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New toys

Just fooling around with the new camera today, along with a spiffy new photo box thingie. So I thought I'd bore you with close-ups of Christmas ornaments... (I feel like one of those people who force you to look at their vacation pictures! Ha!)

Above is the topper I made for the white feather tree (which I'll try to remember to snap, too) Its made from three pipe cleaner candy canes with a yoyo covering the center. I made so many candy canes for the white feather tree, I had enough left over to hang a bunch on the tree in the den as well as one for each place setting and I even give away quite a few!

I also made dangly yoyo ornaments...

And Swedish hearts from red and white paper (actually that was a couple of years ago)...

I didn't make this one, its a new but vintage-looking chenille star with cool beads...

These mittens are definitely vintage, right down to the play money inside! I love the embellishment with sequins, pearls and fancy buttons.

And these are my favorites! Tiny vintage stockings, probably also meant for crisp dollar bills.

Okay, the photo viewing is over for today. Hopefully you won't avoid me now so you won't be subjected to looking at more!

Cheerio,

Jenny

New holiday dangles!

Flipping through my December issue of Home Companion earlier today, I had an idea for a new set of dangles! I was inspired by a photo of some vintage wrapping paper, and this is the result. Click here to download the pdf.

Simply print onto index weight paper or card stock with the ink setting rather saturated (tip: poke little holes with a needle in the tops before cutting them out). I'm hanging mine with teensy vintage wire ornament hooks, but baker's twine or embroidery floss would probably be cuter. Have fun!

These are destined for the family room tree, which seems heading towards a more vintage, fun vibe than in previous years.

Sorry I don't have pics to show yet of how anything looks around here, I seem to be avoiding both my cameras lately out of annoyance. Hey Santa, maybe you can help me out in that department???

Cheers,

Jenny

Ears to your elf!

Bitsy Elf clogs! What could be cuter? And you can make your own with this freebie pattern. And here's another elf clog pic, this one made by Vicki of Turkey Feathers. Her stitching skills always blow me away! As promised, I created an Elf Clog group on flickr, so you can share photos of your creations, too. 

Here's the pattern to make your own elf shoes. Click -->here<-- to download the pdf.

By the way, these are not "sized" for people to wear (being for elves, you know) so if you want to use them for people feet, you'll have to make your best guess as to how to adjust the pattern. Also, no seam allowance is included.

So lets see what you come up with! Or, if you've already made some, add them to the group!

Cheers,

Jenny

Gathering

This morning I started pulling out a variety of materials...

Once Halloween is over, almost immediately my mind is churning with ideas for Christmas. Too many ideas actually! Way too many to do, but just enough to get me excited about the next few weeks.

I missed posting on the first day of the month, but for the rest of November, I'm going to try to do a post a day, in keeping with the spirit of this. Maybe I can make up for the embarrassingly long lapses between posts that have been the hallmark of this blog for months. Perhaps if anyone has any questions or if there is anything you're curious about, I can provide some info. Or at least I'll try!

Cheers,

Jenny