Showing posts with label decorations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorations. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Modern stockings are hung...

Since it's our first year in this old modern house, I felt slightly overwhelmed when it came to decorating for the holidays. I simply couldn't bring myself to unpack our decorations and ornaments. I'd have been flooded with memories. So I thought I'd give us a fresh start this year.  I know that in the years to come our treasured ornaments will be added.

Our tree is minimally and Seussically decorated in a theme of red and bright green glitter. Since you can't see our front door from the street, we hung a jumbo (5') lighted wreath on an outside wall.  Everything is on timers so we don't have to turn a darned thing on or off.  The biggest effort I made this year was sewing new stockings. I thought our modern home could use modern stockings.


I've gravitated toward these colors in our family room (pillows, rugs, blankets).   I used fleece and white faux fur and adhesive letters.


We have a wood burning insert in our family room fireplace.  This made it easy to attach the stockings with magnetic hooks.

The large rock wall separates the living room from our family room.  There is a rather big fireplace on the other side.  The colors in the room started from Daisy Janie's Geo Grand pillow (seen on the chair). Thanks, Jan!
An unintended tradition we have each year is cutting out and hanging snow flakes.This year, we hung them above the fireplace.  Attached under a skylight they move gently and seem to float.  

Did you make anything for your home this year?
What are some of your family decorating traditions?

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Santa - by Crafted by Lindy - Fab Finds from Etsy

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1. Vintage Christmas Seals 1951 Vintage Paper Ephemera Santa - dishyvintage
2. Vintage Santa Paper Mache Candy Container - 5gardenias
3. letterpress holiday cards (set of 10) - red santa with gold stars - shortgrassdesigns
4. Antique Christmas Santa Clause Ornament - VintageScraps

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5. santa mugs Japan set of 4 vintage holiday santa claus cups - TheGinghamOwl
6. Santa and Reindeer Silver and Gold Polka Dots Christmas Washi Tape Set - chickydoddle
7. Christmas- 5x7 Card- Santa Claus California Christmas Beach - Maddenphotography
8. Folk Art Santa Claus Hand Carved - TriestePrusso


[Lindy lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, son and daughter. Besides blogging, she enjoys running her stationery business and creating new designs for her Etsy shop. You can read her own blog here

Friday, October 28, 2011

Halloween in our new home || OM [one moment] meetup

 
DIY - Mason Jar, ping pong eyeballs, moss

If you know me or have read this blog for a while, you know I love Halloween.  This year, in our new house, I was faced with a big decorating dilemma (insert sad trombone here).  Our decor worked for our Rhode Island colonial and smaller yard.  We had windows that could feature Mortimer or my lady in waiting, Madge. Our new home has walls of windows and sits pretty far from the road.  We live on a dead end street and really don't get much traffic.  For the most part, I'm decorating for the few kids on our street and for myself.

I began pulling the decorations from boxes.  As I set up our gravestones (most of which we had made several years ago) in the front yard, I realized how minuscule it looked compared to our graveyards from years past. The witch and cauldron were unrecognizable from the street.  Maybe it was time for me to throw in my witch hat.  I don't feel like starting over.  Anyway, it took me years to build up my Halloween collection for our old house.

In my sad Charlie Brown shuffle, I put up some things near our front door for the few trick or treaters I expect from the neighborhood.

 DIY ghost milk jug lanterns  - I want to collect enough to make a very long row of ghosts
When I set up the spotlight on the cemetery, serendipitously, it created huge shadows of the gravestones on the wall of the front of the house.  The silhouettes are so creepy and eerie.  They can be easily be seen from the street.  From now on this is the only decor I need each year!  AND, I can create different vignettes by cutting out spiders/webs, zombies, witches, ghosts, anything each year and hanging them in front of the spot light. I don't have to buy more decor and I can still be creative each year.  And think of the money I'll save! Now that's a moment!



What was your moment this week?



Thursday, December 16, 2010

A Vintage Christmas - by Crafted by Lindy - Fab Finds from Etsy

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1. Vintage Mica Putz Church Christmas Village - efinegifts
2. Vintage Retro Snowflake Glass Set - Strictly Vintage
3. Vintage 1950s MidCentury Christmas Big Santa Figure Bank - Blue Flower Vintage
4. Antique Chenille Electric Christmas Wreath - Sweet Love Vintage

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5.  Jolly Old Saint Nicholas - Vintage Santa Christmas Seals - Archipelago Vintage
6. vintage putz village mini castle - 5gardenias
7. Boxed 3in Striped Christmas Ball Ornaments - Glass - Vintage - Ju Ju Too
8. Vintage 50s Napco Christmas Angel Shopper Planter Spaghetti Trim - Twin Hearts Vintage


[Lindy lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, son and new baby girl. Besides blogging, she enjoys running her stationery business and creating new designs for her Etsy shop. You can read her own blog here.]


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