MERRY Christmas to YOU!!

Hello my friends.....I don't know about you but
I've been on a roll pumping out Christmas Decorations.
You see all of my decorations from "christmas past" are
packed away in my storage unit,
and I can't get to them.... (POOR PLANNING on my behalf!)
....and I just can't make it through this season with our ANYTHING!

So here is one of them..........

I have been working from CCB Farmhouse Christmas Mix and Match pad
.... because IT'S ALL THERE!
printed canvas
 various burlaps
 several printed papers
 kraft paper
 canvas and flute
what is there not to LOVE ABOUT THIS??

I did add my current favorite CCB paper Red & Kraft Ribbon Stripe

I tried to capture the Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Glam ~ Chandelier
.....it didn't work, but it sure is pretty in real life!

I painted Santa's beard, hat and the bottom of his britches
with the Chandelier Glimmer Glam
Can I say.......it just shimmer in the Christmas lights.
If you look closely you can vaguely
see the snowflakes I stenciled onto the CCB Large Stocking

I created a video to share with you showing how I created the flower cluster....

I hope you have enjoyed my creative journey!!
....and I hope you have a very merry Christmas!

Product List
Large Canvas Stocking

Farmhouse Christmas Mix and Match pad
or Red Burlap
Burlap
Farmhouse Christmas on Ivory
Farmhouse Christmas ~ Printed Canvas Sheet
Farmhouse Christmas: Black and Kraft Merry Christmas
Kraft Flute

Organic Garden ~ Glimmer Glam
Chandelier ~ Glimmer Glam
English Ivy ~ Glimmer Mist

A piece of home.....

When our kids leave home

to pursue their dreams.....

it can be hard during the holidays!

Knowing this....
I decided to create something for my son,
it can be used as a Christmas Tree Ornament
then as a
PIECE OF HOME
to hang in his room once the holidays are over!

The base of my creation is an
ArtC ~ Wood Pallet Surface ~ 3" x 4.5"

I pulled out a package of ArtC ~ Adhesive stencils
and tube of Ultra Chalk ~ White

I applied the Ultra Chalk with a paint brush,
then I lifted the stencil and placed it over the remainder
of the Wood Pallet and dried the chalk.

I then applied a layer of
ArtC ~ Gel Stain ~ Chestnut
and wiped off the excess with a baby wipe.

LOVE THE LOOK!

I wanted to have some Twine for my project

but not blue,

so I painted the twine with

ArtC ~ Gel Stain ~ Chestnut.

When the twine was dry,

I pulled the strands of the twine apart.

I gathered a few pieces of New Hampshire nature,

and acorn cap for the cover of the

ArtC ~ Clear Dome Bottle

and a piece of evergreen for inside the bottle and

a couple of Hemlock Pinecones

to finish off the piece!

I chose a few embellishments from
an ephemera collage kit I had on hand.
I painted the wood chippie "love" with
ArtC ~ Gel Stain.

I hope my boy loves this

PIECE OF HOME....

.....as much as I did creating it!!!