Glittering up a storm.

A glittered snowman peeks from a tin cone!

A broken tassel end becomes a tree stand,

Yes there was a glitter blizzard in my craft corner (situation normal ! ) I have been crafting up a veritable snow storm of glittery Christmas Projects, I love Christmas i guess i never lost that childlike wonder.How i never lost it is beyond me Christmas for mothers is a lot of work,When my children were small i was often still wrapping their gifts rather badly on Christmas eve . Santa had a lot to answer for and i felt like his slave manys the year,I wouldn't change it for the world 1 loved to create Christmas for my boys and i wpu;d do it again in a hearbeat,Anyway i have many many projects on the boil and here are a few things i just wanted to make for no reason except Christmas and glitter are two things i love,

Winter Blues and Crafting storms

Have had the winter blues getting one virus after another,Still i have been crafting up a veritble storm whilst feeling under the weather.Ideas off Pinterest become things to make,I am never bored and always busy,

My first try at a seedmans purse

Made from one sheet scrapping paper folded no cutting

Addictive i am making more

Here is the latest from my studio corner where there has been the odd Bedalanche or two lately.What is a Bedalanche i hear you ask ,Well my crafting corner is right next to my bed so the crafting overflow from my tiny desk builds when i am working on several projects and spreads down one edge of my bed.Sooner rather than later this mountain of supplies starts to slide and a Bedalanche is the result.This ends in a total clean and organize so its like Home beautiful for a while (say until the next project!) Ah a Crafters life is not easy.The Seedmans purse is a fabulous trick to master and although the first can be tricky after that you can make them blindfolded,Its all in the decorating like most things and the tutorial is here
http://paperwhimsy.com/inspiration/?p=2577  Have fun.

The tag was for a swap that had to feature a blue moon  and my partner loves Marie so i combined the two,

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Christmas decorating small space big ideas ...

This small tree in a vintage hatbox is the perfect apartment tree it sits atop the TV unit amidst a sprinkling of bells.

I made the little Christmas door after being inspired by similar ones on a blog/
Love using these display cupboard doors like mini Xmas windows,

Of course small trees are apt to appear everywhere here at Christmas even cups sprout some tiny trees.

I never put lights in normal places these ones just wanted to be in a drawer that is opened a crack
so the magic comes peeking out.I looks much more magical than the pics came out.

Ahh my Christmas forest is back ,This year it grew in the alcove on the buffet and hutch,
poppy of course is totally spinning out with all this decorating but she has some bells and plastic ornies all her own.

i love the moon that is battery operated behind the forest.

vintage apothecary jars hold many many vintage glass baubles and the feather tree has garlands of mercury glass.

This tiny cloche and stand house a changing scene and mica flake snow,

Cant believe how much i love my bedroom decorating
vintage vintage vintage
My 100 plus year old bed looks fab with vintage Dec's.

Here are many vintage Santa's and angels on a tree that is sprouting from a top hat.

don't you love this pic.

I made this swag years ago it has my boys names on the stars