MY "MERCURY GLASS" INSPIRED CHRISTMAS THEME..GETTING READY WITH A BIT OF MOJO!!~~

Hi ladies, well i figured I really needed to get a bit of a move on re some Christmas theme/decor for my kitchen table...

I host a CHRISTMAS EVE function with about 15 lovely guests..

And as I have been "SO NOT INTO XMAS" up until today....

I am NOW motivated..

SO the theme for my kitchen is "mercury glass"/silver etc inspired..

Soo working on lots of it today...FROM.....

a gorgeous little star garland scattered around my Baker's stand..

(I MUST SAY i do have a wonderful time at those kind of $2.00/reject shops..)...

I purchased 3 x glass carafes...(reject shop buys at $2.50 each)..

Filled them with little mixed silver baubles...($5.00 pack of 12 from coles)..

tied some ribbon/faux glass string around rim..(reject shop buys)..

BIG star garland...$5.00 Coles...

BIG SILVER bauble WREATH...$20.00 COLES...

faux mercury glass candle holders...x 3...about $2.50 EACH...Reject shop...

filled another with my silver string of "stuff" i had already..

filled another glass jar with silver tinsel.........

(which i hate...but looks okay STUFFED into a glass jar??)..

Tied a nice little white star to my silver serviette holder complete with silver/white serviettes...

serviette holder....$5.00 (reject shop)...

serviettes pack of 12 from Coles..

So a lot of what I have done today...

embellishing/decorating ALL comes from the REJECT/CHEAP/$2.00 type shop & COLES..~~!!

mixed with SOME of my own leftover Xmas goodies through the years!!~~

Not long until Christmas ....

NOW i have to get my MOJO to buy pressies!!~~

xx andrea

TUESDAY'S VINTAGE FINDS & OTHER THINGS!!~~

Hi ladies, well I did a little run to the op shop today to give them some goodies..

BUT came away with a little more!!~~

Love this rosey vase/JUG......lovely detailing & such a cute cute shape at just $5.00..

can see some nice flowers in this little delight...

Plus I purchased a very heavy marble topped pedestal table..lovely wooden curvy legs just needing a little paint makeover...

JUST $10.00~~~

Heaps of vintage crochet cloths and doilies...

PLUS I am listing on ebay some of my cut up crochet circles and presenting them in a nice paper cupcake case with some string...??

so a busy tuesday...

xx andrea

VINTAGE SEWING PATTERNS CHRISTMAS WRAPPING!~~

Hi ladies.....

a few posts ago I mentioned I was going to wrap my CHRISTMAS presents this year in VINTAGE sewing patterns...

I found a HEAP of patterns the other day at the OP shop in Geelong for JUST 20 cents per packet...

SOO THIS IS the START of my pressie wrapping....(only 2 at this stage as I cannot quite get into the Christmas MOJO just yet)!!!

I think they look good...TIED with some string...

& MUCH MUCH cheaper than traditional christmas wrap???

may do some with lots of sheet music as well..

anyway...what do you think???

xx andrea

MY CHRISTMAS TREE ?? COLLAGE..BUTTONS/LINEN/LACE..

Hi ladies, well it was a magnificent day here in Melbourne today and cos I was feeling sooo much better...

Tennis was on MY agenda!! (first time in a week!)..

I am still feeling in some "MAD" crafting frenzy, so I made another lot of the air dry tags today...

BUT this time I stamped them with my gorgeous little set of Japanese Katakana symbols...(purchased from etsy)...

if they work out I shall show you the results..they look pretty good at the minute)....

I have never stamped something into these air dry tags before...!!

these are for my son to give to a japanese girl friend...(not girlfriend!!)..coming to stay with him for a few days next week...!!

I also did a "collage" of items occupying my interests at the minute..

from vintage crochet...doilies...buttons...butterflies!...my love of all things French...

So i bought an artists canvas..

tea stained it...

roughly drew the shape of a CHRISTMAS tree in a container...(although doesn't really look like it??)..

then just embellished with Lots of little bits & pieces suiting my mood at the moment..

staple gunned a big crochet edging from a tablecloth on either side to hang it..

MMM!!~~ what project tomorrow??

maybe CLEANING from ALL the MESS i have made over the last week!!~~

xx andrea

SUNDAY'S LOVE OF PAPER BUTTERFLIES!!! & other things!!!~~

Hi ladies...

I am in a kind of "crafting" mood these last few days..?? maybe cos i have been sick just moping around somewhat...

BUT today the "drugs" /penicillin have kicked in & i am ALMOST back to normal except no hearing in my right ear!!~~

MMM!! hope the drops kick in soon..

ANYWAY...

TODAY I was in a BUTTERFLY mood...???

so what does that mean??

okay....I have a metal butterfly gorgeous tin hanging thingey...

I have used this as a template...

several posts ago i mentioned a "wallpaper" book i bought for $20.00..

It has heaps of gorgeous replicated wallpaper...containing A4 sheets....

So i wripped out some pages.....(don't be scared..just DO it..)...

put the template on...traced around...

cut out...

folded in half...

& stuck end result on my kitchen blackboard....(half finished)..

SOO I have a nice BUTTERFLY blackboard...??

also dyed lots of crochet cloths..

cut out the circles...

embellished with some other little crochet centres..

& they look soo cute...(listed on ebay)...

soo I have had a busy Sunday...

xx andrea