Sleigh Ride

Every year it seems like I have less and less Christmas decorations.  Does anyone else have this problem?  Well I have been making some each fall to fill in.  

This was a cheapo black frame that I painted white and then aged it with a smoky glaze.  Then I just took a piece of glittered card stock as a background.  I cut the sleigh and the holly from the Christmas Cheer cartridge and the snowflakes from Accent Essentials.  The mat was a plain white so I added a white metallic paper over it and wrapped it with silver thread.  

Now I just need to find the perfect spot for it.
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Scroll saws and paint and wire...oh my!

I get all these great catalogs but can't afford to buy everything.  So I asked my husband to show me how to use a scroll saw to cut out the hat, shoes, and the end cuts on the wood strips.  Then I just painted everything and attached it with wire, and a little glue.  Easy, easy!

Barn frame with vintage label

I have been trying my hand at woodworking lately.  FUN!!!  Here is a small project I started and finished in about 4 hours including painting and drying times.  The frame is from plans off of Knock-Off Wood.  I adjusted the plans to fit the label I have.  The label is actually from an old dollar store calendar.  I bought it years ago and loved the vintage labels and kept it to use sometime.  I have finally got around to using at least one of them.  I painted the frame with a cream color first and then sanded it and then put a wash of plum over that.  Then I sanded just the edges a bit to let the cream color come through a bit.  I thought it needed a little extra pop.  I used a little metallic finish that rubs on.  I went sparingly with it around the edges and around the inside of the frame.  It's hard to see the gold from the pictures but it really makes the difference.

I am loving this frame!!  The plans for the frame are here.

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I want a goose that lays gold eggs for Easter

I saw this egg on this site and fell in love with it!  Of course I had to make one.

I love it but now I need a nest for it.  

Busy week

  I have been busy this week with a few projects.  I started knitting a shrug for our Emma which I hope to have done by Tuesday.  I made the Robin's egg frame from the earlier post this week.  I've made a few cards that I will post tomorrow.  Oh and I almost forgot about the London collage for Katherine.  But I have finally got around to working on my jewelry box.

  About a month ago I had taken all the jewelry out and pulled all the hardware off, but I put it aside because I had no place to paint it due to the weather.  The weather was good today and nice enough I could paint it on the deck.  I'm not finished by any means but here are a few pics for a sneaky peek at  it.

I can't wait to get the painting part done.  I'll have to make a quick run to Jo-ann's to find a pretty fabric to reline the drawers.