is almost everywhere around the house , 

favourite tree ornaments, baubles , little fabric dolls, 

A CD  I transformed into an ornament using decoupage ,

poinsettias and berries, 

more baubles ,

and … more lucky charms!!

I took this pic some days ago. It is the Athens Mall decorated for Christmas. 

An advent calendar I made for my boy's class at the  kindergarten,

and finally two  IKEA boxes which I transformed  using old items and ribbons I had at home. 

I love the way they turned out !!!

Well , that's it for today . I wish you all  the very best for Christmas and the New Year, with love , health and many happy moments in  your lives!!! 

My love to all, 

Tina xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx