3D STAR ORNAMENT...

Star light,
Star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish, I wish tonight!
If I were to wish upon a star at this very moment my wish might be that Christmas would come just a tad bit slower as indicated on the paper star in the photo below...Every year I think I am going to get a jump on things and have many things done in advance so I can just savor this season but it never seems to happen quiet that way. I am swept up in the tide of making, baking, decorating, and celebrating, all my good intentions of slowing down thrown out the window while getting caught up in the spirit of creating a memorable holiday.

A tattered tinfoil star brought everything into perspective for me this weekend and as much as I want to tell you about it, I am saving that story for later in the month, for I must choose my words wisely in the telling of its tale and I must hug its story my own heart just a little bit longer. In the meantime I wanted to share another star with you, an ornament tutorial that I think you will enjoy.
Last year I found this star tutorial and printable pattern at Lost Button Studio. I am making up a few this year too and thought you might enjoy them as well. My only tips to making these are: use card stock as a base and glue decorative paper over that to give them the weight they need to hold the folds and not flatten out (I used spray glue to adhere my paper and card stock) and to keep the hold I turned the ornament over and added a generous dollop of hot glue to the center and placed a decorative button over the glue to cover it (I like the back pretty too!), this helps cement the folds and holds the ornament in shape better. Have fun folding and embellish away!

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

This & That...

"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
~W.T. Ellis~

Hi Sweet Friends,
I am sorry I have been MIA for a couple of days, I have had an old injury flair up and it is making typing very painful and difficult. If there are a lot of mistakes please ignore them and if I don't quickly respond to comments I am not ignoring you. I will get to them as soon as I can. Posting may be sparse too, so I may just show you photos without a lot of comment.

Thank you all for such a warm response to my new shop. Your feedback was very positive and helpful. I hope to finish up a few items to add as soon as my wrist allows it. In the meantime, I am up to a little of this and a little of that, savoring the scent of Christmas in the air.

I have a forest of tiny bleached bottle brush trees waiting to be decorated and turned into a part of a holiday center piece for our big farm table...A couple of paper clay snowman on boxes are waiting for their hats and scarves...A host of little glittered mittens are waiting to have loops sewn on them so they can be buttoned to tags that will top packages...A nature journal for my new shop is waiting for some finishing touches and an inverted collage star is just waiting for a little scene to be added so I can use it to top a small tree...But first, I need to pack up my Autumn decor...Yep, that's it, one large hand carved heart shaped bowl of potpourri. Pathetic, I know, but it was all I could manage and we were not entertaining here this year so I skipped out on the festive decor.

The elves are tired of waiting for me to decide to put up the tree, they have fallen asleep in their box...
I did think I was going to take a shortcut this year and use a pre~lit small tree that darling daughter found left behind in her storage shed. The problem was, it only had three legs and won't stand up and it was a very close relative of the one Charlie Brown used in the cartoon, pretty pathetic. That seems to be the running theme of my holiday decor of late, pathetic.

I may take this theme to a whole new level by using these this year...A rusty old sleigh and pitiful tree that used to be white but has aged to perfection into a creamy dreamy color. I have an idea I have latched onto, my family thinks I have lost my mind, but I will show them.

Oh, and lastly, I did find something I can do with a bum wrist, this...
I found this cool tool in a bunch of old sewing stuff in a flea market for ten cents. It is called the Hero Crazy Daisy Winder and it is quick, easy, and fun, after you decipher the instructions. I am not very good at instructions. Here is my first try, well, all except the sewing the center part, it was hard to hold the loose ends, sew, and take a photo...My mind is whirling with what else I can wind around this thing. Maybe wire, thin ribbon, jute, twine, threads & fibers. I'd even like to try some beaded wire. I have some tiny glass beads that I could string. I have a couple of ideas of how I can use or alter these, we will see.

Well, the old wrist is starting to ache so I'll sign off for now. I hope your hearts are filled with holiday cheer as the celebration of the birth of the Savior draws near!

Blessings,

Miss Sandy