Tuesday, November 25, 2008

*Sparkly and Vintage*

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With all the extra vintage christmas ornaments , I covered this tinsel wreath with the brightest ones in pretty colors! I was very inspired by Jennifer's fabrics and her blog , her bright colored fabrics and christmas goodies are so pretty!
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This was so fun to make , I had wanted to make one for a long time and finally did!
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Now my mom says she wants one, so I maybe making another! :)
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Anywho ~ last day to join the swap is wednesday the 26th!!

Friday, November 21, 2008

Sparkly and Merry Christmas goody Swap!

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Join in the fun! Sign up starts today for a sparkly vintage Christmas Swap!
A few details ......
Partner will be randomly picked ~ It's all about FUN and swapping Christmas Goodies~Keep it to a 20-25 dollar limit , with crafty bits of Vintage Christmas FUN! Email me at vintagepaperbella@gmail.com to sign up ! I will keep the sign ups open for a few days to give everyone a chance to join in the fun!
Mailing day will be December 8th a Monday !be sure to add this banner to your blog! Right click and copy!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Fa La LA LA la

Photobucket I am decorating all the chandeliers with vintage ornaments , I couldn't help it, this past weekend I put up the tree and some christmas decorations.I think it just sounds early but it really isn't because Thanksgiving comes a week later this year than it normally does, so that is my reason for already decorating, that and I LOVE Christmas ~ I love the chilly days and being in line at Starbucks and they have there Christmas cups out , the red ones, it just says Christmas is here..I love it. Heres another decorated chandelier, I have one more to do and that one , I will use my fancier vintage ornaments, lets just hope the kids don't get any ideas to throw things! lol:)
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I bought these cute little tinsel trees from Lidy and they are adorable ! They look so vintagy and I decorated them with petite vintage colored mercury glass ornaments .
PhotobucketThey have glittered stars on top ~ And these sweet paper ornaments made by my six year old daughter , she really is quite the artist and likes to make things and play with glitter .When she was making these ornaments it reminded me of all the crafts I made when I was little in school and at home .. Paper chains,paper ornaments from toilet paper rolls, one year my mom made m&m ornaments from felt , they were really cute ..
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girls and let them do the sprinkels .

Monday, November 10, 2008

Meet Nancy Ann

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I picked up another Nancy Ann doll to add to my growing collection, I like finding these on ebay , she is so pretty I really love her pretty dress ,the fabric and the ribbons are yummy.
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These are some of the prettiest roses I have seen, pale pink with hints of cream and green, they are really opening up nicely , hubby bought these for me over the weekend, and I couldn't resist taking a picture of them.
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Photobucket I picked up this cute little box saturday made by nicole sayre for season of cannon falls, and the little glittered dream sign
by wendy addison, I am going to use mostly this style for my christmas decorating~I will be doing sign ups soon for a christmas swap!!!It will be so fun!!!! I am still making tons of vintage ornaments like this one, just added to my shop today~
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Friday, November 7, 2008

Shopping for Christmas

Photobucket I have been gathering christmas stuff from a little bit of everywhere , these mini shiny brite ornamnts I found on etsy and the vintage bottlebrush trees with glass mercury beads and the vintage tinsel I picked up at an antique shop. I love the tinsel, it's like a foil and red plastic all twisted, hopefully you can see it in the picture..

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And I love vintage postcards , but these Christmas ones are so pretty to make things with and to display ..I love collecting them for each occassion!







And this I made yesterday for my etsy shop, I love the way it turned out! Vintage wallpapers are so much prettier than the new papers they make today ~

Photobucket With all that said , I must head back to my studio to create more ornaments and think of ideas for the kid's christmas tree, I put up two every year , one for me with all my vintage ornaments that I keep in my room away from the kiddos and then the kids have theres in the living room, I am think of a vintage candy colored theme.