A Crafty Christmas

 I was in full 'Christmas-mode' this year with decorating, crafting and baking. Just sharing some of that here...

 

My tree and table display

(P.S. I may or may not have a thing for deer and reindeer!)

 

 

 Purchased ornaments

 

 

 

The reindeer and hedgehog are
new this year from a store called
Roothouse in Penticton

 

Tree-topper Rudolph!



Vintage dog from a
garage sale - looks like Lulu

 

I love this pretty glittery one

 

 

Crafty ornaments

Thumbtack ornament

 

I got many ideas from Pinterest and those crafts will be linked. This is a thumbtack ornament, a bit dangerous, but pretty!

 



I took some acorns and glued the tops on 
(because they shed them when they drop) 
for a display last year,this year I added glitter and
a ribbon and put them on the tree as ornaments.
Not sure where the idea came from.




Button Christmas tree ornament
 - for kids!




Ornament with fake snow 

Cinnamon sticks from last year

Felt owl - a friend showed me
how to make this

 

Baking

Gingerbread

 

 



Chocolate dipped shortbread

 

Décor




Fawn figurine - Roothouse





Fawn plate - Roothouse




Reindeer - Target




Owl snow globe




Snowflake lights

 

Other



Reindeer beer

Homemade snow globe

 



Gingerbread house built for
my nephews to enjoy





Gingerbread felt ornament and owl
(gifts for friends)

 

and finally another deer from the
thrift store that I just got (in case you felt you
that there weren't enough deer in this post)

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!

Vintage Beach Decor

I moved into a basement suite last year. The living room reminded me of a ballet studio because of the light coloured laminate wood floors, unfinished wood wainscoting and large mirror. The mirror was taken down and the wainscoting was painted white (Cloud White). Most of the suite was painted a pale turquoise (Arctic Blue) and the rest was painted light beige (White Sand.) Some of this décor is recycled from my previous post Paris Bathroom Décor. I was going for a beachy feel. (Paint from Benjamin Moore)

Here is a look at my suite...

 Before

 

After

 

This shell bowl came from a garage sale, like a few 

of my items.

This old dresser was painted white and I switched out the old knobs to glass ones and the drawer pulls to silver ones.

 

Top left - teacups and teapot cover - David's Tea

Top right - handmade bowl -Winners

Bottom left - old telephone - garage sale

Bottom right - see below
 

 

 

 Vintage glass electrical insulators - garage sale

 

 

 Glass knobs from Rona

 

 

 

 Yankee Candle in Fresh Cut Roses - Winners

Embroidered lilac vintage tablecloth  - garage sale

 

 

 

 Pussy willows in a vase from Winners

 

 

 

Corner shelves

 

 

 

 Old fashioned alarm clock - gift

 

 

 

Bowl of sea glass and coral (Mexico) and sand dollar and starfish - garage sale 

 

 

 

 Large piece of coral - garage sale

 

 

 The other corner of my living room

 

 

 

Embroidered picture of deer in woods - garage sale

My mom bought it for me; at first I thought it was hilarious but now I really like it ;)

 

 

 

Water bowl for Lulu - Winners

 

 

 

I inherited a "Beach House" sign my mom painted 

 It was painted for my sister's house that was actually near

a beach!

 

 

 

Patio table on my deck with another embroidered tablecloth from, you guessed it - a garage sale!

 

 

 

Bird lantern - gift

 

 

 

Pink Adirondack chair - gift

 

 

 

Bathroom

 

 

 

Painting - gift

 

 

 

Fake grass - IKEA

 

 

Craft room wall

 

My rose painting

and my apple painting

 

Pear painting by my mom

 

Corner of my craft room, my rose sketch

 

 

Parisian corner

 

 

 Hallway
Island painting by my mom

 

My bedroom
  Beach painting by my mom

 

 

Keep Calm and Carry On print
Just a good motto to live by!
 

 

And another painting from my mom - I love the colours