Yep, I did it. I didn't mean to do it. Not this early anyway....
It's not even Thanksgiving, and I'm sharing my first Christmas post. I have a good reason, though. Really!
We've had the crafty 'bug' over here for the last few weeks. My kids and I have been making things for the house, making things for gifts and making things for the shop.
Making things. Just for the fun of it!
The other night, the "making" turned into a little impromptu Christmas crafting. A little forest of vintage inspired Christmas trees!
Sheets of vintage music form whimsical trees. I simply rolled them into a cone shape, secured them with a touch of hot glue, and snipped a bit of a decorative edge around the bottom.
Some are topped with sparkly stars punched from an old glittered gift bag.
This one has a tiny flag topper of brown paper, wrapped around a toothpick and topped with a pearl bead.
They were set atop some unique bases which just happened to be in my giant, disastrous pile well-organized supplies ;)
I used an iron piece from an old light fixture, a weathered flower pot (I didn't even clean it -oops!).
This one is an old cabinet handle with a really long screw. I knew I was saving these for something! : )
One little bottle brush tree was glued to a base of old, chippy white wood.
The other was glued to a vintage mold.
I placed the little forest of vintage inspired Christmas trees on my rustic board mantel.
I made a little "O Christmas Tree" brown paper banner, printed from my computer, and hung it on the wooden backdrop behind the trees.
And took some pictures for you, my friends : )
For the first time ever, we are not spending Christmas at home in Colorado, so I'm not going to feel bad about doing some Christmas things a little early around here.
I want to enjoy a little Christmas creating and decorating before we leave home, but the plan is to keep it low-key and simple.
Remember how crazy I was getting ready to drive 3 kids to California this summer? Yep. We're doing that again. {smile}
How about you? Are you embracing Christmas already, or holding off until after Thanksgiving? I'd love to hear what you're up to!
Jeanette
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