Friday, December 20, 2013

Pinteresting....

 
Like most of you, I've spent  hours on
Pinterest "pinning" projects I would
make one day.  The Christmas spirit hit
so I decided to mark a few off the
list over the last few weeks.
 
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Burlap...
could anything be any hotter right now? 
 
I had some burlap and decided to repurpose
some Christmas pillows from years past. 
 
Simple trees with simple adornments.
 
After seeing Vonna's ornament, I knew
a poinsettia would be perfect.
 
The little ones were perfect for
simple sentiments.

 
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Corn starch ornaments...
 
I had made salt dough ornaments years ago
but loved the brightness of the corn
starch ornaments so gave them a try. 
 

I used some of my embossing folders to
make the imprints.   Perfect!  
Although these are very fragile compared
to the salt dough ornaments,  I will
definitely make these again.

 
My favorite.... my Palmetto Moon & Tree.   
These will be the perfect adornment for my gifts.
 
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Christmas tree snow globes....
 
I bought trees last year after Christmas and
thought these would great tucked in
little spots around the house.

 
Epsom salts for the snow....
Rosemary greenery....
with the jute twine these
simple little trees are perfect.
 
Cute....cute....cute!
 
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For once I was happy with all that
I made and can't wait to do
some crafting for winter!

I have been stitching and am off to get
some finishing in tonight.  Our Christmas
festivities begin tomorrow so I will
make the most of a quiet night.
 
As always, thanks for visiting and
happy stitching...

26 comments:

  1. Love it all! Especially the corn starch ornaments, how pretty! I've been resisting Pinterest. My daughter spends huge amounts of time on it. I'm allowing myself one obsession for now, and that's stitching!

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  2. Fantastic! So much to admire -- you are so talented!

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  3. Everything is so pretty Karen! Love the ornaments, and the pillows.

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  4. Ahhhh... Burlap~ I love burlap!!! And the salt dough ornaments too!!!

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  5. Girl - you're just the crafter extraordinaire! Everything looks so fun, and well done, too! Never heard of corn starch ornaments... Enjoy the celebrations! Merry Christmas!

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  6. Happy Christmas Karen , your crafting looks great.

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  7. Merry Christmas Karen! I also love Pinterest and stay on there for hours pinning too! All your projects are so great!! May have to try those Corn Starch ornaments.

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  8. Lovely projects, the cornstarch ornaments are gorgeous, they look like porcelain

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  9. Oh my, Karen look at your wonderful Chtistmas crafts! ... all beautiful!
    Enjoy ... Merry Christmas!

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  10. Wonderful crafting for Christmas Karen.
    Have a Happy Christmas.

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  11. HOLA, COMO STAS? TUS TRABAJOS SON HERMOSO, TE FELICITO, QUE DIOS BENDIGA TU CREATIVIDAD.. AHORA TE SIGO, VISITAME TAMBIÉN, SIEMPRE SERAS BIENVENIDA.. ANÍMATE.. BESOS, ABRAZOS Y BENDICIONES.FELIZ NAVIDAD..
    ZHOBEYD@....

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  12. Hi Karen, how did you get the bottles up side down and the contents right side up? Wouldn't the snow fall out? Hope we can meet sometime and share some palmetto moons!! Merry Carolina Christmas!

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  13. Goodness...you have a small Santa's workshop! ALL of your projects are lovely!
    Warmly,
    Judy

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  14. Love all of your Xmas projects :)

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  15. What wonderful decorations - well done!

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  16. I can't even THINK about Pinterest right now, but I do love going on it and seeing all the great ideas! Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas!

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  17. Looks like you had lots of fun! Everything looks great!

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  18. Oh my gosh! Great Pinterest successes, I'd say. Don't know which one I like best ~ they're all perfect! Merry Christmas!

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  19. You seem to have been really busy Karen and such an achievement to make all these things. Hope you have a lovely time and all the best
    x catherine

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  20. Very fun Karen!!!!! Love Pinterest :-).

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  21. I love love love all your projects you completed. I am so happy to the crafting bug has hit someone :) Mine ran away and I have'nt seen it for some time.
    Have a wonderful Christmas

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  22. Oh, the cornstarch ornaments are perfect! You do everything beautifully! I love your pillows and your poinsettia is gorgeous! :) Merry Christmas!

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  23. What a brilliant idea to use jam jars for snow globes! I might have to give that one a go myself, thanks for sharing :)
    Best wishes.

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  24. You've made some gorgeous things - love the cornstarch ornaments.

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