Wednesday 11 December 2013

it's beginning to feel...

...a *tiny* bit like christmas... i haven't got the tree up yet (yes, i know, gasp!) but as i've always got a vase of dead twigs on my mantlepiece i thought i'd give them a christmassy dressing with some decorations i've been faffing with - dead easy, dead simple, dead quick - i punched out some mirror card, old book pages and some vintage gift wrap that came free with a magazine, folded the shapes in half then glued 4 of them together to make a 3D effect. you can use loads of shapes, not just four, to make more 'spokes' if you like. i like the futuristic-y feel of the mirror card against the olde worldyness of the book pages & vintage wrap. because to me, nothing says christmas quite like a vase of dead twigs on the mantlepiece hung with a load of random christmas shapes.





7 comments:

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Charlotte said...

bwahahahaha! I think it looks fab!

Marty Mason said...

Now, that's the spirit!

HillyFilly said...

Sometimes less is more… but I don't think things will stay like that for long… Sweet tho'...

Jo Jo said...

These are lovely! No tree here yet, so still time to make some of these. You might fancy having a go at one of these stars http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/5-pointed-origami-star.html. I think I'm addicted! They aren't hard, just don't use paper that's too thick or too small to start off with (about 15-20cms is good). They come together like magic :)

Sonia said...

No tree here either - we'll sort something at the weekend! Love your decorations :) x

diegoagogo said...

No tree here at Chez LushEd yet either. Hope to change that soon. Must go dig the Christmas decoration suitcase out of the loft. Mmmmm, now there's a challenge LOL

laputain said...

what kind of punch do you have? I really like the idea of decs like these but the thought of cutting all those shapes out fills me with dread!